Podcast Updates

This past Tuesday I was excited to have back with us the notable and talented comic creator,  Laurie Calcaterra. I have been a fan of her work since the very beginning and always enjoy my conversations with her. She came on to talk about her highly acclaimed Kickstarter: Path of the Pale Rider Issue 2

Project Updates

A small amount of progress this past week on ‘Appliance’.  I am now at 108 pages into this first draft.  I took advantage of some downtime by jotting down ideas regarding socks.  Socks always go missing, so in the realm of a game where players take on inanimate objects as characters, I provided some background on why socks seem to go missing often.

Here’s what I wrote:

Socks

Socks can be a specifically sensitive group.  They are known to be offended easily and will hide or run away at a moment's notice if they feel unappreciated or taken for granted.  As an article of clothing that has its main purpose of being worn on feet and walked upon, the feeling of being disparaged is common.  There is little hope for socks to be held in regard, like most underclothes, socks are worn down and disposed of unceremoniously. 

Long ago, socks did have some hope of being upcycled into Christmas stockings but that time is over since Christmas stockings are something that is made specifically for that occasion. 

The other fear that stockings have is that they are mostly partnered, unlike undershirts or underwear, which possess singular value, socks exist in pairs.  To the ordinary human, if one hose is missing, the other is disposed of or left in a drawer.  

This makes socks a uniquely selfish garb.  One sock would indeed run away if it felt undervalued, thus causing its mate to be useless to most sock wearers. 

  What I’m reading

This past week I read the anthology book “Who We Are: The Day in the Life of a Direct Support Professional.”

This anthology compromises seven stories of Direct Support Professionals on their duties of support folks living with disabilities.  Green Mountain Support Services sponsored the comic and it was written by Mike Luoma and illustrated by several Vermont cartoonists. 

The book does well in its advocacy and education of this minimally recognized yet incredibly important career.  This book is a must have for anyone who collects anthologies, and also those that are in the disability field.

You can buy your copy at:  https://www.gmssi.org/shop

Personal Updates

This past week, I discovered an interesting website called Proxibid and have been having a fun time finding some comic books and Lego collections at good prices.  The sticking point is the Internet Premium price of 15% can hurt if one is not too careful.

In other news, I finally caught COVID.  As of this writing I have had symptoms for a few days and have been very mild.  A hoarse voice on Thursday and runny nose on Friday.  Interestingly enough I did not test positive until Saturday.   I am very grateful that I have been boosted with the Omicron vaccination and live a subjectively healthy life.