Today will be busy, I just know it. I have work from noon to 4. Then after that I have to run errands, most of which are for tomorrows holiday. Later there will be other obligations and cooking. This doesn't sound like much in type, but believe me I'll be running around.
As I have said to several friends though, I am looking forward to tomorrow, simple because it is a day off. A change of pace from my regular routine. Because of the holiday I also choose to take off from Dowling this week. so I am only working 20 hours this week instead of 40. I know, I am a slacker. The upside is that I have Saturday off. All of it. I plan to do so much cleaning and organizing that it will hit a ridiculous level.
Now tomorrow and Saturday are my only days off though. Friday I am working again and Sunday as well. Which is fine, I will use that time to try and get ore personal projects done as always. Also Sunday there are plans to split wood at Adelphi, which is always fun.
So as always there is no rest for the wicked and I am a real evil man.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Inking comics and mixing glazes
Well if I remember the last time I posted was on Thursday. So what has happened since then:
Thursday night I went into the city for a Pronto Comics meeting. It was a good meeting and a lot of issues and ideas were discussed. We might be having some new artists come into the fold which is good. A new anthology is starting to come along. It is titles "Kicked" and will be about sidekicks. Other writers also have their own ideas for solo projects, so that is good too. Finally it looks like I'll be doing some inking as well, which is really nice. I already have a page to ink with probably 4 to 5 more coming from the same artist, with who knows how much more coming from other artists.
Friday and Saturday I worked at Dowling. I got a lot done, made some glazes, fired some kilns did some cleaning. Overall quite productive. I won't be at Dowling this week due to the holiday.
Sunday I opened the gym and read the newspaper. When I got home my father and I ran errands, which included cleaning out my car. Friday night the car blew a hose and seized, so now I don't have one. We are trying to figure out what the game plan is going to be, as to transportation. Anyway everything was looking good up until 8:30 Friday night, now I've got a new problem to solve.
Thursday night I went into the city for a Pronto Comics meeting. It was a good meeting and a lot of issues and ideas were discussed. We might be having some new artists come into the fold which is good. A new anthology is starting to come along. It is titles "Kicked" and will be about sidekicks. Other writers also have their own ideas for solo projects, so that is good too. Finally it looks like I'll be doing some inking as well, which is really nice. I already have a page to ink with probably 4 to 5 more coming from the same artist, with who knows how much more coming from other artists.
Friday and Saturday I worked at Dowling. I got a lot done, made some glazes, fired some kilns did some cleaning. Overall quite productive. I won't be at Dowling this week due to the holiday.
Sunday I opened the gym and read the newspaper. When I got home my father and I ran errands, which included cleaning out my car. Friday night the car blew a hose and seized, so now I don't have one. We are trying to figure out what the game plan is going to be, as to transportation. Anyway everything was looking good up until 8:30 Friday night, now I've got a new problem to solve.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Working the Internet
So I opened the gym yesterday and then cam home and took a nap. When I got up I did my usual Internet work and then went to Adelphi and actually did a little bit of welding. Basically I welded 3 bases for future sculpture I hope to work on next week. When I finally got home, I got down to business on Pronto Comics promotions.
What I did was finally wrap up everything by syncing up the twitter account to myspace and Wordpress. Also I created a Wordpress blog which will be updated every Wednesday. So now the network is in place. There will be further tweaking, researching and expanding on my part of course, but for the overall frame work is completed. Now I just have to get the other members using it to make it a viable form of promotion.
Now for the rest of the day I will continue to work on the Internet. However this will be mostly for myself. I have my own things I need to do for Pronto that relate to inking. Also I have to look into my website and try to update it, which seems to be a problem. So that warrants a call to powweb.
Finally I have work at Dowling tonight at 6. I am quite pleased with how this new schedule works out. As I said, it is providing me with more useful free time, which is most important to me.
What I did was finally wrap up everything by syncing up the twitter account to myspace and Wordpress. Also I created a Wordpress blog which will be updated every Wednesday. So now the network is in place. There will be further tweaking, researching and expanding on my part of course, but for the overall frame work is completed. Now I just have to get the other members using it to make it a viable form of promotion.
Now for the rest of the day I will continue to work on the Internet. However this will be mostly for myself. I have my own things I need to do for Pronto that relate to inking. Also I have to look into my website and try to update it, which seems to be a problem. So that warrants a call to powweb.
Finally I have work at Dowling tonight at 6. I am quite pleased with how this new schedule works out. As I said, it is providing me with more useful free time, which is most important to me.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
32 hours off
Yesterday was a productive day. I felt I got several things done. First I went to work which is always a plus, while there I got a number of tasks accomplished for the place and then I had time to work on my own stuff.
