THIRTEEN THINGS BEFORE MY SISTER'S WEDDING (which is coming up far sooner than I expected)

1. Find pet sitter to feed five cats and one old, angry cockatiel (Check!)
2. Copy keys for above pet sitter
3. Find a kennel and reserve three spaces (Check!)
4. Take three of the four dogs (all at the same time) to the vet to update shots (Check!)
5. Find someplace to board The Jeffrey, since I don't trust him with strangers (Check!)
6. Buy plane tickets (Whoops - slipped my mind!)
7. Get (ugh) Matron of Honor dress altered (Check!)
8. Find shoes that go with (ugh) Matron of Honor dress (Check! Just kidding. It's actually these, in silver)
9. Write up instructions for kennel and pet sitter for menagerie
10. Pedicure
11. Find someone to fill in for me at work (since I don't have a team anymore...um...Bueller? Bueller?)
12. Buy 10 tons of pet food to supply various animals through our absence
13. Fall down from exhaustion (Check!)

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THIRTEEN THINGS I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO AT BEA (in honor of the previous post)

1. Being in New York - I've never been!
2. Alison Bechdel author signing
3. Jennifer Weiner author signing
4. Graphic Novel Buzz
5. Being in New York.
6. Saturday Book and Author breakfast featuring Ken Burns, Stephen Colbert master of ceremonies.
7. The five bazillion free books and galleys I'll come home with.
8. The New Title Showcase
9. The Cookbook Expo. Seriously. I need some new cookbooks.
10. Being in New York (have I mentioned this?)
11. The ginormous exhibit hall
12. Seeing Nancy Pearl speak
13. Oh, and, uh, working (since Bob's Hogs is sending me and all...)

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THIRTEEN BOOKS I WANT TO READ (in no particular order)

1. Austenland - I sent my Mom the galley and she said it was fantastic.
2. Cat Women: Female Writers on Their Feline Friends
3. Through Deaf Eyes: A Photographic History of an American Community - I saw the documentary recently on PBS and it was fascinating. I really miss signing.
4. Slightly Married - Although I'm not a romance reader at all, this is the third in a very cute series.
5. True Porn - Ariel Schrag
6. Girls: Extinction - Oh. My. God. I'm chewing my fingernails off waiting for the conclusion in TPB.
7. The Noble Causes series (minus the first one)
8. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (duh)
9. Whatever Julie Powell writes next
10. Fifty Acres and A Poodle
11. The Parrot Who Owns Me
12. Eat Pray Love
13. PostSecret - which I just checked out from the Tacoma Public Library.

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THIRTEEN THINGS I MISS ABOUT SAN DIEGO (feeling a little homesick right now)

1. SUNSHINE
2. My family
3. Dog Beach
4. Off-street parking
5. Not having to bundle up - even inside the house!
6. Good Mexican Food
7. Pat & Oscar's breadsticks
8. Pick Up Stix House Special Chicken
9. San Diego Chicken Pie Shop
10. My horse

11. More good Mexican Food
12. In-n-Out
13. Balboa Park

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1 You have a lovely hourse, how great is it! I wish I have one as well. Happy TT.

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THIRTEEN BOOKS I PICKED UP AT EMERALD CITY COMICON (in no particular order)

1. Wet Moon book 1: feeble wanderings by ross campbell - I finally found the first volume of this book after seeing the second volume at Zanadu forever. The art is AMAZING. I'm not much into goth, but it's seductive in this book. The story is good enough I want to read the second one now.

2. Banana Sunday by Root Nibot & Colleen Coover - Cute. Kinda pointless. I wanted to like it more than I actually did. The duo also has a porn book that I think I'd rather have picked up. Go-Go does rock though.

3. drunken MOMENTS by drunkenmoments@comcast.net - I was drawn in by a poster the artist had of the "Aflac" duck standing over a dead body asking, "Aflac?" The comic was $1. It's nothing special, but I did get a manga portrait of myself out of the deal.

