Author's Notes #3;
I'm sure you've heard about the latest and greatest: the iPhone 6. You've likely also heard about the Moto G, and the Galaxy Note 4, and the Optimus V...
Okay, you problem haven't heard about that last one.
The LG Optimus V was released in 2010. It has a 3 1/2 inch touchscreen, capable of a whopping 320 x 480 resolution. While scouring the internet, with blazing 3G speed, it uses 160 MB of internal memory (that's right, megabytes). It also runs on Android 2.2, which was considered ancient tech in 2012. This is the same phone I've used for over two years, and I'm using it now, to write these words.
Surprise! It's amazing when you realize, that you can accomplish a lot, with less than you think. This puppy gets me onto Facebook, YouTube, Google and Twitter, but the OS is so old, that for all but Twitter, I have to connect via the Internet Browser. The phone can't run the updated apps. As far as gaming, you can get a good round of Tetris in, but that's about it.
Maybe you're the type of person that would shy away, from showing this phone. Well, I whip it out with any excuse. I don't want to be one of those guys that lives with his Mom, but has a $600.00 smartphone, and I don't mind showing that I've had to compromise. I'd say that the Optimus V is "The Everyman's phone", but that's bs; most guys would buy something flashier, to keep from being embarrassed. I'd like to stick them with the flip phone, that I had three years ago.
As you can probably tell by this point, I enjoy poking fun at myself; it keeps me from getting too serious, and too wrapped up in other's expectations. As with all things however, the end is nigh. I've put the emphasis on frugality and functionality for years, but even I have to eventually change with the times.
I'm holding on though. I've still got a case of CDs in my truck, and a five-disc DVD player sits in my living room. In the guest room, in all it's glory, is an Atari 2600; a heavy-sixer I bought two years ago. If you go into the kitchen, you'll see an old Dell computer, running Windows XP with 18 gigabytes of memory and one full gig of space! (It's amazing.)
Honestly, that's the first thing to go. Of all the gizmos in my arsenal, it's beginning to show its age. The Dell runs Chrome, relatively well, but the audio from video clips is choppy, so I'm forced to use Windows 8, in order to enjoy YouTube. Ultimately however, it simply doesn't have enough memory, to support what I'll be doing over the next two years.
I've got some big things in mind. If you've been following me on Twitter, you know a little bit about my plans, but I'll update each blog accordingly, as things come to fruition. The first step is to build a PC, which will cost me just under five hundred dollars. That's excellent, considering that a pre-built rig, with a similar capacity, would cost me two grand or more.
A good camera is next, to shoot hi-res images and high quality video. After I get my hands on those toys, well, you'll see, but I've set my sights on a good drawing tablet. I want to be able to get up, and quickly draw a comic book page, strip or panel, directly into the computer.
Speaking of comics, my goal is to have the "Smash n' Crash" concept ready to print, in about a year's time. That should seem like plenty to you, but know that there's a lot of research to be done, and that's something that even the latest tech can't rush. It isn't about the goal however, it's about the journey. If the road to the end isn't fun, who cares about the finish line?
So as I develop Chris and Sam, and Digit and Totem, and Nos and Grudge (coming soon), the fiction will continue. The art will also resume shortly, and the quality there will improve. Given dated technology, with upgrades on the horizon, and in lieu of video that's months away, from being produced, I'm still an entire channel's worth of content.
So get tuned in, to my way of thinking.
@ChannelSeals - 2/15
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