on the road

I haven't driven my car in a while. I'm trying to save gas and be green. But there is something I miss about being able to drive long distances on the road. Sometimes, if I have a problem, driving is just the second nature activity that allows your mind to be free and open. Yeah, as a So Cal person, I have a love affair with driving and the car-which made me think about Jack Kerouac and his novel On the Road. He went on the road to find himself, while now for most Americans, we are on the road and we find ourselves out of patience for the cost of gas and traffic. I hope we can find within ourselves, a new mode of thinking about the way we get around.

Meow

I think I can safely say that girls are kinda catty. I grew up in a family of 4 girls. And boy did we fight. We fought viciously. And as adults, I think the fighting is not so much done with punching and pulling hair, but now it's subtle passive aggressive stuff. Snide comments, omitted information, exclusion, gossip and silence. It's just annoying. I try my best to ignore it. And so it doesn't affect me so much these days. Or maybe they know I'll make a comic strip out of it, so they are more careful. Whatever it is, it is challenge to speak, hear or see no evil as a female and to not be the subject of it. Oy vey. Yeah, that's what made me draw this comic!

SD Comic Con July 24-27

Someone asked if I'll be selling books and stuff, I will have my little mini "Book on Friendship" and select wallets, totes, overnighters, and shirts. I can't bring a lot with me, but I will have my goodies! My schedule is posted on the blog entry below this one if you need to know what it is. See you there!

San Diego Comic Con Jul 24-27

So I finally got my placement for the San Diego Comic Con in the Pavillion Sails autograph area. It is:

Thurs AA 23 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Fri AA 19 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sat AA 21 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sun Abrams Booth #1021 1:00 -2:00pm
Sun AA 20 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Like last year, I'll be keeping it low key. I tried to get a booth, but real estate in the downstairs area is hard to get. And this upstairs autograph area is low cost and easy to set up. One day I may have a booth there, but this year, I want to bring my son and husband and rent a house so we can go to Sea World and the Zoo. This way, I can keep it relatively stress free. The hard part will be figuring out how to get from our vacation rental to the Convention Center using public transportation. I will figure it out! And I hope to see you guys at the 2008 SD comic con!

New York

I was in NY this past week for work and was scheduled to fly back on a 9:15pm flight, but wanted to try to get an earlier flight. I was flying American and at JFK, there was a mass of people waiting in line for the counter. I was impatient to get on the earliest flight and followed the crowd to get in line. I curtly asked a lady "are you in line?" as she wasn't quite in the line queue but was leisurely just standing there, blocking access to the line. I asked her curtly again "are you in line?" and she said, "yes I am in line." Then she leisurely joined the end of the line. So I waited in the super long line. I was annoyed it was taking so long and there was no uniformed person to ask if I was in the right line. Finally, after 45 minutes, I saw a uniformed airline employee and flagged her down. "I'm going to LAX at 9:15 but want to try to get on an earlier flight, do I need to stand here?" She answered, "Oh no honey, just go to the self service and press the standby option." I got out of the line and raced to the self service kiosk. I was even more annoyed that I had wasted 40 minutes. I got thru security and got to the gate and put my name on the standby list. Dang it! I was #16! I thought for sure I wouldn't get on. So I stood there waiting for the 4:55pm flight. And finally, I was the last person allowed on. I got to my seat and sat down next to a lady who seemed really annoyed as well. I saw her newspaper and asked about it. Turned out we were there for the same work and we ended up talking the whole flight! I had made a friend. So the moral of the story is, yeah I was stuck in line for 40 minutes, and yeah I was #16. But had I been earlier and been #1 on the standby list, I wouldn't have gotten to meet my new friend. So things that make life annoying may actually be blessings in disguise!

this week's comic

Sorry for the delay. There was a technical difficulty posting the comic strip last night and it was resolved this morning. This week's comic is about Chuy losing his bird house. Just like the many American's affected by the mortgage mess, Chuy is just a bird who wants a dream bird house. It's a tough time out there for a lot of folks. Chuy is going through a tough time too...

My sneakers!

I cleaned out my closet of things I have not worn forever. I gave away 3 really great pairs of puma sneakers and now I can't stop thinking about them! I put them in a bag to sit for 2 weeks before donating the items. That's my time to make sure I want to part with something because I will always go back in the bag and pull things out. But my husband took the bag and donated it all before my 2 week time period was up. I'm so sad. I can't stop thinking about my sneakers. Red with a white puma stripe and then bright blue with a white puma stripe and a black pair with khaki stripe. Oh well. It's too late now. So I bought 3 more pairs of ballet flats to make up for the loss, but still, they're not the same! I'm angry at fashion and marketing. Why do I even need 6 pairs of sneakers? (I have 3 pairs of chuck taylors I wear all the time.) Ah, I have been brainwashed to need so much stuff. I am going into withdrawals... I miss my sneakers!! =0(