4. For Your Safety: Matrimony Comfort Guide by John Aegard and Molly Friedrich - This might be the best thing I picked up at all of Emerald Con. It's a guide that teaches you the correct behavior at weddings. Any guide that includes a detailed description of the use of Optimus Prime on a wedding cake, correctly and incorrectly, has got to be good. Oh, and they had a flaming toilet on their table at the con. I initially bought it for my sister as she is getting married at the end of May, but it's so cool I want to keep it for myself.

5. Conversation #2 by Jeffrey Brown and James Kochalka - I heart Jeffrey Brown, but I am indifferent to James Kochalka. I haven't made any definite judgments as I need to check out more of Kochalka's work. This is OK - it's a discussion on art and life and the meaning of art in life...if you're a fan of either or both I'd recommend it.

6. The Elves of Iax #1: Finding Lorgo by Jeremy Kayes - What to say about this book? The author/artist grabbed my attention at the con immediately by wailing, "I don't exist!" and I bought the book off his chutzpah alone. It's a webcomic, the art could be better, but it's an interesting idea, and I would read the next book if there is one. There were some funny lines and if anyone can sell this book, this dude is it. Good luck Mr. Kayes!

7. Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed by Liz Prince - The female Jeffrey Brown. Funny and sweet, small snapshots of everyday life and intimate conversations. I was very happy to find this book and will happily purchase anything else Liz Prince puts out.

8. The West Seattle Middle School Comics Class Giveaway Sampler - I picked up a sampler last year and did so again this year. I love these things. Typically there will be a few gems in each one, although each one is fascinating in its own way, and this was no exception. Each student draws a page, and styles differ dramatically. The back cover featured a manga style with a dark spot labeled "emo corner," and another student drew herself and friends as cats "because I can't draw humans to save myself" although she draws humans certainly better than I can a panel later. Greg Hatcher of Comics Should Be Good! teaches these kids, and to him I say, "THANK YOU!" I wish my brother went to school up here instead of San Diego. He would have LOVED this sort of thing.

9. Feeble Attempts by Jeffrey Brown - Frinklin asked me the other day, "Would you leave me for Jeffrey Brown? Of course not." I told him. I lied.

10. Lost Souls in Love by Steve Rolston - This was originally a 24-hour comic. A sweet little story.

11. The Cat With a Really Big Head and one other story that isn't as good by Roman Dirge - Wrong. Then wronger. But always funny. I've been eyeing this book for a few comic-cons and never bought it for some reason. But thank God I finally did. It makes me laugh every time I did. Magic lung beasts...? Haha. I think I just made a poopies.

12. Lions, Tigers, and Bears TPB #1: Fear and Pride by Mike Bullock and Jack Lawrence - A really wonderful idea executed very, very well. This is the type of comic that I enjoy reading, but could just as easily give it to someone who is 12 years old and have them enjoy it equally well. The art is fantastic, the writing is solid, and the characters are sweet and likable. Who didn't grow up believing that their stuffed animals had some life in them? Or maybe still do?

13. The Virgin Project: A Collection of True Stories by K.D. Boze and Stasia Kato - I paid $5 for this self published work, which I think is a cool idea, but I nearly fell over when a guy at the table I bought it at said, "Yeah, it's a neat piece. People are comparing it to Maus." Seriously? Maus??! A Pulitzer prize winning work about the horrors of the holocaust? I was relatively disgusted at that moment, and I'm afraid it's colored my opinion of this book. Anyway, you can participate in The Virgin Project by going to the link above.

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1. A Gentleman's Domain
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THIRTEEN THINGS I SHOULD BE DOING INSTEAD OF BLOGGING

1. Answering e-mails
2. Getting coffee like I promised my husband I would 30 minutes ago
3. Weeding the yard
4. Vacuuming
5. Returning work voice mails
6. Straightening my desk
7. Installing the USB peripheral switch so my laptop and desktop can share a printer
8. Checking my bank balance
9. Paying the comic book store the money I owe since I forgot my check book yesterday!
10. Picking up dog crap in the back yard
11. Checking credit scores before refinancing our home loan
12. Searching in vain for packing tape to send out several packages that should have gone out far earlier in the week
13. Enjoying the current actual sunshine instead of rain in the Pacific Northwest

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