¡Tahoe!


Earlier this week, I returned from Lake Tahoe. This place is amazing. It is something you only see in photographs, but never in reality…except you do…if you…go to Lake Tahoe…then you…then you see it…in reality…not just photos. Seeing as it is Spring, we assumed there would no longer be snow, but were very wrong as we discovered upon arrival in our shorts.


This was my first real experience with actual snow, not just an inch that melts within a few hours. It is also the first time I ever skiied, which I enjoyed. 


Jennifer won a few hundred in the casino. I, on the other hand, racked up tickets in the arcade. I also managed to purchase two left foot snow boots.

Improve?

Things have gotten considerably better at work. Last week was horrible and I wanted to quit right away, I suppose I’ll wait it out a bit longer. I do actually like what I do which is a hard thing to replace. I will keep looking, although, but I needn’t quit until I find something better and higher paying. One thing that is great is I get 25% off at the comic shop since I am an “Industry Professional.”

Aint MIA

I haven’t posted in a while, been busy. My dad was in town this weekend and we did a few things. It was fun. Tokyopop went crazy last week and I no longer want to work there. I used to really like working there, but I can’t respect myself if I work for the kind of people who treat their staff the way we have been ever since last Monday. I’ve lost all respect for that company. I’m still employed there, but I’m out as soon as possible. If anyone knows of anything up my alley, let me know. My friend Mike, of Moodoo Puppets fame, had a kid Friday night. His wife, did at least. He isn’t a tranny.

Twas a good Weekend

I went to the first night of the Genndy Tartakovsky retrospective at the Egyptian Theatre which was quite cool. I had never seen the Emmy-winning one-hour “Birth of Evil” episode of Samurai Jack. It is much better than most animated features in the Theater. Genndy pretty much verified my concerns about Cartoon Network without directly saying it–they are becoming a corporate manufacturer of the same crap as everyone else. They seem to be heading in the direction of becoming Nick 2. Let’s hope that changes. He said Astroboy is basically in limbo, so it may be a long time (if ever) before it gets made. I also saw Steamboy this weekend which I liked VERY much, much like I knew I would. Otomo does not let me down. I hope to see more Steamboy stuff, be it animated or in comic format. Three puppet shows and a trip to the beach. It was a busy weekend.

By the power of Greyskull! I have the Power!

I’ve been wanting to get a Powerbook (or ibook) since December, but the funds had not been in order. Well, Saturday, I finally bought one and I got the Macromedia Studio MX Studio for $600 off. The good thing is since I waited, I actually got one of the newer stronger Powerbooks Apple released a couple of weeks ago. It’s a great little machine, although I’m sure the Mac-haters will have plenty unfounded remarks to make.