Happy holidays, and thank you for reading! November was a bit of a bear this year: the job I had for twenty-two years vanished, just like that. The job loss was not entirely unexpected -- business for our particular division had all but dried up, and the company that purchased us late last year was in no mood for a bunch of developers sitting around not programming anything. Who'd‘ve thunk it? On a positive note, I've been working on a couple of very good job prospects, and I anticipate my joblessness will be short-lived, maybe even by the end of this week. Fingers crossed!
The downside of this -- well, apart from having no income -- is the drag it induces on my creative world. I probably mentioned this before, but I am not what one would call a person who creates well under duress. It's why I never seriously considered pursuing a career as a freelance graphic artist; if I know my next meal or house payment depended entirely on my ability to create something, my brain goes into the WORST lockdown, and I would probably end up living in a cardboard box on the side of the road somewhere, eating garbage out of trash cans, or scraping up the unfortunate critter that was tagged by an SUV while crossing the street. No thank you! So, my attention is locked solely on securing that next gig, and that means things like the EP or comics or whatever are on hold. Believe me, no one regrets this more than me. Right now the most my brain will allow is the occasional doodle in the sketchbook and the 10-minute daily guitar jam. That said, once I've returned to the world of the gainfully-employed, the brain-lock will cease and the EP will finally resume production. That's the hope, anyway…
I truly apologize for not having anything good to show you this month. I hope you don't abandon this newletter because I have every intention of producing it going forward. Thank you for your support and for keeping the faith, and I'll catch you in 2024. If I don't speak to you before the new year, I wish you and yours a joyous holiday season and a hope that your 2024 turns out awesome! Take care, my friends...
Dan