Exhaustion

I made it back alive from Dragon*Con...barely. The convention was awesome, but it completely wiped me out. I have Baltimore this weekend...we leave Friday morning...early. ugh. I think I'm taking October completely off from conventions. I seriously need a break. It's not that I'm not excited about Baltimore, because I totally am. I'm going to spend time hanging out with Jann and Didio, Wifey, Erin, JD, Pekar, and tons of other people...and I get to see my brother and mom and stepdad Sunday, which will be fun. I'm just tired of traveling and need a weekend to just sit around and do absolutely nothing.

I don't have much to report...fondue was tons of fun... I bought a spiked collar the last day of dragon*con and spider clips...Krod Mandoon is my hero... and I really wish it would fucking rain. Oh and I've been remembering tons of dreams lately...I think that has something to do with the insomnia. It's pretty awesome though since it's been years since I've really remembered any of my dreams. Hopefully something awesome happens tonight while I'm dreaming. =P

~LP

Pirates, Jazz, Fondue...What?

So Dragon*Con is about halfway through and it's been pretty damn crazy so far. I love the energy at this convention. It's even better now that the comic aspect of it continues to grow every year. There are tons of comic guys here and they way they did artist's alley this year definitely works a lot better. There is plenty of room and the artists are surrounded by dealers, rather then being hidden off in some little room. Tomorrow is so my shopping day. I have to pick up some cool stuff for friends and myself. I totally got this incredibly awesome bag from Eva last night. Her friend from back home hand sews them. I'll have to post a picture later, but it's furry and has eyes and the zipper his his mouth, which has a row of teeth and a big tongue that you can pull out of the bag. I love it! It totally reminds me of my pet monster.

I've been having a great time her and I'm so glad I decided to come. Last night we hit up a Chinese Buffet style place for dinner with David Mack, his girlfriend Mandy, Taki, Oeming, and Tal. It was a small enough group that it wasn't too bad to get seated. That was the first time I've hung out with David in forever...since the days of hanging out with Andy all the time, who I miss insanely. It was a lot of fun.

Chris and I ended up going to the Dawn look alike contest and then to the after party. Joe got an award from Dragon*Con, which was so sweet. He totally deserves that. It was inspiring seeing all the girls dressed up in incarnations of Joe's Dawn character...that his art can inspire so many girls to feel beautiful about themselves and embrace their inner goddess.

Tonight we're going to a fondue restaurant in Atlanta called Dante's with a group of 20 people. I'm pretty excited about that. Apparently there is a full-sized pirate ship in the restaurant and our party totally gets to sit on it! ah! fun. On the pirate ship is a jazz band and the ship is surrounded by live crocodiles. I love Atlanta! What a random combination. You can check it out here...http://www.dantesdownthehatch.com/

I have been sucky and haven't taken any pics at Dragon*Con this year at all. They're being a little bit strict about the picture taking, so I've pretty much just not dealt with it. I'll see if I can get a few tonight. Def going to grab some at dinner.

Okay I should go be social. =) Mark...use your new blog!

~LP

HOTlanta

So I made it to Atlanta/Dragon*Con yesterday around 3pm. It sucks flying from the west coast to the east coast because you lose so much time. The flight actually wasn't too bad and I'm really glad I decided to come. I was on the fence about it because I was just so wiped from the week. As soon as we picked up our rental car and started driving to our hotel, though, it started storming. yay. I'm sure no one else was all that excited about the rain, but I so needed that.

I went out to Dinner with Adam Hughes, Allison Sohn, Taki and Oeming and a bunch of other people. It was really great to see Adam and Allison and actually have an opportunity to hang out for a bit. We don't get to do that nearly enough. Taki and Oeming were their usual adorable love stick selves...it was nice to get to chat them up for a bit. The mac and cheese that I got was disgusting..lol...truffles + mac and cheese = nasty. Chris ended up staying behind and having dinner with Jenkins because they had business stuff to chat about, but we had a really nice room to ourselves in the Hyatt for the night, so that was relaxing.

Not much going on today. Everyone is set up in artist's alley, which was moved to the Hilton. It seems pretty busy and I was totally not feeling the crowd right now. I'm chilling up in my room in the Marriott just relaxing for a bit. This show is relatively chill and it runs through Monday, so I have plenty of time for shopping and hanging out throughout the weekend. I think we may go to some pirate fondue place tonight...Dantes...that sounds awesome.

A friend of mind is having an operation today, so I'm hoping everything is going smoothly with that. That sort of thing is always scary. I'll feel much better when I hear that everything went okay.

Okay...off to read and relax.

~LP

Emo Night

I hate feeling completely helpless when someone I care about is going through a hardship. There isn't anything in the world I wouldn't give or do to make things easier for him, but unfortunately it's not in my power to do so. That's a hard reality to have to face. This is a strange existence that gives so effortlessly to some what others have to struggle so hard for. It makes me question the way of the world...and yet I was never disillusioned enough to believe that life was fair...I just wish that it would be in this instance.

