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I feel a great sense of relief seeing Wednesday’s update go up without a hitch and no apology post in sight to mark its absence for the webpage. This week certainly had all the makings of a comic update disaster!
Now granted, I’m not complaining or anything, rather celebrating the fact that I have recently enjoyed the wonderful trial of humanity known as passing a kidney stone! A kidney stone (pictured above) is just one of the many joys of growing older or winning the genetic lottery. Great Gatsby! It t’was painful! But all said and done, it was a one-day affair with little more than an ER visit and a dreadful experience worthy of the retelling.
Needless to say, I and my newfound kidney baby are doing fine. Slither strips are projected to continue with their entertainment value at full-blast. Cards for the baby are more than welcome!
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I think it’s easy to be a little overwhelmed when the summer months roll around.
I recall that during my childhood, summer vacation seemed like this endless adventure that inevitably led me outdoors, stalking sidewalks and city parks, places where I could seek adventure and thrills a plenty in the lush tumble of suburban jungle. The day began early and ended late with the rosy sun sinking over the horizon. Nights were spent watching movies and reading my favorite books.
As you get older, I don’t think those memories fade nor the expectation of new ones to come. We tend to cling on to them with the small hope that maybe this season things will revert to that timeless past and let us kick our shoes off and ignore the trivial matters of adulthood.
Of course, we obviously can’t, right? Those bills need to be paid, time sheets filled out, classes taught, cars fixed, what have you! It’s maddening really. Summer is for freedom, and you have anything but.
Well, I’ve got a little secret weapon here. A few activities carefully assembled for the sake of alleviating this madness called life in keeping with the sacred mysteries of a childhood summer. Care to take a look?
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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.
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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. :)