This morning, I woke up. The sun was shining, the birds were singing. The ground was slightly damp. Nothing terrible happened to us here. However, all along the east coast there were high winds and loads of rain. It looked like most of St. Augustine was flooded, and some people were even seeing sea live in their front yards! Pretty crazy, if you ask me. I'm glad to hear that my family and friends are all safe, especially thanks to the check-in system on Facebook. However, I think the check-ins are a little preemptive, considering Hurricane Matthew could take a second swing at us, and there's also Tropical Storm Nicole still making her way towards Florida. Either way, everything's looking good for now.Since I had to take today off, I couldn't just sit idly by, so I got to work on figuring out what's to come for me and my side hustles. I've got a basic production schedule not only for Attack of the Beards, but also for this site.All that I'm trying to do is set something in stone, so that if there are ever any sorts of questions, I can answer them at the drop of a hat, especially when it comes to serving our patrons on Patreon.Now, as you may know, a few weeks ago, I launched the Attack of the Beards Patreon page, which you can find at http://patreon.com/attackofthebeards. However, today I'd like to also announce my very own Patreon.Now, in my head, me having my own Patreon doesn't exactly make sense because of how poorly the Attack of the Beards is doing. No more lying about it, it's there in black and white. We only have one person supporting us. On the other hand, I am a creator in my own right. I'm almost writing every day. I am taking photographs every day, and I'll even be posting those every day, soon. Granted, of course, if all goes well with this campaign.Pardon me for a moment while I open up a bit. All of this is not easy for me. I don't like asking people for help. In fact, I do many things on my own, and I'll be stubborn about it forever. Unfortunately, though, after having poured thousands of my own dollars into Net Nothing Media, with absolutely no return, I need to do something different. I'd like to think that there is at least one person out there who enjoys the things that I work on. I'd like to think that something that everyone sees as my little hobby that I waste my time and money on can actually move someone, can inspire a person. I'd like to think that my art, my photography, my view of the world around me, can be seen the way I see it by the people.These pictures. These bundles of pixels, ones and zeros in a server in a closet somewhere in a nondescript warehouse on the west coast. They may not mean much to you, but even the slightest of feedback that I get from even just one of them, even if it's negative, brightens my day; because it means that when they looked at the photo, it made them think.By supporting me on my Patreon at http://patreon.com/specialkolin you're getting me one step closer to freedom. Freedom to do what I do best. Freedom to make my own choices, go wherever I need to go, so I can tell the stories of the world. So I can show people the things that they don't normally see. I'm not doing this to get rich, I'm doing it to get free.I don't want to sound like I'm begging, and I don't want to pressure people for money. I know it's not easy out there. Fortunately, there are non-monetary ways you can support me or the Attack of the Beards. Tell somebody. Just share a link to either website: SpecialKolin.com or AttackoftheBeards.com. It's that simple. Put it on your Facebook, MySpace, Instagram, Twitter, whatever you're into, and I will thank you a thousand-fold.I should probably get to bed. It's practically 2:30am local time, and I'll be awake for almost 20 hours soon. For now, though, start to expect some great things. As long as I have the energy to do them, I'll continue to create.Thank you all. I appreciate each and every one of you. Especially if you read this all the way through. If there's one thing I know, it's that I can most definitely be long-winded, and I know that in this day and age it's practically impossible to find a person who's willing to read long, drawn-out pieces such as this. Your support, simply by reading all that I've written means the world to me. Thank you.