I did another NY Times blog which I titled Sunday Left Overs, it consisted of stories I didn't get to read and discuss on Sunday. I also came up with a new slew of Ed White Facts and typed those up as well. Also I finished another article for Helium, submitted it and posted it on facebook and redgage. On top of that I was also able to get my regular amount of self promotion done.
Today I opened the gym then came home and posted to craigslist like I use to do, and now getting back into the habit of doing. Now I am doing my daily Internet tasks and then I plan on doing some Pronto comics work at some point today. Also I want to go to Adelphi and do some welding, something I have been trying to do for months.
My work schedule has changed a bit I am now going to open the gym 3 times a week, Tues, Thurs and Sunday and I won't be there on Wed afternoons, which gives me a little more productive free time. I like this schedule and hope to keep it. It looks like things might finally be settling into place and my productivity can get ramped up.
I did another NY Times blog which I titled Sunday Left Overs, it consisted of stories I didn't get to read and discuss on Sunday. I also came up with a new slew of Ed White Facts and typed those up as well. Also I finished another article for Helium, submitted it and posted it on facebook and redgage. On top of that I was also able to get my regular amount of self promotion done.
Today I opened the gym then came home and posted to craigslist like I use to do, and now getting back into the habit of doing. Now I am doing my daily Internet tasks and then I plan on doing some Pronto comics work at some point today. Also I want to go to Adelphi and do some welding, something I have been trying to do for months.
My work schedule has changed a bit I am now going to open the gym 3 times a week, Tues, Thurs and Sunday and I won't be there on Wed afternoons, which gives me a little more productive free time. I like this schedule and hope to keep it. It looks like things might finally be settling into place and my productivity can get ramped up.
Monday, November 16, 2009
New Jersey and early mornings
The works schedule never stops, but it does get interesting. Friday I went to dowling earlier then usual as I had somewhere to be earlier that night. We went over test tiles, fixed a wheel, did some math calculations for glazing and finished taking inventory of the chemical closet.
The following Saturday I took a trip to New Jersey to Ceramics Supply. They had a great open house event featuring the potter Val Cushing. I had an opportunity to observe him and some of his process' in making pots and other forms. It was a good learning experience. Also it was a good chance to get some new supplies, including some brushes that i can use for inking comics.
Sunday I opened the gym and read the paper. While doing so I decided to do something new and write up my opinion on articles that I found interesting. I then typed this up last night, and posted it on redgage.com. I plan on doing this every Sunday and making in a feature of fishysuicide.com when I get the site up and running.
Today I am working at the gym and then going to the Ballroom. Tomorrow I am opening and then have a whole 32 hours off until I go to Dowling on Wednesday. As usual the week should be busy.
The following Saturday I took a trip to New Jersey to Ceramics Supply. They had a great open house event featuring the potter Val Cushing. I had an opportunity to observe him and some of his process' in making pots and other forms. It was a good learning experience. Also it was a good chance to get some new supplies, including some brushes that i can use for inking comics.
Sunday I opened the gym and read the paper. While doing so I decided to do something new and write up my opinion on articles that I found interesting. I then typed this up last night, and posted it on redgage.com. I plan on doing this every Sunday and making in a feature of fishysuicide.com when I get the site up and running.
Today I am working at the gym and then going to the Ballroom. Tomorrow I am opening and then have a whole 32 hours off until I go to Dowling on Wednesday. As usual the week should be busy.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Early mornings and Pronto comics
So I've been running on all cylinders, or at least it feels like it, this week. Yesterday I opened the gym at 5:30. In all honesty it is not as bad as I thought it would be, and I've actually come to prefer it to closing. By opening I get to have the rest of the day to myself and work on whatever I want to later on, after I take a long nap of course.
Yesterday I spent a bulk of my time working on another website for Pronto Comics. As it stands right now we have a facebook fan page, twitter account, you tube channel and myspace page, along with our own developing website. Now I have added a coroflot account to our arsenal. I have used coroflot for years, they are a pretty straight forward easy to use, free portfolio site. They allow you to load up, a seemingly endless amount of work. So I figured this was a good site to be on for our artists.
Today, I am working at the gym and then at Dowling. My usual double shift. Tomorrow I am opening again, which I think might become the norm, and then later that night I am subbing at NCC. Friday is Dowling all day and on Saturday I will be going to New Jersey for a ceramics workshop with my Dowling Supervisor. Then it is Sunday and the process starts all over again. As it stands right now I am on track to work 46 hours this week.
God I am looking forward to Thanksgiving.
