Kinda forgot about last week's blog. Too busy playing New Super Mario Bros. Wii with ma bros. It was cool, a nice time to enjoy the company of friends all in one place.This comic is really quite an experience. Emphasis on the experience - as in, not the sensation of external realities, but rather the acquisition of tangible EXP. It's not just an "oh hey I'm actually doing something creative and not just talking about it"... it's "hey I should quit fooling around with other crap that gets in the way of me doing this on the schedule that I've set for it."
I'm finding that, for the first time in pretty much my entire life, I'm vigorously defending my time - my sleep schedule, my meals, my homework... at the very first moment a thought enters my mind about what to do next, be it "hey i should go play modern warfare 2" or "hey i could go check facebook for the billionth time today" or "hey i should go watch princess tutu", I filter it through, "What about Hoshen?"
Some might say this is obsessive. Those people have probably never done anything great with their lives, and will probably have nothing to show for it when they die.
Some might say this is idolatrous. Those people have probably never devoted something completely to God, and probably think that church attendance is more important than going out and sharing the good news.
I've also crossed a couple of Rubicons in the last two weeks. The content of the comic was a major point of conflict for me early in its conception - what level of vulgar language and violence do I include? Where do I draw the line between realism and compromise? I decided to lock in on a middle-of-the-field option, the uncensored writing with the censored publication. You big kids who've been around the block can fill in the blanks, and you little kids can persist in ignorance and be thankful. And as far as the violence... well, I've got reasons, but to sum it up, you won't be seeing anything new. I've heard too many pastors brag about their love for CSI and The Office to think that I'm forcing gory imagery or mock lewd conversation onto the unwilling. It's not like everybody doesn't already listen to this "But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates, "'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.' For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.' The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds." - YeshuaHopefully my wisdom will be justified in my choice of where to stand with the whole content thing. People are so easily offended, no matter where they stand... most religious people will get upset because I just put an obscenity in strikeout, some non-religious people will get upset because I put Bible verses in my blog post... I'm sure some artists will be disgusted by my lack of skill, and plenty of writers will laugh at my attempts to combine genres and present worldviews & philosophies... frankly, I don't blame any of these people. I'm not good... I just can. So I am.
neither eating Its like waiting for all the waves to die down in the ocean before you jump in and swim... the waves will always be there... - mdotstrange----------------
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