To Do: Overcoming Tech Troubles A Week in My Creative Business Life

The week kicked off with a series of unexpected technical issues. My phone began to fail, shutting off after only a minute of use. Simultaneously, a malfunctioning video card on my laptop made it so I couldn't do any video editing.

But I got a new phone and fixed my video card issue. So this week I go over what tasks I completed from last week and take a look at the tasks I have to do for my online creative ventures this week.

Symbols for the tasks

✅ = Done

⏲ = Still waiting

1. Vintage reselling business, The Pop Culture Roadshow

This week for my vintage online store:

✅ Pack orders

✅ List 5 items a day (View new items in my eBay store)

✅ Record a "what sold" video

⏲ Create reels from the videos

2. My band, Lorenzo's Music

Things I need to do for my band this week:

✅ Start planning promos for new song (Listen to the song "If I was alone" here)

✅ Reels of song hook

✅ Send playlist pitch

3. My webcomic series, Bobert and the Monster

✅ Color Current Page

✅ Live stream coloring (Watch a clip from the live stream here)

✅ Pencil next page

Watch the video to hear the full story and take a look behind the scenes into how I'm managing multiple creative projects.

4. Email list

✅ Create a download offer for email list sign-ups

Artwork for the original Candy Land game by Milton Bradley from 1955.

I have a vintage Candy Land game from 1955 by Milton Bradley and I was about to sell it so I thought I would add it to my personal art history course concept I've been doing . I'm going to try and see if I can find out how this game was created, designed and why? Here is what I found out about this game https://candy-land.fandom.com/wiki/Candy_Land_Wiki Candy Land is a board game about children exploring a world made out of candy and other sweets that originally came out in 1949. In every version of the game, there are a group of children that go through Candy Land. In the earliest versions of the game, it was a realistically drawn boy and girl. Drawing of the Candy Land kids I did on my phone ☝ https://board-games-galore.fandom.com/wiki/Candy_Land The game was designed in 1948 by Eleanor Abbott , while she was recovering from polio in San Diego, California. It's rumored that Eleanor also did the original artwork but I didn't find anything that...

To Do: Multitasking My Business, Music, and Comics

Sometimes balancing my multiple projects can often feel like an overwhelming task. I sit and think out loud about the tasks I need to juggle this week from my vintage reselling business, my band, and my webcomic series. In this video vlog, I begin the week by prioritizing tasks and setting goals. I'm going to mark them as I go along. ✅ = Done ⏲ = Still waiting Vintage reselling business - The Pop Culture Roadshow With a vintage reselling business to run, the first order of business is to pack orders from weekend sales on platforms like eBay and Mercari. As I pack these items I need to record a 'What Sold' video for my Pop Culture roadshow YouTube channel , turning the task into video content. ✅ Pack orders ✅ List new items I got from estate sales (See my latest eBay store listings here ) ⛔ Create a new "What sold" video for my YouTube page (Recorded not edited - Laptop upgrade issues) Band - Lorenzo's Music I've also got a new song out this month so I nee...

How I use one Gmail address for multiple Soundcloud accounts

Do you know the Gmail "+" trick to use one email for multiple accounts on one service? Here's a little trick I use that works for any service. I talked about this on the podcast episode I did with artist Mortimur K . In this case, let's say I used up all the uploads I have for my free Soundcloud account . With this trick, I can open a new free account and use the same Gmail address. I don't want to create another Gmail account to sign up again. Using my one Gmail address for multiple accounts on the same service I don't remember when I learned this but you can alter the name on a Gmail address. Like, let's say mine is "tom@gmail.com". To be clear that is not my email. I wish it was, but this is just a short example. Start with the original Gmail address Add a "+" after the email name Where it says "tom" on the address I can put a "+" after that. Add a "+" after the email name After that "+" I ca...

Fox and the Hound artwork from a vintage illustrated book from 1981

In my collection of vintage illustrated books, I have this a golden book for the Walt Disney animated movie The Fox and the Hound from 1981 . I think I found it at a garage sale if I remember correctly. This was the first cartoon movie that when I was growing up my younger sister and I both liked equally. I think we still quote the line by young Copper "My name's Copper and I'm a hound dog!" which I didn't know was voiced by a young Corey Feldman ?! One thing that always bugged me about Disney artwork in these books was that they never gave credit to the artists that do the drawings. They just say Walt Disney Productions or Studios for the art credit. By the way, you can check out all of the vintage illustrated books I have collected from resale shops and other places in my eBay store . I put my collection up for sale to justify getting more illustrated books for my library! Walt Disney Productions had obtained the film rights to the novel "The Fox and the Ho...

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