Monday, November 19, 2007

Health and Traffic conditions

So I have a couple new things to rant about tonight;

Personal Health: So I've had to visit the Emergency Room twice now in the last week. Once for my oldest daughter and another time for my wife. Everyone is okay, so thank goodness there. But its amazing what you hear when you are in the waiting room. Both times while waiting I had to listen to people who (in my opinion) were nothing more than hypochondriacs. People who don't know how to suck it up and just deal with every day normal pain and health problems.

If there is one thing I can't stand, its people who fake health problems for attention. It makes it harder for people who seriously need the help and proper treatment. And it isn't so much that people are hypochondriacs, but the dependancy of either the medicine and drugs, or the attention.

I could go on, but all I'm saying is for people out there who don't really have serious medical issues... for crying out loud just let it go, suck it up and work hard and stop complaining about health issues that people deal with on a regular and daily basis. Damn it, if I have to do it I don't see how hard it is for everyone else.

2nd issue; Traffic in Seattle: For this, I'm going to post a video blog when I get home. Just plain rediculous stuff I have to deal with when I drive to work every day.

(EDIT: I didn't do the video. After thinking about it, I figure I don't want this Blog to be full of rants about what ever I'm pissed off at. So I'll try to stick to topics that are a bit more upbeat.)

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Keeping to the grind stone Pt. 2

So as some of you noticed, my absence was apparent yet again online. The web site was down for a bit as well. Had to pay the bill with some recent donations, so I deeply thank everyone for the money sent in.

So here is the deal; I was suppose to have something put together for the Portland Comic Book show. I ended up getting a lucky break from my work and was sent to the UK for two different business trips, a month apart. During that time I was extremely busy with projects and couldn't do the necessary artwork needed for a show. At this point I'm putting out all new stuff for MockTales and a lot of the old stuff is going to be in literally a "bargain bin" at the next Emerald City Comic Con in 2008. We're talking a 8x11 inch b&w print for .50c a pop! Its gotta go. Old stuff out, new stuff in.

So as I further work on my business knowledge, I'm beginning to realize that I need much more then the self taught education I've been giving myself for over 10 years. Next month I will begin taking classes towards my Associates in Business. While some people may criticize me for this approach, I tend to think it is better to have the knowledge to back myself up than jump right in head first and crash like a fireball. I'm personally tired of not knowing where to go, or how to organize and structure what I want to do in life.

I have all these ideas and nothing to show for them. Many of you folks who have been kind enough to visit the web site or stop by my table at the conventions... you've all been very supportive and I thank you for it. Now its time for me to get my butt in gear and get all these ideas out. Its time to give you all content for the web site and then the Comic Book I keep saying is going to come out.

Its time