been a while, huh?
i guess the new job’s kept me pretty busy, or pre-occupied at least. the days and weeks have flown by, it’s like not even having a job… i go in and play with cool programs like flash, indesign, and other adobe cs3 apps making animated banners, static ads, and even billboard sized ads and before i know it, it’s time to go home. i don’t think it’s really even settled in my brain that there are jobs like this out there, and i’ve been able to nab one of ‘em. it shouldn’t be, but after years of sweat and frustration in restaurants, it’s kind of surreal to think about. sunday afternoons used to really suck because i’d look at the clock around 4:00 or 5:00pm and it would hit me that i only had a few hours of sweet freedom left (unless i got a dreaded phone call from one of the stores). now, i’ll look at the clock and the knowledge of what lays ahead on monday no longer bothers me. i even get a little excited about the opportunity to go to work at this awesome place.
i feel like the sludge is beginning to slide off my brain and my body and i’m beginning to run on extra cylinders that have been dormant for years. i’m becoming more creative and i really want to do more work in comics and animation or whatever else i can… i’ve fired back up the HHH machine and am knocking pages out for the next installment that we’re looking to get solicited for later this year. once the solicit comes out, i’ll post up the cover and maybe a sneak peek.
after these 2 HHH issues, dan taylor and i am cooking up a mini-series that will finally include our little geekpunk logo character. ever since our first san diego comic-con jaunt, people have been asking about that little geekpunk. it’s gonna be cool. i can’t wait to finish up this HHH arc to begin sketching new characters and maybe even trying out a slightly different, open-line style for this next project.
my son turns 5 this saturday. now, THAT is surreal. i remember the day he was born and holding this tiny little person in my arms, afraid i might hold him too tight and hurt him… y’know, all the crazy thoughts a new parent has. like, “wait, i’ve gotta take him home too? there’s no nurses there!” and all parents say this about their own kids, but nick is definitely an amazing kid. he blows my mind with his questions and his mannerisms that are all his own. people say babies have their own personalities, and i never really believed it or understood, but nick definitely had his own persona as a little baby. it seems weird now, but he was a really quiet and thoughtful looking baby, like he was considering his condition. he’d look so serious. now, he’s very loud and outgoing and funny. he’s like a sonic boom with dirt on it (i have to admit, i stole that last line from kevin smith– but it’s so appropriate).
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