this side of the blue

i like to post entries on the last day of the month. i don't know why.

most recently i've been acting a little more distanced than usual. and by distanced i mean, from pretty much everyone, even James. i just get like that sometimes. usually it's because i have such an obsessive personality and when i make my mind up that i like something and really dig it, i go all crazy and spend every waking moment that i'm not in insurance land doing it! and recently, i've discovered the wonders of the zine scene, and i'm wondering why it took me 25 years to discover how awesome it is. and usually the term 'awesome' is overused, but in this case it fits perfectly!

so an amazing idea for my own personal zine struck me just out of nowhere one night. it seems that's how all good ideas come to me. just out of nowhere, like they catch me off guard. so i think that's my subconscious telling me not to over-think everything, because i'm usually at my best when i'm all haphazard and shit.

anyway, my zine is going to be a little book of short stories based LOOSELY on life experiences of yours truly! the fun part is that the theme is going to be fairytale. so that means it will have princesses, fanciful language, and all that good junk. and it's been really fun writing it. i also found someone who is going to work with me on making it pretty [illustrations and whatnot], and i bought STOLEN SHARPIE REVOLUTION which promises to be very helpful for a zine-amateur such as myself.

i am very excited. i'm hoping a distro will pick it up, but i can't put all my hopes into that, because let's face it, it's not overly likely. but i take comfort in knowing that there are at least social zine websites out there filled with people that are doing the same thing as me: making zines, wanting to trade zines, discuss zines etc. on wemakezines.ning.com i've met a few really interesting people already, so i can't wait to finish it now.

other than zines, that's really all that's going on with me! HOLLA.