A Long Overdue Update - Robert's Creative Habit

I haven't posted on here in so very long. Years in fact. So, I thought that for today I would spend a little time out of my Friday evening to say a few things...

I have a new website! I still seem to get a lot of visitors to this one, so I thought it would be a good idea to keep it up-to-date. My new website is called Robert's Creative Habit. I create and share a piece of artwork every single day. My current goal is to do it for an entire 365 days in a row, and so far it's going.... perfectly.

So, if you're interested in checking it out, please visit http://robert.mittonvillage.com! I've moved forward towards becoming a full-time self sufficient artist. I'll include a sample of some of my favorite work that I've done since August 2014.

Impressions On The FFXIV: A Realm Reborn Beta Test

16 months is quite a long time to go without writing anything. I needn't go into too much detail in regards to what kept me away for so long. Suffice it to say that I have lacked the motivation to do much of anything of importance when it comes to my writing or drawing.

Not exactly sure what really changed this morning, but I feel some semblance of inspiration to write. It perhaps has something to do with getting up early. I seem to have a little more energy than usual as a direct result. So I guess it's time to focus that morning energy towards my topic for today; Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.

Crazy Going Slowly Am I

Tried working on my English short-story project. Looking at what I have written so far I just want to scrap it. So rather than do something I may regret a day later, I'll just put it off... again. For the better part of 2 months I've had this terrible sinking feeling that I'll never get this final credit. Finishing this short-story would be a nice accomplishment, even more so if I get a decent mark on it. I'll be spending some time at the school tomorrow and I'll take another look at the story then.

I thought creative writing would be a lot easier than writing an essay on a forced topic I don't really care anything about. Seems the direction that was given for each essay helped push me along. I had a steady topic to focus on. All I had to do was Google a few things and there was everything I needed to write about. I can't just simply Google and get creative writing ideas... can I?

To write, or not to write: that is the question.

It honestly feels like it's been a year since I've written any new articles. In actuality it's been just a couple months or so since the last post. I've been so focused on trying to find something profitable to do that doesn't revolve around running a blog, that it feels like so much more time has passed since I've given this site some attention. Might be time to get back to it. At least for one post anyways.

You want to know what keeps me coming back to this blog? The comments. Even after not posting for months, I get comments every single week. It's great to know that people are still reading my articles and everyone has been so positive. Despite a lot of the older articles being... well... not so great.

Bottlenecked! / Gaming & Television Chat

Bottleneck. That's absolutely the perfect way for me to describe what's been going on in my head lately. Both of the shows I've been watching for weeks now have been excellent. Those shows would be True Blood and Breaking Bad, two of my favorites. I have plenty of opinions and topics to talk about either of those shows. But I just can't put the words together.

It's a couple days left until September and there's a boat-load of great gaming goodness coming real soon. NHL12, and the NHL12 demo which I've played extensively already are a couple things I could talk about. Battlefield 3 and Skyrim are a couple more that I could probably go on and on about as well. Yet I don't. There's always so much to talk about that I'm constantly behind! Bottlenecked I tell ya!

Playstation Home to be Hit With a Makeover

Just today it was posted on the Official Playstation Blog that Playstation Home will be receiving a significant overhaul. A change that will "connect you with the world of hundreds of games in Home faster and better than ever before." so says Jack Buser, the Director of Playstation Home. What changes does all this include? Read on...

Creativity, Boxes, and Breaking Bad

When I was around 13 years old I had a short-lived hobby where I created something akin to a scrapbook. I would cut up my old video-game magazines and paste the pictures, advertisements, and my favorite articles together into an un-used writing book that I'd take from my public school classroom. The book would only contain cut-outs from the gaming systems I owned and cared about. Therefore creating what I thought was the perfect version of a video-game magazine.

Photoshop, this time it's Wacom!

This is my third attempt at writing a new article since my last post in April, which just so happens to be about moving away from Blogspot. I just haven't felt the passion I had last year for this site. My initial idea was to make money on this blog, once I figured out that that idea had little to no chance of coming to fruition, I lost the energy to write meaningless articles. Here I am back however, I seem to still be getting a lot of page views each and every day, so we're giving this another shot. This time with slightly different expectations and motivations.

I'm also rockin a new laptop along with a Wacom tablet. This time however, I'm not planning on writing long articles completely devoted to television and gaming.

