Thoughts of a Simple Man…

Hello again all of you patient people out there. I have been going through a lot of stuff in my personal and professional life in the past week or so. I near got myself fired last week but it did accomplish one thing. I am working on getting a new job. I have finally had it with the middle school politics and my boss and is cliques in this place. If you aren’t related to my boss or related to who he is sleeping with you get ridden about every little thing. I can’t take it anymore and I need to work somewhere that is more professional and I might have room for advancement. My personal life has also taken a turn for the worse. My marriage is starting to fail and I’m not sure if we can repair it. My wife and I have both escaped into our video games. I have Age of Conan, she has Second Life. She plays her game all the time. I’ve tried to cut back on mine, be more interactive with the kids and her, but I feel that he doesn’t see. I spent 2 hours on the game in the past two days. But during those two hours her mom came by to visit and I got yelled at for being on the computer. She on the other hand has rarely come to bed before 12 am and has been as late as 2 am. She is always on and I don’t say anything, I’m just done with the whole argument about game time. She can do want she wants on there as well. She has been a player and had virtual sex with many partners and recently she had a steady boy friend online. I know that I have not been a saint in my past, but I am hurt by this virtual exploration she has been doing. I know I should count myself lucky that it has just been online, but there are still emotions attached to the whole thing. It hurts, it hurts a lot. I know I am the last one who can complain about being hurt by my relationship. God knows I’ve hurt her so much that I’m not even sure why she is with me. I just feel that most of this is happening as her way to get revenge for my errors in the past. I guess I just have to either live with it or move on. I’m really not sure which I want to do, but I suppose she has some say in this as well. I guess for now I wait and see, but I can’t go on like this forever.

So I apologize for not having the comic finished yet, things have been…. well crazy. I don’t want to disappoint you all and I feel that I have let you down. Please stay with me, I hope things get better soon.

Life In Technicolor from the album “Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends [Bonus Track]” by Coldplay

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Life has done it to me again, and I need some interns to help me out. I have been derailed, at least for the past week on my plans of finishing my webcomic Thoughts of a Simple Man… I have had to deal with my ineptitude on my wacom, but mostly it has been family. Coming home from vacation and getting the house and pool back in order so we can live and and use the pool during the heat of the summer. I promise that I will be working on the comic, I just need to “prioritize” my time as a great talented woman always says. Plus I have to remind myself that it is “Ok to suck.”

Speaking of the lovely and talented Mur Lafferty, her incredible book “Playing for Keeps” is set to be released on Amazon.com on the 25th of August. I recommend that you check out her book, and support her. She is a very cool writer and very talented and I have to say she is my idol. She accomplishes so much and I am a bit envious of that.

What We Need Is Some Interns In Here from the album “The Song Of The Day - August” by Beatnik Turtle

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Comic for July 21, 2008 - Test Panel

Comic for July 20, 2008 - Dave

Comic for July 19, 2008 - Marv

Well it would seem that the Comicpress theme works as it should. I’m happy about that, and I’m happy that I was able to fix the RSS feed for both my sites. Now that everything is working on the web side of this little operation I think it is time to get my butt drawing and writing. You will get a few more of the early sketches and a test frame that I did with my Wacom tablet. Enjoy, leave any feedback you wish and hopefully the first actual comic will be up soon.

Working John Working Joe from the album “A” by Jethro Tull

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Comic for July 18, 2008 - Character Sketches

I am sorry that I have been doing just that. I’ve been making you all wait for this strip to start. I feel like a failure partly because I am not happy with the way the art is going, and I am not at all used to my Wacom tablet. I have to admit that it is not natural to my drawing style. I am starting to hand draw the characters and then I will scan them in and see if I like that result better. I promise that it is coming, it will be here, I just don’t want to tell you a time or a date and not be able to follow up on it. I want this to be a growing process, but I have also envisioned it in a certain way and I want it to come at least close to that product. I want to be able to give you something that you will enjoy and I’ll be proud of. Look for some of the character sketches that I’ve done to show up in the next few days.

Don’t Make Me Wait from the album “Seal IV” by Seal

Ok I have to admit that I’ve been lax on getting the comic done. I have been playing with a few artistic styles, trying to find the right look for the comic. I tend to be a bit of a perfectionist with my art, so please bear with me. I have also found a new joy in the MMO Age of Conan. It is visually amazing and I am absolutely addicted. This has put a slight dent in the amount of time I have put in on the comic. Fear not, oh faithful reader, as I am going on the family vacation and will be with out my gaming computer. I hope to get a few weeks ahead in the webcomic so I can indulge in both of my addictions. I can at least try, right.

Thanks That Was Fun from the album “Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits 1991-2001″ by Barenaked Ladies

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