Current mood:	contemplative
Current music:	Oranger - Mr. Sandman

Taking a break from coloring Next Monday's strip to ponder something...
So, I'm trying to get back into the comics circles again, and that includes reading other peoples' strips... Honestly, I'm to the point where I don't even want to think about making comparisons or anything that might denote jealousy or that my work somehow deserves something, because that just gets me in trouble...

Anyway, I'm finding myself liking several strips which, in some respect or another affliate or associate with strips done by people who were never very fond of me, or my stuff... That's not to say that, in some regards, I didn't deserve criticism or the occasional bit of scorn, because I was, at time, a bit of a whiny jerk with an entitlement complex. That being said, I don't bear any animosity towards anyone like I used to and I want to take steps forward and do more and be more than I was... But sometimes, that isn't enough.

Which makes me wonder... Would my liking thier comics suddenly put some kind of stigma on their work? 'Cause I'd hate for that to be the case. I'd hate for them to think that I'm sullying things because I have much more appreciation for their work and humor and such than I previously had.

I'm probably making ridiculously huge mountains out of molehills, but, at the same time, the process of getting back ont he horse, for good, has been making me feel more than a little self-conscious. I feel like it's an issue that has to be addressed if I want to keep moving forward. I don't want to be thought of as the same old whiny douchebag who felt that he deserved comic of the year, even though he didn't deserve it, one iota.

OK, enough speculation... Back to my updating groove....