The Create Comics Workshop started on Monday. Robyn organized a karaoke night at Than Wheeler's, an earthy subterranean local bar. CCS rented out the entire back room and it seemed like every one of the 40 attendees was there. I think Robyn did it mostly for Alec Longstreth and Aaron Renier's benefit. They love karaoke ( Read more... )

Most of this past weekend was taken up by making books and programming widgets.

I spent most of Saturday at Jesse's house (Jesse is the other half of the Chelsea Green Web department-he does all the hard stuff I haven't learned how to do, plus he blogs) where we had pizza and beer and tried to create our own widget for the Mac dashboard. Did it ( Read more... )

Well...not quite ( Read more... )

How's that for setting up big expectations up front? Well, it's not quite as big as all that, but still pretty good.

I got a call today while I was at work from Midtown Comics. They saw my new book, Neon Girl #1, and they liked it so much they ordered sixty copies! Not only that, but they're going to feature it on their web site that week (with a ( Read more... )

I've been on an Elvis Costello jag lately (downloading new albums, burning CDs for friends, jumping around the apartment and singing loudly all karaoke style). I had to go online and try to find video of the incident when he went on Saturday Night Live in 1977. Costello wanted to perform Radio, Radio, but Columbia Records forced him to perform an ( Read more... )

I kept meaning to post this, but I never got around to it till now. In White River Junction you have to make your own fun, especially if you aren't a CCS student and don't have family or deep ties to the area. So in December, and again in February, I went back to my roots and revived an old tradition.


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Hi, all y'all who still haven't bothered to remove me from your friends list,

Robyn has a new blog all about her comics and life in White River Junction. It's updated weekly. You should check it out:

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Be sure to check out the new Peter Barnes book, _Climate Solutions: A Citizen's Guide_, published by Chelsea Green Publishing. You'll learn how you can change climate policy for the better, and you'll enjoy some lovely illustrations, courtesy of yours truly ( Read more... )

Me: >sigh< Maybe I'll blog something ( Read more... )

We had Marty spayed a couple of days ago. I've never had a pet before so I didn't know what to expect, but I was afraid for the worst. Robyn rented the community car and took her while I was at work ( Read more... )