Again! Is anyone really still reading this thing? Do leave a comment. I just thought I’d bring 2009 to life in this place. ‘Should old acquaintance be forgot…’

I note that the last time I wrote, PaulG was due to come down and stay over for the Birmingham comics thingy. Back in October. Well, it was an okay event, and we had a couple of nice meals and watched a couple of fun videos, but no photos or reports. It’s old news now anyway, really.

Last year ended with some major financial problems—I’m still trying to get a job, but I had to switch to Jobseekers from sickness after being declared ‘fit for work’. Actually I said I felt ‘almost fit for work’ but these people don’t see the distinction… no matter, except a load of delays and, as they put it, ‘hiccups’ had me literally starving a few times, whilst making countless angry calls and selling whatever I could just to eat!! This also succeeded wonderfully in making me feel quite unwell at times, but then, these organisations seem to have a knack for achieving that.

But, anyway, I have made about 300 job applications & inquiries in the last three months. No dice—and apparently the recession’s worsening—but continuing on this money isn’t optional. I can’t really believe that anyone literally desires poverty over doing work, but after a year of it, I’ve pretty much had my fill. And I didn’t even want it to begin with. i just didn’t feel up to much of anything a year ago.

Proper, stable work leads may be eluding me for the moment, but I have discussed the possibility of doing a one-shot magazine devoted to legendary artist Alex Toth. I’m not pondering that too much at the moment, but over the Summer, perhaps we’ll make some more solid plans.

My chief project at the moment is a biography & filmography of one of my favourite, old-time horror movie stars. I don’t want to get specific about this just yet. I don’t have a publisher, but have received a bit of interest from two places. I had pondered the idea around the end of last year, but it was only about a month ago that I decided to start some serious work on it. I’ve done a ton of research, watched a load of films and written about 15,000 words so far. I don’t even think there’s a hell of a lot of money in it—it’s just something I want to do, and do thoroughly and well.

PaulG was down here again last month, just for a day visit. So that was a nice time, and another nice meal—an Indian—at a place in Birmingham we last ate at, along with a large group of other folks, back in September 1997! It hadn’t changed much, either.

I have here a piece of artwork received, and done especially for moi, a couple of weeks ago, that I will try to post on here shortly, as I was so very thrilled with it. More details soon… you know, if I can persuade myself to write on here regularly again!!

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