Homeownership is weird. When something breaks you have to fix it yourself, or pay someone else to fix it. This weekend we attempted to fix something ourselves and I think we succeeded. It’s weird. The faucet of our kitchen sink started acting weird a while ago. We would turn it off but the water would … Continue reading “The Faucet Saga”
We have a friend from the DC area staying with us this week. This friend is an old acquaintance whom we have not seen for many years, and it’s been a joy to have them in our space and so near us these past days, even if the experience has made us disoriented. We, that … Continue reading “Disorienting Reconnection”
This past weekend was AwesomeCon and the weekend had its share of ups and downs, enough to make a blog post out of it. It was the worst sales weekend we’ve ever had at this show, and I had to do it without Garth for the first time. Those were big downs. Sales had been … Continue reading “AwesomeCon Ups and Downs”
Today I’m driving down to the DC area to get ready for AwesomeCon this weekend! This is a show we’ve done many times in the past and it’s always a fun time. I’m looking forward to returning this weekend, even if a few key elements are going to be very different. The biggest difference is … Continue reading “An AwesomeCon First”
Well it’s certainly been a week for my cats, both old and new. It started with my hectic Thursday, the subject of my last blog post. Both Mugsy and Normandy needed to go to the vet, regarding mystery jaw troubles and a first checkup since adoption, respectively. The vet seemed to disregard Mugsy’s jaw trouble … Continue reading “Continuing Cat Drama”
I have quite a morning ahead of me today, all of which will result in my having to move my work on comics pages to the afternoon or evening, which are my least favorite times to start making pages. After I drop my son off at school we need to take our eldest cat, Mugsy, … Continue reading “My Hectic Thursday”
We brought a new cat home with us last week during my scheduled break between chapters. She’s a sleek black cat whose shelter name was Cathy, but after much deliberation and observing her personality we went with naming her Normandy, or Mandy for short. My heart was not ready for a new cat after losing … Continue reading “Normandy”
Since our beloved cat Scamp died last month, our remaining cat Mugsy has been more vocal and more needy than ever before. He’s not lonely in the literal sense, as I work from home every day and am available to give him the attention he craves, and he and Scamp weren’t a bonded pair nor … Continue reading “A Friend for Mugsy”
There’s something about the term “magic system” that takes me out of a fantasy setting. This does not apply to roleplaying games, where there needs to be a working game system for magic effects and everything else. I mean when someone uses the term “magic system” to describe how magic works in a narrative world. … Continue reading “No Need For Magic Systems”
This weekend I’ll be exhibiting at a show I’ve never done before, Northeast Comic Con! Being a vendor at a new show always carries a risk, but they’re usually worth it. New experiences are invaluable additions to a creator’s toolbox, and new conventions provide the opportunity for them in droves; from meeting new people to … Continue reading “Northeast Comic Con”
