I had a little episode with the car today that made me a little raw. That after two very important tasks over the phone are being tripped up by people not answering the phone or the system not working on their end. These are important money/legal calls and they aren't reachable.
Sometimes things just cut my fuse short.
Anyway I got to the computer labs to do some important things and then for the second day in a row my ability to post my comic was stopped by some little quirk in the system.
And having the shortened fuse that I have today, I started to speak rather nastily to the computer.
What can I say, it helps sometimes. Only this time it actually was audible enough to distract a young lady on another computer some ways behind me.
I generally try not to get foul mouthed in the presence of the ladies, I know you're not frail or nothin but... I just don't (excepting the occasional argument with my mum or my sister, but that's family).
So now I'm a bit embarassed. and truthfully I'm going to have to watch it over the next few days as my fuse is likely to be clipped short each morning by problems for what remains of the week.
Two and a half days to the con and then when I get back I'm taking a bit of down time.
Take care of yourselves.
Roving Jack
Monday, July 27, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Side tracked
A bit of an understatment really.
A few days ago maybe a week ago, my muses decided they had some intresting story ideas that turned wild fire on my mind. They consume my days, drowning out all other thoughts and preventing me from concentrating, and they are twisted little things too.
There are some times when I get scared by what my mind can come up with. Things can happen inside a head when creativity, curiousity and sometimes anger get the chance to play together.
The shear imaginative hieghts a mind can go to, simply by asking "what if?" can be profound and wonderful, but occasionally they make my blood run cold.
Thankfully these stories are not like that but they are way outside the "hey look what I wrote!" zone.
Actually reminds me of the time ... you know what I think I'll delete that and keep that to myself.
Nothing evil but just something that might forever change how you think about me.
Of course when my muses arn't drowning me in these stories they toss weird dreams at me and a strange desire to get some kind of peircing... like finger tips, or something else a bit unusual. I don't know why, I've never really been intrested in such things before.
So yeah instead of being able to concentrate and get what I need done this is where my head is now. It's a little frustrating really.
Take care of yourselves.
Rovingjack
A few days ago maybe a week ago, my muses decided they had some intresting story ideas that turned wild fire on my mind. They consume my days, drowning out all other thoughts and preventing me from concentrating, and they are twisted little things too.
There are some times when I get scared by what my mind can come up with. Things can happen inside a head when creativity, curiousity and sometimes anger get the chance to play together.
The shear imaginative hieghts a mind can go to, simply by asking "what if?" can be profound and wonderful, but occasionally they make my blood run cold.
Thankfully these stories are not like that but they are way outside the "hey look what I wrote!" zone.
Actually reminds me of the time ... you know what I think I'll delete that and keep that to myself.
Nothing evil but just something that might forever change how you think about me.
Of course when my muses arn't drowning me in these stories they toss weird dreams at me and a strange desire to get some kind of peircing... like finger tips, or something else a bit unusual. I don't know why, I've never really been intrested in such things before.
So yeah instead of being able to concentrate and get what I need done this is where my head is now. It's a little frustrating really.
Take care of yourselves.
Rovingjack
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Lots done lots to do
I replaced the emergency goober comic and sent in the new one tonight, along with the rolemodel and the quote for them.
Then I sent the newest People of the Clear Waters into the buffer for monday update. I did some errands this afternoon that will get a fair number of projects started over the next few days.
I think tomorrow I need to go food shopping and mail a book for paperbackwap.com and then get a few other supplies. Then I come here and update my other blog and possibly the next goober comic update both due wednsday.
Then it's time to whole up for a few days and work on projects at the appartment to get ready for the convention. If I manage it properly I should have a great deal to show for my efforts com a week from now and then I have a bit more to do to prep for the con.
It's all an insane amount of stuff really fast but it's hopefully a good start to a slightly more steady creative production.
Take care of yourselves.
Roving jack
Then I sent the newest People of the Clear Waters into the buffer for monday update. I did some errands this afternoon that will get a fair number of projects started over the next few days.
I think tomorrow I need to go food shopping and mail a book for paperbackwap.com and then get a few other supplies. Then I come here and update my other blog and possibly the next goober comic update both due wednsday.
Then it's time to whole up for a few days and work on projects at the appartment to get ready for the convention. If I manage it properly I should have a great deal to show for my efforts com a week from now and then I have a bit more to do to prep for the con.
It's all an insane amount of stuff really fast but it's hopefully a good start to a slightly more steady creative production.
