No Rest for the Insanity

Welcome back my friends.

I hope the talking heads in politics are keeping you angry and distracted from the absolute corrupt bullshit that is going on behind the scenes. Pay no attention to the white rich men behind the curtain and nevermind that they are not using lube while they fuck you. But when the smoke clears, they will take what they will have wanted and leave you pissed and blaming the next guy... or better yet, each other!

Oh well, let's leave the madness behind as it recommended and almost mandatory to do so. Let's focus on what we're doing here. We're distracting ourselves making art. It's a worthy cause.

This week, I finally, finally, finally, finally, fina-fucking-ly finished a new book. Its a 24 page book called "TALES FROM THE GORE," whose Kickstarter is close to double what we wanted to raise for it. So far, its holding the line just above $900, which isn't bad. But I'd love to see it keep climbing. We've got about a week left on it and I want to sell as many books for it as we can. So here I am offering you an exclusive look at the first page. It features our buddy Caleb as our horror host, introducing the stories inside. Check it:

I gotta say, I'm damn proud of this book. It really was like pulling teeth for me to get it done (in more ways than one). But I kept my promise and here it is. You can pre-order it by going to our Kickstarter right HERE - To draw my friend in these pages and give him dialog was a weird experience. To me, there was a lot riding on it. You want to do a good job on something like this. I hope I did alright by you guys and by him.

I miss him everyday.

Speaking of comics: This coming month is the 10th Annual MSU COMICS FORUM. I was offered a table at the show but I declined. So please note I will not be there this year. I wish them all the best and you all should still try to make it out to the show.

I really haven't had much time to myself to get anything done, nor even attempt a relaxing day. I took this past Monday off in the hopes that I could spend time with my girl, Kitty D. We NEVER have a day off together. And with having the boys two weekends in a row, a pile on my TO DO list, I knew we needed just one day together. So we both had the day off. It all lined up. One rare calm in the storm of our lives.

And what happens? We both get the flu.

It started with some stomach issues. Then repeated trips to the sink and toilet, unable to keep food down. Then it developed into full on aches and chills. I spent all day in bed and her on the couch. As we passed each other in our weakened state, we'd help the other one out with what they were too sick to get on their own. We cared for each other. I guess that is the best we can muster on our only day off. So close, yet so far apart. Angry and tired, sick and in love. We tried to keep our sanity as well as some sort of nourishment in our corrupt virus infected bellies.

We attempt sanity weekly. We're both fighting battles. Everyday, outside people, places and things come and try to take us down. But we keep fighting, together. We got each others backs. We have 100% trust and loyalty to each other. We text constantly. I hate texting. But I do it for her.

We get as close as we can to each other.
We give each other space.
We get together everyday for talking and cuddling.
We dream about the future and enjoy as much of our present together as we can.

In short. We're happy. Very happy. And we've been fighting alongside each other and happy while doing it since the day we met, one year ago this coming late March. So Happy Valentines Day/Early Anniversary day to my love. I am finally completed in knowing you and how you treat me, and let me be me. Here's to many more happy years together.

Mushy stuff aside now---

So now that Tales from the Gore is in the can, I'm thinking about what is next. Novel? or Starslam 3? Probably both. On days where I feel like drawing (rare anymore), I will work on Starslam. On days where I am writing, I will work on one of the two main books I have almost finished. I hope to have some major progress on one or both of these projects by the summer. I also have work to do for the upcoming Exxxotica Expo in June. Perhaps some pinup prints or a special erotica comic collection. I also have the Vlog channel and Podcast to attend to. New episodes will be up very soon. The work continues.

 There are so many tiny things on my TO DO list of life. I gotta keep plugging away, checking them off one by one. Painfully slow. Excruciatingly dull and tasteless as it can be sometimes. But I'm getting through it. If anything the progress on "Tales" has brought me this week, is that I still can make it happen when I absolutely have to...

...and want to.

