This blog took a different direction than I origanily started with

So there it is, there's the confession. And somehow a 30 year old with a comic book fetish doesn't seem unusual. Afterall, comic books have developed into a diverse and mature medium. They encompass everything from Archie's and anime to very dark and disturbing pieces like Sandman or Swamp Thing.

My preference is for superhero comics. When I was a teenager I collected Batman and X-men (I was collecting during Marvel's Age of Apocalypse). But then my comic book store closed and I quit buying. My interest was rekindled strangely enough when I was in Vietnam. A co-worker was also an avid reader and he introduced to a lot of good stories. I don't get much opportunity to read, but I try to keep on top of what is happening.

Some comics are good, others are not. I've reread some of the stuff I read as a kid and its all of varying quality. But during my comic education in Vietnam I was introduced to some solid writers. As the readership grew up, so did the writers. Now there was some good writing back in the 80's and 90's but there was certainly a bias towards big boobs. Now, the boobs have become realistic as the expectations of the read have shifted.

I want something to capture my imagination and take me on a journey. This applies to the books I read, to the games I play and to the TV I watch. This is why I enjoy comic books - a world is crafted for me to explore and then tells me a story. After I finish I can think 'what a world that was, I wonder...'

I'm a very creative person. I create new worlds often. Or I use the worlds others have created and think of my own stories. I seldom write anything - I just play itout in my during my walks or at bedtime. I try to improve on comic book worlds that others have created or even just try and start with a fresh canvas. But there is a wealth of creativity out there. I hope in the next few years that I can continue reading comic books and maybe, just maybe I can start to put down some of my ideas down onto some sort of medium. I have a hundred ideas, some are developed over an afternoon's walk, others have been in development for a decade.

keeping interested

You know, I try to update my blog, I really do. I have 10-15 different ideas at any given time I want to put transmit into the blogosphere but when the time comes to writing them, I rather watch TV or read or do something else. Procastination has always been my worst enemy. That's one of the reasons I started this blog - so I can develop some discipline.

I was talking to my cousin this weekend and it amazed me how quickly he turned into a '30 year old' with all the weight, debt and kid problems that comes along with being in your 30's. This cousin is 6 months younger than me, so I have to stop asking myself why I don't get ID anymore. I did get ID a couple of weeks ago though - at a football game. But he got heck by the rest of guys working at the beer garden because all of the rest of them recognized me as the son of the 'deputy grand pooba' of the Knight's council at my parent's church. I don't fret age though - with age, we learn things and gain the experience to handle thing we could have handled before.

Work is busy. But it's not stressful - I know the material and I can apply it well. One lady called me today very upset. And she certainly had reason to be. She did everything correctly but she is probably still going to get rejected for funding just because of the way the system is set up. But I was able to explain things to her, calm her down and tell her why she was going to get rejected. I also presented one more alternative. I advised her that it probably wouldn't work, but at least she got a straight answer from someone. So often the client is told 'go to this office' and then told 'nope, not our problem, try this completely unrelated office' and then off to another office that really doesn't know what it is doing and then told to go back to where they started. And our office is no better - we don't make any decisions, so we still have to refer out. But we've made a point to know our material and to try and help the client the best we can.

Well, that should suffice as an update for today. I know it's really a bunch of nothing, but at least it's something.