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08/06/08
Table in the Artist's Alley: $150
Supplies: $225
Gas and Parking: $88
Appearing in public alongside a number of other great webcomickers: Pretty damn cool.
I don't have Mastercard. Or money, really. My share of the expenses was roughly $216. My "profits" were $84.25. That's...about $130 in the red, isn't it? *sigh* For the record, parking cost more than gas.
But it was cool. In the alley, we chatted again with Jesse , Lem, Ed, and the Comiku Girls. We also met Karen and Lyn, who were our table neighbors. We didn't see much of Mookie and Dirk this year, as both were in the Dealer's Room being sad that they were next to the guys who were selling knockoff katanas and blaring Michael Jackson. Ugh. Made me not mind that I was in the same room as the video games, featuring Rock Band half so much. I also got to meet and chat some with Sam Logan and Aaron Diaz, whose hand injury, for the record, did not prevent him from bowling against my husband. Note: my husband beat both of them twice. Does this give me gloating rights?
This year had some new highlights in the form of...fans! Whoo-hoo! I'd like to thank Margaret, Ally, Sarah, Aimee, and Patty for stopping by (as well as a couple others whose names I did not get - I hope you know who you are)! You made our month! It was also nice to see you, Robert Howard. I'd give you a shout-out if you still had a website. ~_- Apparently Alex of Garanos dropped by while I was not at the table, so I didn't get to see her. Which was a bummer, as I actually read her comic. Oh, well.
Well, lesson learned: Cons are twice as tiring when you're pregnant. And with the exception of one person, no one noticed I was pregnant. I had to explain that to everyone else. And I just started the third trimester this weekend too. Sheesh, guys. I couldn't see my toes throughout the month of July! :P
We finally saw The Dark Knight on Monday, after the con. A very good movie, but a hideously lame superhero movie. Why? Batman was even less inspiring than the refugees. You were cheering for the bad guys. I mean, come on! Everyone else is believing in something and fighting for (their version) of a better world. What does Batman do? Mope about his ex-girlfriend and play at being a one-man mission impossible. And talk real deep when in costume. But Heath Ledger as teh Joker was teh ossim. And very disturbing. But ossimly so.
Well, in final notes, I sold a grand total of 13 bookmarks out of the 100 I ordered. So, I'm looking at ways to make them available for you guys over the net. I hope to have an update on that in a few weeks. Check back next week for page 9, which Luth'rai has promised us. Hold her to it. ;)
07/23/08
This is the bookmark I hope to be selling at Connecticon. It's double-sided. I ordered 100 of them, and I've never gotten anything through this printer before, so I'm nervous with how it's going to turn out. Mostly because I do all my work RGB, and the printer does CYMK. Such conversions are a nightmare.
This was not my original bookmark concept. I'd meant to feature all five of the main character's new portraits. Unfortunately, it wasn't possible, as I'm just too tired all the time and ran out of time. >_< So, did this design with the two elves. You've got your scowling elf on one side and your smirking elf on the the other. It's like yin and yang with no balance. >.> Maybe I'll finish my original concept in time to sell them at Bakuretsucon. Or at the very least, to update the character page with. The current character portraits are kinda old.
Lessee...in other news, I've started playing Okami on the PS2. I've been meaning to play this game for some time. I haven't gotten very far with it (kinda like I'm usually sleeping or working), but it's a lot of fun. Games that make me have to solve things creatively are my favorites. ^_^
In final news, next Wednesday marks my and Vriaeliss's wedding anniversary! We'll have been married three years! Where does the time go?
Well, back to preparing for the con. (Or maybe I'll take a nap.) I hope to see some of you guys there!
08/06/08
So ConnectiCon has come and gone. I didn't get everything I wanted to done in time, but the important things were accomplished (ie: tablecloth). I had wanted to paint up a couple more signs, like a price list, and two "Artist will return"'s. Hopefully I'll get them done in time for the next convention (hopefully) in October.
