post christmas cruise
First off, I hope you had a good holiday weekend and are either enjoying a few days off or having a more or less relaxing week here before the start of the new year. It’s been a busy year for Sarah and I, and it’s always interesting to look back on the year and look at the what you accomplished, rather than my normal mode of operation which is all about the watching unfinished things zoom by and crash to the ground.
We did it to ourselves, of course, but this last week of December is probably always going to be an insane one for Sarah and I. There is Christmas, New Years and our Anniversary. There is also the big push in the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas for the MegaGear store, and then end of year inventory, accounting, etc… Not exactly a month that is set up for rest and relaxation. Yet, we’ve managed to squeeze a little of that in over the past few days, it’s been a nice holiday. Not that it involved a lot of rest 
The other thing that most of us do at the end of the year is not only look back at the current year, but look ahead and try to set goals for the next year. I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what is good about Megatokyo, what is ok about it, and what really needs work. I’ve taken a serious look at some personal goals i’d like to hit for 2006, and i’m going to do my damnedest to reach those goals, if i can. That was part of the impetuous of taking this week between Christmas and New Years off of the comic itself, i wanted some time to regroup, do some planning, tie up some loose ends from 2005… things like that.
I’m not going to list my goals, you can probably guess some of them, but i know how difficult some of them will be for me, and I don’t like disappointing people by not being able to do the things i say i’m going to do. I’ll admit, these are very difficult goals for me, and i am worried that i wont be able to reach all of them, but if i do i think it will improve not only the comic, but the way i connect with readers. I’ve been a little too reclusive over the past two years, i think, and i’m going to try to change that.
I’m going to be around quite a bit more as the week moves on, so please excuse my random ramblings here and there. I’ll be posting some more sketches as the week progresses as well.
- pirotunes: Stars Of The Lid - The Artificial Pine Arch Song -
December 27th, 2005 at 11:59 am
I have some of that postchristmas cheer myself. Oh, the fun…
Hope you had a nice christmas and dan’t worry about mt, you’ll do just fine… as always. Just stick to your goals and ignore the fact that you had less than three hours of sleep last night, like me!
Happy nuuu yeeer! May it be prosperous, and may you damned creative mule be well fed, and happy… oh, and you too(you need happy and food too!)
-Brittany
December 27th, 2005 at 1:43 pm
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you! I’m looking forward to seeing where MegaTokyo goes in 2006.
BTW, your MegaGear is awesome. I got the Copic Multiliner Set for Christmas, and it’s awesome! Thanks for all that you do for your readers!
December 27th, 2005 at 7:03 pm
Hey fred, read your rant on the main mt page, and try not to be so hard on your self. If it helps, trust me there are alot of people out there that are happy with the comic and don’t plan on going anywhere!:D I’m sure you’ll do great on your goals for ‘06! Happy New Year!
December 27th, 2005 at 7:53 pm
Fred-san, I do hope you are able to achieve whatever goals you have in mind for yourself. I don’t think I can begin to imagine how MT has been for you from a creative standpoint, but I’ve enjoyed your work for almost a year now and won’t stop reading until it’s over. Every ambition has rocky roads, but even still, I’m sure you’ve gained many fans along the way. If anything, you continue to be an inspiration to me in my own artwork. I frequently see myself in you, so I’m thankful that even you, who has made it through another year of such an important project, will still see much room for improvement in yourself, just as I am dilligently climbing the first few steps of the ladder myself.
December 27th, 2005 at 7:54 pm
Forgot to say this.
Enjoy your sabbatical to the best of your ability, hope you had a pleasant holiday, and of course, happy anniversary to you and Sarah.
December 28th, 2005 at 10:42 am
Have a happy new year - and don’t worry about the negative people. I’m enjoying MT, and looking forward to doing so as long as you are willing to write it.
Thanks for the rants and posts too - the main reason I read the SD forum was to get your insights. I got mad and quit it for a while, but it was because of the unmentionables on it, not because of your work.
Thanks
Julie Johnson
once Babylon5fan on the forums
December 28th, 2005 at 11:19 pm
I hope you had a very happy Christmas, and that you have a happy new year. I hope you achive all your goals and wishes come true this new year… And don`t be too disappointed if you don`t achieve all your goals, as long as you try to achieve them I think you can say to yourself “At least I tried, next time I’ll do it.” Remember: if we don`t achieve it the first time, we can try again and try to not make the same mistakes.
You give us 3 (sometimes two, but who cares) presents every week of the year, even the DPD are great!!! Thanks for all of that! Hope you enjoyed the sabbatical week you took, you deserved it!
And like Brittany said: “don’t worry about mt, you’ll do just fine… as always.”
Megatokyo RULES!
Best Wishes;
Serpentus
Santiago, Chile