My Xbox360 friends list is sad, mostly due my friends and family owning PS3s. So if anyone in the Chocolate Danger Express (which is the collective term for the Gary and Ted readership until i can come up with something better) go right ahead and add me to your friends list. I don’t mind although if there is a way to add a note to it make sure you mention Gary and Ted in the friend thingy so I know you’re not a random racist preteen. My Gamertag is HyperWrench.

I’m not one to make New Year’s resolutions. It seems calling something a “resolution” almost sets it up for failure and non-consequential. I mean how many times have you heard someone say “It’s a New Year’s resolution, everyone breaks them” or a variation of that. So I’m making a list of things I want to do in the next twelve months, which is nothing like a New Year’s resolution. Nothing at all. Nope. Completely different.

So here comes the list:
• Blog More. I use a blogging platform to run the site but seldom make use of the blogging feature. I kind of want to change that. There are a few obstacles in doing this. The biggest one being my inability to properly convey my ideas in words (which is one of the main reasons I choose cartooning as my creative outlet). But I’m going to try. Besides practice makes perfect right?

• Draw More. Not just Gary and Ted but other things. In the last year 95% of all the things I drew where Gary and Ted related. While I enjoy drawing the strip, a change of pace can be nice. The creation of Zintel Wilderness Guide: Bears is a step in that direction, now I just need to continue on that road.

• Start Smoking. It seems that quitting smoking is a popular resolution but seeing as I don’t smoke anything I figured this is the next best thing. Added bonus: I get to make a quit smoking resolution next year.

• Produce at least one new Fireball story. I have this itch to do something with the character though I’m kind of having a tough time coming up with a story. So if someone wants to take a crack at writing a Fireball story let me know. Also I really need to put up the first two comics on the official Fireball homepage. This is less of a resolution and more of a reminder to myself.

So that’s about it. These are the things to expect (hopefully) out of me in the coming year.