Those of you who’ve been reading regularly this past year will know that my trusty robot companion for the past year or so had a nasty accident on the way back from Intervention. MAGFest marked the first time the newly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Zilch is gradually getting more coherent in these comics… and it’s usually to voice displeasure with me. MY CREATIONS ARE EVOLVING BEYOND MY CONTROL! Anyway, this page is kind of a recycling project for comic ideas that I couldn’t really[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was asked by a roommate how I’m able to tune out my OTHER roommates as well as I do. This is as close an answer as I can give. I just seem to be fairly good at pretending distracting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve mentioned elsewhere that I don’t really play that many video games these days, but only because I don’t have to many on hand at the moment. That’s why I like to use convention game rooms to get my fill,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yup, the very first time I went to the Gaylord it was pretty snowy, too. (and before anybody brings up Katsucon 2003, that was a different hotel, and I wasn’t at that one anyway) That night presented me with an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s interesting that I enjoy MAGFest’s “Opening Ceremonies” (quotations because they didn’t even call it that this year) as much as I do. Usually, I prefer an actual EVENT (like the ever more elaborate stage shows Anime USA kicks off[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
…and then it takes about five minutes to tear down at the end of the weekend, which is never not depressing. Actually, what’s REALLY depressing is being surrounded by the BIG DEAL merchants while they set up. Here I am[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The funny thing is, I can go for WEEKS without tweeting a single thing (aside from comic updates), but as soon as a convention or some other form of geekery rolls around THE ENTIRE WORLD MUST KNOW!!! If you doubt[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve mentioned this elsewhere, but the Gaylord is an easy hotel to get lost in. It’s huge, the halls have very few points of reference, and the numbering jumps around as you wind through the halls. That’s how I explain[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We were TWO kinds of early this MAGFest. Not only did we do the usual Crack O’Dawn drive, but we did it on WEDNESDAY so that we could set the merchant table up the night before. That information is of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…