THE SHOGUN IS BACK ON THE SCENE, AND THE SHOGUN IS THE MASTER!!!
With that out the way, its been a while since I’ve blogged, so here’s the four month recap:
I apologize to the many friends who I’ve been MIA to the last few months, 2007 has been a pretty crazy year (good year, but crazy nonetheless). ‘Til next time (a shorter next time I hope).
“Few tragedies can be more extensive than the stunting of life, few injustices deeper than the denial of an opportunity to strive or even to hope, by a limit imposed from without, but falsely identified as lying within.” -Stephen Jay Gould
Yeaaaah Booyyyyeee!!!
Greetings and salutations one and all. So 2007 starts off right for the firebird. I started a new job in Yonkers (HOORAY FOR ME BILLY!!! HOORAY FOR ME!!!) which will finally bring the stability I longed for. I feel reinspired as an artist thanks to my family and friends. And I feel like I’m finally in a position to make moves. I’ll hopefully be able to start upgrading my tech in the next couple of weeks (computer, camera, etc.).
2007 started off good, so hopefully it will keep on so I can finally upgrade this site and its content. Until then, I appreciate the increasing masses who visit PhoenixRizin.com (500+ a month now!).
Greetings PhoenixRizin.com visitors! For a few days now I’ve toiled away trying to figure out what absolutely hilarious prose I was going to put together for my Christmas blog. But no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t get into the Christmas spirit. 2006 has been challenging emotionally and financially for me and my family, and I’ve just wanted out of this bleek year. At the end of last year, things looked as if I would have a very prosperous year ahead, and that by this time I would have been able to provide the best Christmas we’ve had in some time. Instead, I looked at the prospect of almost not being able to get my family anything for this year. To me, Christmas has always been about giving (though I’d be a liar to say I didn’t look forward to getting presents too!), and not being able to give back to my family is a terrible thought.
Christmas has come and gone, and while my usual enthusiasm was gone, it would be quickly be replaced by a sense of humility. Though we had all been through our ups and downs, my family managed to come together for each other when we needed each other most. Our gifts were very modest, but the best gift was just being together. I know that should be something remembered all year round, but we are human after all, and sometimes we need a reminder of whats important.
So I brave the passing of 2006 and prepare for 2007, with family and friends to guide me through the tough times. I appreciate all that life has given me so far, and if you are reading this, remember what’s truly important in your life. If you don’t know what that is, I’ll give you a hint: it wasn’t gift-wrapped.
“One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.”
-The Little Prince
Peace and blessings this holiday season.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Hope you’re all eating excessive amounts of turkey, cranberry sauce, yams, and whatever else is on the table this year. Unfortunately, the game I planned to release this year or the holiday is unfinished, but I’ll probably still put it up this year, as well as a special christmas game, so stay tuned!