So in my last post, I said I was going to be writing a lot more and posting a lot more on this thing. And I think I made that post...what, three months ago? So sue me. It's my blog, I can do what I want.
I'm going to break one of my cardinal rules of blogging and write about myself today. Not an essay about myself, just about myself and what I've been doing. Hopefully this will get me back into the swing of blogging, and I can come back and be better than ever. Probably not, though. But it's a nice thought. This is mostly a status report for the five or six people that read this blog, and for the one or two people that read this blog and that I don't talk to regularly. On with it, then.
Part of the reason I haven't been blogging is that I've been excruciatingly busy. For months it was with a job search which had, effectively, sucked away my will to live. Now, though, it's with an actual job itself. I started work a few weeks ago as an editor for a company that does editing and design work for textbook publishers. It's a temp job, for now anyway, so who knows how long it will last, but it's something. It may be enough for me to get out of my parents' house. That's really my goal at this point. I wouldn't mind of this job became permanent at all, not only for financial reasons, but also because I genuinely like what I'm doing. I like the people around me and I have a good time when I'm at work. (And I really want to move out.)
Other big stuff: I just had my first comic put out. A few friends and I put together an anthology of short stories. We're called Buyer Beware Comics, and the book is called (wait for it) Buyer Beware Comics Anthology #1. I have a three page story in it that I wrote and that my friend Jason drew. It's called "A Minor Obstacle," and it stars Rex Driver, Man of Action, a character that I created with my friend Julie. It's a fun short story. If anyone cares, I'll scan the pages and put them up for you to see. Having this out there has got a lot of new things flowing through my brain, and I'm really excited. The next few months should be a really fun and exciting time.
So that's more or less what I've been up to lately. I'll try and get back onto a more regular schedule for this, but who am I kidding, honestly. It'll never happen.
Joe! I'm so excited that you found a job you like! It sounds interesting . . . Congrats on your comic, too. I'd love to read it sometime soon. I've been meaning to give you a call or email you for the past week or two, but have been swamped at work. Plus, I'm also presently looking for a new job down in Cincy, and my parents are also in the process of moving in Dayton. So between running back and forth between Cincy and Dayton and job searching, I don't have time for much else other than Conan and 24. Anyway, congrats! I'll be talking to you real soon -- good luck!
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Oh my god that's awesome! I definitely want to see something... even though I'm not much of a comic person. That's seriously so great!! And thank you for blogging. I check all of my friends' blogs probably twice a day and it got really lame seeing that post about your birthday day after day.
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ReplyDeleteit's all good. it's your blog, and if you want to abandon it for awhile, you can, even if you said you wouldn't. If it makes you feel better, I'm very feast or famine with my blogs/journals. I either don't write at all, or I write in it every day, and then I look like that's all I'm doing.
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