mikefireball

Open bars are incredible.

 

Not to be incredibly personal, but I really would like something sexual going on right now.  It probably has to do with the fact that I'm really, really drunk.  I wonder how many erors this will whave when I read it in the morning.  I'm still not going to delete it even if ti;s wrong.  This is my life, drunk entries, typos and all.

Hello!

Me and My Jane

Written by me, illustrated by Rachel Dukes.


The Me and My Jane mini will be available at Comic Con, so if any of you guys who aren't going to be there (all of you?) want one, let me know. I might be able to work something out. Keep in mind we have kids to feed here.

I love you.

EDIT: OH, so, who wants to be my best friend?

Rachel and I could use a few quotes for the back cover of the book. Sooooo... If any of you read and enjoy the book and wouldn't mind seeing your words and name printed on the back, please leave a comment with your quote? Thank you babies.

Most of the evening was spent downloading music and tweaking my ipod (as in re-naming the files, adding in album art, etc.).  Right now I'm listening to the Pixies.  I really can't wait for Black Francis to finish up his solo tour (he's going to be in Cleveland next week, I might try to go) so that they can record again and tour once more.  I loved seeing them when they came through on their last tour.  What an amazing show.  It being in such an awesome venue helped a lot.  Cecilia Ann makes me think of seeing the Sadies last month when they opened for Jenny Lewis.  Some of their songs were really great.  I described my favorite as sounding like Ennio Morricone wrote a surf song.  

Today had some stressful moments, but ended up being okay.  I did get a new top for Beej's wedding tomorrow night.  I'm kind of excited to get to dressed up and everything. 

I might go to Chicago at the beginning of August, it's up in the air right now.  It'll be nice if I do get to go.  If I do I am finally going to get a goddamned deep dish pizza.  Anyone who knows me knows that the last time I was in Chicago three years ago I not only constantly got lost, stuck in traffic thanks to the Dan Ryan being under construction, never once made it into the downtown area and found that every restaurant that me, Brandon, Bill, Ryan and sometimes Pholby ended up at served thin crust pizza.  What a disappointment in the food department.

Bosco was born the night of December 24, 2008.  I knew of him when he was only a week old, from a lady that contacted me from craigslist.  She knew I was looking for a dog after I'd posted an ad, saying I was ready for one in my home.  I talked about past experience, my living set up, etc.  I really planned on finding an adult dog but figured, 'why not, I'll go look at the puppies.' as she was giving them away free.  I saw this picture of him and he would be the size full-grown I was looking for.

And I sorta fell in love with the idea of being Bosco's human mom from there :)

This is what he looked like when I first met him...little a strange guinea pig creature.  I'd never seen such young puppies.  I should also say I did *not* take this picture or else I would've taken a lot better ones.

Funny how he's grown up :)
( Pics of Bosco growing up (now almost 7 months of age!) )

Now in the vein of facebook statuses and fucking twitter, even yahoo mail has a feature where you can post your status there too.  I guess we're starting to reach a point in communication where if your thoughts or actions cannot be summed up in 188 characters, it's not worth reporting.

and since I'm starting to see them pop up elsewhere... Here is my Darkstalkers Tribute pic:



HAHAHA DIE FRIENDS PAGE.

I Am Very Very Tired
A po- em by me.

My legs no longer ambulate.
I think I might just amputate
them both and then domesticate
myself into a bed.

I tire of this awakening.
It births in me a sickeningly
slow and crawling, lumpy thing,
a cloud inside my head.

It gnaws at me, this fickle pest.
The only cure's to build a nest
and crawl right in and do my best
impression of the dead.

I really can't communicate
just quite how much I truly hate
this torpor; Can't ameliorate
it with some Sudafed.

The only thing that I can do
is find a place, lie down, try to
count sheep, count ducks, count a whole zoo,
for sleep lies right ahead.

Clue that I was really tired when I wrote this: Repeating the rhyme in stanza 1 again in stanza 4 and not noticing until something like two goddamned hours after I had finished it. I considered dropping 4, but I was too proud of working in "ameliorate." I am also not entirely pleased with the last line, but whatever.

I've gone out and done something every day this week and last night was up until 5:30 AM drinking with Greg.  I think I'm going to enjoy taking a day to relax.  I might end up at the gym if I feel antsy, but will probably stick to reading.  

Did Edgewater yesterday instead of today out of fear of rain, though that didn't make much of a difference since it stayed clear today.  The museum was nice enough.  Did a little sketching, then ended up on Wade Oval where they were having a festival.concert.  Bought a shaved ice and walked around with Brandon.

I'm too tired to really think right now.  It's been busy for me, but totally fun.  I hope work is busy tomorrow.  I could use the money.
 

In a week, we'll be in San Diego.