--T


One note on the blog here: I had to alter the blog comments posting rules. I think you have to be a registered user, not anonymous and I think I have to approve it before it posts. I didn't want to have to do that but it keeps undesirables and spammers away. Apologies to anyone this effects. I know I have many regular readers and posters that love to come here and comment to me. If you wish to contact me, the best way is via email at: phymns@yahoo.com - Thanks.

MSU COMICS FORUM recap and tons of DICKS! NSFW!

Hey friends! MSU Comics Forum was a blast to be at as always. Thanks to all who came out. Sold a couple books and prints and that's always great! Even greater is the chance to hang out with my local Michigan artist pals and see what they have been up to. Perfect warm up to the con season for me! Thanks to Jay and all those who put on the MSU COMICS FORUM every year! Here's some pics and recap:

Keynote speaker and guest: Sergio Aragonies. He was such a nice dude to all of us. Complimented my work even! I about died. Got him to sign my poster. Super super super nice dude.

A PLEASANT LIFE pinup I did for an upcoming book... Hmmmm.....

Everybody is participating in the drink and draw. LOTS of DICKS being drawn! Enjoy....

Here's most of the ones I am responsible for... Starslam herself is representing there.

Ut oh...

Some of Dean's offensive doodles....

More Dean goodies. Like an R2Dick2.

What a frustration his life must be!

Some of Jay's fun doodles.

Ouch.

 All in all, it was a great weekend. Went out to post-work food with my co-workers on Friday, comics and dick drawings on Saturday, kids on Sunday. Fun weekend. Now my eyes are set on FANTASTICON next weekend. Saturday-Sunday in South Lansing. Come out and see me!

Cheers, T

BUSY WEEK and Special Happenings

Holy cow, what a week! Let's see if I can make it go in order here:

First off, worked tons of hours at the day job and in between I worked extra hard to get STARSLAM 2 colors done. I am proud to say that I only have less than 20 pages left to color!!! So we're in the home stretch. After that, word balloons... which tend to go quite quick. Then editing, then final check, then post-production PDFing/Digital stuff, cover building, etc. Its finally happening, man! And guess what? The art on the book...

That's right. Today, I penciled and inked the final 3 pages left to do on the book. It was filler pages needed in-between some key scenes, but not the last pages of the book itself. Those are already done. And a cover is being inked this week! 

I know Dr. Jeff is happy about that! and other things... (spoilers)

 Words cannot express the happiness I am feeling as this is going on. I latched onto this book big time while my life was being restructured. I worked on it endless nights at the gas station job, and every spare second I could around that. I had periods where I took breaks, self doubt and self loathing came in, as it often does. But I weathered the storm and continued onward. And now, I am nearing the top of the mountain. My TENTH GRAPHIC NOVEL!

Tenth.

Its weird to say it aloud. But its true. Very soon, it will be done and the Kickstarter will launch. I've already contracted my printer to get ready for the physical copies I have to print. Its like I am nesting, getting ready for a new birth. A nice new book of smut! Smut I'm fucking proud of, man. Just you wait and see how much I've grown.

This week I got my kids Saturday-Sunday. Unfortunately, they were quite sick and the visit was me mostly lysoling and santizing my hands and surfaces with wipes and gel. I CANNOT get sick again like I was a couple weeks ago! But in the times when the kids were up to it, little James T helped daddy do a great re-arranging of the living room... 

James LOVES to help clean. Even if its some of daddy's 9,000 books.

More books and yes, CDs. Physical media, baby!

One thing I got myself this week is a new art desk! James helped me put it together. Now I can draw upright and avoid certain pitfalls my art suffers from.

This is the first page I drew on my new art table. One of the final three pages I needed for STARSLAM 2.

After cleaning and re-arranging I went into concerned daddy mode to take care of a sick James T. But his fever went down after a while. Poor little dude.

After dropping the kids off tonight, I went and saw DEADPOOL with my pal Dean. It was a fun flick. I'd recommend it. Also this week, I started my STAR TREK TOS marathon as I stated I would do on the newest episode of my MORNING SHOW PODCAST - I might even do a commentary on one or two later on. We'll see.

