In about an hour I go in to record some more vocals. We had a nice lengthy meeting with the label today, which turned out to be a really good thing. Everyone was really excited about the new stuff. We’ve penciled in a release date but it could change due to the nature of the business. We’ll just have to see. Right now I’ve got to shift some energy into getting the album artwork done. That bleeds into DVD production a little bit which I wasn’t happy about, but the new album will always be the top priority over the next 6 months.

Over the past couple of weeks I started selling some of my old stuff that was just sitting in storage. I’m pretty sure there’s more in there I can sell, but thus far I sold my TV and a couple of rare games that I had. Those two games (Lunar and Lunar 2 for the Playstation) I had no attachment to and I honestly didn’t even like the games. I tell you, when money isn’t as abundant you tend to bring into question what REALLY has value and what doesn’t. I’m gonna put up my PCMIA Verizon Internet Card and Ogre Battle: Limited Edition for the Playstation next. Bam.

With the profits from those sales I picked up a new monitor. I had a giant, clunky CRT monitor that was eating up so much space and just didn’t display my stuff in the color that my laptop screen can. So here’s what I got:

Yeah. This thing is AWESOME (the Samsung T240). The picture above doesn’t do it justice. I was editing the DVD artwork on there and at 300 DPI things get rather huge. On this monitor, which has a crisper display than my laptop, I could see everything in perfect clarity. I downloaded a 1080p version of the Quantam of Solice trailer and watched it on there too. Holy CRAP. My next console purchase will be a PS3 or an XBox 360 because this thing also supports HDMI. Mmm hmm. The only thing that I’m trying to find a solution for is the ability to hook up S-Video for my PS2 and Xbox. I can’t find any adapters that go into HDMI… so I’ll have to poke around the ‘net for a while for that. If any of you know where I can find S-Video and/or component adapters going to HDMI, let me know!

Also what you’re seeing above is the amazing fruits of my labor and patience. I have my own room now (after 2 years of mooching due to touring) and made some cash from selling stuff + CD sales to create a harmonious working environment. It’s actually fun and peaceful to work on artwork and DVD stuff where I’m sitting. Notice the bowl of pineapple slices. I recommend it as a snack… ya jerks.

During my last blog I asked you for a smidge of advice. Thanks for the responses. I did find my answer through other means, but I don’t want your responses to go unrecognized. Aren’t I just THAT awesome? (yes)

Whew.