Backlog

Diablo III is a lot of fun.  My monk is totally in lesbians with the Enchantress!

A commission I did for someone ended up getting printed on m&ms.  SO COOL!

Aaaannnd here's some other recent stuff --

Twilight Sparkle!

Cadence!

Troll Thad punching Troll me!

Crackle is best pony!

No wait, Spike is best pony!  But worst art!

Oh god it's Skrillex!

And Trixie!

And 2/3 of Batgirl, Inc!

Post-MeCAF Blues

MeCAF was a blast!  All the exhibitors were very kind and friendly.  Kazu Kibuishi was one of the nicest guests we've had, and extremely friendly!

I had Flight vol 3, Explorer: The Mystery Boxes, and Hark! A Vagrant signed, and then I bought a bunch of stuff.  Some of the creators were kind enough to give me free stuff too!

The signing of Adventure Time was exciting, too.  It was sort of a surreal experience for me.

I'm already super pumped for next year, and all the years following. (:

While we wait for the next MeCAF, here are some commissions I've been working on--

MeCAF!

It's here!  The Maine Comics Arts Festival is today!  Come to the Ocean Gateway in Portland between 10am and 5pm to see some pure raw talent.  Kazu Kibuishi and Kate Beaton are our featured guests this year!  AMAZING

I will also be there in case people have any interest in buying this super special limited edition variant cover of Adventure Time #4 with art by yours truly.  I have no idea what to expect - I'm just the geeky girl that works at the comic store, who'd want me to sign anything?

This is one of my favorite events of the year.  In fact, without MeCAF I may never have started working at Casablanca Comics!  The first year of the festival, I was just a shy volunteer that liked comics a whole bunch.  But Rick and Laura offered me a job a few months later and here I am now, selling comics with my art on the cover.  There is a special place in my heart for this event, especially for the amazing people who make it happen!

EXCITEMENT!

Insult & Injury

Well!  I finally did it.  I finally gave myself a lasting injury from rollerskating.  

We were doing a drill on plow stops during my Derby Lite class, and as I tried to avoid skating into one person, I ended up pushing another out of the way but my leg got caught behind me, around them, and I heard and felt multiple pops, and then collapsed on the floor.  I put some ice on it and sat out the rest of class.  I assumed it was just a sprain that might need some healing time, so Abs came to rescue me during the public skate and then we went to Sebago for food!

It wasn't until I got up Wednesday morning around 4:30 to go the bathroom and couldn't make it back without crying or falling over that I was really concerned about it being worse than it was.  After sleeping for five hours I got a ride to the hospital and was diagnosed with a "Knee Sprain Strain & Partial Med. Meniscal Tear", whatever all of that means.

Now I have stupid crutches and a stupid leg splint brace thing and I'm already having dreams about doing stupid mundane things like being able to run.  My plans to be active every day have been severely hindered, making me feel mopey and frustrated.  

Obviously I have plenty of things to be happy about, and I'm grateful it wasn't something worse, but this stiiinkkkss

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY

This Saturday!  Go to your local comic shop and pick up some free comix :D
I will be at Casablanca Comics in Portland.  We're selling prints of this mock Action Comics #1 poster for cheap, but there are only 25! --

It will also be a great opportunity to meet the Mandolorian Mercs, including the awesome Amanda and Ian Anderson!  They're basically the coolest friends I have and I'm so excited to see them!

What time is it?

I can now finally announce that I am being published!  ...again!

At the Maine Comic Arts Festival we will be selling an exclusive variant of Adventure Time #4, with line art by yours truly!  For now, we're only posting a preview image ---

Come to the Ocean Gateway on Sunday, May 20th in Portland, Maine to buy one!

I'm absolutely giddy about it, and it wouldn't have been possible if it weren't for the awesome owners of Casablanca Comics.  It also would not have turned out nearly as well if the colorist wasn't AMAZING.  I feel so lucky!  Eeee!

OH AND GO SEE THE AVENGERS MOVIE!!

Insert Title Here

The few times I find a person's title to be useful are out of respect (Mr./Mrs.) or on a business card.  They just take so much away from the "who" and focus too much on the "what".  When I took classes for my BHP certification, we spent some quality time on this subject.  For example, it is unacceptable to say things like, "s/he's autistic" --  the appropriate wording is, "s/he has autism".

Even saying something as simple as "boyfriend" makes me cringe most of the time.  It's not because I'm ashamed or because I'm trying to hide anything, it's just scarcely relevant whether or not I'm in a romantic relationship with the person I'm talking about.  And if it were an important part of my story, generally the person I'm telling it to is already aware of it.

In the past, I've also known some who despise feeling as though they're having the information rubbed in their face, and golly, I try to do anything and everything I can to avoid that type of tension.

So now that I've said it, I'm going to ignore all of it and you should too.

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Here is a picture I drew of the picnic I had with my boyfriend, Abs.  Or as I like to call him, Phoe Phoe (pronounced "fifi")!  I colored it with crayon on pastel paper and inked it with a blue Micron brush pen and we are a couple and I am his girlfriend.  (;

Expecto Patronum

The other night (I don't even know what day it is now, so don't ask me which night it was) I started playing Pottermore.  It's a fun little point and click browser game for Harry Potter fans.  When I made it to the Sorting Hat, I was placed in the Hufflepuff house!

Then I drew this

and then turned it into this:

This is my attempt at proving to the world that crayons are an acceptable medium, so maybe someday the lady at Staples doesn't smirk or scoff at me when I want a copy made of a poster I colored!

Playing Hooky

I missed my derby class this Tuesday because of this:

Instead of getting sweaty and stinky in my skates, I chose to enjoy the warm weather with Jason/Abs/Spacebat/Phoenix/whateveryouwanttocallhim and have a picnic!  We bought a basket and some food for sandwiches, and made our way to Fort Williams.  We were in perfect view of Portland Headlight and the coast while we laid in the sun.  With it being my only day off this week, I could not have imagined spending it any other way.

And come on, how could you resist this face?  He looks better in my sunglasses than I do --

-- even Princess Luna is jealous.

Persony

I forget that my life is easily perceived as being very different according to whether or not someone follows my blog or my facebook.  Which is actually pretty stupid.  Because the best way to get any idea of what my life is like is by ditching the CPU and hanging out with me!
My point is, those of you that follow me here but not elsewhere may not know that I've begun taking Derby Lite classes.  I skate at least twice a week now, with 4-5 hours straight (of class AND free skate) on Tuesdays.  Since I've been slacking on picking up running again (especially now that I need new sneaks), skating has helped make up for it.  My goal is to join one of the teams and play someday, but I am feeling discouraged about trying out in the Fall when I still have so much to learn.  I've already injured myself multiple times, once falling straight on my knee cap nearly a month ago...and it still hurts.

Anyway, the name I ended up choosing was Brutaloo, thanks to Jekka for coming up with it.  Who knows if it will change later, but right now I kinda like it.  Of course, my obsession with adorable ponies is totally relevant:

My roommate AJ teased me about being a klutz, and suggested the name "Hurtaloo" in which I fired back with "Clumsaloo".  Liz had named AJ's "persony" Spillstain a long time ago, and we immediately decided that Clumsaloo and Spillstain would be BFFs, together trying to make it through one tragic day at a time.

So that's that.

In other news, SPACEBAT!

Abs makes me laugh a lot.  Like all the time.

He helps me forget about the stress involving my car and finding a new place to live OH GOD I don't want to think about itqblthphhlthtpchblth