This coming weekend is the MSU COMICS FORUM which is on the Michigan State University campus on Saturday. I will be set up there, books and all. Anyone wanting a sketch to pre-order and pick up at the show can simply email me right HERE

After that, next weekend is FANTASTICON LANSING which is on Cedar Rd in south Lansing. Make plans to come out and see me! Again you can pre-order a commission to pick up at the show by emailing me. Hurry cause time is ticking!

I suppose that is it. Thanks for reading my friends. Have a great week!

T

Post MSU Comics Forum Thoughts

Hello my friends, welcome back once again.

Things are okay here. I'm nursing a sprained left foot. I stepped in a damn pothole a couple nights ago and its got all swollen and puffy. I put down my swords and hit the doctor this morning. He thinks I MIGHT have gout, but I doubt it. The pain is not that severe. But it got all big, scary and puffy so I decided to head in to make sure. They gave me a cool little boot and crutches. I'm supposed to be off of work and leg elevated for a few days. So that will suck. I hate being couch ridden. But it will give me some time to check phone stuff and do some reading I suppose.

Yesterday was the MSU COMICS FORUM. I was looking forward to it. I haven't been to a show since Cherry Capital Con back in May. And that show wasn't the most memorable because my beloved cat Jake died while I was gone there. And of course, its been a rough year after that. So it was a good feeling to get out and set up shop somewhere again. I saw a lot of my old pals, met a couple new ones. The show itself was slow, but I didn't mind at all. I had a good time sitting and talking with Dean, Jay, Sherief, Daniel, Bruce and a few others. I didn't do any drawing at the show. Just kinda hung back and enjoyed myself. I was nursing a wounded limb anyway, so that was okay. But its always good to go back and fuel yourself with what everyone else is doing and what everyone you haven't met yet is coming out with.

One event that happened was a guy who reads my blog here came up and we had a long discussion about what he's gone through the last few years in his own life journey. He's been through a lot too and he felt inspired to talk to me about his life and how he's reflected what I've been saying the last few months. I can't tell you what those little moments mean to me. I've had quite a few of them over the years. Like when I started PLEASANT LIFE back in college and it was inspired by my mother's death. And I was sitting in a diner and that girl came up and recognized me from the TV spot on CMU TV and told me how my comic made her cry and reminded her of losing her grandpa recently. Every now and then I am gifted with a little moment of "Hey, I've been through that too and you're capturing the feeling of it well. Keep it up!" It feels amazing every time it happens. So thanks sir for coming up and meeting me and telling me your story. And I hope you enjoy the book you got from me. PLEASANT LIFE, my most personal work. Fitting that is the book he picked to buy! I appreciate it.

Overall I had a great time on Saturday at the show and I know I am looking forward to FCBD and the Grand Rapids show. And maybe one more show later in the fall. We'll see what the winds blow my way. But for now, GET SOME GODDAMN WORK DONE! HA!

The cold air in Michigan is quite unbareable. Its often -28 degrees below Zero. Mind numbingly cold. In my apartment it gets cold. But luckily I can snuggle under my blankets and keep warm. I got my warm house robe and slippers. And the warmth of a cup of coffee and Dylan on vinyl to keep me from freezing. I take my space heater to work and keep myself from shaking. This winter has been brutal! Or maybe its because I'm down 60 pounds and I have less fat keeping me warm! Well, a fair trade I suppose! I'm down to 314 and that feels AMAZING!

So things are going well. My foot is trying to get better, I'm in a gloriously happy mood lately. I'm even drawing again. Life is defintely on the mend. Crutches be damned!

Have a good week my friends!

T

POTHOLES, PROGRESS and APPEARANCES!

