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Melatonin that shit, baby. I don't fuck around with insomnia anymore.
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1440x900, 1280x1024, 1440x900
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Displays: Wire cube grids are just about the best things you can buy for your table if you're on a budget. They're infinitely customizable if you buy multiple sets, and they've served me well over the years. You can get them just about anywhere for $15-30. Target has them on sale for closer to $15 a couple times a year.
Merchandise: Having things in all three tiers of pricing (cheap-moderate-pricy) is a good idea. I have little things like buttons and Dollar Drawings in the cheap tier, prints and short comics in the middle range, and graphic novels, originals, commissions, etc. in the big range. What dollar amounts those ranges cover is an individual matter; I tend to think of them as "Under $5," "$5-$20," and "Over $20" but some peoples ranges start the big ticket range at more like $50 or more. Also, have some stuff that doesn't relate to your comic so you can take money from teenagers and casual passersby. My Pokemon gym badge buttons sell very well in this regard, but have all hell to do with my artwork.
Freebies: Usually, my only freebies are business cards and flyers, but I've also got a supply of stickers that I got from Glass City Con, the convention I do artwork for, which I give away for free, since it's difficult to sell a fat, balding, bearded man in a sailor school uniform. Many people mistake him for Sailor Bubba; I stopped correcting them awhile ago. ^_^;; One year at ConnectiCon, I also made temorary tattoos of Garanos' symbol using special tattoo printer paper I found at the craft store, and those went over pretty well.
I so rarely go to conventions as just an attendee anymore, so I don't tend to go looking for anything specific, unless a creator I love is going to have a new book there or something. If something unusual and awesome catches my eye, though, I will buy it; for example, I once had neighbors at a convention that sold glassware with vinyl decals in the shapes of Sailor Moon and -
My 10-year isn't up for another 3 years, and I don't know if I'll go or not. A large number of my friends were actually the class ahead of me, so it would probably be really fun to go to their reunion... ^_^;;
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Roman Decadence:
Caramel Baileys
White Chocolate Godiva
Butterscotch Schnapps
Milk or cream
Blend with ice and hot chocolate/cocoa mix to taste to a milkshake consistency. Serve in a tall, fancy glass with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Rejoice. -
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I've never been in a band, but I did take many years of classical voice training from about ages 12-17. I love love love karaoke and singing. If I WERE in a band, it would probably be some sort of alternative sound with some more operatic vocals that I'd do well with, since my technique is classically inclined as opposed to pop-ish or whatever.
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Well, I do have a funny story about a cafeteria lady telling me she thought I looked like Rosie O'Donnell. http://www.jigworthy.com/comics/2006/i-do-not
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Jim and Pam. OTP, y'all.
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Persepolis I and II.
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If It we're talking dead artists, then Mondrian. For currently living artists, Jeff Smith, since I wouldn't have to move. :B
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I still have my blanket (or binky, as I called it), a very faded My Little Pony sleeping bag I got when I was... 4ish?
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A lot of the time when I'm feeling distracted from my work, I figure that it's happened for a reason. Since my heart's not in it at that very moment, I will try to ride the distraction for a little while if I can, do something else like read blogs or watch something, then come back to the project in 15-30 minutes and see how I feel about it then. I usually feel better.
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I use basic stick figures for my thumbnail sketches, but when I'm preparing to do the final drawing that will be inked, I start with heads and sometimes a vague shape of the shoulders and body, depending on how much is visible.
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He'd be able to draw really fast with a Sharpie.
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My favorite monsters are zombies! And my favorite zombie movie is 28 Days Later.
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I would probably start identifying as transgendered pretty quickly. My gender identity now is, thankfully, pretty solidly a part of me, and I don't think that would change.
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I dunno, maybe! They're certainly an amusing way to pass the time until I get old and pruney and die.
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Nope. I already have a guitar that I never touch.
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