Remove all doubt that you can do something and you will remove all the self control that was required to not go overboard.

At least that’s the way I’m tempted to think sometimes. My newfound resolve to focus on my artistic pursuits, specifically writing and cartooning, has resulted in a great deal of opportunity and not a whole lot of decisiveness on my own part. I think I need to get out of ’searching’ mode and into ‘doing’ mode.

I’ve done this before; the temptation to forge ahead in a brave new direction faster than you’re able to cope with is a common mistake and one I fall into a lot. Luckily, I think I’ve pulled myself up in time, if I sit on the projects I’m already involved with, I should be fine for another few months. At the very least, I should be in a good position to stop worrying so much.

Things are looking up at the moment. The household financial situation is looking good, we’re both busy but sufficiently entertained and all of this comes at a time when we should both be broke, stressed and in a raving panic. Thank God for anti-depressants I suppose.

In terms of actual news, Naomi and I now have internet at home courtesy of a little black vodafone USB dongle. Yay, more telephony crap. At least it’s better than having to walk to uni every time I want to blog.

I got FarCry 2 today. Still haven’t had a chance to play it though. Naomi is quite stuck to this $15 game called Horsez that she picked up today. It’s giving her a temper and it reminds me that one day we’re going to have to sit down and have a talk my dad gave to me and my brothers about keeping calm whilst playing games.

And yes, I use the word ‘whilst’ on this blog because I can. I wouldn’t use it anywhere else.

I’ve started sketching for a new comic project. Can’t and won’t say anything more but it will be the most ambitious cartooning project I’ve seen in a long time let alone actually been involved with (let alone been artside on).

As much as the SEO nuts on twitter bore me to tears occasionally, I wonder if there will come a time when I need their advice. My refusal to monetise websinthe means nothing about any other projects on which I may be working.

Myself, @a_lil_spaz, @michealmeloni and @ben_grubb will be meeting on Friday for a few drinks and to discuss the possibility of a group podcast. No promises than anything will come from that but I’m extremely keen to work with 3 very talented people. I’ve also been keen to do a podcast for years and have never had the guts nor the content. That should change.

I posted an article over at Public Polity this evening that, despite the information being available since last year’s budget, covered something that appears to have gone under the radar. More on that here. The other surprise was the increased amount of retweets that the article had from people who, in my estimation, are a lot better than me.

I’m prone to hero worship, there’s no hiding it.

It feels good to be involved in online debate at a fundamental level. I do feel as though I’ve broken my fair share of stories on the topic of #nocleanfeed. I don’t presume to be an expert, there are better articles than mine, but for the first time in a long time I feel confident that the things I have written may have significantly contributed to the debate.

As you can see, the NoCharCom December special has begun. It’s going to be a doozy, especially given how much bloody time I put into it. NoCharCom isn’t the only comic that I write and draw. It is, however, my favourite.

I should save something for tomorrow, expect a post on FC2 at some point. Expect Conroy’s resignation as well. He might take me with him, but he’s a sinking ship.