In regards to how this convention went... My aunt and uncle were once again wonderful people and put us up for the weekend. I'm sad that we didn't get to see them more as we were mostly at the convention, which was pretty cool. No, we didn't break even. BUT. People actually came up to us and said, "Hey, I read you guys!"
Do you have any idea how amazingly cool it is to be looking up at someone who says that? To your face? So to everyone who came up to say "hi"- Thanks. A lot. A lot a lot. I did happy little Luth-dances while you weren't looking. We also saw a lot of people from last year who stopped by to say hi- which was similarly awesome. (I'd like to say thanks to Chris and Kenneth and their friends for hanging out by the table on Saturday and letting me in on some wacky-fun conversations.)
Got to meet up with Dirk Tiede of Paradigm Shift (I bought his books. >^.-.^<). He's a really cool/neat/nice guy who's been kind enough to answer my questions on doing perspective. Go look at his comic, and you'll understand why I asked him.
We also got to see Jessy of So and Sew Plushies. Her plushies are adorable. You know you want one. I mean, I'd want one if I wasn't perpetually broke- and I don't do plushies. And she's awesome.
We got the chance to talk some more with Lem who is guiltyofossim. Kinda like this year he was just a few tables away from us instead of on the other side of the flippin' building. Right, did we mention that the Artists' Alley got moved at the last second? It wasn't too bad in the end, really. We all got to be in the same spot and had more room.
And of course we saw Mookie of Dominic Deegan. He's the CTcon celebrity after all. Oh, and he's cool. And fun. And more ossim.....
And Robert Howard of Tangents (which is unfortunately down at the moment) came and spent a while chatting with us for... A good long while. Yeah... Overall, there was a lot of ossim to be had.
This year we actually made it to the party Sunday night. It was at a bowling alley, several hours after the con ended. How did we kill our time? We went to an ice cream shoppe! A fancy one called "Coldstone Creamery." A) They have good ice cream. B) They mix it up right in front of you, grabbing paddles and chopping in nuts or cookie dough or whatever. If you're ever in Connecticut around Hartford, I suggest you go there (they are kind of pricey, though). At the actual party, I socialized, rather than bowled. It was only then that I actually got the chance to talk to one of our neighbors- Lyn. I was on the far side of our table and we were on the end, so I didn't really get the chance to talk to anyone around us. Which is too bad, because our neighbors seemed pretty cool.
And.. Uhm.... Oh! Right. Sly and I ran our first panel, "Mythology and Fantasy," or something. It was fun, though absolutely nerve-wracking up until I was actually in front of people. It was kinda rough (sorry, guys), but definitely a learning experience. I hope we can smooth it up and run it again next year. I think I also want to try and do a "Dragon Anatomy" panel. I mean, it's only my degree. ; )
Whew... That's a lot of text. If you miraculously managed to slog through that, I'm impressed. Honestly. All in all, it was a good con once more. Now my Nilla Wafers and I shall see you next week with page 9!
07/23/08
And ConnectiCon draws ever closer. Originally, I was supposed to do up a bookmark, too. Unfortunately, other concerns took precedence. Maybe for the next convention? I do like how Sly's turned out, though... Even if Audj is so angry-looking.
Tomorrow, serious work begins on the tablecloth. Sly and I made a trip to Mal-Wart and bought *gasp* an iron! And an ironing board! Weird. Never thought I'd buy an iron. It prolly won't get used much, but when you need an iron, there's usually no substitute for one.
And no, I haven't forgotten about the page. I've actually been working on it, starting with the smaller, less intimidating panels. There should be something of the more finished variety up next week. Once the stress level from CT-Con has dropped back to its normal level, things will move faster than frozen molasses in February (ie, like it has been).
And.... Stuff. Yes. Lots to do, so I'm gonna go do it.
...I've been working at the hospital for a year now. Pardon my young age, but wow.... That's a long time.
Right. Stuff. Doing.
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