I’ve started a new site. Mostly because my name as a dot com domain finally became available, so I snatched it up. I’m goofy that way.
So.. with all the sites I currently own and run, why a new one? I have a web site set up for all the artwork I’ve done over the years, from 3D to animations to videos to music to fractals. I built a separate site to work as a place where artwork for sale can be found. And yeah, I know, I really need to update that site and list the artwork that’s been accumulating here in my home. I built yet another site to promote the art scene in the Knoxville area, which is more of a service to the community, even a blog hosting links to the cool, strange, weird, and amazing that I’ve found online. You can get an idea of who I am, what I’m all about, but you’d be guessing a great deal. On all these web sites I run, you’ll find very little about me, personally. So, this new site, bearing my own name, will fill that vacancy in my online presence. Now you can get to know me, the guy behind all this stuff.
I have a lot to say. It may not be what most people want to hear, as I’ve never been known to sugar coat reality in order to make it easier for others to swallow. I’m opinionated and outspoken, and who knows, you might just learn something- about me, about the world around you, about yourself, about life. Crazier things have been known to happen.
Pop in now and then to see what’s going on, my life as I know it is off the wall and crazy, it’s certainly never boring. I hope to share my life, or what’s left of it, with those interested in keeping tabs on me. I’m facing some intense medical issues in the future, which seems to have been my life story when I hit the ripe old age of 35, and things have been piling up and getting complicated ever since. There’s a myriad of things gone wrong or going wrong, and it’s starting to slow me down quite a bit. For the record, as I start this blog, I’m 51 years old, I’ll be 52 on April 16, 2009. Mentally, that just can’t be correct, as I’m still just a big kid inside, but physically, there are bad days where I exceed that age by a few decades.
Some days are bad, some days are real bad, some days I can get through without too much struggle. I won’t go into that now, you’ll pick up on it all eventually, so I’ll leave it at that for the time being. I need to think through how best to present it all without it becoming maudlin, or sad, or needy, or coming off as an attention whore. I’m not about that at all. I’m one of those people that are too stubborn to ever give up, or give in, and I honestly have no room in my world for sympathy. We all have our burdens to bear, and you’ve certainly got more important things to do than to feel sorry for me.
Since I lead a somewhat secluded life, partly by choice, partly out of necessity, I don’t get out into the world that much. I try to head out on the first Friday of every month and hit a few art galleries to see new artwork and meet fellow creative types. I’ve found the online world to be an amazing outlet, it’s never going to replace face to face interaction with people in meat space, but it does fill out my life. I’ve met some of the coolest people through the online world, some I’ve grown very close to, and some I’ve even been able to meet face to face and exchange hugs. What you’ll find here is me, being me, being real. If you follow along on this journey, expect to laugh, to share my frustrations, to share my fears, my desires, my yearnings, my personal heartbreak of what’s to come, and profound sadness when reality starts to sink in.
For the first time, I’m going to allow comments on one of my sites, so I can interact with others that take the time to read my words and thoughts. You can reply at the bottom of each post, or you can always hit the link in the sidebar marked Contact to get in touch with me if that’d be easier for you. All I ask is to treat me and others with respect, and I shall return respect.
I’m Steven, but please, call me Steve, and welcome to this new open chapter in my world.