Oh boy oh boy I get to go to NYC this weekend. It's gonna be an actual vacation too, as we are not tabling at MoCCA. We're bringing the kids, which is fun, but also kind of sad because I miss the parties (..like Drink & Draw Like A Lady! Dang.) We are staying at Hotel EXCELSIOR!! which I swear I didn't just pick because I'm a huge nerd - it's a ( Read more... )

"Jeffrey Rowland is the creator of the popular webcomics Overcompensating and Wigu. He accidentally built an innovative and successful business with the webcomics merchandise distribution juggernaut TopatoCo, and now he doesn’t sleep very much. He lives in Massachusetts in a secret underground bunker that he keeps stocked with taco fixin’s and the ( Read more... )

We are back from the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, and while it is good to be home I miss Toronto already. I am not a city girl but I could totally live in that city. We had marvelous adventures and delicious food with wonderful people. I brought back a small haul of books, and I can honestly say that they are all excellent. There was so much talent ( Read more... )

The Grapes of Wrath 2008

I just threw together some pretty awesome pasta, and I want to get this recipe down in case I ever want to make it again. I  probably will, this is reaallly goood.

I have a bunch of veggies from our farm share, and I was trying to figure out how to trick my kids into eating acorn squash. This seems to work. Please note that while this recipe ( Read more... )

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I am reposting this from soggytoast  's journal because I think it is wonderful.

Polar Bears For Change

WONDERFUL.

I love Pictures For Sad Children. It is dark and wonderful and John Campbell has some kind of magic where he manages to capture expression in what is essentially stick figures.

I am pretty sure that yesterday's strip is my favorite:


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Or should it be wymynual labor? Either way, me and Kaliis kicked ass yesterday. In the back corner of our yard is a fireplace, probably built in the 60's or early 70's. It was completely covered in greenery and had a small maple tree growing out of the middle of it, up the chimney. NOT ANYMORE. Fueled by Newman's Own iced tea and the promise of ( Read more... )

Man, this week went by fast. I only got about 50% of my goals accomplished, i should have sprung for two weeks at camp instead. The kids are coming home tonight and it will be nice to see them ( Read more... )