My end has been pretty quiet lately regarding the content creation spectrum. Every blue moon or so, I put out a post somewhere, upload a video elsewhere and do the occasional social networking thing, promoting whatever I’m currently doing. In contrast to other years, this is probably the most sparse those updates have been in a long time.

2022 has been a fantastic year for me on the professional and hobby front. Somehow, things I have been trying to get some massive achievements out of for the last twenty years suddenly bore enormous fruit. Ever play a game, and you get to one of those moments where things are just lined out perfectly for you to hit in a row, one after another? That’s what this year has been like for me. The year has also flown by for me, though, and I can’t believe I’m typing this on the day after Thanksgiving. Winter is starting to bear its fangs, and I’m pretty damn thankful I have a trip to Miami coming up in December.

So let’s get to the point – After 20 years of knocking out a bunch of high-level achievements in my life, I’m going to use this opportunity to take a nice, long break. What’s that mean? The YouTube channel, Gamer Logic, most aspects of Unleaded Logic, and whatever else I typically do on the side will be scaled back immensely, if not completely. I plan to do this from the start of December and return in January 2024. Yep, I’m taking just a tad over a year off. What changes could happen in a year? I’m excited to see, and I’m excited to see what aspects of my life I will really, truly miss.

Now for the promoters and folks that have booked me for gigs and speaking events for 2023, don’t freak out. I will perform all obligations I have booked for next year without issue. Will I take any additional bookings? I’m always willing to have a discussion, at least. There are a lot of milestones for me coming up next year. One of them is that I turn 40 years old, which is just crazy. I think about all the people I’ve had the opportunity to work with and speak to these last 20 years, and it’s cool seeing how we’ve all aged and grown together. I also wonder about some of those faces I worked closely with that are no longer around, as they’ve walked away from the industries I’ve met them in to enjoy family life or new challenges.

On another note: Thank you to everyone who always continued to support my endeavors, no matter what they might be. I know a year seems like a long time, but I’ve got plenty of creations for you to watch, listen to, or even read.

I hope all of you don’t see this as that I’m saying goodbye because I’m not. This will go by quickly if the next year is anything like the last two years.

So with that…See you, Space Cowboy.

As a kid, I collected baseball cards, basketball cards, and comic book cards. Did I ever think I would have a trading card with my face on it that people could hold in their hands? Never in a million years.

A huge thank you to Walter Day for giving me the honor of being a part of his tremendous trading card series that celebrates the movers and shakers in the world of video games. I also have to thank Old School Gamer Magazine for giving me a fantastic platform to spread the word about the industry I love.

Video games sparked an interest in me when I picked up an Intellivision controller for the first time. I may have been a little kid, but it was evident to me from the beginning that each game had a story behind its creation, and I wanted to know more about it. More so, I wanted to share that love and curiosity behind those gamers with others.

Through video games, I discovered that I have the ability to create. To write, to film, to make music, and to communicate. Like those inspired by an imaginative book or an incredible piece of cinema, video games were my inspiration. It is still my inspiration.

The recognition is incredible, and it just sparks my passion even more. I’m just getting started, folks!