Slither and Friends

My apologies for holding off on the strip for half the day, but I found myself at that dreaded crossroads where cartoonists groan and tear out their hair – post something you’re not happy with or hold back until you can make it work.  Thankfully, a good night’s rest seems to have recharged my batteries a bit.

I would like to say that the weekend went without its hiccups, but to report on Wizard World Chicago would be impossible as I never got the opportunity to go!  Everything was set for an early Sunday expedition, when whatever radar/navigation system I had in my brain decided to go haywire and I found myself inexplicably lost in Chicago’s Northern Suburbs.  Long story short, by the time I righted my course, it was simply much too late to drop by the convention.

Wall-E

All is not loss, however!  I did have the chance to go catch Pixar’s latest masterpiece, Wall-E, this weekend.  Rarely, would I feel obligated to use the word “beautiful” to describe a film – especially one that I felt somewhat apathetic towards before seeing – but this film is so undeniably beautiful in its scope, message, and delivery that I feel I may have a new contender for my own favorite movie.  Beyond the inherent substance of the story, I felt that the film tapped into my inner child – an unabashed celebrant of all things robot – and delivered an amazing spectacle of technological wonder.  If you haven’t seen the film yet, don’t pass it up or wait for DVD, get out there and see it.

I vehemently oppose the day I am not brave enough to order a chocolate milk in a trendy coffee shop!  This delicious substance is nothing to be ashamed about!  Goes great at breakfast!  (Incidentally, if you’re curious about food shaped replicas give the milk a click).

I am utterly exhausted from my trip to the Milwaukee area, but udderly charged with seeing the Dairy State again (see what I did there?).  Even when just flying by on the highway, there’s so many curious old shops and rustic farms to entertain the eye and imagination that you hardly think about the time until you slam into Chicagoland traffic.  Oy!

I do intend to visit Wizard World Chicago this weekend, so I’ll see about bringing pictures back to share.  Barring that, embarrassing stories about fellow comic artists.  :)