Wrapping up RatBrat and needing new zine directions--opinions?

[Mab]

I've decided that RatBrat only has one or two issues left. I tend to write zines through a certain phase of life and RatBrat has outlived the phase of life I was in. I think it's time for a new project. I'm just not sure what that project is going to be yet. I definitely want to get my distro up and running by January and I've got a lot of one shot zines floating around in my head. I haven't decided if I'll write another perzine or not. I also want to do a RatBrat collection with the best pieces from each issue, but that still doesn't leave me with a direction to go in afterwards.

What do you guys think? What do you do when you feel like you need a new project? I just feel so uninspired right now. I still love zines, but I don't know where to go with them next.

Sorry if this should have been a blog post, but I need a serious inspirational kick in the pants right now, or at least some ideas of what to do with my wicked ziney self.

[Brian V]

I get into something new and interesting, like a hobby or a concept of some kind, or even better I shed some part of myself that's getting old. You'd be amazed how your perspective changes when you replace some part of your mental mindset with another. For instance, I recently decided to cold-turkey on purchasing video games. I'm sticking strictly with freeware PC games. I'm starting to see parts of my life I kind of ignored, resulting from wasting time with playing major console and PC games and having spent hundreds of dollars on frivolous electronics. I'm starting to get into more interesting and productive things, like music and art (the inspiration for my latest zine).