Damn, it's been a while. Sorry folks, I don't have internet access... or even networked access to a computer that does. So I'm putting the strips on my camera's memory card and then shipping them off to DJ so that he can upload them. Don't expect regular updates as living at my mom's house tends to discourage that.
     It's not like I'm being kept from my computer or drawing supplies or anything, but I need conditions to be decent in order to do strips, and I need a little quiet. Unfortunately I can't sit down anywhere in this house without getting the third degree from either Chris or Joey. Chris wants to know what I'm doing at all times because he's fucking paranoid and thinks that he needs to "get control" of me. Joey,... well he's just bored out of his mind after school and wants to talk to someone other than his sister. Given the strict "no-one in, no-one out" policy here, and that he's been completely denied the chance to get an after-school job, he's left with nothing to do after school and nobody to talk to, so he comes in and yaks at me hoping that I'll listen and/or entertain him in some way.
     I won't bore you all with the details of life here, but needless to say, it's not helpful when I have something to do. One of my difficulties has been job searching. I really wanna find a job in the city and move up North. Central Jersey is a real drag. It always looks like Flint Michigan as depicted in "Roger & Me," except with continual development. Jackson, Howell, Lakewood, and the surrounding areas are continually getting new stores and shopping centers, but everyone's out of work and broke. There's basically no industry here, but plenty of shopping, which just makes everyone feel poorer. I'm working at the local Wawa right now, so I do have some income, but I also get to talk to a continual flow of people who aren't "poor" but have "hit hard times."
     How hard are times? Have any of you read Wizard this month? Apparently the new story arc for Fantastic Four starting in February will revolve around them losing all governmental and private funding and having their entire savings embezeled away, falling on hard times, and looking for new jobs. You know the economy is rough when fictional super-heroes are living paycheck to paycheck.
     I submitted a job application to DC Comics for a letterer position. I doubt I'll get it, but it would really be my dream job at the moment. When I got into programming, I wanted to make either games or day-to-day applications. It never dawned on me that almost all programming in NYC is for the financial sector. Right now, I think I'll be a lot happier working at DC Comics 'cause it seems to be filled with all sorts of interesting people and fun projects. I gave them Pie2k as an example of my work, so if you're reading, DC Comics, I'd love to come work for you. I know the work is hard, but I'm willing to work my ass off. Heck, I'm a programmer by nature... the concept of a 17 hour work-day to meet a pushed-up deadline is far from foreign to me. And I know I'm really kissing ass right now, but it couldn't hurt. :P