Hello my friends! Just thought I'd post a nice Friday update so you can head into your weekend with good spirits and know that I am right along with you. I started drawing some commissions this week. I got them mostly done too! I would share them, but my printer is on the fritz. I need an ink cartridge or else it won't let me scan! And they tend to run around $30, which I don't have currently, so they will have to wait a bit. But it felt good to sit down and have a night of art progress. I got 11 Starslam books sketched and I did three commissions of an adults only nature. I'll share in the proper Deviantart website when my scanner will let me!

I'm gearing up for my first public appearance for the year this weekend! I'll be at the MSU COMICS FORUM again this Saturday from 11-5pm.

I will be set up in the artist alley once again along with many of my pals from the Michigan area. I'll have copies of my ARTBOOK, PLEASANT LIFE, ANNA POCALYPSE and maybe some STARSLAM if you ask nicely! I'll have art cards, original art and I will be taking commissions at the show and pre-orders. For info on where the show is, visit the official website HERE - They run a great show there and showcase a lot of local and indie talent. Come on out and support great comics and those who make them!

Later in the year, I am going to be a featured guest at the GRASP EXPO in Grand Rapids in late June so keep an eye out for that. Details will be worked out but its looking like I will be conducting a panel there. Not sure what about yet but we'll work out the details and I'll share the info with you fine folks. Just keep the idea of going in your mind. I'm likely going to do only one more show maybe later in the year, also FREE COMIC BOOK DAY somewhere. But all that has to be worked out yet. I'll let you know when I know!

So business is slowly returning to normal around here. I got some big things happening this weekend. Some things I'm really looking forward to. Good things all around! It feels good to get out there and see my old friends and make new ones! Saturday will for sure be an exciting day for me for several reasons.... I Can't wait!

In health news, I stepped into a pothole in a dark parking lot a couple nights ago and twisted my foot a bit. It really, really hurts! I missed a day of work due to it and I had to work yesterday with it at both jobs. I was in absolute agony at the first job. Luckily at the second one, I could sit down a lot. That helps. To make myself feel better, I baked myself some more banana bread. YUMMY! I got most of today off, so I am going to pack my old gear bag (been a while since I've used it!) and relax my foot. Hopefully its on the mend even more today and I'll rest up as much as I can. Stupid potholes!!

Its negative 25 degrees here in Lansing, Michigan after wind chill factor. Its been a goddamn cold February so far!  My space heater is getting a work out, thats for sure!

Anyway, just a general update on whats going on. Come out to the MSU COMICS FORUM this Saturday!!! I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again!

Cheers, T

PLUG TIME!

Okay, the last few posts have been serious downers. Let's do some pluggage shall we? PLEASE!!!! HA!

The TOPPS STAR WARS MASTERWORK trading cards are out now from TOPPS. I did some cards for the set. Before you ask, I have no APs available for this set. Sorry. However there are more STAR WARS card sets in the pipeline so keep checking back. But for now if you want some of my STAR WARS cards, buy a box and get lucky to pull one. Or hit the Scoundrel boards or ebay. Some go for insane bucks! Here's a look at a few of the cards I did for the set:

An honor to work in a Galaxy FAR FAR AWAY again, as always!

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I still have some books available in my ONLINE STORE - Only the Artbook and Anna Pocalypse are currently in stock. I will have reprints of Pleasant Life and Starslam up at some point in the future. And I plan to release them all as digital files only for those who prefer that. Stay tuned.

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I'll be at the MSU COMICS FORUM on Saturday Feb. 21st from 11-5pm. Come see me and all my artist pals there! I'll have books, prints and art for sale. Come see my new stuff! Details on the show are HERE

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Well, I reckon thats all I got on my plate currently. Thanks for checking back! Okay, back to work!

T

Post MSU Comics Forum thoughts...

Hey folks! I had a great time at the MSU COMICS FORUM yesterday. Met a lot of cool people and saw some old friends. Everyone who came out was great and someone even brought me a nice gift of a NIN viynl record! (THANKS!!!) All in all, a fun time and I got some new indie books to read from my local friends. It was great to see what everyone was working on and it was great fuel to my already white hot inferno! To listen in depth of what happened, check out the newest episode of my Idiothead.com Morning Show Podcast right HERE -- Subscribe, download, make a comment on Itunes! I appreciate it. Its FREE!

