Bears On The Coast & Void Of Axis Nominated & Bears On The Coast Season 2 Trailers...

We have been nominated for two awards for the Bearlebrity Awards. The first being Bears On The Coast for Best Bear Videocast, and the second being Void Of Axis for Best Bear Audio/Podcast. If you would like to vote please visit this link below:

http://www.thebearlebrity.com/the-bearlebrity-awards/

Also we released our first in a series of trailers that will be released each month leading up to our new season of Bears On The Coast which is set to be released in August. Here is the trailer:

Everyone Has Issues, Snapple Party, The Starving Artist

Hey everyone. Sorry for the long pauses between posts. Things have just been very hard here lately. Not only in my life but in the life of others I know and love. I want to help those in need who are in my life but i've realized I can do that. I need to work on my own life first, and so far I have nothing yet going with that. Still no job yet but I am seriously putting in the effort for the weeks coming up. I've already put up my newly reworked resume, thanks to my boyfriend Adam, on CareerBuilder and Monster.com. So far though i've gotten nothing but Telemarketer positions which are just not good. I won't make any money doing that shit. I will be applying for a few places online and hopefully they will get back to me. I also want to stop by a few local shops and see if they are hiring anyone.

Other than the problems in my life and in my close friends lives, things are alright. I have been working on filming the second season of Bears On The Coast. In the meantime I have been working with Michael on our first live stream over the internet. We are having a "Snapple Party/Bears On The Coast Marathon" on May 7th. Its based on the idea we created on the first episode of Bears On The Coast. At this party we will be discussing episodes the fans have chosen for us to talk about and we will be drinking snapple and just having a good time. We have even got a special surprise for our fans which i'm sure will make them laugh. We will be having the Bears On The Coast Snapple Party live at May 7th at 3pm. The link to the page where it will be held live is located below:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bears-on-the-coast-live-snapple-party

I'm very worried about my first album. I've only managed to sell about 3 copies of the record, i've been doing my hardest to advertise but i'm not a record label. I am a person who doesn't have much skill in that area. I'm hoping my new roommate who will be joining me and Michael can help me advertise this record better. I've also been hoping to get some support from some of my family and friends. But it seems I haven't got such luck since the three people who bought the record notified me of their purchases which is okay. I know not everyone will enjoy my music but out of 334 friends only 3 people decide to support me? I guess this is the life of an artist, I will just have to try harder with my next releases. I don't do pop music, I just create whatever I feel like creating. This is also my first album so maybe its just not what people want to hear which is understandable. I am hoping I get more support before I move on to my next project under Void Of Axis.

To Be Or Not To BB?

So lately I've notice more and more guys are getting back in to "barebacking". For some of you who don't know what that is, its playing unprotected without a condom. I will admit that I myself enjoy doing this but at a price. I will ONLY do this with people I trust and those close to me such as my boyfriend. But some of the guys I meet don't ask me what my status is, don't ask me if I am clean of any diseases, and instead jump head first in to BB without taking precautions for themselves. I'm wondering if its because guys feel that "well if I get something its not a death sentence" which I feel is the wrong attitude to have. Many diseases we have today are treatable but on the same note, that doesn't justify the need to spread it so carelessly. It is up to the person to make this choice for themselves but also be aware of the risk. I have seen friends who go to sex parties, end up getting in group sex, and then pretty much let themselves go and later on freaking out about how they made a mistake. Its not disrespectful to wear a condom, if you aren't sure or just feel pressured to not wear a condom then maybe that person is not the best person to be doing that with. Their are plenty of guys out there who don't care about you and are willing to easily pass it to you to just simply "get off". People need to be responsible for their actions. This by no means makes everyone a bad person, some people truly just end up in the wrong place at the wrong time. I just advice that people be a little more aware. We are all fighting to make this world a better place and without judgement and the last thing I want you to think is I'm judging you.

Taxes From Hell, Bears On The Coast Season Finale, Forest Of Memories Vol. 1 Release Date, Last Transmission Announcement, & My Special Honey Bear...

Sorry for not updating sooner, i've been kinda busy between finishing Episode 13 for Bears On The Coast, and getting my first album "Forest Of Memories Vol. 1" released. But I will try to be more up to date with this blog, just a lot going on right now.

So today I called Fountain House to let them know i'll be contacting the IRS because for the last three months i've tried to request my W2 forms from them with no success and legally they can't keep them from me. So I informed them today that I will be contacting he IRS and hopefully they can get my W2's so I can do my taxes. Other than that i've stalled looking for a job as my resume is pretty sad and I needed to fix it up. A few friends have helped me with rewriting it and even making a cover letter for me. Thank you to everyone who has helped me so far. I hope to find something soon. I'm really tired of not having any money and not being able to do anything or support myself. Tomorrow Michael is gonna help me get new shoes because my current shoes are so worn out that they are literally falling apart inside. So tomorrow i'll be doing that and I also want to start working on cleaning up the house.

Bears On The Coast Season 1 has come to an end with Episode 13. Parts 1 & 2 have been uploaded so far with a 3rd and final part coming soon. A second Season is in the works but will not show up for some time. I will be taking time though to film but instead I will be taking my time with Season 2. I would like to actually have a schedule when videos would come out and such so its not like everyone is waiting for an episode i'm rushing to complete. Season 2 will be more relaxed and planned out, so if you would like to be a part of it please contact me via my Facebook page or my e-mail. Also my first album "Forest Of Memories Vol. 1" will be released March 29th. I am very excited, I hope people will like the record and enjoy it. I am considering making a second video for the record, haven't decided the song I will be doing a video to but I am going to try and make it before the album is released. In the background of all this news I am also working slowly on designing a video game titled "Last Transmission", I put out some special Beta pictures of the project thus far.