I am having a hard time adjusting to this new life. It's not that I regret the decision to move here...because I don't...it was what I needed to do to start the next chapter of my life. I just miss the people who helped keep me sane. It's a hard thing...moving completely across the country and away from everything and everyone you've known your whole life. I feel very disconnected....alone...even though I know that I'm not. There are people here who make the transition easier, but I am not the type who is comfortable leaning on anyone for support. I do better as a support system rather then the one in need of support. I wish that I was a stronger person.

Introspection is a dangerous pass time for me. I don't much care for who I am or anything about myself.

It's strange to be blogging again...wearing my emotions on my virtual sleeve. I suppose it's somewhat cathartic, though there is much I would never put into words for others to read.

I can't seem to fall asleep tonight...it's almost three...ugh. four hours of sleep. I feel tired all the time lately. I'm not sure if it's the fact that the air quality here sucks, I'm just not a morning person, or the fact that I feel rather depressed. It very well could be all three. I suppose I should try to get some rest, though. Tomorrow will be a long day with the bossman in town. Sorry to anyone who suffered through this post...I know I'm being quite emo lately.

~LP

Rumblings

So Mark informed me that there is a chance for a thunderstorm tomorrow. Maybe all the rain dancing I've been doing is finally paying off. ha. That would be the best thing ever to just stand outside and let the rain wash over me for a bit. I totally took the weather for granted when I was living in PA... I so miss east coast thunder storms. The autumn here is going to be rough. No leaves changing colors. Sad. It's strange living in a place where everyday looks exactly like the one before it.

It's been a lazy sort of weekend so far. Haven't done much of anything other then sleep, lounge, surf the web, shop, and think about cleaning. Perhaps I'll actually get some cleaning done tomorrow. I really need to since you can barely walk around this apartment. There are still a bunch of boxes from the move we need to go through. I'm terribly unmotivated to do anything outside of work. I need to work on that.

Boss man is in town next week...I'm preparing for some late nights.

That's about all I have right now. I'm not terribly interesting at the moment. =P
Think I'll call it an early night and try to wake up early and actually be productive. We shall see.

~LP

Beach Overload

Somehow I totally ended up at the beach party today. I blame Mark. I looked pretty out of place in my long black skirt and black shirt dodging the sun however possible. I spent most of the time huddled under the shade of the tent where the drinks were. It was good to hang out with some of the spacedog interactive people...they're all pretty awesome. I also forgot how annoying it is walking in sand...though it was funny watching some of the spacedog boys attempt to play soccer with a volleyball in the sand. It was quite as horrible as I imagined it would be. lol.

I had dinner with my friend Rebekah on some board walk near the beach later this evening. We watched the sun set over the water while we talked...it was quite pretty. The beach twice in one day...welcome to California, I guess. It was good to talk to Rebekah...we are going to hang out more often as neither of us really have girlfriends here.

My brother sent me a text tonight telling me that he missed me and loved me. I miss him so much...my step brother too. It's strange being so far away from them. Drew and I have always been close even when he was going through the crazy points in his life and wasn't the most fun to be around. We've always been each others support system when times get tough...I feel pretty isolated out here sometimes. Family has never been huge thing for me, but it's strange not having them anywhere near me. I really am looking forward to going home for Christmas and seeing everyone.

Happy birthday x-tina! I miss you and love you and hope the new gig is going well for you.

Oh and I just finished the last Harry Potter book...so bummed the series is over. I totally didn't want the book to end but the end was so intense I couldn't read it any slower even though I was totally trying to stall. J K Rowling is totally my hero for making kids excited about reading again and creating a series that's enjoyable for kids of all ages.

~LP

Over Sunned

Not much to report really. The company that shares an office with Spacedog is having a beach party on Wednesday that we're suppose to be participating in. Anyone who knows me well knows that the idea of being on the beach in the sun is my idea of hell. My skin is already constantly red and freckled with the minimal exposure to the sun I get as is....LA sun is brutal. Good luck dragging me to that party, Mark. =P If it doesn't rain here soon I may very well go insane.

Work has been pretty interesting lately. I get to meet and work with a lot of cool people and get to be involved in some pretty awesome projects. I definitely enjoy my job. With Chicago and San Diego being over I can actually get back to focusing on making sure the books are on schedule. ha. Time for some serious whip cracking.

Dragon*Con is at the end of the month. Taki, Oeming, and Tal are going to be there this year, so that makes the con even better! Baltimore Comicon is the weekend right after that...it's a busy couple of weeks. Wifey, Mel, and Jupie...I'm home for Baltimore Comicon Sept 7-9...I hope to see you all. Erin...I will prob need to crash with you that Sunday night, actually. I miss my girls. *hugs*

~LP