Black Cat

A squashy black cat I saw.

Fields

Cycling through the fields.

I am settling in. It is very rainy here with hurricane season, but it means there are amazing clouds.

I'm in Japan

I'm in Japan settling into my new apartment (handed down from former CIRs) and figuring out my new job at the city office. I'm still alive, just wanted everyone to know! I am going to another orientation tomorrow.

My supervisor suggested I put a drawn/doodled self-portrait on my business cards.

Farewell to Boston, Hello to Japan

Hello all!

In July, I wrapped up work at MIT and left Boston. In a few days, I am flying out from San Francisco to Japan to work under the Japan Exchange and Teaching program. Whew! A lot of change! I will be in Kyushu.

At Farmers Market April 21 and Boston Comicon April 22nd

I will be selling books at the Cambridge Farmers Market on Saturday April 21st from 10am - 2pm.

I will also have books available at the Boston Comics Roundtable table at the Boston Comicon on April 21 - 22 at the Hynes Convention Center in Downtown Boston. I may stop by Saturday before the Comicon wraps up for the day. I will be tabling all day on Sunday at the Con.

Directions or Map

Selling books at Camridge Farmers Market again, Sat April 21th (correction)

Hello all, I will be selling book again at the Farmers Market at the Cambridge Community Center on Saturday April 21th (correction from April 14st). 5 Callender St Cambridge (click for map)

Enjoy the nice weather that has breezed in!

Selling books at Cambridge winter farmers market

I was at the Cambridge Community center's winter farmers martket yesterday, selling comics. It was a last minute tabling event. Pretty low key, fairly nice sales -- especially when the daughter of a comics collection curator (from Michigan; Michigan State University?) came across our table. She called her father and asked if he wanted copies of our comics. Getting a yes, she purchased one of everything, from anthologies to $1 minicomics.

These occurrences, which I think of as "A Patron of the Arts visits the table", do happen once in a while. Not at MOCCA or large shows, but I think more at smaller shows, or shows where an indie book maker stands out more (such as Boston Comicon, a few years ago). Or sometimes at friendly larger shows, where a visitor just decides they like your books and buys a copy of everything. It's fun and much appreciated, and I usually give a big discount.

Another interesting thing that happens (and this is more at Farmers Markets and craft shows) is when a visitor picks up a book and talk about it without realizing the person who make them is nearby. Usually it is funny, and a bit like being in a play; I secretly want to see how far it will go if I just smile or comment vaugely. But customers first, so pretty soon I clear up the misconception by saying, "Why thank you!"

Also, many visitors are curious that people can draw their own comics and print them into books themselves. I didn't know about "minicomics" until a few years ago, and I think they are a neat thing to know about.

Farmers Markets and craft shows also have fresh food nearby, which is great. I am a fan of tabling at these events.