What I mean is, the only book I had there were a few copies of TALES OF SEQUENTIAL MAYHEM #2. Everyone else all had their books there. I felt completely silly selling the prints/print cards of pop culture characters because thats all I had. I want people to read my comics!!!! Good thing they are all at the printer! I made the right decision to shift all my efforts back into keeping my books in print. I'll never neglect them again. I just feel like a tool without them. Sorry for those that came to my table wanting books and I didn't have them. NEVER AGAIN.

Right now as I said before: Both Anna Pocalypse and the Artbook are at the printers. I should have them in my hands within 2-4 weeks at the most. And if you order them now, I'll ship em out as soon as I get em. And starting this next week hopefully if the ZIP drive I got works, I will start work on putting together the big PLEASANT LIFE collection I've been putting off for years. By year end, I want to have about 10 books all in my online store and ready for table sales. You are going to get soooooo sick of my ass, its not even funny!

STARSLAM is really heating up. She's in the middle of a major fight right now and the surprise ending to that will really drop some jaws. Shit is getting real over there! (and you thought that comic was just pornography!) If you are over 18, go check out that comic online for free right HERE

Lastly, I built the Kickstarter for our next TALES OF SEQUENTIAL MAYHEM book. It should be approved and launched this next week so watch for it! We really appreciate the support you guys give us to make this project happen. But more on that when it launches.

Thanks for reading! Peace and love,

T

Guarding the Galaxy

Hey everyone. Been busy this week finishing things on my massive TO DO list, in preperation for the MSU COMIC FORUM appearanc this weekend. Details on that HERE

First of all, working on potential base card art for my Pinup/Pitbulls card set. I got this piece done:

Which is cool, but I kinda want to re-draw it and make it look like the cover to an old pulp style book. I've always had in my head a series of sci-fi themed anthology comics similar to what we do with TALES OF SEQUENTIAL MAYHEM. Maybe I could do something with her. I love drawing girls with animals. Anna Pocalypse has a cat with her. This space girl has a pitbull. Maybe they go on crazy space adventures together. Maybe she's an alien herself. Who knows. All I know is I drew her today and I'm asking "who are you?" to her. Maybe soon she will answer. Another pot on the stove.

I finally sat and watched the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer. Admittedly, I know nothing of the comics or the characters involved with it. But I do know James Gunn, the director. I've followed his work since his Troma days, co-writing "TROMEO & JULIET." After viewing the trailer, I can see that indeed he has come a long way. But he always gives it back to the old days of Troma. He's one of the good guys in cinema and endlessly entertaining. Good work sir. You have sold me a ticket.

I did some purchasing this week. I ordered some new books from Amazon, including the newest Neil Gaiman novel (FINALLY) and another Invincible Hardcover. I also stocked up on art supplies and got a couple new shirts to go into my rotation. The weather seems to be getting a bit better so I am looking forward to actually stepping out into the world today and seeing whats crack-a-lackin'.

But of course I shall come home to the long list of TO DO and keep chipping away at its contents. I miss the days where I was way ahead of everything I needed to do. But it feels good to know that I keep the lists and never get behind. Anything self imposed tends to lose steam but anything assigned is always ahead. Good idea! I also have some commissions to finish and start on. Busy week!

See you all at the MSU Comics Forum!

Peace and Love, T

Productive!! (tons of exciting updates!)

