It's Time to Go...

Welp, moving day is fast approaching. We officially have the house, so we've been gradually taking stuff over there. We have a few boxes there now. This weekend we're moving all of the big stuff and then we'll just bring the leftovers between then and the end of the month.

Thursday we're gonna start sleeping over there at the house. I probably won't be online for a while, but we'll try to get it back up and running soon.

I know you'll miss me, but don't fret...I shall return.

We're Rollin' in it Now!

So, I just had my 9 month performance review at Target. I got "Excellent" all across the board plus a $0.14 raise!
Not sure how much of a difference that'll make in my paycheck, but hey, it's a start. I think I get another one in 3 months because I'll have been there a year. We'll see.

In other news, I'm just packing, getting ready to move into the house next month. Packing is always a pain in the tuckus, but at least we'll be in a nice house!

I've been working on some sketches for that comic book gig to just show the guy as proof of concept I guess. Just to give him a taste of what it may look like. I'll be posting those soon.

Well, that's about it for now. I'll keep everyone updated on the comic stuff and moving as soon as news breaks.

Peace out.

Don't Wanna Get My Hopes Up, But...

Thanks to my good buddy Scottie, I may have a penciling gig soon. Now, this isn't set in stone yet. He just let me know about it, asked me if I were interested and he'd let his people know.
Hopefully this pans out. That would be so rad.
I gotta do up some sketches so they can get an idea of what stuff will look like, so you may start seeing some new artwork soon.
I'll keep everyone posted. I'm uber excited!

In other news, the people in the apartment below us are communists, proven by the huge Soviet flag on the wall.

Overdue Update, Part 2: Disneyland

OK, so this is a way, way overdue post to my last overdue post. I'll have to be brief in the rest of my Disneyland trip.
I wanted to talk about briefly the annoying guy in line behind us on Indiana Jones. Imagine the most annoying know-it-all you could ever encounter and then imagine that he's full of shit. That was him. The entire 20 minute wait in line he was talking about every square inch of the attraction. Saying how it's the best ride Disney has ever done, how it's his favorite ride, talking about the hidden Mickey's.
Rose was playing with one of the parts that you can interact with, this douche jacked the rope almost right out of her hand. I was praying he wasn't in the same car as us. I was dreading a running commentary during the entire ride. Finally, my prayers were answered when we went one way and he went another. At last, I could just sit back and enjoy the badassery of the ride. And I did.
It was a pretty sweet ride. Really fun and the special effects and animatronics were impressive. At one point, I thought the Indy hanging from the ceiling was a real dude. It was, in fact, not.
The rest of the trip was awesome. We were there 4 days and I still didn't get to see and do everything.
We also went to Universal Studios for one day. That was pretty cool too, even though it was raining most of the day. We went on The Mummy ride, which was actually kinda fun. Crappy movie, good ride. We went on Jurassic Park and The Simpsons ride which was quite innovative. We took the world famous tram ride which was cool, got some cool pictures and a few souvenirs.
The rest of the time at Disneyland was just going through the shops and checking out a few rides we hadn't gone on and hitting some favorites again.
As I said before, I had a blast and I really wanna go again in a couple years. I have a new favorite vacation destination. I hope I'll have more money to spend next time though, but what really counts is the insane fun.

Overdue Update, Part 1: Disneyland...

Well, it's been about a month since my last post. I promised a Disneyland recap, but there's so much to say, I'm gonna have to post it in sections.

First of all, Disneyland was a blast! It was the best vacation I've ever had. It really is the Happiest Place on Earth. I had all these good vibes just walking around the place. If you haven't experienced it for yourself, I highly recommend it.

We were there for 5 days, had park hopper passes and a shuttle took us back and forth between the park and our hotel which was about 2 or 3 blocks away.

We arrived at John Wayne Airport, which was pretty cool...I got my picture with a big John Wayne statue. Then we caught the shuttle and got a lift to our hotel. We were too early to check in, so we decided to hit the park and come back in the evening. We got lost walking there because we took the long way, so we ended up coming through the parking lot which was closed behind California Adventure and eventually found the front entrance.

