The First Post to my Personal Blog

This is not the first time that I started a blog, so I know that usually, the first thing I'll ever post would only be read by me. Regardless, if you read this, thanks! Consider this a "Lester" type post (my best friend Lester likes reading and writing in a deep feeling manner) so this may be a bit "texty". May it serve as an introduction to who I am and what I am doing, but I'll save my life history for another time...

If I have to sum up my life at the moment in a single word, all my projects going on

"consumed"

This is not my first time starting an online outlet, but it is the first time I've started something just for me.  I originally started a video blog with my best friend Lester. We called it "Thriftdweller" and it has grown to exclusively document our adventures in retro video game collecting. It's been a great ride as we've done a lot of what we set out to do. We've reconnected with a lot of old friends and made some new friends from the YouTube retro game community. Our online following is nearing 2200 subscribers, we're planning to move on to "season 3" for our channel to improve our current videos as well as start some new concepts. More on this to come. . 

My most current project is "Retro Gamers Convention Winnipeg", a collection of retro video gamers who want to help local charity and eventually, host our city's first retro video game convention. This is suppose to be the toughest time (the beginning) building the "infrastructure" and unifying the group. Hopefully, I can start stepping back a bit the bigger we get, but it seems less likely from here. Our online following grows everyday, our group has even been sponsored by PNP Games (Winnipeg's largest retro game retailer). The closer we get to our first event, the more I feel the pressure to keep up and push forward. I've delegated some jobs to some trustworthy people, I even got a great planning committee. I'm sure a majority of my posts will involve RGCW as it is what is taking the bulk of my energy.

I also started a central hub to hopefully unify the online retro video game collecting community in Canada, but this is staying close to the chest until it is launched. But I've recruited some of the best Retro Gaming YouTubers in Canada to help me build the "hub". I'm hoping in collaboration we can make some great content and inspire more of our fellow Retro Canuckle-heads.

I'm tired, so I'm going to finish this episode of Star Trek then off to bed! 

Post one completed, that's one goal stroked off the list! =D Stay tuned for more.

Goodnight

-N8