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Marketing me
I was talking with a wonderful and wise friend who’s first thought on seeing my newly printed stack of Levi Levi and the Monster Girls’ School zine was that I should have a table at a comic-con or some such. And I thought, ‘if I were to have a table I would probably need to print up the first chapters of No Evil and Unlikely Bedfellows as well as have some flyers and whatnots so people could remember who I was.’
Well, I haven’t booked a table and I haven’t made any more printing orders, but I have ordered Levi Levi stickers, LeEMS business cards, and made some mini-flyers:
My Daguerreotype Boyfriend
I’ve talked about how I like Daguerreotypes before, so of course My Daguerreotype Boyfriend would be much beloved by me if only to gaze at the marvel of historical science. If you like looking at portraiture of people you don’t know, or you, like me, love a good gander at Daguerreotypes then you should also check out My Daguerreotype Boyfriend.
Cyberoptix TieLab
I found these ties while I was searching for a straight razor tie tack for Richard. Instead, I got him a straight razor tie. The ties at Cyberoptix TieLab are gorgeous and truly do not suck, as they say.
Levi Levi commercial
Okay, so I made a commercial for Levi Levi Chapter One. And I am only hesitant and a little embarrassed because I don’t hear my recorded voice very often.
I am also planning on making a commercial for Chronicles of Plastic Deer, because that’s what people do now a days–make commercials for books and all. And because no one has read it yet and it’s my responsibility as the writer and web master to advertize. And because I had all these drawings of the characters and nothing to do with them…
Talking about mermaids
I’ve been looking through a lot of my Spectrum books (and I have a lot of Spectrum books) so I have been drawing a lot of mermaids (they are chock full). And then, I happened upon a movie in Netflix instant that sounded kind of cool. Mad About Men is a strange and quirky British comedy follow up to Miranda (also a comedy). Both movies star Glynis Johns as a mermaid. I watched them out of order, but it didn’t effect my enjoyment of them.
The strangest, and most delightful, in my opinion, part of the Miranda movies is that the mermaid doesn’t magically sprout legs on land and blend into the human scenery. Quite the opposite, not only must she soak her tail every night, but she travels around during the day in a wheel chair and gowns long enough to cover everything. Her lack of mobility doesn’t affect her simultaneous seductions of multiple men, however.
And, true to so many movies I’ve seen from the 40s and 50s, no outrageous betrayal will keep all of the characters from living happily ever after together…wait–what? (see Miss Annie Rooney)
Appetizer series
Mini Quiches
Ingredients: eggs, shredded cheese, steamed and pulverized broccoli, flour, butter, water.
Instructions: 1.) make some pie crust dough: this is really easy and usually requires mixing together a little less butter than flour and a trickling of water to hold it all together. You don’t even have to worry too much about the texture and consistency on something this small. 2.) push pie crust dough into a mini muffin pan (yup, don’t roll it out at all, just use your fingers–I told you it was easy). 3.) mix together steamed/pulverized broccoli, eggs, and shredded cheese. I used 2 eggs for an entire mini muffin pan (see previous sentence on small portion consistency). 4.) spoon mixture into pie crust dough lined mini muffin divots. 5.) bake at 350 or 400 until they firm up and brown a bit (estimate 20 to 30 min.).
Release tip: I typically use a lot of butter in my pie dough and so do not worry about greasing the muffin pan. If you are worried about sticking, you can use the butter stick paper to lightly grease the pan. To get all the little quiches out, fit foil over the top of the pan after it cools a little. Hold edges firmly and flip the whole thing over on the counter, then un-crimp the foil and lift the pan off the freed and un-dented quiches.
Automatic pants
This is what happened when I asked Richard for a drawing prompt.
knitting
I knit, did you know? I have a whole bag of scarves and such, because scarves is what every new knitter and every now and again knitter knits. At least they are the thing when there are no other plans. And since every new and now and again knitter knits scarves, they are well nigh impossible to sell – that is what I have found. I am thinking of lashing them all together and making a big stripey blanket. In the meantime, I will take pictures of them and use them as hair texture. Cool, huh?
Guess what came in the mail yesterday
And guess what is now for sale on my shop? Come on! Do you need me to spell it out for you? Levi Levi Chapter One: The Long Assignment and the Wyvern School for Girls Yearbook 1978 are now available for purchase in the LeEMS store.
Getty Open Content Images
Another awesome digital archive: The Getty Museum/Foundation/Research and Conservation Institute has a search gateway were you can find some fabulous images, plenty of which are within the public domain. Check out GSG: highlights=Open Content Images.
I am fascinated by Daguerreotype and silver prints. Did you know that Daguerreotypes captured the weave of the cloth and the stitching on the clothes of people who sat for portraits? That is just fabulous! It is endlessly enlargeable, what modern camera can say that?
Levi in the pm again
Hello lovely people. Again, I am pushing my deadline. A new page of Levi Levi will be up by tonight. I had stalled on a what’s-gonna-happen-next, but I know now and I know how, so I’m hoping to amass some pages for regularly scheduled posting where I am not inking and scanning Thursday night (like I will tonight).
Little rhymes
Hey, I found this thing I did in my Evernote:
Solomon Schmidt was a solemn little boy
With a compulsive obsession for mathematics lessons
He eschewed any game and denied any toy
In favor of savoring divisors of seven
With a compulsive obsession for mathematics lessons
He eschewed any game and denied any toy
In favor of savoring divisors of seven
I have to share it because I used the word eschewed.
more waiting waiting waiting
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, Levi Levi chapter one and the Monster girls zine shipped from the printer! I’m keeping my fingers crossed that since its a Florida to Florida it will be a quick delivery, but it probably will be the standard time of any shipment. sigh.
Recipes: the appetizer series
As I was drawing out my little appetizers, I noticed how alike they all look. At least they look alike in black and white line art. But then, many appetizers share the key characteristic of being finger foods. They are bite sized and usually do not require any type of serving/dining wear. They are like little pill capsules of food, and this is why (I say) all my pictures look alike.
On with the recipe: Mini Potato Halves. Ingredients: I like to get the net bag of mini Yukon Gold potatoes, but any mini potato will do. You will also need sour cream, shredded cheese, bacon and chives.
Instructions: 1.) empty the little potatoes into a big pot with some water and boil until manage-ably soft. 2.) let cool enough to handle. 3.) slice in half and spoon out a good portion of the innards (put aside in a bowl); line hollowed halves on a foil lined cookie tray; water your plants with the potato water. 4.) add an entire small potato or two to the separated innards, combine with sour cream, shredded cheese, bacon bits, and chives; mash all into paste. 5.) spoon or pipe paste into hollowed halves and top with bacon piece. 6.) bake at 350 until edges are brown (I estimate 30 min.).