Happy Birthday to Martin & Daughter

It's my brother and neice's birthday today!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY peeps. I love ya!!!!!!!

Dating...Back In the Day

I can write about this now, breacuse I can look back and laugh at the adventure. The name has been chanced to protect the stupid in the story.

I went out with Marie to Mannys. Its a greek themed resturant in Charleston, SC. Love the place. They have great wings. I miss Mannys. I am adding it to my list of places to visit when I go home. Marie likes hummus (hope I spelled it right). She always ordered it. She loves the greek sause that is drissled onto the hummus. Marie loves the suace too muc. First she at all the hummus, then what sause was left she stried to scoop it up with her knife and for. I could ignore this, some. Then Marie picked the plate up and I she licked it.

OMG!!! I had to look around to see who was looking at us. I was mortified. Mother always said that you should always put yor best manners on when you are going out to eat. I didn't have a clue about why she said that until Marie put that plate up to her face to suck down that sause. I was was so shocked, I ordered myself a "to go" box for the rest of my meal. I didn't know what to do next. I fumbled the rest of the dinner date. All I can see is that place for her face. What the hell?


I told a friend, and it was suggested that her licking may have been a preiveiw of what she wanted to do to me after the dinner. How do you do ANYTHING with anyone who mortified you in public. I don't think I will ever be that desperate.

A Brother Mellows Out

Today is a great day to be off work. LOL. I spent most of the time surfing the web looking up silly stuff, and not putting much thought into things. Spent some of time at online stores looking at things I can’t afford, now. I do want to buy some new clothes. I need some more khakis for work, a new pair of shoes and tennis would be nice. Looked at new DVD releases as well. It was all window-shopping. I don’t have a dime to purchase it with. LOL

I did visit a couple of forums. My friend Trina has a great forum African-Americans Understanding the Arts (see the links section). It’s a great laid-back forum. Understanding rocks on the mellow side.

Promised myself to get to writing. If I do five pages for chapter three I will be happy. If I get five pages for some other items, and ideas for short stories (non-comics) down on paper, I would be pleased as well.

Came up with some bizarre concepts that I put on paper, but I feel like I may overload myself. Right now I have concepts that I love, but then I have a novel to work on, and a script to keep plugging away at.

I have a short story to look over and critique for a good friend. I am sure she’s waiting for some feedback. I believe I will work on it for sure tomorrow evening. I have no immediate plans, and sit for a spell and read it.

I have an essay to finish, and more ides to type out, but now my blog post is done for the day.

A Brother Stays Broke...

Bills, bills, bills. If I was dating now, my woman would dump me. I don't have money. I could cook for her. She could love me for my creative recipies. We could live off of the love of the lands, and my inspired dishes. Such things are fairy tales. LOL

I am looking forward to finishing chapter three. I promised myself this week-end to make the effort. I want to relax some. I want to see a friends exhibit and tomorrow is the last day so I will make an effort to get up and go.

Will mail off a couple of birthday cards to some very special people, who bring sunshine to my life. The card is merely a token of my love for them. I could live off of that love. Well, at least it would keep me going. I love my peeps. :-)

I have been tired of late. I think I need to take a vacation. I feel my attitude rising. Damn, I can be moody. LOL Think happy thoughtd. Think happy thoughts. Peace and love y'all.

Writing Fool VII

I got chapter two done. Its been rather a trial, because I lost a little steam, only to perk right up and start writing. Chapter 3 is on the agenda.

Of course these are all rough drafts and everything is subject to change, BUT i have a clear idea of what's going on, and various characters. Things are falling into place. Gotta go save the chapter to my jump drive. :-)

Writing Fool VI

I was so happy, I almost didn't post anything. I have to write though. Writing is good. Writing produces thoughts. I'm on cloud nine after my last post. Why push that post down!!!!! I am still feeling an emotional high from that news. Cari and I will meet up and discuss details. :-)

As far as the mini series goes, I will write out some more scenes that i can see in my head, and what elese I have thought of. I got all these ideas I need to write down. I did have some keen ideas and scenes and I so LOVE that. Working mind and all. Will write those dowen shortly.

Called my brothers to discuss the work drama/stress. I got some good advice. Yay!!! Siblings rock. I feel better now.

Made hamburgers for this week. I was going to make chicken breasts, but I still have chicken alfredo to contend with, and that means finishing up the alfredo first. I need to fill my tank, as I am a quarters of a tank. I don't like that. :-(

Short Story Approved!!!

I am reposting this image because I got the word that Cari and my short story was accepted. I'll post more on the progress and release date soon, and I am very eager to see more of Cari's artwork for the story now. :-) I am very pleased, becase i have always wanted to write my own comic. For me this is abeautiful beginning. Cari and I make a great team.

If anybody read previous posts you know we're working on a 6-issue limited series. This is the best news all month!!!

My Day Is...