Welcome back my friends! I give you the horns upon your return:

Man I needed this week. Things are better with my dad and he's on the mend. Its got my head where it needs to be and so I channelled that into actual production. I got a few more new Starslam pages done. Here's one:

We're getting close to what would be the end of the first book of pages.... I got about 20 pages or so to go. The final big fight (and sex) scene of the book and then tie it all up nicely. They will be released online but it was always intended to be a tradebook when completed. And I am almost done with the pages. Well, I still gotta color and letter them, but the hardest part is done! I'm excited with how its all looking tied together. For those reading the strips online right HERE, There's big things coming up. Starslam starts to get put through some major trials and lessons to learn about being a superhero. Including a couple really nasty fights. The current one with DRAID will be a real test to her. If you are over 18 and don't mind your comics being of an adult nature, I highly recommend you give the comic a chance. After all, its free! Pass it on to your friends. Updates every Monday!

In other news, I did art for two card sets. One was DEAD DIVAS, which I think I shared artwork on before. The other was Pinups and Pitbulls. Here's some of the art for that set that I did: 

Up next, we'll be launching the KICKSTARTER for funding for Tales of Sequential Mayhem #3! We're all done with our stories and in post production with the book right now. Here's a look at the cover so far:

Incentives for the Kickstarter will be original art, commissions, get to be a character in the next book and more! Plus if you missed out on #2 and want to get both books, there will be options for that as well. Some great stuff man. I think we really kicked it up a notch with this new issue. I'm very very proud of it. I'm shooting a cool video for the Kickstarter site this week and building it all up. So expect that very soon. We appreciate your support.

In other news, I will be at the MSU COMICS FORUM next Saturday, Feb. 22nd from 11am-5pm. Come out and see me! Details on the event are right HERE -- Many of my local comic pals will be there and the great STAN SAKAI is our guest of honor. Tell me that don't make you start heading here right now! Plus, there's me...

Good news! I got my tax return so I am dedicating it to one thing only: GET STUFF PRINTED AND RESTOCKED! I'm buying new art supplies, getting con plans together and printing books. Anna Pocalypse will see a reprint, Artbook as well (FINALLY!) and restocking things like prints and black paper/cards. Also today I got the cord I needed for the zip drive, so I can access all my old files and complete the long overdue Pleasant Life collection. That will make print as well!

Lots going on, man. Expect to get sick of hearing from me this year! I'm back baby!

Cheers, T

PS -- this is what the alphabet would look like if Q & R were elminated! (RIP Hedberg)

PSS -- Diet is still going well. Down 17 pounds. I'll take it!

New Con Appearance Announcement!

Official: I will be a guest at the upcoming Cherry Captial Con in Traverse City, MI in May. Its a ways away, but start planning now! Info is HERE -- I'm very excited to be hitting this con for the first time ever. I've lived in Michigan all my life and have never been to Traverse City. Looking forward to it. I hear its beautiful!

Also, don't forget Feb. 22nd, I will be at the MSU Comics Forum on the MSU campus. Details are HERE

There will be more dates added, but this is what we're saying right now. Very excited for the big year to come! Celebrating 20 years in self publishing at every stop. Celebrate with me this year!

--ADAM T.

Year End Lists - Xmas - More

Hey everyone! We're close to Santa's arrival! You got alla yer shoppin' done yet? Wife gets her bonus this week and thats when we are gonna rock and roll. We got all the kids squared away, but not ourselves! So looking to do that this weekend. I'm anticipating all vinyl-related materials. :)

Hey folks! The 200th Episode of the IDIOTHEAD MORNING SHOW is up, and we're at episode #202 now, where I do my annual year end TOP 5 lists and all that. I will redo it here in the blog (see below) but this is audio extra content, plus my list of RIPs of people we lost this year. Download and subscribe via Itunes right HERE. Its free! Can't beat that!

I've been working on some card commissions this week, however I did go through a bout of sickness too. It really derailed me. A nice feeling of weakness and nausea. Awesome. But I am back to 99% today and feeling good. I need to rock and roll on these cards and other commissions tonight and this weekend and get caught back up. I'm really behind on shit. I need to light the fire here!

