So yeah, things have been pretty quiet here on The Josh Effect. Let's get you folks up to speed, shall we?

As you may know, my production equipment was stolen from my apartment last fall. We got some of it back (namely, the computer), but not everything (namely, my camera). So what have I been up to, exactly? Well, a couple of things actually.

Firstly, I went from being employed to being super-employed. I'm currently holding down two jobs (at one point, it was 3 jobs) which have unfortunately consumed pretty much all of my time. Therefore, I haven't had a lot of time to make any new content for The Josh Effect. However, last year I said 2012 will be a big year for The Josh Effect and I still intend to keep that promise (just not in the same time-frame I'd originally planned). For the time being, however, I do have a few things to share with you.

Firstly: Brainal Leakage. For those of you who somehow visit this website and don't follow me on Twitter or Facebook, I'm in a band called Brainal Leakage. When I'm not working (which is almost always) I've been hard at work practicing and rehearsing with my musical partner-in-crime, Brent Tisdale. Over the course of the last few months (or last year and a half if you want to get really technical), Brent and I have put together a solid set and are now beginning to play live (our first gig is actually later tonight). So, if you haven't seen me promote it enough on Twitter or Facebook, you can check out our tunes by clicking THESE BIG OL' FUCKING WORDS.

Also, it's important to let you all know that pretty much all of my regular production crew has moved on. Bric Mitchell left for his hometown in Kansas last fall and our regular camera-monkey Stephanie Whitney ran off to Maryland, both to pursue greener pastures. Both of them are doing well and more importantly, they're both happy. Fortunately, new help isn't too hard to find.

Which brings me to my last small update. I'm currently in the pre-production phase for a brand new series that will run exclusively on YouTube. I don't want to give away any details at the moment because we haven't shot a single frame yet, but it should be interesting to say the least. What I can tell you is that it will be a weekly series, the episodes won't be very long, and we already have over 3 months worth of episodes planned out. This series is the brain-child of my friend Chuck Carraway and myself. It's also completely idiotic, so naturally: it's right up my alley.

So keep an eye on my Twitter feed (or my Facebook, as all my tweets go over there anyway) because the blog updates will be sparse. You guys are fantastic just for reading this in the first place, but really: all the good shit goes on my Twitter.

'Til next, time. -Josh