NEW YEAR, NEW RULES, NEW BLOG!

It's been a long time again.  I have to get this into my regular routine, especially since I have several other plans for some blog and website submissions.  Anyway, GREETINGS!  With the coming of 2013 I hope the new year finds you all well.  This guy, had a pretty excellent 2012.  Considering I hadn't posted on here since 2011, I have a feeling this will change.

Last year, I continued classes @ Edison Community College so I get into the swing of things.  I'm currently taking classes to finish up a Systems Administrator Degree which I already had a start on previously.  As well as pursuing Web Design Certificate, in classic RKelbel form, Edison cancelled the Web Design Program from under my feet.  Having gotten a good feel for it and excited to work with digital media in general I'm continuing to pursue this as a career as well.  Taking whatever is available to me at Edison still while it's offered and then plan to move to another school after this is gone.  Hopefully by this time my Admin degree will be almost done or could be transferred as well.  The nice thing  is Edison is the same place Microsoft offers it's certification tests and classes so it's convenient.

Outside of school, I started to feel really good about my digital media work I was doing, videos, photoshop, and graphics.  My writing was really feeling good, creativity seems to be moving, I get a cramp in it from time to time but I'm really feeling like I'm hitting a stride I've never had before.  My wife and I are having a good time, enjoying life, friends, family and each other.  We are trying to get the house stuff together still, since we haven't really had time to do any work to this house in about a year so things are starting to move forward on that front.  On top of that just having fun with friends doing project, putting costumes together for Halloween  traveled to Dallas, TX which was amazing.  I got to go the Cowboys Stadium, and see the Cowboys play at home in person!  Amazing!  We did a ton of other stuff, maybe I'll go back and mention at some point,  went out to some great bars, and got some good beers.  Most importantly Aimee and I got to go see a friend that lives in Dallas who I've not seen in years.  It was a TON of fun to go see her and hang out again.  

On the creativity front, I wrote a Batman fan film, which was a lot of fun and I really loved everything about that.  It hasn't been shared around on social media as of yet because I'm waiting on some details with that for now.  May be releasing it to a competition or two before I put it out to YouTube.  I have some ideas for some follow up episodes to it, may turn it into webisodes.  As well as writing some fan film trailers as well, and a original character short film.  Along with that, I'm hoping to start working with some friends on other projects, like podcasting, comic books, and YouTube advertising.  Along with all of that, I want to get my business together for web designing and social media management.  This was a random amount of thoughts with almost no structure, as I've mentioned before I write these by stream of consciousnesses   Anyway, BIG plans for 2013, no more fear, no more excuses!  Time to start doing the things I've always said I can't do or don't have time to do starting this year.  My wife is awesome and so encouraging I couldn't be doing any of this stuff without her, so thank you for being there for me Aimee.  Right now we are on opposing schedules for work.  Hopefully that will change soon, which I think will only strengthen our relationship and the support between the two of us.    Anyways, guys... I'll get back with you soon, time to get this party started.

P.S. I think the original point of this blog, is starting to take shape... I've been using my facebook and twitter account as small versions of blog posts, 140 characters at a time.  Now it's time to start utilize this as well.

Same bat time, same bat channel,

-RKelbel

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Plans Shmans

It's been since December since I've posted anything to this, the rebuild project fell to hell and I'm still working on myself and bringing more to the table and provide for my wife and I.  I have since moved jobs and no longer work at my soul sucking retail jobs that I've had since what seems like my life began and I'm know working with computers, as IT support.  Although I still sort of deal as "customer service" to an extent I am enjoying it much more and I definitely feel like it will bring me further if I continue to try and improve.  Sparing the details as to who and where I work, if you know me you can find out pretty easily.  I'm still in the wings of trying to work with a combination of WSU, Sinclair, or Edison to get back in as a student.  I've been resubmitted at Sinclair and currently have my username and everything back up and running but I was unable to schedule classes do to a very unhelpful Adviser that wouldn't just leave me to my own devices to schedule classes I know I can ace.  Right now I just want class, doesn't matter if it's something I won't need for my major, I just want in, to get me in the swing of things and then the following quarter I can grasp onto my future and push.  It's time for me to stop denying what I would have been years before now had I not wussed out on being a Microsoft Tech,  the understanding of computers comes natural, and I'm creative, I'm sure I can put the two together to make myself happy.  First off is to get that piece of paper that gets me a job and/or a higher pay check. 