In nine days I have a very special Bear coming to visit me, me and him have been talking for the past month and getting very close. I am very excited but nervous as well. I guess its only normal that I would be nervous, I just want things to work. And I like him a lot. He will be here for a week, he is from Atlanta, Georgia. He's been very sweet and helpful in helping me try to get a job and helping me with my resume and such. I look forward to seeing him soon.

Weekend in Tampa, New Twitter, A Matter Of Time on iTunes and Amazon...

Hey everyone, currently on vacation in Tampa with my good friend, Ethan. So far i'm having a great time. On Friday, me and Michael drove to Tampa after he got out of work and he requested we listen to Abba. So I turn on Abba and it keeps going and going to the point where we are almost there and the album hasn't finished yet. I'm like, what the fuck?! So after being attacked by Abba music for two and half hours straight, we finally made it to Andrew & Tom's house. They are friends of Michael's and whom he is staying with this weekend. They were both very nice and I really look forward to hanging out with them again sometime. Ethan, picked me up from their place and we dropped my stuff off at his place and decided to get some food so we went to Chili's. It was pretty good, I haven't eaten at Chili's since I was in Conneticut visiting Hendric. So afterwards we just relaxed and went to bed. Yesterday, we went to Five Guys Burgers & Fries which I have never had before. They were pretty good and I was really surprised how many fries we got. After that, we went to Parksdale Farms where they sell their world famous Strawberry Shortcakes, as well as Smoothies and other goodies. I tried a Strawberry smoothie, it was good but just not my cup of tea. We went back to his place afterwards, chilled out and watched "Alien 3" to pass the time. Then we decided to go see The Roommate, a new film about a girl who goes to college and gets this roommate who seems a bit off at first but as the film progresses we find that her roommate "Rebecca" is completely psychotic. I really enjoyed the film and found it was better than I assumed it was going to be. The only part I found kinda out of place was Rebecca was suppose to be taking the prescription drug, Zyprexa. Now I kinda laughed at this because she needed something WAY stronger than that. I've taken Zyprexa in accordance with my therapy and I was not as fucked up as she was. She had some serious psychological issues, she needed stronger medication and maybe its possible in larger doses it would have helped her but I just found that kind of silly. Other than that, it was a great film. After the movie, we went to Gameworks for a few minutes to play some games. At one point, Ethan got me on the Dance Dance Revolution machine and I danced my ass off to the point of exhaustion. We left Gameworks and went to Applebees for some late night food and headed back to his place to sleep. Today is Sunday, Ethan is sleep asleep since we were up so late. We will be meeting with Michael, Andrew, and Tom later for some dinner and then I think today will mostly be a day to stay in, watch a few movies and play a few games.

My original Twitter account is attached to my phone that I stopped using almost three years ago. Because of this I couldn't access my account and thus had to create a new one. You can now find me on Twitter at:

http://twitter.com/#!/DustinStudios

A Matter Of Time (Single) is now available not only from CDBaby. But you can also purchase it from iTunes and from Amazon. I will include the link below:

A Matter Of Time (iTunes)

A Matter Of Time (Amazon)

A Matter Of Time is Released & Episode 9 on Facebook...

My first single, A Matter Of Time, has been released and is available now! I am so very excited and glad its finally out there and I hope you check it out and download the track. The link to the single will be located below this post. At the moment, i'm working on getting the finishing touches on Forest Of Memories Vol. 1 and working to get some live shows going. So the future for Void Of Axis looks good and busy.

http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/VoidOfAxis

Me and Michael are getting ready to go to Tampa this weekend. Michael will be staying with his friends, Andrew & Tom. And i'll be staying with my friend Ethan. Because of certain circumstances, Michael will be mainly featured on the next Bears On The Coast episode. But don't be upset, I am sure Michael will do a great job with filming and i'll be back for the next one. I'm glad i'll be able to rest my fingers for the this weekend. Episode 9 is currently available on Facebook, i'll be working on getting it up on Youtube today as well.

Bittersweet, A Matter Of Time Official Music Video Released, Bears On The Coast Episode 8...

Time goes by so far and before we have time to recognize all the time that as past it seems to be too late. I feel I've had that revelation recently, yesterday I was uploading and finalizing my information for my single "A Matter Of Time" which i'll be releasing hopefully next week. After finishing it, I got a message from my sister on Facebook, it told me my Grandfather had passed away. I feel sad about his passing but at the same time, I feel happy that he is at least not in anymore pain and with my Grandmother again. I called my Mother to see how she was holding up, after this i'm sure we both feel sad. So my release was a bitter sweet achievement, but I just need time to process this. As most of my friends know, i've written a song titled "Rain" for my Grandmother when she passed, I might do the same for him as well. Then again, I could dedicated the song to both of them. I need time to figure out things and see how I feel.

So as life must go on, the official music video for "A Matter Of Time" has been released on Youtube. The music video was filmed over two days and was very fun to do. The song itself is quite different from the video but still discusses a bad situation from which the person singing doesn't leave until its too late. In this case, I am kidnapped, tortured, and implied to be killed at the end of the video by a dark twin of mine. It was very fun to do and I just hope people enjoy it as much as I did and purchase the song once its released.

So as well as a new music video being released, their is new episodes of Bears On The Coast. We are now up to Episode 8 which has showcased our past week basically. Our next video is not far off and will probably feature me making jokes about Valentine's Day and my personal distaste for the "Hallmark" holiday in which I recieve nothing from guys I like (just my luck). So expect it sometime soon. I will also try my best to keep up with this blog more, I've just been lazy and I apologize for it again.