Life sometimes gets in the way…
I know I don’t talk alot about my personal life here.
I try to keep this professional and fun. But sometimes it’s good to just get it out…so why not here?
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I have about 20 more pages to go to finish Dreamland book Two. That’s twenty pages…then done.
Of course I still have to do the cover, the extras, and what not.
Oh…then I have to go through all 300 pages and correct all mistakes and spelling errors.
But…after THAT…I’m done.
I’ve been trying to get this book done for a while now. I really wanted it for this years San Diego Comic Con.
My wife thinks I’m pushing myself too hard. But I know it’ll be done by then….and I’ll kick myself if its still at the printer.
ANyways…we’re also selling our house. So I’ve had to spend a LOT of time with realtors, painters, and the like.
Dealing with the move…buying a new house. Moving to another part of the country…wow.
Now add on my books, trying to do my animation (paying work), finding time to hang out with the kids, everything. Some days it’s just too much.
I hope I can get this all done. I hope everything works out ok.
It’s just…yikes.
I’m sure you ALL feel that way. My life is a total blessing. It’s a great life.
Mind you I’m NOT complaining. Just…some days it’s overwhelming.
I think you move in stages of responsibility.
After High School you now have responisibility of getting a job. Going to college. Whatever.
Then after that…moving out.
That’s a big one.
Then marriage. Career….kids.
The thing is…you don’t replace them.
They heap on top of eachother. Career didn’t go away. Living on my own (away from my parents) hasn’t. Marriage still needs attention. Kids too.
So some days it’s just this big weight. Other days it’s a breeze.
It’s all GOOD. But man….you just wish you could take a break from it all.
Just to taste for a day or two what total lack of responsibility feels like again.
Anyways. I just wanted to dump my brain publicly…ha ha. I hope you all don’t mind.
Its cheaper than therapy I guess.
I’ve always wanted to go…but haven’t had a real reason to yet.
I’m trying to create one…he he. But nothing major yet.
Hope you’re all still enjoying Dreamland…and thanks for all the great info on WOW.
It’s nice to see all the new people posting. I knew you were out there…I just hadn’t said anything interesting until the WOW post…eh?
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At the end of the day, Scott, what you do makes you and a lot of other people very happy. Everyone’s life contains bad days and stressful times, but you have that to remember on top of all the other good stuff in your life. That’s worth something, I’d say 🙂
We ALWAYS have responsibilities throughout our whole lives, even as kids. It’s just we’re sometimes too young to realise it. I’d hate to be that dumb again, and I bet you would too, really 😀
That said, I hope your life slows back down a bit soon, for your sake and your family’s.
Look after yourself – that’s the main thing 🙂
While I’m sure you’re tuckered out, you keep kicking butt on DC… and we appriciate it 😉
May you move some place shiney and pleasant and may you never lose your muse 😉
I totally agree with you. Sometimes, the responsibility just keeps piling too high and it doesn’t go away. Make a deal with yourself: if you finish the book for the convention, then plan a few days off for you and the family. Sounds like a fair trade off. Hard work should always be rewarded with play!
You mean it doesn’t get easier as you move forward? Well crap. Gimmi a diaper, arthritis, a hot nurse, and plant me in a few years. I’d rather just skip all that un-fun stuff.
I have always admired webcomic authors, such as yourself, that put their creations on the internet for everyone to view, completely free. The fact that you manage to do so during a hectic time of your life makes us, your fans, truly appreciative. So a big thank you for the extra effort!
As for your talking about your personal life on your page, I think that (as long as you are comfortable), we readers should be privileged that you’re sharing. Reading and empathising is the least we could do.
PS: You have a very positive and practical way of looking at a trying situation!
As children we think, “Wow, being a teenager will be so cool.” then as teenagers we think “Wow, being an adult will be awesome.” Now that we’re here we think… “What on earth were we thinking???”
You are doing a great job, Scott. Juggling all the demands of life is never easy, but you’ve definitely got the right attitude and that can make all the difference. You can do it! Good luck with house hunting. Hubby and I may need to move in the next year and half. While I love the looking for a house part, I’m not too keen on the moving all our stuff part! lol.
I can’t offer much in the way of advice or anything, but I’ve got plenty of *hugs* I can pass along 🙂
We’re looking at moving, too. Trying to motivate a 3 yr old and a 4 yr old to keep their stuff clean enough for showings is um…. fun o.O
And I posted before the WoW post! Er… once, anyway… *blush*
You completely rock. Don’t burn yourself out, please 🙂
*hugs*
I know exactly what you mean. You’re always loaded with all kinds of emergencies with little or no time to plan anything, but what if you want to spend a little time unwinding by yourself. Sometimes it seems like the only way to everything done is to clone yourself like in the movie Duplicity.
Not to sound too trite, but if the measure of a person is the grace with which we handle adversity is a measure success, then it sounds like you are doing well. 2006 was a similar kind of year for me. Responsiblities aren’t always heavy and not always heavy all at once. Hmmm, sounds like there might ba a funny basis for a comic strip there… Just teasing.
Wow…well, according to Buddha, life sucks, then you die, then life sucks again, until you realize that life sucks, and then you get enlightenment.
So you’re going to be at ComiCon? Woot! I may end up being there too…just look for the six foot Skywise.
That’s a long to-do list.
Good luck.
::retreats back to hermit cave.::
Thanks all for the insight, compliments, emails, and hugs.
I really do appreciate it.
It’s a good life.
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I can sympathize. Hubby and I are buying our first house, and I’m the kind of person that agonizes over every detail, so it’s very stressful.
Kudos for keeping it all together and for having a good attitude about it. I like the suggestion that Kristle made: reward yourself for accomplishing your goals by scheduling a few days off. It’ll be a nice motivator. =)
Stress Blows…I know how you feel as I’m going through a bunch of stressful things right now. Ug.
Take a break after you’ve finished the second book! Chill out and hang with your family! You deffinatly deserve a vacation!!
Thanks for your time and effort that goes into everything about Dreamland!!! We totally apreciate it!!
How you lead a normal life AND produce this awesome comic is beyond me…
I haven’t much to say, and neither have much time to say it in (7am+ washing dishes+shower+breakfast+any homework I forgot last night = No Morning Time), high school does take a bite out of the old shoulder. What I do have on the suggestion block, gullitioned or not, is semi-vacations every month, week, or day you have, or even don’t have. There’s this dentist in my city you see. He’s a really good dentist but he closes down his practice flat out at noon on every Thursday, regardless of other circumstance. In effect, he has a three day weekend, every weekend.
My point in all this is that he makes time for himself. He may lose a little money doing that, but hey, money can be replaced, time with the people you love and time for yourself —can’t. Trust me, while I might not be the most experienced person, not even a green recruit out of high school, I do know that taking some personal time just for yourself is a big help. Heck, even my psychology professor said so, and he’s one nut short of the loony bin. Take care Super Scott, we all owe you one.
-A. L. Anderson
Just catching up due to my own RL pressures.
One thing is for sure – if your life is that full already, you don’t want to go messing about with MMORPGs…
Trust me, I’m a WoW addict. (Well, maybe addict is a bit ng but I play a lot)
hehe oops – that should have said “addict is a bit strong” – no idea what happened.