I should have mentioned this a little earlier, but I was dragged onto a “vacation,” away from all my precious work, projects, and comics. There will be a new comic out this Saturday – among the 23 items on my to-do list I would like to finish before the end of the summer and the beginning of school.

I don’t like school, but not for the usual reasons. See, I want to be in control of my own work, learning, experiences, and life. What school does to me is hand me required work that actually gets in the way of my own work – work that will actually help me in the future. I’ve been getting bad grades for the past seven years or so, and in the meantime, I’ve been accomplishing some totally awesome things: growing a computer business, building a computer, learning the basics of electronic engineering, becoming continuously better at music design, learning about carpentry by building and expanding the tree house designed by my friend and me, and improving my breakdancing skills. It’s not that I don’t understand the importance of school. I’m just incapable of performing mundane work that isn’t creative or challenging. No wonder I was suspended twice by hacking the school computers. I can’t avoid the unquenchable thrill of a beautiful challenge.

I know there are more people like me. Many more. Those people know how discouaging this habit can be. It’s gotten better for me over time, but you know when your parents look past your beautiful accomplishments – straight to your progress report. If you get good grades, then that’s fantastic. But, there are some of us who are just incapable of doing this based on the curriculum presented to us. I really wish there was a special school or learning program for people like us. If it wasn’t so risky to drop high school and start a real business, I would do so without hesitation. Actually, to be honest, school is teaching me to be socially acceptable, but compared to everything it’s dragging me through, I’m not even sure if that’s worth it.

For now, I’m stuck where I am. To my three or so faithful viewers, see you Saturday. Just don’t wait up for me, because I might be a bit late.

Amidst my epic conquest to be awesome, I’ve given this website a home. Raise your glasses for my own dear little domain, http://oneminuteslow.com. To celebrate the tedious work it took to transfer the website, I’m going to be lazy and postpone my new comic till tomorrow. I have a good idea, though. On a related note, some people like to have sex with dead bodies.

Okay, so I’ve decided to share something with all of you – if you didn’t know already, I write music. I’ve been working on some pretty rad tunes, and I think I’d like to send them over your way. I really only finish a new song every few months or so (it’s only a side hobby, and I’m a total perfectionist), but I really hope you enjoy what I offer. I will show you the first song this evening. Also, I’m not home, so there’ll be a new comic “This Afternoon” (cough).