CONvergence Day 1
(1) We're safely ensconced at CONvergence, although my laptop is not. Rushing around to pack all the art supplies I needed to finish off and send The Good, The Bad and The Munchkin yesterday, including my scanner and all the cords, I somehow left Muskrat VI (my name for my faithful 17" Macbook Pro) sitting on the dining room table. Didn't realize this until I unpacked everything here in MPLS, and opened an empty laptop carrier.
The art for Munchkin doesn't need to be in until Monday, so that's fine, if annoying (am NOT looking forward to scanning and sending 125 pieces of art in one day). However, I've now got to figre out a way to et my editorial cartoon to Milwaukee this morning. So, anyway, slightly crank bunny right now.
(2) Someone in New York got ahold of a credit card number of mine, and tried to charge $500 worth of drugs from a CVS pharmacy. Not sure how they'd have gotten the number, but here you go. Fortunately, the credit card company (Citibank) flagged this, and called us. So, yay. Cancelled the cards, an awaiting new ones.
(3) Our con liaison, Lex, took us to Matt's Hamburgers last night, where we had their Jucy Lucy. An amazing burger that's actually two patties surrounding melted American cheese. Did I say "melted"? I meant "molten." The bar burger was fabulous, and the fries you could get on the side were amazing - far better than many I've had at restaurants that should know how to fry a damn potato. "Crack fries" is what Lex called them.
There is, apparently, some debate about which MPLS bar is, indeed, the actual home of the Jucy/Juicy Lucy, but I have to say, Matt's burger was outa this world yummy. I haven't sampled many good burgers since reverting to red meat last year, but this is, so far, the best. Some pickles and fried onions topped this post-modern masterpiece, rendering ketchup and mustard unnecessary.
It is, indeed, the cheesesteak of South Minneapolis.
(4)
The art for Munchkin doesn't need to be in until Monday, so that's fine, if annoying (am NOT looking forward to scanning and sending 125 pieces of art in one day). However, I've now got to figre out a way to et my editorial cartoon to Milwaukee this morning. So, anyway, slightly crank bunny right now.
(2) Someone in New York got ahold of a credit card number of mine, and tried to charge $500 worth of drugs from a CVS pharmacy. Not sure how they'd have gotten the number, but here you go. Fortunately, the credit card company (Citibank) flagged this, and called us. So, yay. Cancelled the cards, an awaiting new ones.
(3) Our con liaison, Lex, took us to Matt's Hamburgers last night, where we had their Jucy Lucy. An amazing burger that's actually two patties surrounding melted American cheese. Did I say "melted"? I meant "molten." The bar burger was fabulous, and the fries you could get on the side were amazing - far better than many I've had at restaurants that should know how to fry a damn potato. "Crack fries" is what Lex called them.
There is, apparently, some debate about which MPLS bar is, indeed, the actual home of the Jucy/Juicy Lucy, but I have to say, Matt's burger was outa this world yummy. I haven't sampled many good burgers since reverting to red meat last year, but this is, so far, the best. Some pickles and fried onions topped this post-modern masterpiece, rendering ketchup and mustard unnecessary.
It is, indeed, the cheesesteak of South Minneapolis.
(4)