Christ! Besides the aforementioned version of hell, I believe the only thing that may come close is having no internet. TWC is lame. This whole internet/cable provider fiefdom monopoly shit is also dumb. Who do I have to talk to around here to get these shysters to actually create a competitive market? Anyway, I'll avoid going into the in-depth analysis of how Comcast, TWC, Verizon, et al have sliced up various districts into their own little kingdoms and the consumer is fucked in the process.
In any event, YAY INTERNET! I'm actually off Facebook. Kicked the habit about 2 months ago, but I still sorta' lurk on Instagram. It's no secret that I've harbored a love/hate relationship with the Facebook for a while now, and I just sorta' realized one day that I seem to know a lot of real huge, gaping assholes. People I thought were really cool, suddenly start spouting the most privileged/racist/gun-nut/right-wing/religious/homophobic/assanine/misinformed shit and it just sorta' ruined it for me. I like Instagram because I get to see more of what people are doing, and less what their actual shitty opinion is. Though the break will be somewhat short lived since once I'm done with this game app, I'm going to have to log back on, reactivate my account, and pimp my product for a while. Hey, I never said Facebook wasn't a great marketing tool! (I just don't want to be the market data in that tool - though it's probably too late.)
Anyhoo, work is nearly complete on the game. I probably have about 2-3 weeks of art left to do for it. So. Close. I can feel it in my loins. I'm going to have to scramble to find a job after it's all through since I really don't know how the app will do sales-wise, and even if it does well enough to break even, I won't really know when I'll see that money or even how much (I am, after all, simply an employee and not a partner...a pivotal, vital and irreplaceable employee...but an employee nonetheless). In other work/start-up news, The Two Daves...
**(Aside: it should be noted here on that the two business ventures I'm involved with include members with the same name. On one side, looking for VC and going the investor route are Dave and Dave - The Two Daves; and on the private-just-three-dudes-in-an-apartment-building-from-the-ground-up side are Rob and Rob - The Two Robs. Figured I'd clear that up.)**
...so anyway, The Two Daves have managed to find an investor, and have rejiggered the company split to give me another 15%...not that that matters at all since the company isn't making any money at all...BUT when it does that will be nice. The reason I got a bit more is because I'm the guy with the games experience, and overall, I'm the guy with some of the wacky ideas for crazy start-ups. That said, I think I'm going to keep some to myself simply because outside The Two Daves and the Two Robs I actually want to do something myself, for myself...in adult entertainment...that's another story and another idea for another time. Though I need to figure out where to hire and how to pay adult performers? There isn't much information on this just layin' around the internet (that I could find at least). In any event, I have to make a few important tech investments first...then...then I can start doing some experimentation...then after that I'm going to need to find adult performers...or friends who might be willing to get naked and fuck on camera for free - which I don't think I have many anymore. Though I guess you never really know who's a freak, eh? None of my friends would ever guess that I'm pansexual and that my wife and were swingers and sex fiends once long ago...so who knows? Maybe a couple of my married friends might be up to let their freak flags fly on camera (the lens sometimes does things to people)? If not I need pros. Obviously I'm not going to get involved, I'm just doing the filming and setup. Hell, with what I have planned I may not even be in the room (I might not be able to)!
Ahem! That's about all in Jellyfishy land. Jelly is kickin' ass over at The Mouse and I got plenty of work left to be done! Until next time...
Queen me!
~B-)