I just started a new version of The Documents. I did a page yesterday and a page today. Let's see that adds up to... hmm... oh! 2. haha I'm pretty amped. I debated on it for so long and thought it would be a waste of 4 years of work put into the old one. Then I thought of it this way.... What I have so far is less than half a year's work (that took over 4 years to do, thanks to lack of motivation/effort)... That is just wrong. I introduced too many things in the story that referred to events that would take place sooooo far later and I got way too absorbed into the political world in The Documents. Too obsessed in my own head and nothing getting put down on paper to show for it but unsatisfied foreshadowing.

Well, not this time. This is a character and art driven version of the story with some major plot changes as well. It's not entirely different, but yeah, huge improvement on multiple levels. I feel no guilt in ending the version I've had with me for so long, now that I'm doing this. Heh moving along one page at a time. I'd like to do 1 a day, damn it. 1 page for every average day with nothing stopping me. I can't wait to redraw some of the scenes I plan to keep, because it will be better. It will feel 50% brand new and 50% the same story I already had going. That's what I'm aiming for.

Everything I had in mind to carry out the liberation of Aorien ("Liberation of Aorien" has subtitle potential but I'm still leaning on no subtitle at all) will carry out the same as I already planned. That is preeetttyyyy damn solidified (five generals, etc.) But damn... hahaha I wanted soooo bad to clear up the bullshit in the first 5 chapters, and now I've even adapted a far more eye-pleasant style of comic writing/drawing than what I was doing. So yeah, fuckin A. I love what I'm doing.

Current Mood: creative

Ok, so to sum it up... I was a JACKASS with my finances this month, and I'm paying for it now by seeing the huge dent I put in my accounts. If I had a nice awesome guitar or bass to show for this, I wouldn't be so pissed off at myself but I don't. Getting new instruments will ABSOLUTELY go on hold for awhile now. Luckily the guitar I have is not a bad guitar by any means and it will do until I practice more and improve.

I won't bother listing all the things that added up to a lot of money spent. Either way, some of it was worth it, some of it was not. Also one particular thing was inevitable (new tires). Anything car-related can happen any time. It's the harsh reality of driving. Another thing to take into account is if I ever need to take Indie to the vet. I will never use financial selfishness as an excuse to not give my cat medical attention he may need from time to time.That is why I always aim to have a lot of money in savings. I need to build my savings back up to $x and make sure at the start of every month my checking account baselines around $x. I don't use 0 as my baseline. What I mean by all this is that I believe in keeping a certain amount of money not to be used except for situations that come up. When those situations happen, it's important to regrow what was lost. MANY people have financial commitments FARRRR worse than mine and I realize not everyone is capable of using a baseline other than 0. So for that I'm at least grateful that I'm able to do this. So here is my new plan to get myself ouf of my own (rather recent) bad habits:

Again, classic LJ just to get shit off my chest, in spite of the fact that I'm really the only one I'm talking to, haha.

financial rules:

1) be stricter with myself at budgeting the money received from Kevin
2) One $60 from ATM a month, NO MORE! (following #1 will help make this happen)
3) NO CDs/games/stuff/items/new instruments etc. directly from checking! (saved "stuff-fund" used with kevin-rent cash ONLY. I'll consider that money spendable earned from being responsible enough to save it)
4) easy on the gas consumption (way less trips to the corning area and even Ithaca for that matter)
5) drop out of Vemma by the end of December regardless of the reasons why I'm not succeeding in it. If a miracle happens, great if not whatever. I tried (actually that's just it... I kind of didn't). I'll look for another way to persue the "money on the side" goal.

With all that said, If I'm just not making enough money to make this happen
(even while following these rules), a higher paying job is absolutely necessary. Start looking NOW. Although I'm predicting that after I tighten up, I'll have no qualms... so what? I 'd like to make more money, that way I can get closer and closer to one of my huge life goals. No point in sitting idle.

Current Mood: optimistic

Is this place obsolete these days? Jesus...

Current Mood: sleepy

fun as fuck

The discography is as follows:

More Songs Than Minutes (summer '04)
Long House (new years '05)
Greatest Hits (summer '05)
Mailbox (summer '06)
Live in Eli's Livingroom (summer '06)
We Wasted Our Lives (summer '08)

Max and I will make whatever modifications we deem necessary and throw some other shit on there probably. The new album is probably still a ways away because we still have yet to start it. My current project is hunting for a new nicer guitar, similar to this. It'd be sweet to record off that. Fuckin A. To the same people that will have the discography, when that time comes for the next album, I'm likely to give it to people via thumb drive. But again, that's some time from now, so I'm just thinking out loud really. I'm sure later on updated copies of mp3 discs will be the norm each time new shit comes to light especially for new fans. Anyway, catch ya later.

Current Mood: content

I've taken a break from deep frying and am now getting more into saute or pan fry type stuff. My next video will likely reflect this. Salmon is what I have in mind. Plus this is a good way for me to get my veggie-tables in. Omega-3 oil as well. That shit is amazing and I'm going to continue to rule pretty much. Turkey tenderloins will be eaten by me tomorrow. Fuck yes.

Chaz had this problem before. I made a wisess remark, followed shortly with a wiseass remark from Malcomb. Haha, anyway, I'm having that issue right now on my right foot. It's the "index" toe. What pisses me off the most is how unnecessary, random, and unexpected it is. It's not like I'm fucking new at cutting my toenails. I've kind of been doing that for ya know.... my whole fucking life. So how did I just "cut it wrong" all of a sudden?! Why did this problem just surface completely out of the blue?! If only I was a water mana adept. Then I could just use healing arts.

Current Mood: aggravated

Yes. You read it: sherbert. Let me make that clear. My whole life that's the way it has been. SHERBERT

ERT!!

R
You don't just deface the entire universe as we know it by saying and spelling it without an "r" and then try to pass "sherbet" off as correct. It has always had an "r" and that's how I've always said it and I refuse to change for you. Have some self respect and start saying it my way, the RIGHT way.

R

I haven't dont much diligence in promoting the latest Scrottum album "We Wasted Our Lives" which is now a year old. I've actually surprised myself on this because it's my personal favorite of everything Max and I have done. Some of my favorite songs of all time, of course, are still on the older albums. But, as a complete package last summer's LP is #1 in my book. I finally sent it to Eric Wilkins who probably should have been one of the first people I got it to back when it was first completed. One time out at the bar, Garrett ran into me and found the album on his own. He was telling me he loved it. It wasn't just like with the old stuff when he said "man, thats some funny shit." He actually loved the album as a true genuine work of art. That was awesome to hear.

So, if anyone on here has not heard this material and would like to, I plan to get it out there, most likely online. At the moment I don't think we have discs and cases, but we'll see about getting some in the near future. The cover art is included in the folder with the mp3's. I'm not going to reveal anything specific about the next album, but we are getting started on it. That's mainly the reason I'm slapping myself for not getting the previous one out there sooner. The same concept as "We Wasted Our Lives" will apply: No little bullshit rules. We just do whatever the fuck we feel like and see how it turns out.

Current Mood: content

I just downloaded this on 360 and holy fuck, it kicks ass. Just like classic Metroid and Castlevania but militaristic and amazing graphics. It's fuckin sweet and I'm already hooked. This is what Metroid Prime SHOULD have been like.