Springing Ahead

I can't believe it's March already. 3 weeks until Spring and 3 weeks until I turn 29. What a month. But I love it!


I caught a glimpse of a documentary on IFC last night following a kid who moved to New York to go to film school. She made a statement that stood out to me. She said that when she arrived there, walking down the street, for the first time in a long time she felt at home.

The reason this stood out to me is because I have never really felt at home in Kentucky. For the first five years of my life I lived in places like Arizona, Georgia and South Carolina. There was always sunshine and nice weather, and I was always in the pool or the ocean. Every day. I was so tan people actually mistook me for another nationality and looked at my parents funny (it was the late 70's and it was the south!).

I have always thought I would end up in a place like Florida or California. When I visited Florida looking for an apartment back in 2000 when I had a possible job I was going to take there it felt almost right. I loved everything about it. The palm trees, the weather...everything. But for several reasons it wasn't the right place or the right time.

But that statment that the film student made is what I know in my heart of hearts it's going to feel like for me when I finally move. And I know home is where the heart is. So maybe my heart's not here. I just feel like for me this place has a glass ceiling. I have never really fit in with people I know. I'm liked well enough, but there's just no connection for me here. There are no jobs I like here, no hang outs, no fun, no nothing. My family is great and all, but you have to understand that a lot of my family live here and I've been around them constantly for 24 years! That's more than enough in one shot. lol.

So I know my destination, and I'm really longing to get there. I hope that day comes soon.

Anyway, just thought I'd share that.


Whew! I turned in another draft for Lab Rats today and I think I'm a lot closer this time. For the first time since signing on for the project I really started feeling the story and the characters. I hope Lee and crew agree!


I'm still looking for an artist for the SPA Idol contest. I put out ads on five different sites and have only gotten two submissions so far. It's only day one though, so hopefully they'll start coming through. The ones I got just aren't what I'm looking for sadly.

If you're a penciler/inker out there reading this I am willing to consider splitting rights, and if we don't win I'll still be submitting to other companies and such. So please contact me at submittogonzo@yahoo.com.


I am addicted to the classic arcade game, Burger Time, which is odd since I don't eat burgers. I rediscovered this game on the internet about a couple of years ago I guess, but every time I found a site that had it I would play for a while, break the current records, then all of a sudden the site would disappear. This happened at least three times! Some forums have it, but you usually have to pay for it.

Then about a week ago I finally found another site that had it. Yesterday I could no longer access the site! sigh. Luckily I found another site, which is linked above in Burger Time, and I play it whenever I get tired of doing whatever else I'm doing.

I don't know why this game is so addictive, and I honestly don't remember playing it all that much in the arcades back in the day, but it has become one of my all time favoite classic arcade games. I love it!


Jason Berek-Lewis wrote an excellent column today on independent comics. This is a must read, folks. Go check out Industrial Evolution.

Cary Kelley also has a great column up talking about photo reference and tracing. Go check out Merely This and Nothing More...


It's late, I have a lot to do, and I haven't watched tonight's episode of Lost yet (taped it to watch American Idol - I feel bad for the kid, but David's going home tomorrow), so...

B-Out