Last month, I attended my first APE (Alternative Press Expo)! It was tiny and adorable and I MET KATE BEATON and SHE DREW ME and SHE DREW ME MYSTERY SOLVING TEENS and WE TALKED ABOUT HOW FUN IT IS TO WRITE DICKS and it was basically awesome.

But this post is not about how great Kate Beaton is (go read her webcomic now) but about the books I bought ( Read more... )

You totally know what I did at Comic-Con. But you want details, pictures! Well, five of you do.

( Getting to Comic-Con )

On Easter Sunday, I did not go to church. I went to Moscone Center.

The plan was to get lunch from Good Morning Cafe again, but they were closed on Sunday! Curses.

( Exhibit Hall, Part 1 )

On the BART to WonderCon Saturday morning, I encountered, as one does, people on their way to WonderCon, identifiable by their bags, geeky shirts, and extremely geeky conversation. One woman was expressing her love for Enterprise, which was something I'd never seen before. As we exited the train, a girl asked me what the quickest way to Moscone was ( Read more... )

Last year, I was able to once again provide my WonderCon reports every night after the happenings, but this year, I was just too tired and prioritized sleep over blogging. I'm getting old. But this year, while not as exciting as last year, did have its moments!

( Exhibit Hall, Part 1 )

This is my life.

I can't choose among all my poetically miserable pre-cut bits, so I guess I will refrain. I wish I weren't this neurotic. I wish I could actually believe that something good lies ahead. Oh, whoops, that's not refraining.

( Dexter )

One of my favorite webcomics is xkcd. It is an extremely geeky webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. Filled with stick figures, pie graphs, and flow charts.

The creator, Randall Munroe-who is three years younger than I am-has put together his first book, xkcd: Volume 0, with the help of Breadpig. And he's doing a few book release ( Read more... )

I am a guy who really likes Batman.And now I can see all my Batman comics because I FINALLY BOUGHT BOOKSHELVES AFTER HAVING LIVED HERE FOR THREE FUCKING YEARS. All my graphic novels look so pretty! And all my books, my precious books, overflowing in another bookshelf in my bedroom. I did some unpacking and tidying up this weekend, and my place ( Read more... )

You totally know what I did at Comic-Con.

But that was only the teaser. What follows is the epic tale of one geek who survived five days of awesome and then killed his fingers to tell you about it.

If I forget something or get something wrong, I'm sorry. Let's get this party started.

( Getting to Comic-Con )

Happy Singles Appreciation Valentine's Day! Thank you to whoever bought me a virtual box of chocolates. It gave me a smile when I needed it.

To celebrate this day of love, I am running a Friendship Crush Meme. What is a friendship crush, you ask?

( LET T-REX EXPLAIN IT TO YOU! )