Take care of yourselves.
Roving jack
Friday, July 17, 2009
99 bottles along the walls
I've taken an intrest in intresting and decorative bottles a bit over the last few months and/or years.
Part of me just likes containers and really like the ones that are truely unconventional. But of late it has occured to me that they would make intresting 'doll houses'. Sort of like doing a ship in a bottle only you are making a cozy little home.
What's more is the connection with muses (which are more properly known as Genii, Junos, Genius and or Daemon). The tangled thread of how we know and identify our spirits of inspiration is more then I can go into in one post here, and I am seriously considering doing a book about the topic,
is an intresting one.
But what it all really boils down to is an idea like having a place for your muses among your things, or even maybe a place for a guardian angel of totem spirits to have as thier own.
I may not decorate the interior of a few special bottles but I will decorate a few just to try it out at some point.
It seems a cute idea and has creative, spiritual merit as well.
Just something I thought I'd share.
I'm going to be very busy so I'll see you when I see you.
Take care of yourselves.
Roving jack
Part of me just likes containers and really like the ones that are truely unconventional. But of late it has occured to me that they would make intresting 'doll houses'. Sort of like doing a ship in a bottle only you are making a cozy little home.
What's more is the connection with muses (which are more properly known as Genii, Junos, Genius and or Daemon). The tangled thread of how we know and identify our spirits of inspiration is more then I can go into in one post here, and I am seriously considering doing a book about the topic,
is an intresting one.
But what it all really boils down to is an idea like having a place for your muses among your things, or even maybe a place for a guardian angel of totem spirits to have as thier own.
I may not decorate the interior of a few special bottles but I will decorate a few just to try it out at some point.
It seems a cute idea and has creative, spiritual merit as well.
Just something I thought I'd share.
I'm going to be very busy so I'll see you when I see you.
Take care of yourselves.
Roving jack
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Scanner still broked
No am Happy!
scanner no worky make brain no worky.
GRRRRRRR!
No comic updates, no bussiness card designs to upload and adjust for somebody, no cartography to show at the guild pages, Though now that the brain tries desperately to not freak out I'm wondering if maybe I can photgraph the comics with my digital camer load them into the computer and touch them up for posting until such time comes where I can have scanner access again.
If things do work out sometime soon I hope to no longer have just the one scanner to depend on soly. I'd like to get my old one from storage and hook it up to something that works as a computer of my own and be able to do things on my own and simply use this as an emergency backup.
Hmmmm, isn't nice when venting frees up the minor annoyances that block you from realising potential solutions.
Take care of yourselves,
Roving Jack
scanner no worky make brain no worky.
GRRRRRRR!
No comic updates, no bussiness card designs to upload and adjust for somebody, no cartography to show at the guild pages, Though now that the brain tries desperately to not freak out I'm wondering if maybe I can photgraph the comics with my digital camer load them into the computer and touch them up for posting until such time comes where I can have scanner access again.
If things do work out sometime soon I hope to no longer have just the one scanner to depend on soly. I'd like to get my old one from storage and hook it up to something that works as a computer of my own and be able to do things on my own and simply use this as an emergency backup.
Hmmmm, isn't nice when venting frees up the minor annoyances that block you from realising potential solutions.
Take care of yourselves,
Roving Jack
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
I think I can, I think I can
Scanner at the labs is down, a little bump in the plans for some things to do at my table at the con, a lot still left to do to get ready.
I can do this, I can do this.
I did managed to get a lot taken care of yesterday though I made up for it today by doing nothing so far.
I'm going to be bussy tomorrow but since there is a chance that the scanner will be up and running tomorrow and I past need it I will be in here hope filled and in a hurry. I might even grace the internet with my prescence.
This is a crazy amount of work, but hopefully it will all be worth it.
Take care of yourselves,
Roving Jack
I can do this, I can do this.
I did managed to get a lot taken care of yesterday though I made up for it today by doing nothing so far.
I'm going to be bussy tomorrow but since there is a chance that the scanner will be up and running tomorrow and I past need it I will be in here hope filled and in a hurry. I might even grace the internet with my prescence.
This is a crazy amount of work, but hopefully it will all be worth it.
Take care of yourselves,
Roving Jack
Friday, July 10, 2009
If all goes well
I will again be going down to connecticut for several hours tomorrow. It's hard to do as I spend more time driving then I do once I get down there but it's kind of nice. Just wish I could stay later.
Anyway, I'm making some headway on some projects and procrastinating on others.
