Fantasci and Stuff

So, Fantasci was Saturday. It was the first con I'd had a table at. I brought some free micro comics and some Gothtopus comics I was selling for a dollar each. I was surprised at how many people would respond to the question "Would you like a free comic?" with "No thanks." I mean, who turns down free stuff? Afterwords I realized that maybe people weren't there for comics. There were also cosplayers and local fiction writers and retro games - a real mishmash of stuff. People were also hesitant to read my Gothtopus comics, even though they had a sign above them saying "Read before you buy." Perhaps they were suspicious of such a generous offer. Maybe they thought I would somehow entrap them into buying something. Maybe those people are allergic to fun, and dare not stray too close to strange entertainment. Anyway, I wound up selling four copies of my Gothtopus comics (all to people who read the comic before buying) and I gave out all my micro comics. People paid money for my comics at a convention - a personal first! I met some cool people, too. Some of them even talked to me without walking away immediately thereafter. Oh, while I'm writing, I also won second place in a writing contest run by Mark Wheatley. So I'm gonna have a short story published in an e-book with his illustrations (and a few other stories). So good news all around, I guess.

Mini Comics Day!

Things I did on Mini Comics Day at 757 Labs: Made a 16-page minicomic in under 8 hours. Ate an entire package of doublestuff Oreos in under 8 hours. Found out that costume-making is a legitimate hobby. Partially inked a zine cover. Created the phrase "Lesbooyah!" Listened to a cool guy play a song he wrote. Had lots of fun.

Free Piano! Sortof

Apparently, one of my neighbors was dissatisfied with their old upright piano. I found it smashed to splinters in their front lawn, awaiting the garbageman. I promptly snatched up the intact keyboard and stowed it in my car's trunk. The trunk lid wouldn't shut, but it was an uneventful thirty second drive to my house.

I then managed to manhandle the thing up the folding staircase to the attic, where it will remain until I should happen to need it for a sculpture. Or something.

I have NO IDEA what I'm going to do with it, but when God gives you a free piano, you don't refuse.

757 Comic Anthology

Hey, I guess I have news for once!
At the last 757CCC meetup, Juan and I wrapped up work on the comic anthology and ordered a test copy from Lulu.
So it's looking like the anthology might actually happen after all.

Now I get to work on the next one (fluttershy yay).