…and nothing was posted during 2011. Nothing.

2011 did not turn out the way I thought it would. Not even close to the way I wanted. I barely wrote a word of anything. I drew near nothing, save for a pinup I’d owed my sister for close to a year (guilt…). My two worlds of personal and creative life collided, ricocheted off each other, and exploded separately. There were casualties on both sides.

The only real survivor was the music. I continued to teach and compose, and positive things came to fruition. PiNdrop Music Design had a great end-of-year sales burst, and we can see a potential for a rapid growth in the near future as long as we keep working at it. Then there was my completion of culinary school, my externship, and my first real employment since 2007, this time as a line cook. I still don’t know what I want to do as a cook. Maybe nothing. I’m not sure I want to be a professional cook. The idea of designing and owning my own restaurant is appealing, but I don’t know if I want to be a proper chef. I love food, and I like to cook, but I’m not sure if I’m passionate about restaurant-style cooking as opposed to home cooking.

As much as I want to return to making comics, as much as I want to finalize my novel, my creative arrows are pointing towards music. Unfortunately, many reasons for this are practical ones, but fortunately many are also artistic and creative reasons. It is what it is. This is where life is taking me right now. Hopefully, I can summon up the energy to write more, whether it be in the form of a blog or another medium. I make no promises, and I have no plans for the first time in a long, long, long time. I have ideas, but no timeline for execution. Right now, I work, I teach, and I write music. We’ll see where 2012 takes me creatively and financially. Right now, as long as I can live comfortably and tell stories in some form or fashion, I should be okay.