Once I'm back from this weekend I should sit down and schedual out the coming week in advance. I really don't have enough time these days to fly by the seat of my pants. The convention is just around the corner and I've got a lot to do in the mean time to get ready for it. Then there are other projects going on in my life and preparations for august activities and possibly the crafts fair.
Also too are those pesky must do things like sleep and eat and such. The hours they watse, geesh.
I may disappear for a while after the next post, but know that I am doing my best to get it all done and still have some semblance of a life.
Take care of yourselves,
Roving Jack
Anyway, I'm making some headway on some projects and procrastinating on others.
Once I'm back from this weekend I should sit down and schedual out the coming week in advance. I really don't have enough time these days to fly by the seat of my pants. The convention is just around the corner and I've got a lot to do in the mean time to get ready for it. Then there are other projects going on in my life and preparations for august activities and possibly the crafts fair.
Also too are those pesky must do things like sleep and eat and such. The hours they watse, geesh.
I may disappear for a while after the next post, but know that I am doing my best to get it all done and still have some semblance of a life.
Take care of yourselves,
Roving Jack
Thursday, July 9, 2009
I'm a nut
It occurs to me that just occasionally I'm a bit off from normal.
Which can be immensly fun at times.
Like walking through the hardware store looking for just the right bits and bobs to finish a project and then having a carpenter ask what you are making because they will recommend a good material for the project. And the blank stares that result when you tell them in a conspiritorial whisper that you are making a ray gun.
Or looking all sad and when asked why you tell somebody that you really wanted to finish the young womans head in a jar in time to show it at the convention but other things are in the way and you just won't have time to devote to it.
Not to mention clockwork fairies and alchemical processes.
Sometimes it can be fun to talk about and surprise people with these project ideas... but there are times it's sort of teadious too. So I just sort of sigh "Nothing".
There are also moments where I catch myself about to share some of these things and realising that it's likely to just get a snort or a head shake at best and comments about too much time and "why?", or even not so subtle redirects about doing something more productive or not being so childish.
It's times like that I find myself realising exactly how outside everything I can sometimes be.
For all the wonders to be found by taking the road less traveled it's a bit saddening at time to realise that not only has nobody broken the trail for you, but there very likely will be nobody to follow behind.
But having tasted the fruits of these foriegn lands returning to the others seems like staring at a washed out old photograph, lacking in vibrant and wild colors and textures.
We really are from completely seperate worlds. As much as they cannot fathom my silly musings and projects I cannot thrive in the mundane world and it seems that the gap gets harder to bridge as time goes by.
What will come of me in the future?
Will I venture out so far one day that I never return and just sort of pinch out of reality?
Take care of yourselves.
Roving jack
Which can be immensly fun at times.
Like walking through the hardware store looking for just the right bits and bobs to finish a project and then having a carpenter ask what you are making because they will recommend a good material for the project. And the blank stares that result when you tell them in a conspiritorial whisper that you are making a ray gun.
Or looking all sad and when asked why you tell somebody that you really wanted to finish the young womans head in a jar in time to show it at the convention but other things are in the way and you just won't have time to devote to it.
Not to mention clockwork fairies and alchemical processes.
Sometimes it can be fun to talk about and surprise people with these project ideas... but there are times it's sort of teadious too. So I just sort of sigh "Nothing".
There are also moments where I catch myself about to share some of these things and realising that it's likely to just get a snort or a head shake at best and comments about too much time and "why?", or even not so subtle redirects about doing something more productive or not being so childish.
It's times like that I find myself realising exactly how outside everything I can sometimes be.
For all the wonders to be found by taking the road less traveled it's a bit saddening at time to realise that not only has nobody broken the trail for you, but there very likely will be nobody to follow behind.
But having tasted the fruits of these foriegn lands returning to the others seems like staring at a washed out old photograph, lacking in vibrant and wild colors and textures.
We really are from completely seperate worlds. As much as they cannot fathom my silly musings and projects I cannot thrive in the mundane world and it seems that the gap gets harder to bridge as time goes by.
What will come of me in the future?
Will I venture out so far one day that I never return and just sort of pinch out of reality?
Take care of yourselves.
Roving jack
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Better much better
Got a bit more done today and found some hard to find items, that make the getting of projects done, easier.
I'm less then impressed with the rain, and more then a little PO'd at somebody in the computer labs right now. It's preventing me from doing what I need to do tonight.
But I've still got another blog to do and then I'll see what I can do.
