Brain Dump

Just made this blog site and I am hitting the ground running. Just trying to unload some of the crap thats been floating around in my head.

Growing up i remember having a few dreams. Join the Army, did it and hated it. No disrespect to our troops, simply the military wasnt for me. Become a firefighter, I am one and I love it. Create a comic book. no where close to accomplishing this. the story ideas are still there but the drawing just doesnt seem to be. Now i was heavy into drawing until about 3 years ago. Maybe it was EMT school, getting married or all the other of lifes responsibilties, anyway for whatever reason i just stopped drawing.

Now here we are with life settling down, I've settled into my career, and into being a dad and husband. Its the being a dad part that brings me back to this childhood dream. I sit and color in the spidey coloring book while Stinky scribbles all over my precious coloring job, and i see the sheer joy in his face from just letting loose with a crayon. While i watch him I realize that one of the big things I want my kids to learn is to chase your dreams, no matter what the obstacles are.

How do I teach my kids to do this if the longest running dream I have ever had has never even been attempted? How can I show my kids how to overcome the battles and obstacles that come with dreamchasing when their daddy runs from his dream, because its too hard and takes to long?
What kind of father does that make me?

So I now find myself relearning to draw and jotting down character and story ideas. I 've given up on the idea of working for a company, because I love the job I have, but I would love to publish a graphic novel, even if it takes years, just to show my kids that dreams can be achieved.