As excited as I am for Comic Con (and I AM) I am possibly just as excited to go to the San Diego Zoo. I do so love a good zoo.

I'm making a pair of mix cds. One wasn't enough.

I'm excited to move into my new place. As much as i'll miss this apartment, it's time for me to move on to something else. Everything else is changing, after all. Or at least it seems that way.

Backtracking to Comic Con, the first 13 pages of Me and My Jane should be available as a mini comic. This is tremendously exciting for me. I sent Rachel a few notes on the cover a bit ago. I was a little blocked on a few things, but Caitlin helped me out. She was very insightful, in fact. I always value getting an outside opinion about my characters. Happily we were very much on the same wavelength.

Adam wants to try and get Corin Nemec to sign a copy of the mini. I'll believe it when I see it. But then this is the man who, upon meeting Mike Tyson in a parking lot in Vegas, quizzed him on his knowledge of Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!.

I'm hoping to finish the script to issue #2 of Me and My Jane while i'm in California. It's about half-done now. It's not terrible. The girls buy bras. The boys play Mortal Kombat 3. I'm a feminist at heart.

Page 13 should be up on Friday! So i'll obviously let you know when that happens.

SEEDLESS #47!!!!!_!_!_!_!+!+!+!+!_!)!(!!*!)!_!!!+!+!?!?!?!?!


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GLWHEAH WRIW ERPIO UAWPR W#RJ # # 4

Apparently my Marvel Strange Tales MAX LONGSHOT entry should be "previewed" sometime soon? Or already has? Not like, in "Previews", but, previewed somewhere on the internet? I never follow comics stuff on the internet, someone else usually points me even to things I am in... So I'm kind of counting on someone to show me if a preview for my Longshot thing ever goes up.

Oh yeah, I will not be at San Diego this year. It's my 2nd year missing the con. It is my penance until I finish a CERTAIN GRAPHIC NOVEL. Next year will be my triumphant return.

But Pink Godzilla (game store & sponsor of SEEDLESS) will be there, and they will have a bunch of sweet Pinky G t-shirts, including a whole new batch I designed for them over the last couple months:







Not sure what their booth # is... But they usually have a pretty elaborate setup, including a pyramid of Pink Godzilla plushies stacked real high (no kiddin') so see if you can find 'em! I'll still be there in spirit.

Along with Alice in Wonderland I got The Fall for my birthday, and since I found watching Alice in Wonderland with the purpose of making icons surprisingly enjoyable I thought I might do the same for The Fall. It's got some gorgeous visuals that should make pretty icons. And just like last time if anybody is interested in having me post all the ones I come up with let me know.

My newest freelance client is Jew-ish.com, the young, hip, online brand of the Jewish Transcript - er, I mean JTNews. I'm doing a monthly column about Jewish music, and my first column went live this week!

www.jew-ish.com


Direct link: http://jew-ish.com/index.php?/stories/item/2854

Finally had a dream for the first time in months.  From what I can remember, it took place in a really big mall, one that was between 3 and 4 stories.  Drew was in my dream briefly and I remember showing him pictures on my phone.  Then when it came time to leave I remember trying to take long ways around to not have to talk to a set of roaming security guards, one of which was a kid who I graduated from high school with.  It wasn't particularly vivid, but it's a dream.  The kid from my class who was in the dream I found on facebook yesterday, which is probably why he was there.  I can't explain why Drew was there, maybe thinking about old boyfriends yesterday had him come up subconsciously.  I find it funny that I would be showing anyone pictures on my phone though, even in my dream.  I barely know how to use the camera, especially in an effective way, and have one picture on there of Penny from when I was moving apartments in January and she was sick and cuddled in a drawer next to my Shmoo doll.

I temporarily solved my Sheila Divine problem last night with some minimal investigating: they have a myspace.  If I can't find any mp3s for my ipod, I'll just buy them or something.  

I wanted to go up to Edgewater and relax and was considering doing it today, but I think I'll wait until tomorrow.  That way after I finish up at the art museum, I can drive across town and it'll be quick.  Plus, I'll have my sketchbook.  I was there, briefly, last week for the first time in a while last week and had forgotten how nice the views are.  Maybe I'll take a chair and something to drink and sit in the sand and draw.

There were concept posters released today for the remake of Let the Right One In.  I'm not excited for it, but a little intrigued.  I'm curious to see how they handle some of the issues from the book/film.  I am also interested to see what Matt Reeves can do again.  I enjoyed Cloverfield, but it of course doesn't mean that he can for sure do another great movie.  Maybe they'll pull it off.  It'd be nice, because I really love the original film. 

Apparently there is a Suicide Girl who is named Kemper and is the same height as me.  It's a funny mere  coincidence to me. 


