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No- I am not drinking heavily. I may wish I could if only to let loose. That has never been a problem for me. Tightening up and being good and responsible with my time has been difficult though. Not impossible, but you must realize that when you feel nervous you may actually be having a gut instinct about what you are doing and your conscience is telling you what you should be doing. This is the pressure of a deadline and even more so- a self-imposed one. I must be better at dealing with those. That and craft- too often I would rather be done than do a good job. That is not the way of the force. You must work and love your work and do your work well so that you can enjoy the feeling of having done your best. It was much easier when people (like your parents) just expected you to do your best. It's much harder when you yourself expect that. This piece is a time-out I did for my dad on his birthday. My first Star Trek character ever and it's Uhura. I always did like her. I think my first memory of her was when she was older and did a sexy dance in a cat-lady outfit in Star Trek 5 The Final Frontier. I was like that's cool- this lady is old but she's still passing as sexy. I respect that.

The Collective

I just joined this group courtesy of the awesome Sarah Searle. We shared a table at last year's MECAF. Kudos to her for following through on developing a group of comic book self-publishers in the area! Check out the banner and bio. Post to come soon!http://www.swinsea.com/collective

Whoa alright

It is crunch time in a major way. No more room for "I wish" it's all down to I do. We all have lots to do in this world, but the tough thing is just sitting down and getting it done. After that the tough thing is staying there and working it out. You aren't an artist, you're a prize-fighter. It all comes down to exercise, good food, and lots of rest. That's the only way you're going to knock it out of the park son. Once you do that, then you are truly a comic book star.