Disassembled...

11:53 pm - Black Sun + Dis = sexy

Almost finished my ad for the Black Sun program guide. It's been hard trying to find time to work on it, or anything at all really.

Speaking of BS, anyone reading this who might be attending the festival, please let me know.

We should hook up and rock out...

09:07 pm - Trans in The Phoenix..

After work today I met up with a writer from The Portland Phoenix about a potential article about transgenderism (specifically being trans in Portland).

She was very enthusiatic about the subject, and was very respectful in conducting the interview (previously to Portland, she lived for sometime in Jamaica Plains, Boston... nuff said). Technically, it was not a full interview, I just gave my abbreviated history and we brainstormed an angle for the story. I want to have an article that gets into some of the details of what transfolk go through, without necessarily turning it into a freakshow or "cry for me" tragic tale. Just real, everyday trans-life.

She is interested in speaking to more people, so if you are trans (or are close to someone who is) and live in or around Portland (or Maine in general, for that matter) you might want to consider being in touch. She ask me to explicitly say that any input will remain completely anonymous (if so desired).

Deirdre Fulton
dfulton (at) phx (dot) com
207-773-8900 ext. 107

cheshiretomcat: I mentioned you to her (not by name, of course). Because if anyone can get her contact info into the hands of other transfolk, it would be you.

Pass the information on to others...

10:04 pm - Those CDs are going to haunt me...

For those who might not be familiar, I make music under the name lemur. About five years ago I put out an INSANELY DIY album of material. It was rather terrible, but me and a friend of mine threw it together in under a week. It was long before I knew anything about music... and even though I'm still no musical master, I'm rather embarassed by those early works. I sent about 300 copies of the album to people worldwide, and I've always wondered if the things are still kicking around somewhere. Apparantly, so. I just got an IM out of nowhere from a girl who said she has a copy of the album AND one of a handful of lemur shirts I made (also HELLA DIY)!! That is so insanely cool!! If any of you happen to still have a copy of Notharctus you'd better hold onto it -- it's gonna be worth millions someday!! XD Damn it... I need to be working on music again. I promised myself that I would try to get an albums worth of material done by the end of the year... at this point, I'd be happy to just have a couple completed tracks.

Current Mood: amused

12:06 am - WCCA

For those who might actually care, the Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards are coming up soon. Since I will undoubtedly go without notice yet again this year (despite my relative webcomic success) I will not mention it further.

((Dis soon enters its fifth year of phantomhood in the webcomic community.))

Current Mood: mildly bitter

12:12 am - The Helpmequitmyjob Fund... I'm a bit crazy...

I've decided to finally take people's advice and get over my foolish fear of making money off of my art. I have unashamedly added a somewhat more prominant "begging button" under the Google Ads on the site. As well, I'm currently getting finances in order to get the next round of t-shirts done. I figure between this and the Google Ads I may be able to provide greater support for my insanity. Realistically, this isn't going to amount to a full time job (I just don't have THAT large of a readership... yet) but even if I could pull it off as a sort of Part-Time dealy, that would mean I would be spending that much more time being able to work on comics.

I've always been weird about mixing money with any of my art. I feared that it would somehow cheapen it. This has been the mental block that has made me avoid putting my paintings up in a gallery, what has prevented me from seeking a job in design sooner, and what has made me SLACK so bad on getting merch made up. I've started to meet with an "art group" as of late, and they drove the last nail into my brain, convincing me that I need to get over it.

A secondary mental block I need to overcome is the one that makes me shy away from compliments and avoid ever talking about my art to interested parties. This has made me a horrible self-promoter. If I ever speak of what I do more than a few minutes, I get really self-concious and fear that I am sounding like a self-important ass (except with a few close people who get to listen to me for hours on end.)

It's a bit of a far-fetched dream, I will admit, to make a living off of one's art, but I will never accomplish this goal if I don't try. Lately, with everything else that is going on in my life, I'm coming to the realization that it IS possible to make one's dreams a reality.

11:50 am - Piperka update and more!

First off, thanks to all the people who signed up at Piperka.net and subscribed to Dis. Last I checked it was listed as #88 on the Most popular list.

Someone also seems to have added Running w/ glue to Piperka.net as well, in case you are interested in subscribing to that.


Also, I was recently clued into the fact that Arron's recent sporting of Penny Arcade wares has made it onto the Webcomic Crossover & Cameo Archive in the Penny Arcade section.

Thank you to all the people who keep track of all this stuff! O.O

10:18 am - Editorial Cartoon Contest...

Descent of Man did not win the Editorial Cartoon Contest... it didn't even make it to the elimination round.

I'm rather depressed.

I wish I could catch a break.

Preferably to the skull.

X.X