Wednesday, April 25: Journal Start

Howdy ya'll! Here's the deal with this journal, as amused as I am by my own ramblings, this has a more prosaiac purpose. I'm juggling four aggressive goals that I've come to realize require more attention than I'm giving them to acheive success, and the journal is a tool for me to maintain rigorous awareness. I may lie to myself, but I won't lie in public, and this serves the purpose of keeping me on track. So, while the this text area will be filled with whatever random gibberish is on my mind, the grid to the right will serve as my digital consience.

You'll notice some changes in the grid over then next few days, because I haven't set my goals, which is how I'll determine what to track. Bottom line, by c.o.b. December 31st, this year will see the completion of my novel Black Nouveau, the creation of 12 paintings representing a meditation on the comic book artists of the 30's and 40's for a show in late summer, I'll determine what I'll use as my target body then start whittling away with monthly targets, and I want a 300 lb bench press. Of course, this is to be done while I continue my