inane is too good for this

Seriously. I sat down, determined to show signs of life on the interwebs. The motivation was there... hell, I even had some things I really wanted to get down on paper... er, well whatever you'd call this.

Nothing. I must have half-written half a dozen things and ended up deleting each one. I'd just get part of the way through it, realized that even I didn't care what I was writing about anymore and trashed it. And this always came after spending the time to meticulously rework that first half to my obsessively particular satisfaction.

I'm not sure what my problem is. Not like it sits very high on the list of worst problems to have, but still. I can't even seem to write for me anymore, and that's just damn irritating.

Maybe I'll feel it better tomorrow... who knows?

Drawing a Blank

Ten days and I'm still struggling for something blog worthy. It could be that it has been a boring ten days. Of course, the real problem here is my standards are way too high. I mean, anyone that even makes an attempt at grammar probably hits the top 10% of blogs. I fear that may be far too generous, but I sincerely hope that I'm mistaken. I guess proper use of language doesn't necessary reflect on the quality of the content in either direction. The evidence is correlational at best. I'm willing to allow for the possibility that someone has something intelligent to say on the internet without regard for the intricacies of the written word.

Ugh... I'm actually writing about grammar. This is pathetic and boring. A double threat. Moving on...

For some bizarre reason I thought it would be fun to do another webcomic. Well, it will be fun once it actually gets out of the planning phase and starts running. I'm under the impression (delusion?) that I learned a thing or two from my first foray into the world of online comics. I'll approach the whole operation a little differently this time around. Foremost, I am so not drawing this one.

My drawing ability tends to sit somewhere between "it's not terrible" and "it doesn't quite compel me to blind myself, but I considered it". While I did learn that practice helps a great deal over time, I would never be able to create the comic I would want given my current level of ability. It was always the limiting factor before, and I've got the scrapped comics to prove it. No, you can't see them... I'm doing you a favor here. I shouldn't mislead you here... it's not completely my choice to abstain from drawing, as my friend and I came up with the concept together. He can already draw quite well, so it's natural that we put our best foot forward in that department.

Being relegated to a writing-only position is actually what I wanted. Of course, now I'm faced with a problem similar to my blogging issues. I "succeeded" before by literally transcribing real events with a bit of creative exaggeration. The whole thing was really one huge ongoing inside joke with not much in the way of broad appeal. Now I'm trying to write for real using "fake" characters and aiming for a broader audience. I've always considered myself a good writer, but I don't really know that. It's a completely untested theory.

Fortunately, the theme does still draw on some personal experience. I'll let you wait to find out what exactly that is. Don't go holding your breath, though. The artist decided the summer would be the perfect time for an internship where he doesn't have access to a scanner. The first signs of life from this project may not be for a couple of months.

At least that gives me time to make this thing funny.