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Commentary:
This was an interesting page to blend with the photographic cityscape in the first panel of New Orleans and the effects. Originally, it didn't turn out very well. The more I work on it, the better it gets. That panel I don't think will ever be done until it has to be. In print this page faces the next page so the flow online is kinda annoying. But you only have to wait until Thursday at least. ^_^
Banter:
RealmsCon is a small con that's in its third year out in Corpus Christi. It's not a con you expect to blow away A-kon or your Anime Central adventure. But I honestly think this is the little con that could and did. I had a blast at RealmsCon this past weekend. I was able to relax, hang out with friends I hadn't seen in years, and see my good buds from the con circuit once again. Thanks to everyone who stopped by and picked up a book! I didn't have any left (save maybe two) to take home with me. That'll seriously help my flight overweight issues. And to my sleepy friend who bought a figurine on my way out! Thanks to everyone who stopped by and said hi, got the last of my buttons and badges or picked up some art. Seriously, you guys were awesome. And even more thanks out to everyone who stopped in on the panel on comics Chris Hazelton and I did. RealmsCon officially rocked my world and I really hope to be back again next year if they'll have me. ^_^
I'll have a link list up here hopefully later tonight. My box of cards and goodness is still packed.
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)...