koncupiscence

crap, i almost forgot to post today. but here i am, completing day 7 of my self-imposed 'post every day for a week' thing! it's a little thing, but i feel quite victorious given my track record as of late.

except i didn't plan anything to post. :|

i finished the eighth trade paperback of the walking dead today, to which i say a hearty motherfuck. these books, man. they don't stop.

i started reading grant morrison's supergods this morning, and found this little nugget particularly amusing.

Superman might have faced a few psychic attacks, but, even if it was against his will every time, Batman was hip to serious mind-bending drugs. Batman knew what it was like to trip balls without seriously losing his shit, and that savoir faire added another layer to his outlaw sexiness and alluring aura of decadence and wealth.

and then i ran some errands and did some actual cleaning and now here i sit, watching batman forever - the one with val kilmer. i don't think i've seen it since it was in the theater (1995). it's pretty much as hokey as i remember. i do remember laughing a lot when chris o'donnell (i think it was him? in this one?) said, "holy rocks, batman!" eta: "holy rusted metal, batman!"

aaaaand, that's all i got.

sdcc schedules have been perused and excel spreadsheets have been printed and set aside with my con & hotel confirmations. now i just need to pack and write up a grocery list (the food at sdcc is soooooooo surprisingly awful - esp if you're a veggie). wednesday cannot get here fast enough omg.

( my sdcc10 schedule )

the top highlights for me are scott pilgrim, joss whedon, gerard way, and GLEE. no surprises there. everything else is just a bonus. and i can't even tell you how excited i am to finally (KNOCK ON WOOD, ALL APPENDAGES CROSSED) see joss whedon live and in person. every other time he's conflicted with someone else that i MUST see (read: GERARD). but this year it looks like i'll able to sit in on not one, but TWO of his panels and maybe even get something signed! it's a ticketed signing (as is gerard's) so, we'll see... sigh sigh eeeek. there's a list of people that i'd really like to say "thank you" to before i (or they) die - some of whom i've been fortunate enough to cross off already, like rufus and gerard - and joss is most definitely on that list. ugh ugh ♥buffyverse♥

friday is a bit of a fickle bitch at this point. too many appealing and conflicting options. i was surprised to find saturday quite the opposite. aside from gerard, i feel very meh about most of those panels. ah well, a break will no doubt do us some good by then. it would be nice if i don't take the FLU OF DOOM home with me like i did last time. :\

and obviously everything listed up there isn't getting done. there's just no way, even with a perfectly laid out plan. there are always lines to deal with, needed breaks from the chaos, perhaps a trip or two up to artist's alley, shopping and wandering through the main floor. i think i accomplished about 25% of what i set out to see last year - and my days still seemed FULL with that.

looking at my list, i kind of wish there were more COMICS related panels and fewer movie/tv ones. i may have to tinker. there are some really interesting sounding panels about how to break into the industry, story-building, art (there's one on DRAWING MONSTERS, how awesome is that?), etc. but i'm not pursuing comics as a career, so... you know.

also, i still feel like such a n00b in the comics world. which is great in that there is still SO MUCH new stuff (to me) to read out there. i'm working my way through fables and loving it, but i'm only on book 5 out of 43686 and i'm terrified to hear some major spoiler at their panel. like bill winningham will be all, "yeah, i didn't know what we'd do once we killed bigby off..." and i'd be in the audience all, "whuuuut nooooooo. ;______________________;" and then he'd say, "oops, spoiler alert," and everyone would LAUGH AND LAUGH because that happened like FIVE YEARS AGO and i'd still be all *CRYING FOREVER* ;______;

but my point is also that, being rather new to comics, i haven't actually read many 'superhero' books, and a lot of the panels seem to focus on those. i've read a little x-men here and there, and... um... yeah. the idea of reading superman or spiderman has never really appealed to me. batman, sure, but where does one even start?? besides, there's so much other stuff i'd rather read instead: demo, local, sandman, daytripper, fables, y:the last man, doom patrol, and buffy (of course). i just started reading american virgin and I LOVE IT. so different from what i expected - not that i really knew what to expect, but... wow. color me intrigued.

i'm also hoping to maybe pick up some artwork while there. maybe. depending on how much $$ i can spend. i'd really, really like something from artist ryan kelly, but i'm not sure how much he charges for commissions. we'll see, fingers crossed. and i absolutely have to find _ming to a) say hello! and b) pick up a copy of the loneliest astronauts. \o/

speaking of art - and now that i have WALLS OF MY VERY OWN - here is my wish list of comics-related artwork i'd eventually like to have on those walls (so far):
ryan kelly
ming doyle
hope larson
roman dirge
jo chen
bryan lee o'malley

now, if i could just win the lottery. sighhhh, all in good time. but it's nice to ~dream~ in the meanwhile.

okay, i've babbled enough. this laundry isn't going to do itself. later taters!

hey guys, remember when i used to post regularly? yeah, me neither.

but how could i let a day like 09/09/09 pass without a mention? i mean, that's some pretty neato burrito shit right there. and it's brian schechter's birthday to boot.

as thrilling as that date is, today was pretty unexceptional. i was planning on heading to the comic book store after work (the next buffy: season 8 trade is out), but i forgot i had plans to go the gym with my brother. wah. i've been itching to get to my comic shop SO BADLY. i finally started reading doom patrol, y: the last man, and fables and I LOVED THEM ALL. must have the next book of each, like NOW! or rather tomorrow, as it seems. fables especially took me by surprise and i just kept wondering why i hadn't read it already. the james jean covers always caught my eye, but i always set it back on the shelf. why? i mean, snow white! the big bad wolf! beauty and the beast (and their lolzy marital issues)! all trying to make it in both the big city (modern day new york) and their own underground community (of fellow exiled fabled folk). it's a good, fun read.

and now i am freshly showered and squeaky clean, about to settle in for some top model and so think you can dance. it's an exciting life that i lead.

so yep, that was 09/09/09. can't wait to see what happens next year on 10/10/10!

wow. i kind of can't believe that took all day. 8am to 8pm, start to finish.

( so frank had a signing today down in san marcos (san diego-ish) to promote his vegan sneakers that fight cancer (see icon). )

eta: hearthisvoice with the steady hand ftw! ( less fail, more frank )

via fabio moon's twitter:

Neil Gaiman, who is being interviewed on NPR right now, said his favorite comic at the moment is Umbrella Academy from Dark Horse comics.

i love it when people i love love each other and/or their work. \o/