New prospect?

Hm, well just finished a great Thor piece last night, very proud of it, probably my best work. I also found out something new and very exciting. I was contemplating going to Ringling for the longest time, but I always fought my self sub consciously. I didn't like the drive, I didn't like the artsy fartsy nature of all the kids, and I have heard multiple stories that most kids are only there because their parents make over $150,000 a year. So, that whole situation pissed me off, plus I saw art there that was unoriginal, uninspired, boring and just not up to my standards.

Now, I have come to find out that USF, the school my aunt Sussie and aunt Lyn both went to offers not only a Bachelors of arts and fine arts, but....a MASTERS of Fine Arts. This is a great thing because my family has went there, they all loved it, and also it's very close to home. I am excited about this new prospect in my career/life.

My First Convention.

So Sunday Sam and I went to our first comic book convention, thought a small one, we had a great time! A lot of really nice people, a lot of new experiences, and a lot of new comics.I spent about $7 on comics and left with like 40 of them. I got a Sabretooth poster signed by Chris Claremont which totally made me fan boy day. Sam got a Little Lulu bobble head that she wanted really bad. We got alot of comics, some random stuff, Batman, Green Arrow, Ghost Rider, Ultimates, one guy handed me a bunch for free. He was cool.

The second best part of the day was finding out there is a comic book company based out of St. Pete called Fierce Comics that is looking for free lance artists. I am going to get a portfolio together with some sequential art and some cover looking art and send them that. I have a really good feeling about it, they have some interesting characters that I think I could bring alot to their stories. I will be posting my progress.

Things are looking up.

I am still not comfortable with my lack of musings for the band but some things have came up that make me a bit more happy. One is the huge influx in interest in my work, I get about 15 to 20 emails a week, 10 of which become serious. I am also starting up, in full force, Gray Ghost. I am going to start writing for it within the next few weeks. This makes me really happy, plus Mark and I may be doing our bluegrass thing. I am maybe looking into voice lessons.

Here is some new work for a client I did. I like it.

Sorry.

If anyone actually reads this (I don't think so but whatever) I am sorry, alot of complaining in the last few posts. I have noticed my longing for something new and to be in a different place has left me somewhat despondent. I am finally finished with the jackasses stuff (almost), and I am working on a new client right now.

These last three days are the 146th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg, I really wish I was there right now, kinda saddens my heart that I'm not. Right now it's 12:03 pm on day 3 of, about an hour from now the Confederate battery of 170 odd cannons would be opening up. I love going there, and I need a break from.....well this. I really don't feel like playing the show tonight, I really want to just go see a movie with Sam or something. I'd rather be doing nothing at all, this show just seems meaningless to me and I don't know why.

Anyways, watched The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and I have to say that's one of the best movies I have seen. Loved Brad Pitt's portrayal of him, and how they didn't focus on the train robbing, in fact there is only one and it's in the beginning and it's the only time his brother, Frank James shows up. Kinda wished they would of showed him with Quantrill though.

Fuck the Philis!

I find my self questioning my happiness with my band on and off every month. I find it disheartening that when we write new music I can't find anything inspiring about it. I find my self wanting to write, which is good, but when I comes to it I have nothing to mind. I don't know if it's writers block or what. The more I think, the more I may want to look twords other things.

Long hard road.

Getting this touring thing behind me in small quantities is a good idea. I don't know why but this took alot out of me. I don't even think it was the two shows in a row and little amount of sleep, but the adventures in between, the messes and the crazyness. I thought Saturday night we were going to be leaving from Brandon to go to Orlando but I was wrong. We played in Brandon, initially no one showed up, but about an hour or so after getting set up and checking the nice little comic book shop next too the club out we had a good group in there, then the place was filled. We opened up because of a long list of things out of my hands. We played pretty damn well, Cancer Whore and Quarter the Villain loved it, so did the crowed. This was also the first time we played "8" and Chainsaw Hedgemaze Mayhem. Quarter the Villain told us some stories about the road through the south and the mishaps, and we got to know the good ole' boys from Louisiana's Cancer Whore. They are a bunch of fucking basket cases there. Not only the sick show both of them put on, but Han's, the owner of Black Coffee is a crazy fucker, some chicks come in just texting and not paying attention he throws them in the fray of the atmosphere.

We then get to the show the next day in Orlando at the Dungeon and the place is crazy inside, took us about half an hour to find it, come to find out it's 8 minutes from our hotel. We rocked that place, made some new friends and got to join the two bands on the last night of the tour. We thanked them and went back to the hotel. Woke up about an hour after we should of, got our shit, left, ate, hung out around downtown Disney, drove around and went through this wicked storm that was blinding. Literally couldn't see a foot infront of us.

Now I am home, and I am relaxing, stircrazy but sore. I know I can do this, but I need to build it up, I am way too exhausted right now to think it's a good idea though. So tonight I will probably do some sketches and tomorrow I am going to lay around.

Limbo for the forseeable future.

Well this has been a week of ups and downs and I am currently not in a good mood. This is me complaining. We are going to be playing the last half of the tour but, the band isn't doing too well. We are in the throes of confusion. Some of the members (including me oh so dearly) are looking to do music outside of the band, but keep with it as the main body. Then there are others that aren't happy with how one of us stated it, rightfully so. Now, then there are others that seem like they don't want anything to do with it anymore. I am getting to the point where what happens happens, I honestly don't know if one of the major components leaves if I would keep with it.

Now, I have had a great week of work, but have a horribly absent minded client that thinks I can read his mind when he wants something different. I am working on new logos and a myspace layout. But I also did the new album layout for Premature Burial which turned out great.