I’ve not posted in a while, and although a lot has happened, I’ve not had internet access. Well, I still don’t, but I’m staying late at work to do this 
First, Tanya and I are both living at our respective parents’ houses, she in a caravan, and I in a single bedroom while one of the asian students is away for a month.
The old landlords finally sold the house…a SOLD sign went up the other day, so I hope the new tenants know about all the problems of that place, or didn’t offer much.
I went up to Auckland last Friday to install some hardware for Telecom and got to stay up there the whole weekend. I stayed with Karl and I figured we were going to do some scriptwriting. No such luck. The Xbox took up pretty much all of the weekend. I did get to see my Uncle, and got a ride in Jonah Lomu’s truck (he’s some rugby player here, or was… dunno, and don’t care too much either way cos he’s got a fucking nice truck).
This truck is a lowered Chevy C1500 Silverado, extended cab, with huge low-profile wheels, and from when the key turns the engine on, you feel like you’re sitting in the eye of a fucking thunderstorm. A BIG ONE. There’s a large LCD screen at the bottom of the center console connected to a PS2 (which probably is necessary in Auckland traffic, but not here in Wellington), and the whole dashboard is digital, giving you a readout of everything from engine temperature, how much gas you’re guzzling, how much flatulence is escaping your arse, pretty much everything.
No, I didn’t meet Mr Lomu, but Karl’s neighbour designs Fusion headunits, and is the guy doing this truck up. It’s a nice job for a nice truck. Everybody turns their head when they hear it coming, and everyone in the gas station wants to see the motor. It’s a fucking trip and I want one.
What else have I been doing? I’ve been writing a comic which is a modified version of an idea I’ve been working on for a while. The new twist is that it contains massive amounts of gratuitous violence and sex. It’ll probably never see the light of day, but if I can get someone to draw it and I can release it in underground circles, then I’ll be happy. It’s just what I would like to see in shops. I love sex and violence, and I know loads of others like it too. The internet will be the perfect way of selling it and spreading the word, and even if I have to release photocopied versions to each person who orders it, I’ll be satisfied.
I thought about releasing PDF versions, which will make it even easier to get out there, but there’s nothing like holding a comic while you’re in the shitter or lying on your bed.
We’ll see how it turns out..