Yesterday I spent a bulk of my time working on another website for Pronto Comics. As it stands right now we have a facebook fan page, twitter account, you tube channel and myspace page, along with our own developing website. Now I have added a coroflot account to our arsenal. I have used coroflot for years, they are a pretty straight forward easy to use, free portfolio site. They allow you to load up, a seemingly endless amount of work. So I figured this was a good site to be on for our artists.
Today, I am working at the gym and then at Dowling. My usual double shift. Tomorrow I am opening again, which I think might become the norm, and then later that night I am subbing at NCC. Friday is Dowling all day and on Saturday I will be going to New Jersey for a ceramics workshop with my Dowling Supervisor. Then it is Sunday and the process starts all over again. As it stands right now I am on track to work 46 hours this week.
God I am looking forward to Thanksgiving.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Weekend work
As most people know I work the weekends.
Typically it is my 2 paying jobs, which I did go to this weekend. While at dowling on Saturday I mixed up some new sample glazes, started taking inventory of chemicals and did a couple of other tasks around the studio.
As for the gym, I did what I usually do there.
A lot of the work I did this weekend though was Pronto Comics related. Last night I started fleshing out our presence on some social networking sites, namely Youtube and MySpace. For both I filled the profiles, but for youtube I threw together and edited a new pronto comics commercial, advertising the anthology. For myspace I started adding new friends and went into more details in the profile. The work itself isn't hard so much as it is time consuming.
Today I have work at the gym. While there I have plenty of things to do, so I should be busy for awhile.
Typically it is my 2 paying jobs, which I did go to this weekend. While at dowling on Saturday I mixed up some new sample glazes, started taking inventory of chemicals and did a couple of other tasks around the studio.
As for the gym, I did what I usually do there.
A lot of the work I did this weekend though was Pronto Comics related. Last night I started fleshing out our presence on some social networking sites, namely Youtube and MySpace. For both I filled the profiles, but for youtube I threw together and edited a new pronto comics commercial, advertising the anthology. For myspace I started adding new friends and went into more details in the profile. The work itself isn't hard so much as it is time consuming.
Today I have work at the gym. While there I have plenty of things to do, so I should be busy for awhile.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Personal work
Today is a day off. In some ways it is both my Friday and Sunday. Tomorrow the cycle will start all over again. So for today I have plenty to keep me busy. There is pronto Comics promotions work to be done, as well as my own self promotion and projects.
I have one more article to type up, and a couple of new rants that I have in mind. After everything is types up I want to add the articles to my illustration site and start adding the rants to my fishysuicide site. I have been thinking about the webcomics site, and I have new plans for it. It took awhile but I finally have an idea for reformatting it. Hopefully, I will be able to reformat the site by the December/the end of the year.
How much of this that I will actually get done today, who knows? Often it feels on my days off that all I do is spend it playing catch up on my own stuff. Probably because all I do is spend it playing catch up.
I have one more article to type up, and a couple of new rants that I have in mind. After everything is types up I want to add the articles to my illustration site and start adding the rants to my fishysuicide site. I have been thinking about the webcomics site, and I have new plans for it. It took awhile but I finally have an idea for reformatting it. Hopefully, I will be able to reformat the site by the December/the end of the year.
How much of this that I will actually get done today, who knows? Often it feels on my days off that all I do is spend it playing catch up on my own stuff. Probably because all I do is spend it playing catch up.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Busy ofcourse
So if it is Wednesday I must be blogging. As usual I am busy, at this point I really can't remember the last time I either wasn't busy with outside work, or busy with my own stuff. Now it seems like I am doing both.
Dowling seems to be going well. The job is getting more familiar, as is the studio and the regular students. One of the up shots of working there is that I can make art work. Which I have been taking advantage. Since working there I have made around 4 or 5 pieces, which is cool.
The gym is going well, I have been able to make use of the down time, which I like.
In terms of my own work, I've finally been able to do a bulk of the typing I've wanted to do, so I finally feel like I am getting that out of the way. I still need to make more headway in the illustration department. The balancing act is not an easy one, let me tell you. Though with each week I feel a little closer to being able to manage everything just a little better.
Dowling seems to be going well. The job is getting more familiar, as is the studio and the regular students. One of the up shots of working there is that I can make art work. Which I have been taking advantage. Since working there I have made around 4 or 5 pieces, which is cool.
The gym is going well, I have been able to make use of the down time, which I like.
In terms of my own work, I've finally been able to do a bulk of the typing I've wanted to do, so I finally feel like I am getting that out of the way. I still need to make more headway in the illustration department. The balancing act is not an easy one, let me tell you. Though with each week I feel a little closer to being able to manage everything just a little better.
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