Wednesday, May 01, 2002

You know it just occurred to me that I have absolutely nothing of interest to post right now. Isn’t that amazing, I’m just here wasting time. Hmmm, makes ya think don’t it…
Anyway, no one's bothered to sign my guest book so far. I added it so that I people could comment on my posts if they felt they needed to. It's really the only way to comment on something here until I get the 'reply to' feature up and running... or you could e-mail me. I welcome your criticism or praises (I like praises 'cause they're as sweet as raisins but not quite so wrinkly).

Signed,
Does anybody bother to read anything I write under here anyway?

Sunday, April 28, 2002

I’ve got a confession to make, though not a large nor especially scandalous one. My confession is this; I am a very big Neil Gaiman fan. By that of course I mean that I really enjoy his work, not that I am a Neil Gaiman fan who happens to be well hung or that I am a fan of Neil Gaiman’s gargantuan mutant clone “Very big Neil Gaiman”. Nor, am I implying that Neil Gaiman has a gargantuan mutant clone or even a clone of any form… Oh, gee! I think I’ve lost the point of this confession (and it all started off so well too.) The point, the point… ah yes, the point. I am a fan of Senor Gaiman’s work and I often go and check out his website when I’m either slacking off or drunk (let’s face it folks the web was the brain child of a bourbon drenched MIT student sick of having to pay for pornography). Normally it sort of cheers me up to read his blog (for a successful author he’s pretty accessible and as friendly as a bourbon drenched MIT student) but lately it just makes me depressed. I’m currently working on a comic script, my very first in the whole wide world, but I’ve had to put it down in order to work on finals. Sure I’ll go back to it once I’ve got some free time over the summer but I wonder if it or any of my writing will reach a mass audience. I’m studying CG here at Pratt, which by no means guaranties that I’ll be rolling in doe (I’d rather roll in money but that’s just a personal preference) but it can be a very lucrative field providing a person is talented and tenacious enough. I have no doubts that my CG work will reach its intended audience; my writing however is a different story. See, I’ve always told myself that if no one would publish me I’d just vanity publish. That’s a great fall back plan but I want my work to get out there, I really want my name spoken in the same breath and intonation as Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Frank Miller or even Kyle Baker. So, where was I going with this…? I forget. I don’t think I was going anywhere, just taking a stroll through the ghetto of self doubt, I suppose. In any case this Olde blog serves as my only form of mass distribution of thoughts and has provided me with an electronic voice and a strong set of HTML powered cojones and for that I'm greatful towards the gods of the internet. Ok, now back to work, ‘til next time Peace, Love and Ram discs.

Signed,
Melancholy is no substitute for Cheese Wiz