Today is maintenence day. Clothes, bills, appatrment. I am cleaning , washing, and I found time to get a haircut. I so needed it. I was about to grow a bush on top of my damn head. LOL I want to write more, but I have my hands full. I will work on writing a little later. I have to make sure all my clothes are washed and dried. Ineed to eat. I made some chicken alfredo with fettucchini noodles. It tastes great! I'm going to have more. I want get the clothes out of the way.

Writing Fool V

OK, so I started chapter two. Cari and I discussed chapter one in some lenght. We thought about expanding scenes. That is fine with me, but I wanted to touch on ch. 2 and keep writing. Its keeping me very busy. So little time to blog. So much time focusing on scripting. I want ice cream. LOL I am having random thoughts today like crazy.

A good friend emailed me. I was glad to hear from her. We haven't did much communication since we both left Verizon Wireless. Glad to know she's happy.

Five Sentences Per Day

A couple of good people I know have asked me about writing more, as I love to write. They wanted some tips to help strengthen their abilities. The first and best offering I could tell them is get a notepad and start by writing five sentences (which makes up a paragraph) per day. The subject matter can be anything, just write. This will help them get in the habit of writing. It's a positive start in the write direction.

Now imagine that after a while you will have a documentation of your thoughts, and your writings. Imagine that possibilities open up for you as your mind can solve simple issues of story length and description. Its why I have kept this blog. I so love to write, and to keep that energy alive, I write, and write more. Another part of writing is dedication, and it is so needed to push on through any barriers we've set on outselves.

Random Trash

I found a new blog. The link is in the title.

Who's Cell # Is This?

If there is anything I have ever been naive about, it would be my cell phone. For no uncertain reason should I leave it down without watching it, it seems a lady will open it up and look through it. Curiosity I guess. However, its a trend I have noticed more than casual. Whenever I leave it ungarded, it will be opened, and all info will be browsed.

I have to laugh about it, becuase I put the phone down, also, there's nothing in there I'm ashamed of. A friend confessed that one time she already saw some of the picutres I was going to show her. She picked up my cell while I was preoccupied with other activities. One friend asked to see the phone, as it was a nice model. She immediately went to the contacts section and took mental pictures of every name on my list. It was in her eyes, as she slowly browsed each number, and read each name. Her lips moved while she read. Her name was on the list at the top.

For the record, no lady has ever questioned me about any number or picture in my cell. Quite frankly nobody has the right to ask. I am not in a commited relationship, nor am I about to expain myself in that fashion. I do beleive that action speaks louder than words, and I beleive that I am being told, "I would like to trust you, but I really don't trust you." Perhaps, "I want to know more about you than you let on." LOL The humor being that I don't think if a lady had her cell phone on the table, I would pick it up without asking. I am naive. It doesn't matter no harm done.

My phone has been peaked at a few more times. Its always funny. Now its up to me, to place my phone in a more secure area, like on my hip. That's what the belt clip is for.

One Ring To Ruin Me

I keep telling myself to get my things together at least an hour before leaving for work. I was shocked today when I realized I wasn't weaing my college ring. My first thought is I took it off (whenI went to the restroom). I put my hands in my pocet , only to find it empty!!!

I calmed my nerves and went to the restroom thinking I may have left it there by accident. It wasn't there. Maybe, I thought I left it in my car. It wasn't there either. I was getting a little worried. maybe I left it homne on my nightstand. I got home it wasn't their either. Dammit. I thought I lost my ring.

I took apart my bookbag, and found my lost headphones (Boy do I feel stupid about the headphones-they were with me the whole time I needed them.

Remember how I do things at the last minute. My ring was in the bathroom, I left it there while rushing to get ready. Lesson learned.

We Have Synergy!!!

Cari finally sat down to read the script for the first issue of our planed limited series (The 8-page story is already done and submitted). I was very nervous. Maybe she wouldn't like it. She said once she started reading she wanted to finish the story and was very happy with the results. OMG!!! I kept my fist (and most important) reader happy!!! Needless to say, when your collaborator is pleased with the work, then the project has synergy. She is very excited about drawing my story!!!! :-)

I am going to make several grammatical and some dialogue changes to the script, but we have a great starting point for issue one. Now I have five more scripts to write (our goal is six issues-if we do graphic novels we may go for twelve issues worth, which is two volumes). I am sure I can handle that (at least issue two) this week-end. I won't be too busy.

Yesterday

Yesterday I went to work, and I felt so tired. In fact I foolishly was doodling on my calendar whil I had my head close to my desk. I could have easily dozed off. I got up and got me some coffee. The walk did me good.

I didn't sleep on my pillow the night before and found I had a giant migrane. I knew it was bad, I was so senitive to the lights, and I felt like I could vomit at any moment. When I got home, I took an advil, washed that down with some water, and tried to sleep. It must have took all of 20 mins for me to doze off. Having the right pillow is so important, because I feel fine today.


I can say i am feeling great, and now onto various things. I need to eat.

Growth

I took a break from classes, it what can only be described as I needed to break from classes or work, or my mind would break. I didn’t need that. To my embarrassment my grades suffered as I adapted to all the changes I was going through. I went form a really pressure cooker of a job (Verizon Wireless) to a job that was less pressure, but so in the drama. I also moved from my family who I have been around all life long. The price for independence is high. It was so worth it thought. Its taught me that I need to adapt and grow. The changes can’t overwhelm me!

