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December 27, 2005

Year In Review: June

Started off the month strong:

I also started off the month by kicking drinking soda. I'd had a six can a day habit, and just went cold turkey. I really didn't have any side-effects or tremors or anything nasty like that. I've maybe had ten sodas since quitting. Tea. That's my drink of choice now. I mix four packets of Green Ginseng, two packets of Moroccan Pomegranate Red, and one packet of Jasmine. Make a pitcher of that, pour it over ice, man, it's great.

I still dig this piece. I inked it sitting out at a park:

My best friend's mom died. Carol was a good person, and we were all very lucky to have had her in our lives.

I had this moment of insanity hit me:

You know what would be cooler than anything else in the whole universe? The whole multiverse at all times?

Adam West and Bill Shatner doing a duet of 'Drummer Boy'. Just imagine.

Best piece of the month:

Here's the July recap:

Exercise: 7 Green Marbles

Still at a plateau weight-wise, but I think that's because of the muscle I'm putting on while losing the fat. There's a definite difference in my appearance.

Day Job: 1 Black Marble

Things continue to go well at the ol' 7 to 4. My mom gave me a piece of advice a few years back that really fits an office environment: Head down, ears open. It works.

Finance: 1 Blue Marble

Not having a car payment is NICE. More on finance in a bit, though.

Comix: 8 Red Marbles

The comix thing just keeps getting more and more exciting. I feel the most alive when I'm drawing.

Personal: 4 Silver Marbles

Read 'Fortress of Solitude' by Jonathan Lethem and 'Eisner/Miller' conducted and compiled by Charles Brownstein. Almost through with the classic-but-for-some-reason-I-never-read 'Farenheit 451'. Should be done with it this weekend, then back to an old favorite, Heinlein's 'Stranger In a Strange Land'. Had a couple nice pleasant surprises.

So, the finance thing. I'm going to have to seriously look at the cost for moving to New Jersey, if I'm really going to do this Kubert School thing. Already this week I cut back on my comix-buying habits, which should considerably save money over the long haul. I'm going to translate that over to a savings account which I'll open on Tuesday. I'm going to have to cut back on new music, too, but with everything I got off J a couple weeks back, I should be able to maintain. I know rent's higher on the coast, so that's something I'll have to figure into, as well. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to keep my current day job out there, which should help out a lot. I'm currently at a spot in the day job career where I'm skilled in an area that's always in demand, that I can give high quality in a quick time, for low cost. That'll be something I can use for several years to come.

This is an exciting time to be alive for me. I'm feeling refreshed, reinvigorated, and ready to show the world who I am and what I have to offer.

Note From Future Rob: Decided not to do the Jersey thing.

Posted by Schamberger at December 27, 2005 06:56 AM