T Campbell's Blog
Writer of Penny and Aggie, Fans (also called Faans), Rip & Teri, Search Engine Funnies and A History of Webcomics. Experienced webcomics editor, currently seeking full-time work and working on strange and interesting new things...Thursday, August 25, 2005
Wednesday, August 18...
Let's just catch up one day at a time, shall we?
Wednesday I went down to see my parents. They were overdue for a visit and I'd promised them one as soon as the book was pretty much finished ("pretty much" meaning "finished except for images and layout").
I arrive with copies of Webcomics: The Book and Penny and Aggie in tow, and to my astonishment and delight, Mom and Dad sit me down, make a bit of small talk as Mom feeds me lunch-- and then sit and read them. When I was doing Fans, a few pages was the most I could hope to get them through. P&A and even Webcomics are a lot more accessible than Fans was on a good day, but I think this has a significance beyond that fact.
(Webcomics: The Book is not to be confused with the upcoming History of Webcomics. I have a four-page section in this one, though. Time to update my credit list!)
After that, Mom, Dad and I head off to see March of the Penguins, which really should be seen with friends or family. In case you haven't seen it, it may surprise you to know that penguins are total badasses. Well, not in the sense that they can take on Hulk Hogan in the ring, but let's see Hulk Hogan go 125 days without food at 85 degrees below zero and spend half that time balancing an egg on his feet. This is the best movie I've seen all year. It's worth your time.
Off to some exotic new restaurant for dinner-- finding these places seems to be a hobby of Mom's-- and then home again for a relaxing evening.
Wednesday I went down to see my parents. They were overdue for a visit and I'd promised them one as soon as the book was pretty much finished ("pretty much" meaning "finished except for images and layout").
I arrive with copies of Webcomics: The Book and Penny and Aggie in tow, and to my astonishment and delight, Mom and Dad sit me down, make a bit of small talk as Mom feeds me lunch-- and then sit and read them. When I was doing Fans, a few pages was the most I could hope to get them through. P&A and even Webcomics are a lot more accessible than Fans was on a good day, but I think this has a significance beyond that fact.
(Webcomics: The Book is not to be confused with the upcoming History of Webcomics. I have a four-page section in this one, though. Time to update my credit list!)
After that, Mom, Dad and I head off to see March of the Penguins, which really should be seen with friends or family. In case you haven't seen it, it may surprise you to know that penguins are total badasses. Well, not in the sense that they can take on Hulk Hogan in the ring, but let's see Hulk Hogan go 125 days without food at 85 degrees below zero and spend half that time balancing an egg on his feet. This is the best movie I've seen all year. It's worth your time.
Off to some exotic new restaurant for dinner-- finding these places seems to be a hobby of Mom's-- and then home again for a relaxing evening.
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