By the way I did get the chance to see Warehouse 13 and was fairly impressed, it's not Lord of the Rings or some ground breaking awe inspireing monument to creative genius, but it was entertaining and does inspire hope for the future episodes.
Some of the items which still photos showed before the release, were far better in action on the screen than anticipated and I am hopeful that they have a long enough run to build the momentum that will allow them to continue to grow and develope. And hopefully the team of writers will be good... or maybe they could look around for some stories... *ahem*.
Anyway, gotta go. Take care of yourselves.
Roving Jack
I'm less then impressed with the rain, and more then a little PO'd at somebody in the computer labs right now. It's preventing me from doing what I need to do tonight.
But I've still got another blog to do and then I'll see what I can do.
By the way I did get the chance to see Warehouse 13 and was fairly impressed, it's not Lord of the Rings or some ground breaking awe inspireing monument to creative genius, but it was entertaining and does inspire hope for the future episodes.
Some of the items which still photos showed before the release, were far better in action on the screen than anticipated and I am hopeful that they have a long enough run to build the momentum that will allow them to continue to grow and develope. And hopefully the team of writers will be good... or maybe they could look around for some stories... *ahem*.
Anyway, gotta go. Take care of yourselves.
Roving Jack
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Not my best day
I was not feeling so good this morning and it effected how the rest of my day went. SO I got less done then I wanted to.
I'm on track with my nerd puzzles though. I totally spaced on bringing my comics in to be scanned, so they will go up tomorrow. As will the Blog entry for the Lady of the mechanism. I didn't have a lot of time tonight.
I mailed off some forms about my job to the proper authorities. I have to take care of another payment thingy sometime soon, and then I've got to plan out the best time to file for small claims court as to not interfere with the time during which I will be out of state.
Then I've got to finish my raygun and another prop, hopefully by saturday when I will try for another members appreciation day down in connecticut and come back up here for another meeting with the freindlies.
Then update the comics and blogs in advance, before buckling down for several days at the apartment to try and cram a lot of last minute projects into the done column before the con.
I've also got to drop off some books to donate to the book sale this summer and try to discover when the League of new hampshire craftsmans fair is.
Oh yeah and in the next day or two I've got to set up my donation site for 31 dyas of art for charity. That gets a start down at the con and Will be a big part of my time in august.
Oh and the last of the message in a bottle project needs doing and sending and then I Post what the first bottle was since it like the other two out there already have seemed to drop off the radar.
It doe seem like an aweful lot. Wonder if I'll have time to check out the pilot for Warehouse 13 on the Hulu thingy. I'm not likely to cry if I don't but I am fairly currious about the show and have no way of watching it at the apartment.
I've gotta do some stuff efore they kick me out.
Take care of yourselves,
Roving Jack
I'm on track with my nerd puzzles though. I totally spaced on bringing my comics in to be scanned, so they will go up tomorrow. As will the Blog entry for the Lady of the mechanism. I didn't have a lot of time tonight.
I mailed off some forms about my job to the proper authorities. I have to take care of another payment thingy sometime soon, and then I've got to plan out the best time to file for small claims court as to not interfere with the time during which I will be out of state.
Then I've got to finish my raygun and another prop, hopefully by saturday when I will try for another members appreciation day down in connecticut and come back up here for another meeting with the freindlies.
Then update the comics and blogs in advance, before buckling down for several days at the apartment to try and cram a lot of last minute projects into the done column before the con.
I've also got to drop off some books to donate to the book sale this summer and try to discover when the League of new hampshire craftsmans fair is.
Oh yeah and in the next day or two I've got to set up my donation site for 31 dyas of art for charity. That gets a start down at the con and Will be a big part of my time in august.
Oh and the last of the message in a bottle project needs doing and sending and then I Post what the first bottle was since it like the other two out there already have seemed to drop off the radar.
It doe seem like an aweful lot. Wonder if I'll have time to check out the pilot for Warehouse 13 on the Hulu thingy. I'm not likely to cry if I don't but I am fairly currious about the show and have no way of watching it at the apartment.
I've gotta do some stuff efore they kick me out.
Take care of yourselves,
Roving Jack
Monday, July 6, 2009
Gotted lots done
I feel good that I got a lot done, but as is often the case there is yet more to do and no time to do it.
Take care of yourselves
Roving jack
Take care of yourselves
Roving jack
Sunday, July 5, 2009
down to Bussiness
I have done a fair bit of stuff today and think I can be reasonably proud of myself.