What I've Been Up To / Productivity

Hey, long time no see. I've neglected this blog for all too long because I believe it's time to move onto something better. Sure, I'm still nailing an average of 100 visitors a day, but it's just not quite what I wanted to be doing by now. I was hoping to keep growing this site into something significant, but I realize now that it would be impossible to do that using Blogger.

If there are people out there that have frequently visited this blog, thank you so much. If I wasn't getting the traffic that I've been getting (there were a few days in January where I hit about 500-600 visitors per day) I wouldn't have continued down this road with the confidence I have now. Even though I feel that I can do something successful and meaningful with all that I've learned from running this small site, I don't think I can reach the level of quality I want using the tools and web knowledge I currently have. I need to move onto something else in order to pursue my dream of creating a profitable website with effective content.

Square's Greatest Hits

According to the Official Playstation Blog, which has just received a complete visual make-over, Parasite Eve will be releasing on PSN this coming Tuesday for $5.99. Which is a nice discount since the PS1 Final Fantasy's from the same generation are listed at $9.99.

MMO FreeRealms Finally Launching For PS3

March 29th, 10 days after my 30th birthday, is going to be a pretty exciting day for Playstation 3 owners and MMO fans. FreeRealms, which launched on PC a few years back, is set to get it's PS3 debut.

A Combination of Thoughts and Ideas

I haven't had as much time to write as I'd like, wait... let me try that again. I haven't felt the overwhelming need to write about my personal thoughts and interests like I did when I started this website. Currently, money is a big motivation for me, and as of right now, I haven't made a cent on this site. That's certainly not to say I haven't gained a tremendous amount of knowledge since I started this back in July. Knowledge that will surely help me with any future-endeavors I decide to explore in the future. But money was a big motivation for me when I had the idea to get on the web and DO something productive, yet fun. I just need to keep working towards understanding this complicated jig-saw puzzle they call website monetization.

DC Universe Online To Get Insanely Huge Update

Well, the complainers have complained about the glitches, bugs, and UI missteps since around... oh, day 1-ish. And although I'd rather get a few fixes here and there rather than a huge update more than a month after release, I'll take what I can get (Thanks complainers!). I love DCUO, and I know this is a serious MMO with potential. I'll stick around for awhile yet. Check out the full update notes below, keep in mind, it's a doozy.

DC Universe Online February Content Detailed

DCUO has been taking up a lot of my time recently and so the game is flowing over into just about everything I do. The posts on this site are no exception. I do have a Smallville article in the works, as well as my complete thoughts I've yet to finish on a show I started watching called Eureka. For now though, let's discuss the upcoming new content for DCUO. There's quite a bit.

Early Adopters For DC Universe Online Get A Discount

Did you pick up your PS3 DCUO on launch day? Well if you're a die-hard DCUO fan then you'll be pleased to know that pretty soon you'll be able to pay $10/mo (instead of the usual $14.99) indefinitely. That's right, awesome deal right? There's a catch though, you have to purchase the Legendary Plan ($29.99 for 3 months service) from the PSN before either your free 30 days ends, or March 1st. Whichever arrives first. Full details below.

New Epic DC Universe Online Video

I've been looking for a game like DCUO for a lot of years. Awesome action-oriented gameplay, huge online community, a massive open-world, interesting comic-book story, and a firm guarantee that you'll always have something to do. But let's focus on the second last point, the story. The opening movie for DCUO is just plain awesome, hands down some of the best CG work I've ever seen. And now we have another video of similar quality, found on IGN. Check it out below along with my impressions.

Playstation Meeting 2011 Part 3

This is the Playstation Meeting 2011 Part 3, if you're looking for part 1, find it here. Continue reading for the last chunk of videos.

Playstation Meeting 2011 Part 2

This is part 2 of the Playstation Meeting 2011 video. If you're looking for part 1, find it right here. Otherwise, continue on!

Playstation Meeting 2011 Part 1

Straight from Joystiq, here is the full unveiling of the new Playstation Portable, the NGP. Check it out below! You can find part two and three from these links. Keep in mind this is mostly in Japanese. There are English on-screen indicators though explaining what's what.

Lid Officially Lifted on the PSP2, Codenamed: NGP

Today in Tokyo, Sony announced a brand new handheld device. Seemingly the PSP2, but currently named the NGP (Next Generation Portable), and it looks sweet. Dual analog sticks? Yes please. Check out all the details below. Well, all the details besides a price. Which I believe it'll be well over $300, just look at these specs.