I'm also attempting to start working out again, working on my body.  I feel slow and tired a lot these days, I'm sick of feeling that way.  Also, being that I'm 30 now , and almost 31 I want to try and be around for my kids that I hope to have some day with my loving wife.  I feel like I'll be old and broken when they want to play... I'm a big kid,, I want to hang out with my kids and be a good dad.  Anyways, speaking of my loving wife, Aimee Kelbel.  She left me a card and  a Bill's doughnut in my car this morning which was awesome.  It was nice too, seeing as though the Cowboys lost a close game last night and I was and am currently getting my ass kicked in fantasy football by one James Brandewie.  Oh well, it's just silly stuff, but when you care, it does get a little disappointing.  Not saying its the end all be all but hey why should I have to explain myself.  Everyone has something they are passionate about, I just put my shit on front street or on my sleeve, however you'd like to phrase it for our times.  Anyways, folks live your life and I'll see you next post.  Thanks for letting me vent and catch up with all of you.  Hoping I've hung onto some followers still.
Seeya same bat time same bat channel.
iKelbel

Cancer Sucks....

So, when I left off, I had really fast forwarded through a lot so I may be backtracking later.  As of right now, I'm going to push on, hopefully your all with me.  While all this stuff was going on with the record industry and the choices of my life were up for grabs, my family was going through heavy stuff and I had no ideas.  I was informed my father had cancer, behind his eye, weird spot right?  Well, they had found a growth when he went to the eye doctor claiming to have gray spots in his vision and blurry peripheral vision.  Apparently the growth had started from the back right side of his eye, causing the light that would normally come in to be blurred.  It was his peripheral vision though, so he couldn't necessarily pin down that it was "blurry" because how clear is it really.  Once it had began to grow towards the middle of his eye it not only got bigger but it caused gray spots and blurs in the middle of vision.  This was more obvious to him.  He ended up going to the eye doctor and he found some issues and sent him to a specialist.  Longer story short, it was cancerous and would need treatment. 

After I received this phone call I was obviously stunned and made a trip home to see my parents.  We chatted about the procedures that would need to be done.  Which at that point was, radiation, literally a radiation piece had to be put BEHIND his eye to treat it.  Then going forward from there it would be monitored for growth and really see what was going on before going forward.  The procedure would take place at UC Hospital, and the check ups were with his specialist which was also in Cincinnati.  Well, evidently before all this was explained to me, my family was making trips to cincy getting things rolling and getting exams and tests.  My mom had taken off several days over and over to get my dad down to the specialist.  He couldn't drive, they dilated his eye so it was relaxed and was unable to control the light to his eye, thus being unable to drive himself.  Not that he should have to go through that stuff alone, but even if he wanted to it just wasn't possible.  So, this brings me back into the story and WSU.  I had just decided to take summer classes for the first time in my college career to try and get this stuff moving faster.  Well, I took some heavy classes too, can't remember them all together, but I know ECON was one, and a few others, a full schedule for sure.

Anyways, while I just starting this big summer group of classes, I was talking to my mom about the family situation and she needed to figure out how I can help bringing my dad to the specialist because she needed time off.  I thought of course, this is my dad, my familia, in a moment of need.  I have to step up as often as possible.  SOOOOO,,, I had to clear my schedule for my family, after all it was summer, I was still working at FYE as well.  So, I went to WSU dropped all of my classes, now if any of you are familiar with college classes, or WSU specifically you know how bothersome this situation can sometimes be, depending on your timing.  I dropped after the "W" period, Withdrawal period,  I get a W on my grade card instead of a grade, and it goes on my transcripts, reflects badly because I dropped them so late, and I get ZERO money back on what I paid for them.  Since I knew all this but I was seriously comparing this to my dad with cancer it wasn't even a real choice, I dropped them, prepared to pay back loans on classes I never took, oh well, just another drop in my giant student loan bucket right.  Well, guess what....  WSU said ok, that's great you understand you'll still get no money back and get W's, I said yep I understand.  A month or two later, after I was getting ready to start my next semester/quarter whatever the hell WSU was on those days, I got a bill and a letter...
The bill being from WSU and not naming any specific numbers, but let's put it this way, it was a bill for my entire group of summer classes expenses and all of my living expenses for that summer quarter.  HUGE! bill and a letter saying that I owed WSU this money because the SENT BACK my originally loan to my lender and the amount due for that quarter was now due to WSU and NOT my original lender which I already owed thousands of dollars anyways.  Talk about a wrench in your plans...  ALSO, a letter saying this needed to be paid before the next quarter or I would be "suspended" and unable to continue my degree.....  Guess what happened next,,,,  If I had that much money, I wouldn't need loans people..  leaving you there,,, to my next installment, hopefully this isn't too boring for you folk.  I feel like this is really great and I really love the feedback.  My writing is evolving as we go, would love some comments or feedback on the blog.  Also, really appreciate my followers and would love and appreciate some more!  Get a Chasing Ryan Army! lol

Seeya next time,
same bat time, same bat channel..

