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Down With The Sickness

crazitalk — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:54:00 +0000

It’s been a strange week for ailments, Fenmere had his teeth, Duffy had his heart, Michele and I had our lungs and the flu.

So Saturday my throat felt kinda raw and scratchy, figured I was coming down with something, figured a few days of discomfort and I’d be over it. That’s the way it usually runs. So, anyhow, on Sunday I’d agreed to work, get some extra hours, Lord knows we could use the extra pay. I get up, shower, and head to work feeling a little worse than I did on Saturday.

Sunday was slow, I’m not sure if it was because it’s nearing the end of the Annual Enrollment Period/Open Enrollment Period (AEP/OEP) or because of the Super Bowl, it was probably a little of both. Whatever it was I only had 7 or 8 calls at most all day. That was a good thing though because as the day went on I felt worse and worse. I was coughing and it was getting deeper in my chest, I was feeling weak and dizzy. By the end of my shift I was so sick. I staggered out of work to our van to wait for Michele, we were going to go down to Smokey Point to drop off Tallis. By the time I’d walked the 50 feet to the van my teeth were chattering, I was so cold. Michele showed up after about 5 minutes and I told her that I couldn’t drive down there. I hopped in the car and when Michele saw how sick I looked she asked if I would be okay just driving myself straight home.

So I drove myself home and crawled into bed. I slept for maybe 2, 2 and a half, hours before Michele got home. When I crawled into bed I was so cold I pulled 2 heating pads into bed with myself to keep warm. When Michele got home she took my temperature and told me that I was at 102.5 degrees.

It wound up being the flu, with a side of bronchitis. Went to the doctor’s on Tuesday, I was sick all week. Didn’t make it back to work at all. Went to the doctors. Had a high temperature for 3 days, didn’t start doing better till Thursday. Spent Friday and Saturday out and about a bit, still not feeling 100% though.

What made the week more difficult was the fact that Wednesday Michele started coming down with the same thing. She’s lying next to me now, fever nearly 100 and coughing and hacking. She sounds so miserable. I hope she’s feeling better soon.

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Jazz Hands

crazitalk — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 11:47:00 +0000

This is pretty much how it happened. We’re still laughing about it.

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SoFTPOOM

crazitalk — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:47:00 +0000

Because of my wife, Jonathan told me I shouldn’t be running the LJ community SoFTPOOM anymore. Apparently I’m no longer oblivious.

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BellCon 2008

crazitalk — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:50:00 +0000

This past weekend was BellCon 2008. It was fun. I arrived later than I hoped, about 2 or 3 hours into the 7 hour con. As soon as I found him I joined Jonathan at his post. I’ve been to a fair number of conventions, this is only the 2nd time that I’ve been to one in a professional capacity. The Portland Comic-Con and BellCon are the only 2 conventions that I’ve managed to attend, they each have their high points. It was Michele’s first comic convention, I’m glad she enjoyed it. For my next con I’m hoping to have a decent little selection of shirts and a few books to show off next time. Maybe some prints as well. I should look into a heat sealer and some packaging supplies.

Note to self… start laying out 52 Weeks of Hell before the month of October is done. So far all I’ve done is gathered a selection of comics for the book.

The following was published in the Bellingham Herald, a paper which I would generally rather wipe my ass with than read, it’s very rare when I see an article in it that sneaks past my loathing of it.

Bell Con 08 draws crowd of comic book fans

PETER JENSEN / THE BELLINGHAM HERALD

After the success of last year’s Bell Con, a Bellingham-based comic book convention that attracted 1,500 people in its first year at The Majestic, organizer Darren Davis said he knew he needed to make this year’s convention bigger and better.

He, along with co-organizer Jason Schultz, did just that at Bell Con 08, held at Whatcom Community College Saturday, Sept. 27. He moved it to a larger venue and doubled its size and the number of comic book vendors.

They added more live music and brought in big names in the comic book world, including Marvel Comics illustrator Clayton Crain, who has helped produce installments in the “Ghost Rider” and “Spider Man” comic book series.

About 2,000 people from around the Pacific Northwest attended this year’s convention, making it the second-largest convention in Washington state. And Schultz and Davis aren’t done yet.

“We can make this bigger and better,” Davis said. “I want it to be more entertainment-based than people just selling stuff.”

The convention had 80 vendors from as far away as British Columbia and Northern California attend, Davis said.

The Bellingham Public Library was also at the convention to encourage children to read graphic novels.

Davis said he struggled learning to read as a child, and graphic novels helped him learn that skill.

“It’s a way for me to get kids excited about reading,” Davis said. “They play too much video games.”

Comic book writing partners Brendan Jerwad, best known for his work on “G.I. Joe” and “Battlestar Galactica” comics, and Eric Trautmann, who writes “Perfect Dark” and “Check Mate” comics, attended the convention and said it was an opportunity to connect with fans.

“It’s just a good chance to get out and talk to the fans and maybe introduce new people to the books,” Jerwad said. “Plus, it’s a way to get out the house for a day, which is a good thing.”

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