On Monday, July 7th, I learned that one of my oldest friends, Nick Day, killed himself on July 4th. I've known Nick since I was 5 years old as he lived two streets behind me in my subdivision and he was best friends with my first real friend, Chris Mixter, who lived across the street from me. We went to school together and even college together, but we haven't been close in … [Read more...] about Burying a Childhood Friend
I Write More Stuff!
I've had a few big changes this year, job-wise, and it's all happened so fast, I've forgotten to catalog them or tell anyone really about them. It's become so ingrained in my day that when I start to talk about working on this or that, people raise their eyebrows at me because I've completely forgotten to mention it to anyone. But I assure you, Zack knows all of the ins and … [Read more...] about I Write More Stuff!
A Pledge for Positivity
When I was hardcore into anime, particularly anime cels, I was never subjected to tons of negativity. Sure, some fans were absolutely crazy and had no problems calling you names online if you dared to not like their favorite character or happened to have more money to throw at an auction than they did. But there wasn't a lot of people posting threads that start with, "This … [Read more...] about A Pledge for Positivity
That’ll Teach Me to Run My Mouth
This past Thursday, we woke up to snow falling. The frozen precipitation kind of went over the weathermen's radars, so it wasn't expected by really anyone in the DFW area. We went to school as normal, and yeah, my SUV skidded and fish-tailed a little bit on the roads. It didn't stop me from getting my morning coffee, though. A couple of hours later, I got the call from … [Read more...] about That’ll Teach Me to Run My Mouth
Fresh Starts in 2014
It's amazing how much things seem to change at the start of a year. It's almost like karma knows that it's the beginning of a new year, so it's time to throw in some major changes. I can say the same about the end of the year. It's uncanny at how that's when the major metamorphoses take place. Or it's just a winter thing. Or in my case, it just happens to be the time that … [Read more...] about Fresh Starts in 2014