At home watching Alien vs. Predator because it's on TV.  Didn't make it to the gym, but did go for a nice walk.  Updated my ipod some more.  I fell asleep with it on last night listening to the Cure.  I was looking through a bunch of old CDs and mixes that I had from way back when I was dating Dustin and it made me think about all of the concerts we went to see.  It really put me in the mood to listen to the Sheila Divine.  I got to see them perform twice and they were really great, probably one of my favorites of the bands that Dustin introduced me to.  I used to have a bunch of their stuff, but can't seem to find it.  I'm so in the mood to listen to Automatic Buffalo at this moment.  Until I can get a hold on some stuff, I'm going to have it stuck in my head.

What a confusing day.  I start work later than usual tomorrow, so if/when I sleep, I'll get a little extra time. 

I want to have a night picnic. 

I spent a little while on facebook tweaking some things when I decided to look through the profile of one of my grade school classmates.  He has these pictures up from his trip to Europe that he went on with this girl.  I flip through them and think to myself "his girlfriend seems really into him".  Then I look at the tags and realized that the girl was his sister.  Oops.

Started work off today by sampling a shot of bubblegum vodka mixed with a little sprite.  An interesting taste and a half decent shooter, but I couldn't imagine sitting around and casually drinking something like that.

Today was spent watching movies.  I got on a bit of a roll after coming back after being treated to pizza for lunch to watch Let the Right One In.  I then went home and watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and currently have High Fidelity playing.   I guess I couldn't wait until later in the week to see either of those.  While I watch the movie, I'm working on retooling my ipod shuffle.  I'm planning on going to the gym tomorrow and would like a change in the music.  It's been stocked with a playlist of fast-paced and beat heavy songs to try to keep me on pace while I excercise.  As much as I enjoy some of the music on there, I need a change for my listening pleasure.  I'll be sure to add some new songs that I recieved last night, courtesy of Ed.  

I was thinking that I haven't been dreaming for a while.   It could have a lot to do with my sleep patterns being absolutely obnoxious and lacking in sleep, but the few days that I've managed to get in a decent amount of rest, nothing has happened.  I wonder if this is part to do with the block I"ve been feeling and of course I wonder, am I not dreaming because I am blocked or am I blocked because I'm not dreaming?

Work is tomorrow.  It'll be short at the very least.  I should go to the art museum on Wednesday night.  If no one wants to go with me, I'll go by myself.  I haven't seen the new wing that opened and it has most of my favorites from our collection and some new pieces.  I'll have to bring my sketchbook and sit for a while, it'll be a good reason to give drawing something (anything) a shot.

I don't know if anyone goes back this far anymore, but I might as well let the cat out of the bag and admit that Becca is based on Maggie.

Secrets revealed!

As usual, I can't sleep, so I keep updating here to fill it with the thoughts that keep coming to me.  I find it incredibly interesting to read my old journals and even other peoples where they vaguely promise to do something, like any of us would promise a friend.  Whether or not it actually happens is a moot point, but it's a fascinating trend in blogs.

I've been listening to music all night and love re-listening to the Postal Service's album "Give Up".  It's been too long since I listened to it.

Over the next week I need to finally bring myself to watching Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and High Fidelity.   I really love both of those and it's been too long since I've seen them.  Does it make sense to anyone that sometimes I feel like a mix between Rob Gordon and Clementine Kruczynski?  At least emotionally.

I should probably give sleeping a shot since I work in the morning, but I'm not expecting much.  I need a partner in crime for times like this.

I've been listening to more music lately and could use some new stuff to listen to.  I wish someone would make me a mix.  It's been too long since I got one.

I went to bed late last night with the intention of getting up and taking a visit in the park.  It was put on a great delay when I woke up to a thunderstorm.  I didn't mind so much because I really love the rain.  Showered, went and had some lunch (grilled chik patties, spring rolls, the latter of the two which were awesome and I'm a little upset I don't have any more), played Half-Life 2 and then by 5 got restless and decided to get out for some air.  Walked home, took my car down to the park and went on a 3 mile hike on the bridle trail.  I unwisely wore sandals and while I didn't get muddy so much, it was awkward on some of the uneven ground, almost twisted my ankle.  

Photos from the day are on my flickr account, along with some old ones from the fourth of July when I went to the zoo.  I work tomorrow morning.  Maybe I'll make plans, get out somewhere for some more exploring and maybe more pictures.

My street is absolutely packed with cars, which is a weird occurence because it's a cul de sac that rarely ever fills up the four guest parking spaces.  There were two limosene/bus things too, which leads me to think either it's a ridiculous party (which I doubt as it's relatively quiet at the moment) or it's some kind of wedding thing.  That reminds me: I need to find a dress for Beej's wedding this friday.

Lunch has me craving chinese food.  I need to find someone who will go with me to Li Wah in the middle of the night.  I would love some vegetable pan fried noodles and some more spring rolls.