Things

Alright, this one is going to be short. I was at a Mark Lowry concert tonight (yes, it was really good), so I'm kinda doing this on the fly. In fact, this I'm doing this when I have a bunch of things I ought to be doing instead. Hmm... I bet I can think of five without trying too hard!

Five Things I Ought to be Doing Right Now Instead of this Blog!

Thing the First - Commissions!

I'm a lucky guy. A few people have asked me to do some drawings for them, and, I swear, I'm working on them when I can. Sadly, being dependent on "The Man" (ie, my employer) for "The Cheddar" (ie, cash) to pay "The Bill Collectors" (ie... actually, that isn't slang, so ignore the quotes), doesn't allow as much time as I'd like for independent endeavors. I do appreciate the patience of the patrons of my art. Remember: I may be slow, but I'm cheap.

Thing the Second - Practicing my Baritone Ukelele!

Shortly before Christmas last year, I bought a beatiful Buke, promising that I would set aside time to really learn to play it. Sadly, I have not done that, and pick it up all too infrequently. I think I'm going to set aside 30 minutes each morning after work and require myself to practice before I go to bed. I'm not looking to start a new career, but if I can become familiar enough to just pick it up and chord through things, I'll be content.

Thing the Third - Working on The Crimson Scarab Webcomic!

This week has been really solid for me with writing for the Scarab... something that was welcome and shocking. I don't want the momentum to die down, so I'm definitely wanting to work on it. The starting month, as of right now, still remains April, so I want to get as much of a lead as I can, so that when I hit a mental block, I won't worry about being unable to come up with anything by the next day. Man, I really should be doing that.

Thing the Fourth - Drawing!

I haven't done any drawing since I woke up today. The concert kinda took that chunk of time away from me. So, you will also notice there will be no daily sketch at the end of today's blog. I'll probably try to scratch through something before I go to bed, but nothing fit for public viewing. Just something so that I don't get out of the habit.

Thing the Fifth - Sleeping!

Ugh... Fridays are rough. I got home from work about 7:30 a.m., went to bed at 10:30 a.m., and was up at 2:30 p.m. Four hours is not enough, and I'm dragging, but on Fridays, I try to shorten my sleeping so that I'm not up until 5 or 6 in the morning on my days off. Doesn't always work, but it will tonight. I'll be snoozing within the next two hours.

And, if there was ever a cue to end a blog, that was it.

I'll type at you later.

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Comments

mike February 16, 2008 at 7:24pm

Cool. I'm a fan of your blogs so I'm looking forward to your story writing.
Billy Wamsley February 16, 2008 at 1:41pm

Oh, and since I forgot to actually answer this - yep, I'm writing and drawing it. It is a one man show right now!
Billy Wamsley February 16, 2008 at 1:40pm

The Crimson Scarab is my soon-to-be-unleashed-on-the-world webcomic. The outfit I'm wearing in my avatar is the Scarab's costume, and he's made several appearances in sketches here on the blog. I'm looking to go live with the comic, updated three days a week (to start, eventually hoping to move to five) in April. The website is: http://www.crimsonscarab.com
There isn't much there yet, just the Scarab emblem and "2008", but soon enough it will be the fully functioning home of The Crimson Scarab! (Thanks for the interest!)
mike February 15, 2008 at 10:05pm

Mark Lowry? He's on a bunch of Gaither videos I have! He's hilarious! I'm a big fan of the Gaither Homecoming series. Too bad they're not coming to California any time soon.
BTW what is this Crimson Scarab I hear about? Are you writing and drawing? Where will it be published when it's ready? I'd like to read it too.

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