Scott is having his year end/Xmas parties at school and that is fun. Holidays are great now that I get to celebrate with kids. I finally get over my sadness over the holiday season of bad old memories and get to make new ones. I enjoy shopping for them. I made my oldest son happy by scoring him an Xbox360 and we got some choice things for the other kids too. Very exciting times. I just gotta shop for myself and the wife now. She's easy. Jewelry, fuzzy pants/socks. Etc. But I got a few fun things in mind for her. I won't state it here in case she happens to read my bloggy.

2014 CONVENTION DATES are already beginning! The MSU COMICS FORUM in Lansing, MI will be On Feb 22nd on the campus of Michigan State University. I'll be set up there for the third year in a row! For info on the show go HERE.

Also, I am going to be at CHERRY CAPTIAL CON May 23-25th. My first time there! Details on the show are HERE.

Okay, without further bullshit, here's my LISTS of the year for 2013:

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BEST NEW ALBUM:

Ghost – Infantessimum

Alice in Chains – The Devil put Dinosaurs Here

Nine Inch Nails – Hesitation Marks

Rob Zombie – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor

Pearl Jam – Lightning Bolt

Black Sabbath – 13

The Winery Dogs

Ghost – If you have Ghost EP

Nirvana – In Utero Deluxe

Saxon - Sacrifice

BEST SONGS FOR THE YEAR:

“Year Zero”  - Ghost

“Get Lucky” – Daft Punk

“Came Back Haunted” – NIN

“Hollow” – Alice in Chains

“Rare Jam” – Nirvana (In Utero Unreleased song)/Crucified – (cover) Ghost

BEST MOVIES:

(to be honest, I haven’t seen a lot of new movies this year. Its hard to get out of the house with the kids. But the two I have seen and will put on this list are)

Sound City—EASILY My favorite movie of the year

Gravity

(and yes, TREK isn’t on my list. WOW!)

BOOKS:

(these are books that I read this year and ranked)

Ghost Rider – Neil Peart

Smoke and Mirrors – Neil Gaiman

These are the Voyages – Cushman

The War of Art – Pressfield

Happy Endings – Jim Norton

(Hon. Mention: Girlvert – Ashley Blue)

BEST EVENTS:

Concerts I went to: Rush, Black Sabbath, Saxon. All fun events!

Wizard World – I sold well. It was a great vacation. The aftermath home was not so good, but the show itself went great.

Rediscovering my Love of Vinyl Records – This is a newer development but I am submerged deeply.

Wife’s New Job – Wife got a new job as the store manager of a FIVE BELOW and she’s kicking ass at it. The money is better, she’s getting treated better and she’s really performing well, so much so that the president of the company is noticing. This leads too…

Me quitting The Strip Club – A long time coming. Glad it finally happened. Read the aftermath in my upcoming tell all book! (Due 2014)

WORST EVENTS:

Bankruptsy – Declaring it was shameful but it worked out for the best for us. Happy we did it now. But we’re working on re-building.

Scotts Meds – Trying to figure out what will help him learn what he needs to has been a roller coaster.

Star Trek Into Darkness sucked my fat balls. Yes.

Dental Surgery – All year I was dealing with a broken, rotten wisdom tooth. Got it pulled in November and its been wonderful ever since. The surgery itself was easy as hell, but the anticipation sucked.

10^th Wedding Anniversary – Not the Anniversary sucked, but we couldn’t really do anything for it. I wanted to have a big event and gather our friends but with everything going on, it just seemed impossible. I regret that we couldn’t. Maybe for the 15^th or 20^th?

BEST TV SHOWS

Breaking Bad

Walking Dead

Toy Hunter

Doctor Who (especially the 50^th Special!)

For What its Worth (helped me rediscover vinyl)

TOP THINGS I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2014:

Finishing all my projects. Especially my written books.

My 20^th Anniversary in comics celebration and convention tour.

Delving deeper into my vinyl obsession.

Paying off all cars with the wife’s new job bonus structure.

Continuing improving myself physically and mentally and ignoring  old bad habits like focusing on internet hate and social media. Just disconnecting from it and not caring anymore.

Thanks for reading! Be safe this weekend! Peace and Love, Peace and Love.

T