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July 30, 2004

SDCC 2004 Con Report, a la Ginsberg.

(Ahem.)

I have seen a con hall

A giant

A Colossus of California curving with the horizon, a fat white monster lain low and bright as a star, glass and steel and pocked concrete

Stormtroopers and Goths steam in her streets

Swaddled in black velvet capes and white plastic

Rubberback corsets and woolen cowls

Burning, burning down under a summer sun

What the hell, I think I smell ham frying

So not worth the look, fellas

Robot

That is definitely a robot

The World of Tomorrow stands sentinel over this hall

But the World of Tomorrow is not a comic book

Faces, now

Friends and accquaintances and fans and comrades

Hawking and shilling and screaming, prying the cash from a shuffling crowd

Last year, we were by the toilets

Better traffic

I miss the toilets

This is Roger

He draws Hotel Fred on Modern Tales, among other things

He was sitting next to the Monkeysuit guys, and he drew a lot

See

I also saw Shaenon Dirk Karen Cara Carla Dirk's friend Ryan

(who allowed me to poke him numerous times)

Vera Dylan Jason Clio Tracy Erika Emotion Eric Chuck Merlin Jesse Scott The Marvelous Patric Glych Donna Adrianne Caveman Robot Pikachu AND THIS THING WHAT THE CHRIST

Derek won an Eisner

I screamed

Then I made Neil take a picture with me

He looked tired

NO YOU CAN'T SEE IT

There are many pictures I shan't allow you to see

Whoops, better join the mailing list

I am crafty, am I not

Also, as always, excited about making comics again

Cuz, that's the point, isn't it?

...

P.S. Found an army surplus store

My husband is a handsome cold-weather commando

Or fat suburban deer hunter with delusions of stealthiness

Whatever

Posted by Spike at July 30, 2004 06:41 PM

Comments

*koff* Wow glad the photo of me, Cara, and you didn't show up on that update...as sexy as it was.

Going to bed now... I've got the cooooon cruds.

Posted by Karen K. at July 31, 2004 03:33 AM
172.193.176.54

I'm savin' that one for when I need blackmail material.

Posted by spike at July 31, 2004 02:14 PM
68.20.213.198

See, people laugh when I say you can percieve the CURVE OF THE EARTH as you look from one end of the hall to the other.

I saw somewhere that the hall is 1/3 mile long. I call bullshit. I walk a lot, and I know what 1/3 of a mile feels like. It doesn't feel like a 1/2 mile. The hall is 1/2 mile long inside.

My theory is no one will say it's a 1/2 mile long because people would just give up at a 1/2 mile, whereas 1/3 mile doesn't sound toooo bad...

Posted by Lea at August 2, 2004 12:22 AM
68.203.203.122

And, hey, how come no caption on that pic of us holding the Lulu aloft?

Posted by Lea at August 2, 2004 12:22 AM
68.203.203.122

We get no captions. =(

Hey, I'm back in Chicago, now! Woo,

Posted by dirk at August 2, 2004 05:40 PM
64.108.213.67

I'll admit, I was getting a little lazy near the middle, there; kinda opted for a list of names instead of any details. No offense meant, of course.

Awk. Didn't even link'em. But yeah, for anyone else reading this entry from now on: LEA HERNANDEZ IS LULU OF THE YEAR FOR 2004! CONGRATULATE HER ALREADY, DAMMIT.

Posted by spike at August 3, 2004 10:24 AM
68.20.213.198

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