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June
23rd, 2005 - thursday
Ah,
okay, I was wrong about when the cable guy would pick up the modem.
Looks like we'll have the internet until tomorrow morning (or
technically, this morning). Anyway, here's a
picture of Manhattan taken from Brooklyn shortly after we
ate some Grimaldi's Pizza
and had some ice cream at the Brooklyn
Ice Cream Factory. Shortly after this picture was taken, the
sky exploded with fireworks. Seriously.
Remember
that the Graphic
Narrative Workshop is this Friday at Nucleus!
(4pm to 8pm) Hmm. That seems like a really long time. I think
it'll be much shorter than that, so no worries. I'll have to talk
to Ben. Oh, and come armed with questions. I'm gonna wing this
thing...
Goin'
back to Cali...
During
this trip, I met with a bunch of wonderful people that helped
make this a memorable excursion. I learned that Judy Hansen, my
agent, is not only an awesome artists' representative, but that
she's one of the sweetest people I know. Chris Schluep and Colleen
Lindsay at Random House are also awesome, which is good news,
since they'll be helping us with Flight. Charlie Kochman at Harry
Abrams, Ginee Seo at Simon and Schuster, Janna Morishima, David
Saylor, and Scott Robins at Scholastic, Andrea Spooner at Little
Brown, Calvin Reid and Douglas Wolk (who gave Amy and me some
cool mix cds!) at Publisher's Weekly, Heidi McDonald of The Beat,
and Shelly Bond at DC/Vertigo are all great people. I had such
a blast talking to so many bright and intelligent individuals
working passionately on and for books. It was all really fantastic,
and I look forward to meeting everyone again, perhaps at the Comic-Con
or on a return visit to New York next year. I also made quick
trips to see Bill Plympton, Tom Warburton (a super nice guy) and
crew at Curious Pictures (codename: Kids Next Door), and hung
out a bit with Amy's co-workers at gameLab (one of my favorite
stops during this trip, actually). Amy's friends are a fun bunch
and it was great to see my high school friend Michi in swanky
Brooklyn Heights. In the end, I learned that subway air coats
you like a gritty slime, that everyone in New York has answers
and directions, even if they're the wrong ones, that I want a
Sony PSP, that there are a bunch of "Daizy Kuttah" fans
in Bay Ridge, and that I am going to marry the most wonderfully
sweet and caring person I know. All in all, including all of the
convention madness, it's been a great trip. See ya next year,
New Yorkers!
June
21st, 2005 - tuesday
Alright,
I'll be without internet access until Friday, so I won't be able
to check email for the next couple of days. See you later this
week!