I'm looking for photos anyone may have took of me during Metrocon. I only have one really bad picture of me for the whole weekend.

I was in this get-up and various variations of it:

I would just like to clarify that my previous post was not intended as a snotty commentary on the sad state of my donation jar. I've said loudly and often that there is NO pressure on you folks to contribute and that I welcome what I get but have no expectations. So get your feathers down.

I WOULD, however, like to make a snotty commentary on the sad state of my e-mail inbox. Feedback doesn't cost anything but time, folks. And just think about how much MORE time I spend on writing and drawing this comic than you would spend on writing me an e-mail telling me you like it. Hell, send me an e-mail telling me you DON'T like it! At least it would take the sound of crickets out of my ears.

(If you've sent me e-mail, obviously this doesn't apply to you. Why not do me a favor and post a comment telling the rest of them how little effort it took?)

This might be a weird question, but does anyone out there have photos from the Ringling Circus museum?

The paramour and I got together last night to play aerobie in the park. And we actually got about a half hour of it in before the rain started. At that point, my little hydrophobe and I headed back to his place before heading out to pick up some dinner. By the time we walked/ran back to his place, I was quite wet, so I went to get the car. By the time I got the car, I was soaked to the skin.

And the drive up to Northfield and Weber was an adventure. Holy crap, I haven't seen rain/flooding like that since I lived in St. Pete.

However, dinner was acquired, and after we ate and the rain had subsided a bit, we went back out on a journey to look at water levels in Waterloo Park, on campus, and in Victory Park. And yeah.. wow.

All in all a really fun evening, wrapped up with a few episodes of Father Ted.

If you're throwing a party at Dragon*Con and would like to make folks aware of it, please feel free to come mention them over on the ConSluts.com Forums where we have a thread dedicated specifically to this topic. We know we're not the only ones throwing a blowout.

And on the topic of the ConSluts.com Party at Dragon*Con, we've taken on yet another sponsor. With that said, special thanks go out to Adam & Eve who will be joining Yappo, Pink Visual, and Babeland (these links NSFW, of course )as official sponsors for our event. What does this mean for those of you who will be partying with us? Simply put, it means more naughty, free stuff that you'll get to go home with.

For all of the details about our 2nd Annual ConSluts.com Party at Dragon*Con '08, please feel free to click here.

So I've seen a few posts about the times of registration and what to do and such and wasn't sure if I should just ask in one of those posts or just do this so I'm asking in here first.

Is there any way you can pick up someone else's badge for them? My friend is flying in on Friday night and won't get to the hotel till 10:30 - 11:00. My other friend and I are both doing the third showing of BHPS which starts at 11:30 and then there will probably be other nighttime programming that we all want to see but she won't have a badge so won't be able to see us in the show or do any of the programming at all. I thought I saw one time last year that there was a way to do it with special permission or something? But I don't know if it is possible.

We got in last night to San Diego and decided to take a little nap.  14 hours later, I wake up, panick, and decide to scan some comics.

I left the scanner cable at home.  Now I have to wait for a Best Buy or Office Depot to open.

Oh, and my laptop slipped from my hands and there's a crack in th case - and it WAS running a little slow.  And I lost my debit card.

Everything's turning up Milhouse.

I like to think I'm getting all of the bad luck out of the way early.

Wednesday's comic went up on schedule.

Contact

(MILD PLOT SPOILERS BELOW)

• It only stands to reason that the first sasquatch to make contact would be that one. The others must be considering how to handle Phil's return.


• I think it's kind of sweet that Phil's willing to let him think he can sneak up on him. He's a good guy. (Related note: Mrs. Chef said, "If he was following them, wouldn't they have been able to smell him?" I replied that he wasn't following them, he just met up with them when they stopped for lunch after hearing Phil's gronking -- and in any case, a sasquatch knows all about the importance of staying downwind.)


• Well, according to my little poll about possible art sales, you Scandalistas are some broke-ass sumbitches. You have my sympathy. *grin* It makes me wish I'd been the one to think of offering to draw anything for $2 - maybe some of you could have swung that.


See you folks on Friday!

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Sinfest
Tatsuya Ishida

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Attn: Body Modders -

Is there anywhere around here that does branding or scarification?

Thx!

As I watch the Food Network and they keep advertising all their "new" shows...

Is it just me or do they all seem to be remakes of other shows? And 2 of them seem to be Alton clones.

