Now you can own your own copy of my very limited edition collection of my webcomic formerly titled “Absolutely True Tales of Lesbian Drama”. The book is limited edition for two reasons. The first is because of the name change. Back in September 2012, I changed the title of my webcomic to “Threads of the Blue Rock Tapestry”. That title might seem to have come out of nowhere, but if you purchase a copy of my book, you’ll find out… More
In case you were wondering whether or not it was possible to haul boots, poles, and skis on a bicycle: Yes. It can be done, even with big, clunky bindings and cumbersome boots. Since I don’t own a car, I had to figure out how to haul the skis and such from the rental shop to the Outdoor Program Barn where I’ll be meeting up with other powder enthusiasts for a Friday of sliding down Willamette Pass. The size of… More
2013.02.18
Today I quit Google Plus. I know, I know, there are many of you out there who are wondering “Why were you on Google Plus? Isn’t it a ghost town?” Apparently it’s quite active if one uses it correctly, and I was definitely not using it correctly. So finally, after eighteen months of G+, I finally said “bag this” and quit. Months of frustration with constantly checking my notifications and never seeing any meaningful interaction finally led me to conclude… More
2013.02.14
What do you do when it’s a sunny and beautiful Valentine’s Day, but you don’t have a valentine? You go on a bike ride! Today was an absolutely perfect pre-season spring day to go for a good, solid, twenty-five mile bike ride along the McKenzie River. So that’s what I did. If I’m going to plan on documenting my bicycle adventures in words, pictures, video, and comics, then I may as well get into the habit right away. McKenzie View… More
2013.02.13
I’ve been dreaming of long-term bicycle travel for a long time. In my time on two wheels, I’ve been on a few short-term excursions like day trips and overnighters, but the idea of traveling somewhere by bike and camping for more than three nights in a row has remained only within the realm of aspiration. Tonight, that has changed. Thanks to an evening video chat with my mom, my dreams of bicycle travel have punched through the barrier separating fantasy… More
2013.02.08
I graduated from university not quite four years ago, and in that time I’ve been slowly and steadily letting go of my possessions. For me, it’s been an arduous task mostly because I first had to get over my attachment to my stuff before I was able to actually rid myself of my stuff. It’s like Tyler Durden said: “The things you own, end up owning you.” I don’t think it’s actually the stuff we cling to. The stuff that… More
2013.02.05
I love books. Rather, I love the idea of books. I love that there are objects that exist which contain knowledge transmitted in the form of the written word. Books are symbols of information. The problem I have with books is that I’ve put them up on such a tall pedestal that I tend not to read many of them. For someone who, as a kid, was able to read books well in advance of my assumed reading ability, I… More
2013.02.04
You’ve seen Inception, right? Recall the scene when Leonardo diCaprio’s character, Dom, is talking about shared dreaming with Ellen Page’s character, Ariadne? He mentions that you never really remember the start of a dream. You just suddenly find yourself in the middle of them as though things had been going on the whole time. I imagine that’s what a lot of travel and lifestyle blogs are like. The vast majority of us see these blogs when they’re already fully formed.… More
Now that the winter holidays are over and we’ve rolled fully into the new year, it’s time for me to assess the last couple months and make plans for what I’d like to be doing during 2013. In October, I was down in San Francisco exhibiting at Alternative Press Expo. While there, I managed to sell quite a few of my books as well as connect with fellow comics and illustration folks. While I didn’t get any freelancing prospects, I… More
This weekend I had a crash course in working with WordPress Multisite, and one of the things I needed to accomplish was to create an aggregator for all the child blogs so they would display, in order, along with the blogs posted on the parent site. I wanted to accomplish this without having to resort to using a plugin. So with the WordPress Codex at my side, and a handful of code snippets from across the interwebs, I came up… More
I’m writing from slightly damp Burbank, California, where it has been lightly misting for the last few days while I’ve been attending Bent-Con. Let me tell you, this is a fun little convention! It’s still pretty young, only going two years now, but it looks to have a lot of potential for queer artists and creators. Needs more women, though. Anyway, I just wanted to offer a brief update now that we’ve entered December. For those of you checking out… More
I have known since childhood that I was going to draw for the rest of my life. Drawing began on furniture in my childhood, moved to math homework in my youth, then into sketchbooks in young adulthood, and finally to digital today. It was the newspaper comics of my youth, Garfield, Bloom County, Calvin and Hobbes, that inspired me to start drawing comics. I was also fascinated by a jumbo Marvel comic book featuring Spider Man and the Avengers. That… More