I designed and ordered my bussiness cards for each of my webcomics, they should be in color... which is rather funny considering that both comics (the links to the left) are in black and white.
That only cost me just about 20$ for about a thousand cards. Good deal... I think.
I made an order for parts that I will be using to make prop ray guns to sell at the con.
Tomorrow I've gotta do some food shoping and a few errands, but for the most part I'm just working my butt off to get ready for the con and to get my life back in some semblance of order after the move.
Oh and I'm preparing for this coming august.
See last year I did a 31 Short stories in 31 days for charity. That went well thanks to some generous people. This year I do believe that I will be trying for 31 peices of visual art (painting, sculpture ect) in 31 days for charity.
But for now I just have a fair amount of prep to do for the rest of the month.
Take care of yourselves,
Roving Jack
I designed and ordered my bussiness cards for each of my webcomics, they should be in color... which is rather funny considering that both comics (the links to the left) are in black and white.
That only cost me just about 20$ for about a thousand cards. Good deal... I think.
I made an order for parts that I will be using to make prop ray guns to sell at the con.
Tomorrow I've gotta do some food shoping and a few errands, but for the most part I'm just working my butt off to get ready for the con and to get my life back in some semblance of order after the move.
Oh and I'm preparing for this coming august.
See last year I did a 31 Short stories in 31 days for charity. That went well thanks to some generous people. This year I do believe that I will be trying for 31 peices of visual art (painting, sculpture ect) in 31 days for charity.
But for now I just have a fair amount of prep to do for the rest of the month.
Take care of yourselves,
Roving Jack
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
So it is earth after all
No I didn't forget what planet I'm on. This has more to do with the concept of elemental influances on my years of late.
I had a fire period, where it was chaotic and constant change. That ran about two years. First year being the chaotic period and the second being a bit of a embracing the fire and finding the good in it.
The two years after that were definately water. Intuition and emotion predominate. That too followed a bit of a pattern of the harsh aspect preceeding the awe and wonder of the pleasing aspect.
Well we are most definately in an earth year for me... and for a while I thought it was going swimmingly, which made me question wether it might be another element all together. But no, it's earth. Dealing with home and finances and a little bit of other stuff with which we will not tempt fate.
The realisation comes on the tail of having to spend almost $500 on my car in the last few days. While not having work for the summer and no guarentee that I will get any come fall. That and the having to fight to get my security deposit back if that even happens (And I imagine I will have to pay something to get the chance to ask for it). That's after the IRS yanked 300 dollars out of my tax return without any explaining.
Oh and did I mention that I've moved into a place where the other person who is responsible for the lease and rent waited until I was mostly moved in to tell me he couldn't pay rent just yet, but he's working on it.
I just have to do my best to weather the tempest that is this down swing. Protect myself and bend like the reeds in a storm so that when the sun comes out on the upswing I can grow with it.
But also like the reed in the wind I am not likely to be silent about it. I may bend and flex but that don't mean I can't be unhappy about it and make a little noise to blow off a little of the tension.
Take care of yourselves.
Roving Jack
I had a fire period, where it was chaotic and constant change. That ran about two years. First year being the chaotic period and the second being a bit of a embracing the fire and finding the good in it.
The two years after that were definately water. Intuition and emotion predominate. That too followed a bit of a pattern of the harsh aspect preceeding the awe and wonder of the pleasing aspect.
Well we are most definately in an earth year for me... and for a while I thought it was going swimmingly, which made me question wether it might be another element all together. But no, it's earth. Dealing with home and finances and a little bit of other stuff with which we will not tempt fate.
The realisation comes on the tail of having to spend almost $500 on my car in the last few days. While not having work for the summer and no guarentee that I will get any come fall. That and the having to fight to get my security deposit back if that even happens (And I imagine I will have to pay something to get the chance to ask for it). That's after the IRS yanked 300 dollars out of my tax return without any explaining.
Oh and did I mention that I've moved into a place where the other person who is responsible for the lease and rent waited until I was mostly moved in to tell me he couldn't pay rent just yet, but he's working on it.
I just have to do my best to weather the tempest that is this down swing. Protect myself and bend like the reeds in a storm so that when the sun comes out on the upswing I can grow with it.
But also like the reed in the wind I am not likely to be silent about it. I may bend and flex but that don't mean I can't be unhappy about it and make a little noise to blow off a little of the tension.
Take care of yourselves.
Roving Jack
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