“Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible” M.C.Escher

I can’t believe I’m doing this. I haven’t blogged seriously since around 1999, when I was one of the only people on the Internet doing it. I did have a few blog posts on my old MySpace page, but that was mostly technical programmer stuff and even I couldn’t stay interested long enough to do much of anything with it.

I’m not really sure why I’m doing this now. Perhaps it’s just sleep deprivation due to neighbors who partied until about 2:30 last night. Perhaps it’s frustration with the constraints of Twitter’s character limit. Perhaps it’s frustration with Facebook for a number of reasons. Having one place that I can post to that will automatically link it to Twitter and Facebook is quite an attractive prospect.

I found the quote above years ago, but only recently found out who said it. It’s something that’s been in the back of my mind for years. All my life, I’ve attempted the absurd. I think my single biggest problem with life is that I have way too many interests. Trying to do everything I want to is driving me insane (or, rather, more insane), and yet I continue to try. I just recently finished every single item on my TODO list… from 1997. That’s how far behind I am.

I’m a writer. I’ve been writing fiction since before I can remember. I wrote several stories in high school (which, in retrospect, kinda sucked). I’ve written several stories recently that are much better. A few weeks ago, I officially finished my first novel, Pariah, a science fiction suspense novel set in a cyberpunk world (think plausible high-tech near-future). I’m sure I’ll post more about those later…

I’m a programmer. I’ve been programming computers since I was about six years old. I have a bachelor’s degree in computer science, but I’m mostly self-taught. After working for a company in Tampa for 8 years, I decided to move to Maine to start my own company to make fun, casual computer games and useful utilities. There’s a link to Lost Luggage Studios here and in the sidebar. We have several utilities that are free to use, and two games (a very tough and quite rare solitaire card game, and a tile matching game sort of like MahJongg, but with math).

I’m a photographer. Well, sort of. I have a very nice camera, top of the line for the point-and-click types, that I bought a few years ago. It gives good quality 7.2 megapixel photos, and I’ve learned quite a few tricks with it. I supplied some photos for the redesigned website for SEDCO (Scarborough Economic Development Corporation). I mostly take landscape and item photos and experiment with different perspectives. I’d like to get a higher end camera some day and get into taking pictures of people. This is sort of a hobby that is slowly evolving into something I can actually earn money from. I just like doing it.

I’m a dreamer. I don’t just write stories or design games, I create worlds. I have a fantasy world I’ve been working on for the past 25 years or so, and several games and novels planned for it. I also work on a science fiction universe that my brother Paul and I are collaborating on. My novel Pariah introduces some events for that universe and helps set the stage for a couple dozen other ideas I have.

Hence why I flounder.

Too many interests, and too many projects on my plate.

I’m attempting the absurd.

But I believe I can achieve the impossible.