My mom and brother got back home to Virginia yesterday. We had a very pleasant Thanksgiving dinner at local restaurant "Johnny Harris." Their dining room is very dark, with lighted wooden booths set into the wall, and a domed ceiling with pinpoint lights set in to resemble stars. Then we went to see "The Incredibles" (my second time.)
The packing of orders proceeds apace. It should be no problem to get these orders, and any others that come in the next week or so, out in time for Christmas. Maybe I can get Eleanor to come over and help me.
Now in the grand tradition of blogs everywhere, here are some albums I'm listening to right now:
Sloan - Twice Removed
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
Wire - Pink Flag
Nirvana - With The Lights Out
The memorial service went pretty well. A lot of Dad's friends and coworkers were there, and I heard a lot of stories about Dad that I hadn't before. It was good to see a side of him that I hadn't really gotten the chance to see. My mom and brother came back to Savannah with me to spend Thanksgiving.
In other news, the mailers came in earlier today, so I'm going to see how many books I can get packed up and ready in the next couple days, in between family time and coupon work. It's going to be a busy couple of days!
I decided to order some sample mailers, to make sure they fit the books and avoid a repeat of the last fiasco. I finally found one that's big enough to hold the book, but not so big that the book sloshes around and gets damaged. They'll probably get here in a day or two. Unfortunately, I'll be heading out of town for the memorial service tomorrow. Hopefully they'll be waiting when I get back, and I can get cracking on getting these books out.
I really apologize for the long delays. If I had any idea so many wrenches would be thrown into the works, I would have held off on the preorders until I had the books and mailers actually in my hands.
Once I have this system smoothed out a little, I'm hoping to open a more expansive shop page, not only for my own comics but for Eleanor's as well. It'll be awesome. I'm telling you.
There's going to be a memorial for my dad at Virginia Miliary Institute this weekend. Instead of a depressing funeral service (which my dad did not want,) this is more like a celebration of his life. His friends and family, shared stories, good food and beer.
I drew this small comic for the booklet that will be handed out at the memorial.
I recently got back into Savannah, after spending a week in Virginia. I spent some time with my Mom, went up to Pennsylvania to visit my grandmother, and helped to settle some of the financial stuff connected to my Dad's death.
Now that I'm back I'm slowly but steadily catching up with some of the work that's built up in my abscence. I'm working my way back through the email, and trying to get to everybody. I appreciate all the sympathy and condolences I've gotten. If I haven't responded to you I will soon.
I should have been able to start sending out the majority of the Journal Comic collections this week, but the big box of padded envelopes that I got yesterday turned out to be about half an inch too small to actually fit the book into. Figures. I guess I can use them to send out minicomics.
I should get new mailers before the end of the week. I'll try to send out as many books as possible before the 21st, which is when I have to head back to Virginia for a couple days, for a memorial service being held at VMI. I'll only be away for a couple days, so most of the books should hopefully be in the mail before the end of the month.
