The Penguin

Yo. End of post. But seriously, folks, I'm exhausticated but feeling in good spirits, as sometimes happens: a little slaphappy, a little sore, willing to put up with this crick in my neck just a little bit longer, so as to make the bed-lying so much sweeter. Only thing I wish I had was a bathtub, so's I can take a loooong soak. Maybe some bath beads. And that pistachio-pie looking face stuff with the cucumbers over the eyes. Ya just sink into the hot water till yer butt squeaks against the bottom of the tub. Ahhhhhh What was I saying? Yes! Updates. Gotta tell everybody what all's going on in my oh-so-interesting life. Tidbits follow: 1) Job. Job is challenging and sometimes exasperating, but on the whole pretty rewarding (although I keep that quiet around the shop). I feel like the only one who gets a sense of accomplishment at the print shop; everybody else is always kvetching about this and that and the other. Not that I'm Saint Forbearance here ...

Yep, new year, new weird...no politics here. I consider my blog a politics-free haven. A lot has happened to me lately, all positive; I have a lot to be grateful for. Here's a rundown on all the cool stuff I've gotten into within the past few months: New Job!   That's right folks, since October I've been working at Capital Imaging in Lansing, a print shop - ten years after graduating, I'm finally using my damn Graphic Design degree!!! I started out as a Finisher (stack, chop, fold, etc.), which was awesome...but at the beginning of January I was bumped up to Marketing Assistant, which is twice as awesome. Now I've got my finger on the proverbial pulse of the company, wielding my marionette sticks as the Puppet Master...well, not really. But still, it's pretty rad. New Web! Along with the Marketing Assistant job, I've had a chance to take a crash course in WordPress and social marketing, skills I've tested out with Blind Alley Comics. We now no...

That's right, folks...way way back in 2010, I began work on a pretty cool webcomic called Fight or Flight, written by amazing local writer, celebrity personality, and swashbuckling swordsman David Crampton. Unfortunately I had to beg off the project two years later due to a slight case of madness (no, really ), so the project languished for nearly five years. Well, guess what? Our plucky robot friends are back in their all-new adventures! I'm still deciding how best to get back into the swing of things; I've been given a generous lead-time, so part of me wants to revamp the whole thing with CGI-type illustrations (3-D stuff, like Toy Story). The reason for this is because, while Chapter Zero looks pretty good, by Chapter One things start to look pretty tired; I was assembling the robots from 2-D bits and pieces, which gets extremely tedious. Why not create the scenes in 3-D and take screenshots instead? Naturally this will alter the look of the comic, but I think it woul...

Guess what?!! Blind Alley Comics is going to a convention. Yes, your favorite hermit-comickers are currently hitching up our big-boy pants and getting ready to brave the great Outside. Thankfully we have support from our great friend Joe Rodgers of 12-Gauge Gore, who will be bringing some bangin' t-shirts and horror merch to add class to our grungy display. I've got all the deets on Facebook, but here's the info again, just in case you haven't been bombarded enough already: Birch Run Expo Center 11600 N Beyer Rd, Birch Run, MI 48415 (989) 624-4665 October 8-9 Saturday: 10-6 Sunday: 10-5 Wait, you have plans for that weekend? A hot date? A wedding? Too bad! Drop everything, grab the camping equipment, and pitch a tent right now outside the location! That's right, once word gets out, the millions-strong Blind Alleyans (totally a thing) will flood the event like a tidal wave of marginally-acceptable humanity. Seriously, secure your place in line. Bring a m...