Sometimes comes a spark of inspiration. A tiny little spark that gets the blood pumping and the brain gears cranking, a sentence or even just an idea about how to get over that blank page hurdle. It’s enough to make you roll out of bed and run to the computer, tapping your foot while the damn slow piece of crap loads up.

But then it fades away. Or you lose the proper wording during that five second journey. Or it just doesn’t look as good in black and white as it did in your head.

You delete the whole thing. You throw yourself into the chair. What is the point! You scream. Why do I do this to myself?

You think – Maybe I should just give it all up. Do what normal people do. Be content with a normal job, one that actually pays something. Be content with never creating content. Put down the pen for good.

And then you think – Fuck that.

But my point is this: A spark is just that – A spark. There are more elements than just ignition to begin the fires blazing. You also need heat and fuel and air. And the more you have, the bigger the flames.

And why am I making this point?

Because I just rolled out of bed.

That’s right! A NEW THEME!!!

After… How long has it been? Maybe two years?… of the old theme – (including various changes and little things added and colour changes) I have finally changed it up.

I’m still ironing out a few bits and pieces here and there but this is pretty much the new look from here on out… or until I get bored and change it again.

So, what do you think? Better? Worse? Couldn’t care less because you never come here anyway, this site is boring, shut the hell up?

The other day I got my spanky new pocket camera. A nice cheap little fujifilm a170 that i can just keep in my bag for anytime use. Much easier than throwing the S6500fd in the bag.

Turns out, it takes pretty decent photos too. Which is good ’cause you know how I like to be all artistic ‘n’ shit.

Here’s a couple that I took while I was just testing it out.

I’m too nice sometimes.

I mean, if you looked up ‘nice guys finish last’ in the dictionary then you’d find… nothing. It wouldn’t be in the dictionary, it’s a phrase not a word.

What are you doing looking up phrases in the dictionary?

Weirdo.

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We’ve come to the end of the first month of the first year of the new decade. For me at least, it has been quite the eventful month indeed.

At the end of the first month of the first year of the previous decade I was a youngen only a year out of high school. I was just beginning my first job with the evil company of ‘they who must not be named’

It seems like the curse of the previous decade has been lifted now, as I finished my second term of employment with ‘they who must not be named’ just a few short months ago.

Since then, I’ve come some distance and did many a thing… I’ve written and put together an award winning collection of short stories, created an award winning webcomic, Designed an award winning zombie based coffee mug, I’ve made an award winning move inter-state and acquired my own award winning abode. And most importantly, purchased myself a new award winning jacket – whom I call Awesome Jacket.

        NOTE – awards mentioned may not be based in this reality… Yet.

All in all, I think this year (and/or decade) is already faring much better than the last.

So, onto the future then. What is to come?

Only time and fortune cookies can tell.

Love the zombie on the cover of Death, Dismemberment and a Little Bit of Sass?

I know, everybody does!

But not everybody has him on their coffee mug, but you can!

Just go to Zazzle.com.au and order yours now!!

This is my 200th post on this ‘ere blog.

My first blog post was on January 18th 2007.

Just a few days over three years ago.

At the time I was just a young whippersnapper in his mid twenties, still dreaming of becoming a writer and thinking it was an easy prospect. That all one had to do was sit at the computer long enough and a book would pop out and billions of people would come from all around and say “oooh!”.

Ah, the naivety of the young.

Those were the days when almost every post was about writer’s block and procrastination. Oh, how things have changed differed slightly.

So here’s a link to my rather embarrassingly silly first blog post – It All Begins Here.

Enjoy.