
Am I planning something? I think I may well be planning something…


Am I planning something? I think I may well be planning something…
Today’s been an interesting day to say the very least. I’ve went from having a lazy Sunday to a meltdown to a craft day (as you can see above).
For the record, I am trying to branch out a bit with design stuff, hence the custom business cards and the Thank You notes. More on that another time.
This has been a… interesting month to say the least thus far. Not completely ‘bad’ per say but definately interesting. I think I may well have to really get my head down to make it a really good year, but I think… yeah. It’s gonna be a good year, if I have anything to do with it.
After recovering from the hell-virus that floored me for half of my holiday period, it’s quite irritating that I’m already back to work in about 13 hours.
*sigh*
Well, after the horrible year that 2011 was, I have decided on a couple of resolutions (revolutions?) to try and make 2012 as great as it bloody well can be. Here we go -
I’m sure I could come up with more but I think the above 6 point should give me enough to fight through (along with everything else) within the next 12 months. That said, I should maybe find a way to stop those pesky Mayan’s and their supposed doomsday…
(…in)Sanity - Arthritis
I’ve had problems with my right hip for the last two years and I’ve had to endure searing pain, physiotherapy, painkillers and everything else. After all that time, a couple of months ago I seen yet another specialist (about my third, by the way) who after an extensive session came to the conclusion that I have the early stages of osteoarthritis.
Naturally, I am taking advantage of this where I can (not really, but a guy can wish, can’t he?)
(…in)Sanity - Soul Patch
Way, way back in the midst of yonder I used to do comics like this. And they were called (…in)Sanity. Partly because I thought the name was bitchin’, partly because it summed my mindset up while I was at uni.
I was doodling at work recently and found myself working in a style which was a mix between the sort of thing I do now and the older, crapper (…in)Sanity stuff. So I decided to thrash out a couple of comics for old times sake. Here’s the first of them!
Jesus Christ almighty, where the hell does the time go?
I think I can honestly say this has been a proper annus horribilis and definately a year I’ll be wanting to forget in a hurry. It’s nearly a year since my wife and I got flooded out of our home (week on Friday to be exact) and to say that everything has went to pot since then would be something of an understatement.
It is part of the reason that I’ve had to give up Alienated Youth. As much as I tried and tried and tried, I couldn’t get the damn comic to resolve in my head. And so when cost cutting measures came to the fore in my household affairs I had no choice but to let it go. It’s not that I wanted to per say, creative things are trying to jump out from me but, unfortunately, time and money seem to be at a rather large premium these days.
The funny thing is, not even 10 years ago, I was writing more than I was drawing. Or doing coursework. Or going to lectures. *cough*
This is why there has been a small flurry of postings here recently. And why I’ve changed the name of the blog to The Life and Times of Mark McQueen. An almost nod to my old blog the Deviant Chronicles there, my (admittedly early) New Years Resolution is to pick my sorry ass up and start getting myself back to ‘normal’. Whatever that is.
I am going to try my damndest to keep coming back online and venting. Rambling. Ranting. Whatever gets my fingers moving and my mind ticking. I used to be very good at this way back when, so I can’t see why the spark can’t return.
I aim to grab 2012 by the scruff of the neck and make it an awesome year, not just for me but for the people closest around me. Because, quite frankly, 2011 has sucked. Royally sucked. And I refuse to go through another 12 months of the same shite as last year.
Actually, know what? That wasn’t an early New Years Resolution. It’s a New Years Revolution. 2012 - here we come!
The marketing people that came up with this South African advert for Nando’s chicken restaurants is a freaking genius!
And those idiots that are part of Mugabe’s youth front, get a sense of humour please - it’s just a laugh you know…
I read about this in the paper before I saw the video so I was already going to be a little prejudice. But still, damn, that’s one ignorant woman!
FYI, she got arrested the other day for this racist rant and, quite frankly, she deserves everything she’s got coming to her.
It seems to be that I only jump on here for obituaries lately, but the shock of someone like Gary Speed, the Welsh national team manager, passing so suddenly at such a young age seems to make me want to put something down in writing.
Speed was seen to be the consummate professional throughout his long playing and brief managerial career, similar to the on field and off field presence Ryan Giggs had until his recent indiscretions. The difference was Speed was never on the front pages for any scandals, always the back pages for his skill, commitment and determination. His amazing turnaround of the Welsh national side proved his talents and 3 wins on the trot seen Wales hit the giddy highs of 50 in the FIFA world rankings.
The scenes at the football games across the country today, including the 3 top games of Kilmarnock-Rangers, Swansea-Aston Villa and Liverpool-Manchester City, are tantamount to the presence and legacy Gary left not just the game but to life in general. I personally was looking forward to the two epic games between the tartan army and the dragons with Speed at the helm. Here’s hoping the games over the next two years are fitting tributes and I’ll be keeping an eye on Wales along with Scotland in the internationals starting next year.
RIP Gary.
What are heroes without villains? To follow up with my Rebooting the Justice League post, where I treated those characters to a more extreme reboot than DC’s “New 52,” I thought it would be fun to take a look at a redesigned villain team to oppose my redesigned Justice League: