NOPE! And that was at it's best. My brand's site will have to wait so until then I'll just stick it here, where it's been and was for a while successful, on blogger. There's not many times when I've just been one to just want to pull my hair out but this was definitely one. I couldn't not figure it out for the life of me, be it via asking someone how to do it, video tutorials, or whatever. I give up on it for now. I'll hire someone to do it for me.
I've been asked several times by friends, loved ones, and hell even the news paper (yes, for real) what my 2016 resolutions are. My response has always been that I haven't made any. Well that may not be entirely... accurate. I didn't make resolutions, I made plans, I intend to complete things I started in 2015, and I'm making opportunities to move on.
In 2016 I plan to make it bigger than I have before. I plan to do more blogging, not only personally but professionally on a regular basis. I plan to do more artistically and to provide content that I have a passion for to those who are willing to receive it. I plan to be healthier than I was before. I hope to be in a better place in 2016 because this year I hope to work on me and heal from disappointments, failure, and heartache that I've had in the past couple of years.
I've hardly ever talked about it but as I wrote about before that I deal with depression and it keeps me from taking or giving that little extra something to get where I need to get. There's always that feeling that I'm not good enough or I'll never succeed. I've never talked about it but I do get inspiration from Eric Thomas and Les Brown. Some days that's all that has kept me going. 2016 is the year that I finally defeat what is defeating me and redefine my own life.
So, 2016, I will put out the stories I've been writing. You will see Eichi. You will see "New Strawn." For those of you going to SDCC you WILL see me in their book, I promise you. I will be out there this year. You will see me do things this year that no one has seem me do yet. I am stretching this year as an artist. I will brand myself and get that blog out there and my website. Who knows, by next year you may very well see a whole company from me because that's where I plan to be and that's where I will be.
I spent too many days asking myself in 2015 "If today were my last day, would I be proud of what I was about to do today" and for far too long my answers were no. So this year I vow to enjoy every day that I have left, this year and every year thereafter. I've known failure. It's time to know success. Days will be hard, sacrifices will be made, but I hope in the end I'll come out on top. ...because there is no other place that I can be. This year I take it to a whole new level.
...Oh yeah, and that website. Fuck that. I don't quit. I'll let you know when it's done.
Love you guys. All of you.
-Pat!!!