For example... Food Detectives. Now I like Ted Allen, I really do... but it seems an awful lot like It's Ted Allen does an attempt at doing his version of Good Eats.

"How'd That Get On My Plate?"... hmmm sounds a lot like "The Secret Life of..." and "Unwrapped"...

And the one I dislike the most (because I dislike the Neelys intensely) Road Tasted with the Neelys... can you say Feasting on Asphalt? I knew you could. :)

Argh. I am finding myself getting less and less interested in watching the Food Network, and quite often I just delete whatever got Tivo'ed on the Food Network without watching it. The only exceptions thus far are Iron Chef America, and Good Eats... Can you see the theme here? :P

Seems like its on target for a lot of folks on my f-list - including myself:

I talked to my mom tonight and she said that Grandma is feeling better. They had her up and walking today and in physical therapy. She is still in the nursing home place, but apparently is eating and feeling better. Her issues with her stomach are not as bad. I don't know if her second test was negative, I forgot to ask. I dont know what will happen once she comes home. Mom is still looking into some kind of home health care.

I'm still kind of a wreck over it. I pretty much cried during my entire therapy session tonight. A lot of this is stirring up stuff about Dad's death that I am apparently still not over. I don't really know how to get over any of it. I suppose the only way is through it, as they say.

The other stressor is the move. Hopefully tomorrow we'll get the lease and the "move-in" letter for the new apartment. I am still holding my breath about it even though Chris at the rental office told me Monday its basically a done deal. After we get the official address, we have to get a new renters insurance policy since we are actually less than a mile from the water. Eep. Never thought about that. We also have to see how expensive a flood policy will be. Once we have that letter, the packing will start in earnest. I have a ton of boxes, packing tape and bubble wrap at the ready.

My mom emailed me a clipping from our old hometown's paper, the priest that christened me and gave me several of the catholic sacraments passed away. I remember him clearly, he was a very kind man. I read it at work and the tears just came. It just feels like every time I turn around, there's some mention of death or dying. I'm sitting here watching the news getting ready to log off, and they just announced that Estelle Getty - Sophia from The Golden Girls passed away this morning. *sighs*

Not much else to say. My brain is kinda numb. I'm very tired every day and its hard to fall asleep because I have the rapid heartbeat and panicky feelings. Its been very hard to focus at work the last 2 days. Although today at work was ever more surreal since management did a "Christmas in July" day, we got to wear jeans and they cooked barbeque - our bosses took our orders on slips and then brought our food to our desks. Heh. and our CEO Mark dressed up as Santa Claus and gave out $20 visa gift cards to everyone! Very cool. :-)

Ok, good night everyone.

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Dear Dan: I'm a 22-year-old female, and the older I get, the more often I am ridiculed by straight men for being ugly. Just last night, a man asked me if I was jealous of my pretty friends and if I wished I could look like them. I know I'm unattractive, but I've met wonderful girls who I think...

 The selections have been make.  A list is here.  A screening schedule and panel details are on their way.  The film festival is going to be great.  Make sure you don't miss out. 

Hello
I have been coming to Dragoncon since 2004 with my family, this year we are also planning on attending but may be a bit low on funds so I was looking to stay outside the city in a suburb. I found a hotel in Norcross Georgia.
My question is , am i better off driving in and parking in a public garage or taking the MARTA in? I have always stayed in a con hotel and used the valet parking so I am not sure how easy it is to find parking downtown. If I take  MARTA, i would be taking it saturday and Sunday from the hotel area at 8 am and leaving dragon con around 7 or 8. Any tips would be great 
Thanks

Anyone here enjoy doing makeup? We need some talented makeup people for Sunday night (around 10pm)... can't really afford to pay ya, but it's for a fun cause! We can also offer some free advertising (on handouts).

Email me off group please! supcomtabz[at]gmail.com.

Hey guys!

I recently found out that Mindless Self Indulgence and Hollowboy will be playing at Dragon*Con.
I had a question for anyone who might have more information about this.

The time listed on their tour page is 12:00am Sunday. Based on their concert schedule, and the fact that they probably can't/shouldn't drive from North Carolina after a show and get to Georgia by midnight, I'm guessing that what they mean is a Sunday night/Monday morning show, not a Saturday night/Sunday morning one.

Still, anyone who knows MSI knows they're pretty crazy. So. Confirmation on this? They're one of my favorite bands and I don't want to miss it! :D

will model for ticket!  here's me at dragoncon last year.