-iKelbel

How the RIAA ruined my life...

OK, so I wanted to cover some back story here and I fell off track on Monday when I first started this thing explaining this thing was my journey to better myself,  NOT that I was dissatisfied anything or anybody in my life thus far.  So anyways,  back on track, my back story and my journey, every good comic book has a good back story and origin story folks.  The characters who don't don't last long.  When I graduated High School like most folks I was completely confused on what I wanted to with my life.  As well as determined to go to school after High School because no one else in the Kelbel family had gone to college and I was the oldest grand child on my mom's side.  Just a lot of pressure to decide.  So after not really figuring it out, I was crossed between Northwestern of Ohio, and other places, I ended up going to ITT, yeah that's right ITT Technical Center folks.
I didn't hate that, but I did hate how completely unprofessional that place was, one professor seemed like he definitely slept in his car, and another seemed like he was coming on to female students (which later came out after I left he definitely was, and was sued.)  I was also asked by a student I was partnered with and eventually befriended a little before I left, "If you could get away with it, would you rob a bank?", not just asking me kids he was in between the decision, for real.  Anyways, from there, I went to Edison Community College , Microsoft Certification Tech Degree, moved away to North Carolina.  Had some troubles with money down south, and moved back to Columbus, OH.  Met my beautiful wife, then TRANSFERRED to Wright State University and met friends I hope to have for the rest of my life.

While there, I enjoyed my time and did ok to really well in my classes a few stumbles here an there but overall it was good. While attending there I set up several contacts to get into my marketing business career.  I wanted to be a Music Label Rep, going to different stores and concerts bringing talent around for events and autographs.  Going to locations to set up displays and pushing albums, merchandising the product, just great fun I would have.  My dream job!  Anyways, I had an internship offer from Kung Fu Records if I needed it, but, I would have to fly out to L.A. and would be unpaid.  I also had a much better offer from Sony who was going to set me up with a paid internship and I would travel with the current rep to train.  HOWEVER, this was all being set up and investigated when Metallica, Napster and the RIAA decided to get into the biggest legal battle next to anything involving the rights to The Beatles catalog, and essentially DESTROYED the industry as it was known.  Sony got rid of my position weeks after my paperwork had been sent in.  At the same time I got this info, my parent contacted me at school, my dad had cancer........  Now my story shall continue next time to finish up this long back story.  I hope your all on the edge of your seat.
Meet me here!  Same Bat Channel! Same Bat Time!
-iKelbel

See me here again, same bat channel, same bat time.
iKelbel

motivation schmotivation

Hey guys,
This is the first entry into this blog I've begun basically, I'm trying to keep myself busy by sharing this with anyone who cares to follow in my life.  I'm beginning a new journey to go improve my life in any way shape or form.  More importantly the schooling type change is what this blog is mostly about.  Overall, I definitely wouldn't complain about my life.  I have an amazing wife whom I never thought would keep me around this long let alone marry me and make our commitment together as husband and wife.  I love her dearly and has nothing to do with what I consider to be part of my reconstruction project.  More likely she's actually more of a inspiration to me, being 5 years younger then me, she's already achieved more. 

At least that's how I perceive it, probably more to the scholastic front, she's achieved more, not that I can name other things.  Other then the normal life goals I don't really have comparisons that I think about.  She's married, as am I, obviously and we live in a home I think we are both happy to have even though I constantly want to work on it.  Graduate, Marry, Job, Kids is sort of how I think of the basic main goals.  Of course you want to be successful, but its all relative to what your idea of success is right.  Anyways, those goals I just mentioned are my comparisons to my wife and I..  No real reason to compare other then to feel like we can sort of plan or rely on each other to be there for the others goal.  Married, CHECK, Job, CHECK (not necessarily my career choice), Kids,,,, we're talking about it together, lol, and Graduate college, check for her, not so much for me.  Which brings me to this point I originally started to make before I lost my thoughts.  I love my wife and this really is my journey I want to blog and she's a wonderful character in the story of my life.  So I'm sure she'll be mentioned. I love you AJ thank you for all your support and hopefully I'll make you proud of me.
 


Well, that was long, and not really what I intended to start with or cover,  I love stream of thought. I think I'll save some real info for the next entry...

-ikelbel