Adventure #237: WTHAIDWMY (What The Hell Am I Doing With My Life?)
on March 24, 2009 at 1:17 pmSuper Congratulations for my buddy Pranas for fufilling one entire year in his journal comic! I’ve still got four more months to go myself, but that’s quite a milestone. Doing a daily comics is some hard freakin’ work!
But along with that, I’ve felt a serious pang of doubt today, I dunno, we’ve all had those “off” days where everybody around you looks so awesome and you feel like you’ve gotten nothing done in your entire life!
It’s probably due to that defect in my head that makes me compare myself to everyone I know and putting them on some sort of pedastel. Its frightening how much I belittle myself something.
I guess this is another episode of “Waggh Why Don’t People Love Me? I’m the Pathetic Tragic Hero, Be My Girlfriend?” on the The Daily Odyssey, what manic depressive adventure await me in the coming days?
Hey, don’t worry about it. Everyone compares themselves to their peers. It’s science.
I’m in the same boat as you. Be grateful that you’ve got a proper edumacation. I don’t even have that. I’m just spinning wheels over here with my High School Diploma.
On the other hand some of us ARE eagerly awaiting the next issue of Shaman-Man. At least you don’t have a 7 year old prodigy of a daughter that makes you question yourself. Seriously… she had some amazing dialogue last week that made my writing look like:
David: Hello.
Brett: How are you?
David: I am fine.
Brett: That is good.
Sheesh.
Seriously… Shaman-Man #2… now!
P.S. Hope you don’t mind the Avatar swipe…
this is the oddest thing I’ve ever asked, but is the fourth guy in panel 1 Drew Weing? I’ve been reading his comics for years and that just boggles my little drunken mind tonight. and Brett when you compare yourself to your peers don’t think about how they are better, but think about the unique voice you offer. I’m not half the artist any of you guys are, but I know my voice will come out eventually, and don’t forget you have a unique insight that people will flock to.
I told you on AIM already but I’ll tell you here, stop being such a sad-sack, sad-sack. You are already doing better than a lot of people from our class. Hell, you are still actually doing comics! Doing a comic a day at the minimum! That’s a lot better than most of our graduated class, man.
Your time will come and your name will get out there. For some it just takes longer than others. You have the talent already. Lots of talent. It is just going to take a mix of networking, marketing, and luck to get there, but I think you’ll get there.
And for the record, so I don’t sound like a complete mooch, Amy doesn’t support me. She just bought me dinner that night because she owed me some cash and it was my special night. I mean, she does have enough money to support me, but chooses not to. Sigh…I wish.