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Commentary:
I never liked this title page. The coloring just seemed lackluster. I was in a phase during the coloring of this too which didn't help. But I did like the use of black which I think helped emphasized the feel of chapter 6. This is the chapter where you finally find out what happened to Pike and Sam as well as Sarah. What is going to happen to Juno and this new power? What the hell is that weapon behind her? And there is some interesting development with Shades I think as well. It gets you a deeper look inside to the bigger picture that will start to encompass the story through Book 2 and the rest of the series.
Banter:
I'm on my way to Corpus Christi, Texas, for RealmsCon. Needless to say, there's not much on my mind but I'm looking forward to the con. Then I get to relax for a week in Texas with my friends before returning back up to Tennessee. So on that note, see you Tuesday!
Otakon - So, as Juno said, we returned from Otakon a week ago (this morning) and are we glad to be home. Once upon a time I could drive 1000 miles in a day and shrug it off. Now, 7 to 8 hundred miles is about all I can stand, and thats with help. Travel aside, I thought Otakon went quite well. I got to hang out with Xero of the Swordwaltzer, Mr. Mookie of Dominic Deegan and "Have You Had The Bread?!?" I also got to see Ananth and Hawk from Applegeeks when they stopped by to chat with Juno and Mookie and of course I talked it up with Jax who sat next to us from [sic] productions. One of the best parts of con had to be Xero's signs... Xero KNOWS... (you had to be there I guess)...
Fingers - As far as counting on my fingers, please allow me to pass along my recent experience so that you might not find yourself in my shoes. I was making a presentation to my supervisor, his supervisor, and the head of the office concerning a problem on one of my projects. I have been working on this issue for quite a while, and I was lost in covering the details when I came to my two points.
If you see where this is going, be quiet so you don't spoil it for everyone else.
So, I come to my two, very important points, and to illustrate I hold up two fingers (to follow along, raise your left hand and extend your index and middle finger). So, I begin to make my first, very important point, and things are going quite well. Then, I went to make my second point. Yes, I lowered my index finger. Here I am, in a very important meeting that is going oh so well, and I have just flipped my boss, his boss, and the head of the office the finger (a.k.a. the bird). If everyone hadn't started laughing, I probably would have looked for the nearest rock to crawl under to never be heard from again.
The moral of the story, don't count down on your fingers, count up (unless you're just counting to one)...