Jad’s not here, man.

Actually, I am here, but I won’t be here much longer.

I’ve started up a new blog: JadOnTV.com. I’m taking the Name It Jad campaign to bold, dizzying new heights! I’ll be campaigning to spread the name Jad among all my favorite TV shows: Lost, Heroes, Battlestar Galactica, Chuck, 30 Rock, and many more!
This site will be going dark within a few months, so update your bookmarks. There’s going to be a LOT more Jad online!

Hey folks.

Been kinda quiet around here lately.  Not much to write about.

Fear not.  Got some things in the works.  Things I’ve never done before.
Gonna break the mold.  The Name It Jad campaign ain’t dead.
Stay tuned.

A mere six days until Christmas, and life is chaos.  Mary and I are frantically trying to prepare ourselves, our cat, and our gifts for the flight to my folks’ house in Iowa (well, the cat’s not flying).  With a thousand tasks on our to-do list, all I really want to do is play with my action figure!  Here’s the first of many out-of-package poses for Wee Me.

For the sake of comparison, here’s a recent shot of the full-size me.  You’ll have to forgive the incongruity of buying a Christmas tree while surrounded by palms.  That’s just the hardship one lives with in San Diego.

Meanwhile, in our nation’s capital, my good friend Jay Shepard spotted a van advertising a business with a curious name.

Rather vague.  I do wonder what “business services” I provide?

Ok folks, remember when I won Rebelscum’s 10th Anniversary Contest last December, got flown out to Celebration IV in May and had my head scanned by Gentle Giant for a custom 12″ action figure of myself?  Well get a load of this!

What’s more, my figure has already been shipped and I ought to be getting it any day!

There are not words for how cool this is.

Believe me, I’ve been asking myself that question a lot lately.

Sometimes it feels like the whirlpool of life is dragging me under.  I’m glad to have recently found a good job in the environmental consulting arena, however my commute is brutal: 45 minutes to work, an hour home.  My wife’s commute is not much better; 30 plus minutes each way.  Admittedly, we’re still fairly new to the San Diego area and are getting our feet wet in the big city lifestyle.  These drive times (including grocery shopping, going to church, etc.) are a world away from what we were used to back in good ol’ quaint Iowa City, IA.  I truly wish I could update the blog while driving to work, but it wouldn’t do anybody any good to go crashing my car, now would it?

I am glad to report that my friend Bill Chirrick over at starwarslocations.com recently invited me to write up a story about my trip to Sevilla, Spain, and the Ep II filming location found there.  Head on over to his excellent site to see my little contribution!
In other news, I recently spoke with Philip Wise of Rebelscum.com about my custom 12″ Jad action figure.  He had me email him some headshots so the artists at Gentle Giant can paint the piece.  Which means my very own custom 12″ action figure actually exists!  Just a few coats of paint and he’ll be all mine!  It is so very important to have something to look forward to.