I Apologize to No One!

It has been a while since I have posted and I reiterate, I apologize to no one! Mainly, because no one reads my blog so there's really no one to apologize to. Yes, except for you Jeff, thanks, but I'm still not apologizing.

So many eventful, uh… events have occurred in the past few weeks.

1) I am now a proud pet owner! I received a betta splenden (a.k.a. Siamese fighting fish) as a birthday present from Kemp (a.k.a. my roommate). Will post more about it later.

2) Cintiq! I have a Wacom Cintiq now! For those of you not familiar with this uberliciously, fantastical, state-of-the-art computer equipment, it is a monitor. Oh, ho, ho but not just any monitor! It's a big freakin' monitor that I can actually draw on, directly ON THE SCREEN! It cost me $2370.25 and I had to wait nearly two months. Worth the wait and it's sweet, so, so sweet.

To my fellow art farts, if you're willing to trek all the way to Queens, feel free to come by and use it any time. But I warn thee, if it travels beyond a 10 foot radius from my apartment metal spikes will shoot out impaling the pilferer. Wacom thinks of everything.

3) MoCCa festival! This year I attended my first indy comic convention. It was great! There was a wonderful buzz of creative energy and excitement about comics all around. Ever since the Tribe Sessions (a semi-regular meeting of artists, headed by my former instructor Louis Mitchell) had stopped I haven't had my regular dose of creative enthusiasm in a while. I miss it very much. I met old co-workers from Marvel Comics, old classmates from School of Visual Arts, Tribe members, and even met a few new people. It was good. I'll definitely attend next year, hopefully with a portfolio to show off this time!

4) My sister, Chinami, came to visit during the Fourth of July week. As a result I had to cater to her every whim. I can't help it, she has psychologically conditioned me at an early age to obey her. All joking aside, it was wonderful to see her, plus she pays for all meals! How awesome is that! I played tour guide all over the city, visited Central Park about 5 times and got to see Shakespeare in the Park and the Wicked! musical. (My sister won the daily lottery where you can get first row seats for $26.50, wow!). We also saw the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks. She was here for a total 12 days and I need another vacation just to recover. Phew!

I've been busy, can you blame for not posting for so long?