When Dream and Reality Merge...

The Illustrated Thought is proud to announce that "Once Upon A Journey...An Adventure Broke Out" has found a home on the net and is live, the first comic posting will be this coming week. I am excited to be seeing the realization of this dream and I hope that it will bring people everywhere some sense of the lunacy that is life. To be perfectly honest, I've listed some concerns here so that they may be noted for future reference:

1st Concern:
That this blog and the comic will be an EPIC FAIL.
This concern is based in reality and the understanding that most people will not understand or comprehend the very small world that I draw experience from, or will not share my unique perspective on humor. At the very base of this concern is that no one will care about my life and experiences enough to warrant keeping up with a blog or a web comic. The reality is that there are MILLIONS of webcomics and BILLIONS of blogs on the net... that mine would receive international fanfare is at best... a dream.

2nd Concern:
That this blog and the comic will be an EPIC SUCCESS.
This concern is based primarily in the 'leaving the comfort zone' area and the fear that I will be unable to keep up with the demands of daily blogging and comic updating. With the research that I've done thus far, it is recommended that you update your blog daily ( a few moments of thought at least...) and update your comic once a week to start. The reason this is suggested is that when you are beginning anything, there are ALWAYS bumps in the road. Those whose dreams are large enough and solid enough to endure bumps and set backs are the ones who succeed.

I will be posting links to the comic once the first issue is up, again I am hoping that this will be tomorrow. It is not my intention to appear arrogant or assume that I will be an over night success, but at the same time I do not wish to make a chore out of a gift that God Himself has given me. So without further adieu, I will close this posting and begin working on this weeks illustration.

Kuragari >_<

Realization of a Dream

There's really no way to describe the impending feeling that you have when you wake up in the morning and realize that life is ... different. Some catalyst has projected you into the next journey in your life and before you understand the scope and meaning of it, you've already signed on for the adventure. Well, this is the story of such a day...

A few days ago, I was provided a great gift by a friend, the World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King expansion pack. Now I've not been avidly seeking out this expansion since it's release in October because I've only been playing since April 2008, and quite honestly still had probably 75% of the content of the first expansion pack The Burning Crusades to experience, as well as the original content of the game itself. However... when one receives a gift like this, it is taken graciously and courteously... and then ripped open like the most expected present on Christmas Morning.

Without further adieu...

The Illustrated Thought
presents