Now, I am so ready to reclaim what I felt was denied me, and that is complete and utter control of my life. It took me a while to realize that I need to prioritize. I need to say what I want. I make ALL the decisions regarding my life. From now on I need to be proactive.

Whoah!!!!

Library wasn't busy, but my gut told me to check the floors. Somebody thought it was cool to pull books of the shelf and leave them on a desk. Several people followed suit. I spend the last hour collecting books to be placed on the proper shelf. By time I got back to my post, it was time to lock up the place. Thank God I have a co-worker to handle the desk duties. Otherwise I still might be there getting things together.

Bad, bad, patrons.

Law & Order

I'm watching Law and Order. Yeah, its a rerun, but I am enjoying it nonetheless. :-)

Writing Fool IV

Finished my 32 pages. Whooo-hooo!!!!!!

This 1st drat is done. I'm going 2 sleep.

Writing Fool III

I got to page 25. I am tired. I need to print and edit it proper. I am proud of myself for the devotion. I may do one more page leter in the night. The owl strkes again.

Writing Fool II

I have gotten myself so busy with writing the script for Cari and my comic. Script writing is hard, yet exciting. I'm on page 18 of 32 pages. I got a lot of good information down. All I can tell you is that I see scenes, and I put them down. I'm taking a break, as I need time to get more pics in my heade, but I'll be writing later on tonight.

I love writing. Its a great challenge. :-)

Earrrgh! or Damn Software!

My anti-virus software blocked me from using my web design software. I was sooo pissed. I decided to reinstall my web design software, but could not find the start-up disk. I was pissed. I looked for week for that disk. I tore the apptment up for that thing. Couldn't find it. Was about to give up on it.

Today, right before I went to work, I looked on my headborard, and there it was, the damn start up disk. I purged the old software off my hardrive and reinstalled it. Now it works without pissing me off. Life is good.

Saw Superman this week-end. It was worth my money. I miss Charleston's theaters. They are better than the ones in Savannah, in terms of sound quality, and size of drinks and popcorn.

Reposting of My Fine Art Part 4

Reposting of My Fine Art Part 3

Reposting of My Fine Art Part 2

Reposting of My Fine Art

I hadn't posted any of my own art in a while. I wanted to repost my own images to remind me to keep it up.

Page Inked and Toned

Cari finished a page from our collaboration, and I am very happy to post it. I saw the pencils for the page, but Cari had to ink, tone and letter it before I could show anything. It was worth the wait. I love this page.

I am all excited. The story has come to life with ultra cool artwork. Our next step it to get published, as I am positive we can achieve.

The link below is for the first image I posted from Cari's sketchetbook.

http://heystacy.blogspot.com/2006/06/teaser-art.html

Writing Fool

I have some personal essays I need to complete. I still need to complete the essay for my novel. I am writing on my work with Cari, and some new stories I am working on. I am excited about the essays. I may post portions of them on my blog. Who knows. I have many ideas to get though.

I am laying down my ideas, and hope that aftewards I can go back and read what I wrote, and see the direction I am aiming for. Afterwards I want to know if my goals and actions have measured equally to each other (hopefully gone beyond expectations)

Moody Monday

So I woke up moody. It happens to me. Such is life. I get over the small stuff. made an effort to have three bottles of water to counter all the sweet tea I drunk yesterday. Yesterday was rather lazy at work. it was slow. I thank God for this boring moment, because come fall quarter, I will be blasted with non stop people. I am feeling a bit funky, as in I feel like I am in a rut. I will have to meditate on this. Usually a rut for me is a sign of change or need of change. I welcome the new change.

I am becomming more ambitious, seeing past my academics. What do I want, and how am I going to get what I want out of life? I need answers to these questions. This means what I know, which is that I am more than what I am going through. I am not happy with my academic status, nor am I satified with the hoops grad schools are trying to take me through. Its time to grab the bull by the horns, and take total control of my living, learning, and earning (learnd that working at Disneyworld-go figure, life has a fantastic way of teaching me experiences)

Sunday is a Good Day

Today's dinner: Homade hamburgers mixed vegies, and fries. Made some sweet tea with lemons. Lime didn't work so well in the tea.

Working on some essays for myself. I wanted to express my direction for stories with some concrete thoughts. Sometimes I don't have easy answers for the stories I write, so this is a process I am working on.

Thankfully no drama to talk about. Its a breathing weekend. LOL I am very happy with this result.

Saturdaze

Its a great Saturday. I didn't do anything out of the ordinary, but AI feel good. I took a much needed nap, and now I am all energized.

Watched two awful scf-if movies. Komodo Vs. Cobra and now watching the rest of Mansquito. The titles alone are hilarious.


Wanted to go home for week-end, but my wheel needs to be aligned before I start going on long distance drives. So I canceled. :-(.

Life is to short to worry. My mom was like maybe next vacation. She's right. :-)