Rose wouldn't let me take any pictures the first day because she wanted me to just enjoy the rides and stuff. The very first thing we went on was, of course, Star Tours...then we hit Space Mountain and we were gonna catch Indiana Jones, but it was closed.

We just walked around looking at everything, checking out rides. Even the kiddy rides there are fun. We went on Snow White and Pinocchio and Pooh Corner and a couple others and they weren't boring at all.

All in all, it was a great trip and I'd love to go back in a couple years. Definitely when I have kids, though I don't think I'd take a baby or a toddler...I saw people trying to mess with that and that's for the birds. They'd probably enjoy it more when they're a little older, too.

I think I'll stop there for now, but, don't worry, there's more to come...

Stay tuned for the tale of the most annoying person to be in line with...ever...

California, Here I Come...

Just a quick little update about Rose and I going to California this week, specifically, Disneyland!

I talked about it a couple months back, and the day has finally arrived. I gotta finish packing, run to the bank, finish some laundry, do some stuff around the house and then head to my mom's tonight, so she can take us to the airport bright and early at 3am tomorrow...

I'm looking forward to it...should be a lot of fun. I'll be sure to take lots of pictures and buy cool souvenirs...

I know you'll miss me, but I'll return...

She Hasn't Killed Me Yet....

Welp, today is officially the 1 year anniversary of the relationship between Rose and I. This is now the longest and best relationship I've had. Things are still going well between us. We've been talking about our future and such and we both agree that this will most likely take us to the next step. Both of our biological clocks are ticking and it seems like the logical next phase. I just want to be a little more established financially.

Speaking of finances, (nice segue, eh?) the cut hours at work have started to take a toll. My last few paychecks have been pretty pathetic. I don't know how anyone can be expected to live off of that. So, I've been hosting the idea of finding a second job. I'm also still looking at some freelance stuff, but the pickin's are slim.

School isn't going so well...I may have to call it a day because my financial situation isn't conducive to the amount of money I have to pay for school. I owe the school about $4,000 for something. I'm still not 100% sure what it's for. All I know is that it's too rich for my blood.

I need to work on some more creative projects. Either by myself or with Chris. Either way I gotta do it. It's really all I'm any decent at.

The point is, I have some things to decide on.

On a lighter note, this week I saw a midget on a skateboard.

A Genius in France

Yeah, I got a new layout for my blog. But, don't get too attached because it probably won't stay. I just like to change things up once in a while. Too much of the same thing gets tiresome.

So, it's the new year. I didn't do much because I had to work, so I was in bed by 8. Always exciting. Oh well, it's not a big deal to me. People only make a big deal out of New Year's because it's a legitimate excuse to get shitfaced and, as you may well know, that's not exactly my cup o' tea.

Work is going ok except for the fact that everyone's hours are getting anally raped. When I started there, I was doing 40+ hours a week...now I'm lucky if I get 25. It's hurting me a little bit. I've been looking on craigslist to see if there's any freelance work available just to grab a few extra bucks here and there. I've been working on my business card and I think I have a good idea for it.

My other art blog has been on hiatus lately, but now that I have my scanner over here at the apartment, it's almost time to resurrect it. I just gotta finish some more drawings.

Rose and I are getting excited for our Disneyland trip. Should be good times. I found out that there's an Indiana Jones store to go with the Star Wars store, so between the 2 of those, I got my whole week planned right there!

We watched The Godfather trilogy this weekend. I hadn't watched it in a long time and Rose had never seen them and she really liked them a lot...which is a good thing. We also went to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. It was actually pretty good, though a bit like Forrest Gump which makes sense considering that Eric Roth is the screenwriter for both. But, if you get a chance, go see it. Next, I'm dragging Rose to see Gran Torino because Clint Eastwood is awesome.

I think that's pretty much it for now. I'll make a post when my other blog is ready to go.

Keep on truckin'!