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okay, i think i've sorted out my priorities since last week's public freak-out. here's the plan:
1. work on the comic. its completion will redeem 8 years of effort, and it could be the key to a lot of doors in comics, concept art, and illustration. not to mention, now there are a ton of other comics i want to make after this, but i'll never let myself work on any of them if i haven't gotten this one out of the way. plus it'll be nice to leave the teeming ranks of people who have an unfinished project and to enter the much smaller club of people who have finished something. there must be a swagger that comes with that.
2. begin the k1 visa application process. i've got an immigration lawyer, and it doesn't look like getting jiyoung into the states will be all that expensive or complicated (compared to my worst fears, at least). what it will be is slow. we're planning on having her come over before the marriage just for a road trip, which will at least refill my heart with jiyoungness.
3. follow the specific carbohydrate diet fanatically. a yoghurt machine is on its way as i write, which should help diversify the palette. after four days of experimenting with various fish and chicken dishes, i am confident that i can figure out how to cook, and that should be useful at some point, anyway. also, i'll try not to notice that everybody else gets to eat tasty food and i don't.
4. fix my car, get it registered, get it insured, don't crash it.
5. file tax returns for the last three years (oops).
6. accept that i will never see a dime from erik, and move on with my life.
7. keep exercising every morning.
8. find a job when the comic's done.
see? easy! 2007, bring it on!
1. work on the comic. its completion will redeem 8 years of effort, and it could be the key to a lot of doors in comics, concept art, and illustration. not to mention, now there are a ton of other comics i want to make after this, but i'll never let myself work on any of them if i haven't gotten this one out of the way. plus it'll be nice to leave the teeming ranks of people who have an unfinished project and to enter the much smaller club of people who have finished something. there must be a swagger that comes with that.
2. begin the k1 visa application process. i've got an immigration lawyer, and it doesn't look like getting jiyoung into the states will be all that expensive or complicated (compared to my worst fears, at least). what it will be is slow. we're planning on having her come over before the marriage just for a road trip, which will at least refill my heart with jiyoungness.
3. follow the specific carbohydrate diet fanatically. a yoghurt machine is on its way as i write, which should help diversify the palette. after four days of experimenting with various fish and chicken dishes, i am confident that i can figure out how to cook, and that should be useful at some point, anyway. also, i'll try not to notice that everybody else gets to eat tasty food and i don't.
4. fix my car, get it registered, get it insured, don't crash it.
5. file tax returns for the last three years (oops).
6. accept that i will never see a dime from erik, and move on with my life.
7. keep exercising every morning.
8. find a job when the comic's done.
see? easy! 2007, bring it on!