So college is actually exactly as overwhelming as it's made out to be. That was a big shocker to me.

Been meeting a bunch of new people, freaking out about classes and the credits they may or may not entail, eating healthy (I don't do coffee or energy drinks, so real sustenance is pretty important for me), strange surges of homework, tests, working out for the first time in my life, and trying to get enough sleep. Long story short, I've been busy.

Unfortunately, the biggest side-effect of all of this is that I have not done anything creative at all. I recorded lines for a couple projects, but one of them was just three lines of my normal voice, and the sound file for the other got all screwed up. Also, I haven't written anything: no scripts, no short stories, no poems, nothin'.

So there's good news, and there's bad news about my artistic side.

Good news first; one of the projects I have a part in finally came through. Episode 6 of Sons of Valor (the season finale, and the first episode I'm in) just came out! Check it, I'm Pvt. O'Keefe, the guy with the skull hat:

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Pretty rad, yes? It could just be because it's my regular voice, but it feels like my lines are a bit jarring. I dunno. Friggin' rad episode, though (even if my first name is spelled wrong in the credits).

Also, the first game in an independant episodic game series is pretty much done, and all that's left to do is put in the lines.

Bad news now:

The lines I recorded for my first character are really warbly and sound like crap. I need to re-record them, but I can't at this time because I believe:

There is some kind of hardware issue with my microphone. A Blue Yeti. Don't get me wrong, it is my favorite microphone in the world, but the technical support from those guys is non-existant, and there's some strange defect with mine. There's a silver lining though, I'll get a replacement for free if I send it back, and they're going to like, priority mail it or something.

There are also a few other hangups in my life and in various projects that I feel should not be mentioned at this time, but all in all, it's good.

I'm on Thanksgiving break now, and it is so nice. Seeing my friends and family after two months has been more amazing than I thought it would be (also sleeping in my own real bed that doesn't screw up my back is fantastic).

I'm hoping that during this week, I can at least write one piece of fiction. I stated at the beginning of the break that I would write three short stories, but I don't think that's a wise thing to try to do while I'm trying to relax. Besides, I could always narrate it and submit it to the Audio Portal. That would dampen my currently ridiculous need to pump out a new voice demo (the first half of this sentence is god-awful, but It's late and I don't really care). That'd be nice.

There was something else I was gonna say, but I'm now at a loss...

Hm..

Well, I'm sure I'll remember while I'm trying to fall asleep, get mad, and then decide it's not worth posting about anyway.

I'm out.

- Matt