Freedom!

Now Playing -  On The Radio by Regina Spektor

 

Life -  

 

 Ahhh.... Life!

When last we left the ROUS Motel, it was November in 2012. Now, in January of the big 2013, Our life is totally different. Both Lindsay and I have quit our Corporate, long term, stable jobs and we are working full bore, full time on Deeply Dapper and our writing!

Which is insane, frankly. I had been with Walgreens for just under ten years when I put in my notice. January first was my last day. It's been almost a week and it still hasn't really sunk in. I still feel like I'm on an extended stretch of days off. Once it does, it is possible I may freak out. Going from a steady, decent paying job to one entirely dependent on people on the internet liking your stuff and finding it in the first place is like jumping off of a cliff. On the bright side it's also a leap away from a soul sucking, anti-family monster and into the arms of a loving muse that wants you to be creative and happy.

More when I have stabilized a bit, but stay tuned, this blog will track our every success and failure as we strike off into the great unknown. If we can get out of the driveway. Lots of snow out here.

The ROUS FAMILY -   

  

 

 

 

 

Split Personalities

Now Playing -  
Old Cape Cod  by The Puppini Sisters

IMPORTANT SITE UPDATE:
 This Is Not A Test.

After much debate and reflection, I've decided to stop doing reviews on ROUS. I started this blog as a way to keep my family and friends informed with my life, and to track my families myriad attempts to get a motel, become published authors, lose weight, pay down debt... etc etc... 

Then I started posting reviews of thing. Books, movies, CDs, games, Legos, rastaurants... anything. It took me a while to find a format that I was really happy with, but with this newest incarnation, I'm quite happy with it. It lets me get my point across, be a bit snarky and doesn't take long. I've even gotten a few advance copies to review, a sign that at least someone is taking me a bit seriously.

But I'm not a huge fan of having someone visit for my reviews and have to slog through posts about my dog's sore feet, and the same goes for the people that actually care about our adventures, but couldn't care less about the horror movie I watched the night before.

So I sat down and thought about things. I already have a ton of blogs... more than I care to admit, most of them rarely, if ever updated, and I'm starting a few new ventures that require a new way of marketing myself. So I started a couple of new blogs and will discontinue a few more, consolidating and spreading out at the same time.   (It made sense at the time. We'll see if I can keep it up.)

Without further ado, meet the ROUS/Deeply Dapper family of sites!

The ROUS Motel

The mother site. The ROUS Motel will continue to be the place for my family updates, my photography and vacation stories. I'll continue to track my weight loss and writing path as candidly as possible. This will be a document of our future and past.

Deeply Dapper

The official source for my artwork and sculptures. In addition to posting links and updates about my Etsy shoppe, Deeply Dapper will showcase my drawings for R3's Art Jams and any links to the weird and wacky things in the world. Eventually, it will also encompass our book and web designs for our e-books.

Reviews Of Unusual Size!

My official review site. I'm excited about this one. In addition to posting new reviews, I plan to go back and rework my old reviews on here in the new ROUS style and even better, I'm going to bug my friends and readers to submit their own reviews for posting on the site. I think this will allow me to continue posting reviews in a more official capacity.

Neal Kristopher

My nom de plume for writing adult novels, Neal Kristopher will eventually expand into a full .com website with access to my e-books and more. This site will focus on research and writing in a more professional, official manner. Also, it has skulls that look like lace.

Lindsay Kiernan Official Site

The only site listed here that I don't have any hand in, outside of putting together the design. This is my wife's new site, in anticipation of her soon to be released novels.

Moonstone Bay is on hold for now, but when I get back around to writing children's fiction again, I'll likely pick that up too.


So there you have it, a plethora of sites, each with a clearly defined purpose. I think this will make it easier for the casual reader to find what they want, and more for my pals to explore. Let me know what you think!

Goodbye Slumlord, Hello Awesomepants!

We have a new home!

Pictures and story about the previous Shantytown McCrappiness Adventure later, but We now live in a very cozy 2 bedroom, 2 bath place on 1.4 acres of wooded land. And more importantly, the owners are nice, intelligent human beings and in less than a week, our reliable, functional internet should be installed.

Good times. (although the driveway is a bit daunting for BlueBelle. She's kind of a wus when it comes to snow and mud, which is all Maine is right now...)