Right. So suddenly it's Saturday. I made a list of things to do. I've still got three things to do tonight, and technically only 15 minutes to get them done before it's no longer Saturday. Not gonna happen.

One good thing about August -- three paydays. Woo!

Went to the comics convention! I did have fun. Everyone behaved themselves fairly well. I was proud. I haven't been really "into" comics for very long. I've only recently found people who can educate me about the subject. (I grew up in the boonies, remember?) So in one of the panel discussions they discussed how the industry is looking for fresh, new voices and visions. (blah blah blah) and then I went for a walk down "artists alley" to see some portfolios of artists. I was shocked. But then I understood why they were talking about wanting new voices and visions. My word.... everything there was derivitive. No one was there with a completely new way of telling stories with pictures. One portfolio looked just like the next one. Sure, there was a row of manga and a few people doing water-color covers. But nothing was really original. I found one style I liked (my comic-resource friend tells me it's the "steampunk" style, so even that wasn't original). Too bad I can't draw. I'd try something really new and different.

Books: Sadly, writing my usual two chapters is still one of the things on my "todo" list today. Grr.