My computer is both one of my favourite tools, link to the outside world, online friends, but at the same time it’s my worst enemy. I actually had to leave the house and go down to one of the two local Starfucks in order to GET AWAY from my computer. In the past I’ve actually turned off the internet (or at least disconnected my computer from the net) in order to get on with other more pressing matters. I’m too weak now to do that, as I listen to music off the internet (via itunes), chit chat and reply to emails inbetween other things.

See the problem is I can actually find a milion and one things to do while I’m on the computer. Continue sorting out my blook, play around with a bit of code, chat to a couple of people about this project or the other. The list goes on. So I’m starting to think about the real reason why I’m not going to get my first graphic novel done any time soon. I’ve actually gotten a way bit through it going via the Collen Doran approach. The way she goes about it is actually drawing multiple pages at any one time. This makes it less of a slog and more interesting not knowning which page she’s going to work on in that particular day. At least that’s my understanding of her approach when producing the excellent ORBITER graphic novel with Warren Ellis.

The main problem that I’m facing right now however is the fact that in order to complete these various projects, seeing my friends has actually taken a hit. You can’t possibly get anything done if you keep going out, but at the same time if you don’t go out then your inspiration will be for nothing. However the fact of the matter is unless you sit your ass down and get on with the work then you’ll never get anywhere.

There are a number of getting things done websites all over the blogosphere. Some of the advise presented in these sites is very sound, however I find that I completely forget the advise and get back to my rubbish habits that don’t squeeze every waking second with some productivity. That’s actually when I start getting headaches. Nearly four years ago I suffered some serious headaches for a prolongued period of time, roughly 2 months solid, due in part to the physcological pressure that I decided to put myself under to try and get things done NOW. Also I’ve yet to find a proper PIM(Personnal Information Manager) that I can actually use, but I’ll be talking about that in the near future in much more detail.