Drove up to San Francisco for the Alternative Press Expo this weekend and had a great time. I got to see my old friends Paul and Cecelia, my new friends DerShing and Johane, and a lot of very talented, interesting, and friendly people. I made a little comic about Elise and caffeine that I left on the freebie table and traded with people. I think I will try to do one every year-- it was fun, relatively easy, and the next best thing to money at APE, since you can trade comics with people.
Highs:
Meeting with DS! I gave her the original of the sketch I made for her birthday, and she gave me the originals of some character arts that she did for me earlier this year. Boy, did she get the short end of that deal. ^^ Check out her sweet web site.
Meeting with Johane! She was just a regular attendee this time instead of managing a table, so it was great to chat without the stress or distraction.
Running into my old college friend Cecelia, who had the brilliant idea of making a 45 minute DVD of kittens playing, which was selling like hotcakes.
Much, the Miller's Son, which was the best bargain of the convention, a top-notch european style comedy of errors for only five bucks.
Brittney Lee's impossibly lovely prints of Hawaiian gods and goddesses. I intended only to buy two, as I don't have much wall space left, but ended up buying three of them because they were so damn good.
Supper with Rikki and Tavisha in LA on the way back home. I love you guys!
Lows:
There were no lows. It was rainy, but heck I love that. It was a very long drive, but the light and the sky were beautiful. 50 mpg in the Prius doesn't hurt either.
March 26 2009, 20:13:24 UTC 3 years ago
Much the Miller's Son
Hey thanks for the endorsement. I liked your little mouse comic as well. If you're at Emerald City hopefully we'll run into each other again.Steve
March 27 2009, 04:14:49 UTC 3 years ago
Re: Much the Miller's Son
Man, I really dropped the ball on Emerald City, I can never stay on top of when all the conventions are. Is there a master list somewhere?I'm loving your (everyone's) Illyham stuff too!
Anonymous
March 27 2009, 04:21:30 UTC 3 years ago
Re: Much the Miller's Son
A master list? Not that I'm aware of. I just got invited along and decided to go on the spur of the moment.Hey, if you want to contribute to Illyham at any time, we'd love to have you!
March 27 2009, 04:38:55 UTC 3 years ago
Re: Much the Miller's Son
Seriously? Well, thank you!I'll need to get my page counts up above one per five months first, but y'know, that's pretty good motivation.