an odd beginning

Life has many beginning and ends. They can be huge like the birth of a child or small like trying mint chocolate ice cream instead of chocolate ice cream. A beginning I've have experinced over the years is Arby's. Arby's was the first job I ever had. In recent months Arby's has come to mean something so much more than a first job. At first it was just odd, but now there's no denying it. Arby's is a strong part of my married life. When Allison and started dating she bought a bike. On the day she bought the bike I decide to ride my bike down to see her, but did not tell her what I was coming over. I ended up seeing her on the green belt. I had been riding for about an hour by then. She wanted to ride her bike, because she had just started riding when I found her. We rode all over the green belt. Then we got kind of hungry and decide to get something to eat. Being near fairview ave we decide on Arby's. We weren't offically dating yet, but it was our first bike ride together. I remember walking our bikes for part of the fairview part because the rode was so busy. When we got to Arby's, Allison was so scared her bike might get stolen that we had to sit next to a window were we could see them. I had locked them up, but that wasn't enough for her.

On our wedding day we were hungry before heading to the temple. We also had a couple hours to spare till our marriage. So we went to the only place that would be right for our last meal together as singles, Arby's. Since then we go to Arby's every once and awhile, but to me it'll always be our last meal together. So order a Beef 'n Cheddar for me next time you head there.

good at something normal

Another week is gone. Time just flies by now. I can't believe the weekend is almost over too. I've never had this problem before. I remember weekends going on for ever and now they're so short. This week was an interesting one. I started volunteering at the Garden City Library. The one where Allison works. I never see my wife so I decide that I needed to do something about that and this seemed like a great way to do it. She's at work and I get to help her library out. It's not hard work by any means, it's just shelfing books and movies. It reminds me of working for the budget office. There I sort contracts and other documents. My life has been a long career of sorting. I'm really good at it. It's really weird to think you're good at something that really shouldn't be that hard for anyone to do. I've always loved sorting too. It started with my comic collection. I love sorting my comics as a kid. I would take my small collection and resort it all the time. Like in High Fidelity (the movie) I would change my approach to how I sorted my collection, but how I acquired my collection though. It's usually alphabetical by comic name, but now I do it more by character than title of comic. So Amazing Spider-Man is in the S's for Spider-Man. It's a little odd, but perfect for me. Wow this story is just going everywhere today. This week I helped at Allison's library and it was fun. I got to hang with her, maybe not talk, but be around my beautiful bride. I can't ask for more than that. I love just being with her.


On a side note don't forget about ED the Business Warrior. A new comic will come out on Tuesday, but Sunday will have the first special sauce. So go check out some awesome special sauce at http://minidovecomics.wordpress.com.

the comic is up

Today starts the regular release of Ed the business warrior. This webcomic should be twice a week. That is the plan for right now. I have about a month and a half ready to go thanks to Zuda stopping their competition. The first one went up early this morning before I went to work. I don't know if I'll keep it a Monday comic or change it to a Tuesday Thursday comic which I would actually prefer to do. I just like those days. They always have something special going on in Taco joints, like Taco Tuesday or something.

Well I hope you all enjoy the comic. I know the first one didn't have Ed in it, but I promise you the next one will have Ed. So go check out the comic and promo comic on the page.

The webcomic website is http://minidovecomics.wordpress.com

~ Michael

losing my love

It's not often you wake up and realize you are losing one of your loves. A love you always told yourself you would never give up on. Yet as I grow older I notice I am losing my love for certain things. Things I never thought I would stop caring so deeply for. Even as I write this blog, I'm thinking about all the other things I could be doing instead of sitting infront of this computer. I don't want to hate my computer, but at the same time I feel like I spend to much time with it. I use my computer as a TV more than a computer these days. My love of surfing the net is dying. My love of just using a computer as a computer is dying. I still love TV and my computer is the easiest way for me to get show, but other than that I can pass. I think it comes from having to stare at a computer screen all day at work. I've never had a job were I had to stare at a computer screen all day and not be able to do something awesome on the computer. Now the computer makes me think about work and counting money. I hate counting money and I hate using my once loved machine to do it. I'm trying to regain my love of the computer but I don't think it'll happen anytime soon.

In response to my disdain my wife has given me the perfect mix of computer not computer. For my birthday she bought me an Ipod touch. It's perfect for me. It's a small little screen that doesn't feel like a computer at all. The best part is that it can go anywhere with me. It has little games that I love to play, books to read, and music I love to listen too. My Ipod touch is so amazing. It's like having a little computer at my finger tips. I can go check out new music on the web or play a silly computer game on it. Having it be web based is the best. The main thing I love about the Ipod touch is the web. I love the web, it has so many awesome things to check it out.

I use to be unseparable from my computer. Now I can do without it. I rather be reading a comic (my first true love) or even reading a real book. I wonder what I'll be sick of next. I really hope it's no comics.

On a side note I'm going to start a webcomic tomorrow. Since I haven't heard back from Zuda and it's been eight weeks I feel the need to put this comic out. Plus Zuda has stop doing the competition I entered so I feel no need to wait any longer on the comic. I'll have the address and everything up tomorrow. Till tomorrow.

job vs career

Lately I have been feeling really odd at work. I just feel like I don't really belong there. I'm working as hard as I can, but I don't feel like I'm satisfied with my job. I know it's just a temporary job till I move back to Indiana, but at the same time I'm scared that maybe this is all there is. I go into work, I work my eight hours and come home. I love being home. I love being with my wife. I just wish I enjoyed what I did for a living. I have no clue if I'll ever enjoy what I do for a living either. I feel like I still haven't figured out what I'm suppose to do with my life. I would like to go and get my master's degree, but in what? I keep on thinking about getting my MBA, but do I really want a business degree? I don't think I do. I want to start working on a career, but the only thing I'm ever excited to do is draw comics. I went to design school and graduated, but I hated working for people. When it comes to design it's just so hard. They always want something a certain way but they never tell you or worse they just want crap built. That was the hardest thing is the world for me. I wanted to design cool things and they did not want anything creative. They wanted bland works. Works that involve no imagination or thought.

I was actually looking at this art school to get my master's in a couple weeks ago. I would have loved to go and receive this fine arts degree for comic design. The only problem is that once I'm out what do I do with it? Try to support a family on Indy Comics? I have no desire to work on superheroes and my art style doesn't really support that design. If I was single I would probably jump at it, but with a family to think about there's no way I would do it.

So my problem is I have no clue what to do with my life. I know, I've never known what to do with my life. I want to find a job I love and can turn into a career. That way I can grow and feel like I'm doing something with my life. I know there has to be some type of job that'll inspire me. I just have to find it.

Plus I sort of found out about Zuda this weekend too. Zuda has decide to no longer hold the monthly competition to find new comics. This means my comic I submitted six weeks ago probably won't see light of day on their website. This sucks a lot too. I was really hoping to have the opportunity to present my comic to whole new audience and maybe get paid a little for it. If anything this news is really getting me down and wondering what should I do with my life.