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Monday, February 8, 2010, 08:28 PM
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It was a funny thing to be alone in my parents' house last night running back and fourth between the TV room and office in attempts to both watch the most historic football game in my hometown's history... and bring you the next page of Shizentai minus my poor recently deceased laptop. I'm not typically a football fan, but it's hard not to like a group of people who can succeed despite being told by everyone that they could not.
Additionally, as I have recently begun working as an entomologist in the Audubon Insectarium, I have been privy to some of the long-understudied effects of professional football on biology nerds. case in point, the Indianapolis Zoo:
Indianapolis Zoo Animals with Superbowl XLIV predictions
well... as entertaining as that was, at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans, my bosses had this to say in response:
A saintly rap, brought to you by GWE (Geeky White Entomologists)
Well, when all is said and done, I thought it was a great game. I'd say both teams played like champions despite the fierce rivalries between their fans (biologist and non-biologist alike).
As my city basks in the glow of its team's first Superbowl and first Superbowl victory, I am beginning to see a sobering near-future crisis involving my car parked in the French Quarter for work, and the millions of the Who Dat nation who will be descending on very same corner for the Saints' parade tomorrow afternoon.
I get the feeling that I won't make evening karate class.
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Shout-out to Crescent City Comics Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 05:29 PM
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Before my freshmen year of high school I had never opened a comic book or manga in my life. In fact, it wasn't until I lost my key and got locked out of my parents' house one day that I, upon wandering down Elysian Fields, discovered our neighborhood comic book store, Crescent City Comics. Though now the lot is a semi-level slab of concrete, back then it was a second-story brick suite that sat nestled above Young's dry-cleaning. Having been one of those kids that got a $3 allowance per week, I was thrilled by the existence of a place where I could actually buy my own books, and rent my own videos without having to consult a panel of siblings and parents. What's more so, the guys who ran the place were, and are to this day, some of the coolest people I have ever met. Always glad to have a random conversation, they never complained about my constant hanging around their store, or my frequent request of "May I use your phone to call my mom?" There was even one occasion when I showed up having been drenched from head to toe in a sudden downpour, and the owner lent me his coat to wear home, saying "Don't worry about it. You can return it with your next video." Needless to say, I became a regular, and a comic book reader. Sadly in Katrina, as was true for most things in my neighborhood, everything came to a halt.
After work today I decided to take a detour down S. Claiborne and Napoleon to a certain newly-opened storefront on Freret. There I was quite pleased to see an incredible stock of every variety of comics, manga, t-shirts, and even an old friend whose beard has a bit more gray in it than I remember. It turns out that post-Katrina Crescent City Comics has begun running local art nights and even their own periodical: Antigravity. It also surprised me to find out that some of their personal stories had been featured in Josh Neufeld's graphic work: AD: New Orleans After the Deluge.
If it weren't for Crescent City Comics, I'm not sure that I would have ever taken up comic making as a craft. For this reason, I would like to send out a big "THANK YOU!" for just being your awesome selves. I would also like to invite all who ever visit New Orleans to pay a visit to those who run a comic store the way it should be run.
>Clears throat<
In conclusion, rock on Chicken-on-a-Tuesday, Ponytail man, Weezer-hat guy, and Al... whose nickname I have sadly NO recollection of.
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Today, five days after Shizentai's two-year anniversary, I would like to extend my deepest thanks to those who have donated to help Shizentai stay online. You guys have donated enough to enable my purchasing of a new computer to replace my old laptop! For that reason, I would like to say that everything here on out is your comic!
and again THANK YOU!!!!
I have decided to assemble my own PC this time around (though I have never done it before @_@). Thankfully I have also received the gift of donated time from one of my substantially more hardware savy friends. In fact the parts have been ordered and are on their way to my house as I type this.
I think it's safe to say that making pages will go much faster on a computer with a substantial processor and decent video card. I'm looking forward to running Photoshop without crashing or random freezes every twenty minutes. Additionally I plan to purchase CS4, as the limitations of Elements have really been getting me down.
In the mean time, I've been going to my parents' computer to bring you the latest art! So I really need to send my appreciation to them as well. I'm sure my sitting around in front of it for eight hours this past week must have been annoying. It think it came out alright though. I always have fun drawing Shimabukuro sensei. He's the only character who I never need a model for.
Thanks again everyone! Onward to the better days ahead! |
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