I’m off on my annual California pilgrimage. I’ve bored you in past posts about how much I hate flying out of the Cleveland Municipal Bus Station, and this time was no exception. The San Diego trip is such a pain, too, because I have to bring so much stuff for my booth. And I always overpack to boot.
The flight itself was pretty painless, though. I talked to the girl sitting next to me, Nora. She was from Albania, and going to LA to meet some friends. English was clearly her second language, but we chatted a little bit regardless. She told me that in Russia, when a plane lands, everyone on board applauds. I wanted to tell her that in America, we just expect the plane to land without incident, but I’m afraid the joke would have been halted at the language barrier.
Plus, she thought I was only 25, which was nice. People in Europe age hard, I guess.
Paul Merolle of Toon Tumblers is sharing booth space with me. Our location is primo, to quote those irritating Tonya Roberts commercials. We’re right next to the Hall C entrance, which is the main entrance to the con. There’s even some coolness I can’t get into until after the show.
Not for nothing, but have you ever gone to a restaurant and had them forget to charge you for part of the order? I don’t know what made me think of that, but maybe I’ll remember why after the show is over.
All my product has shown up, too, so stop by Booth 2000 and see not only the first four issues of Love and Capes, as well as the brand-spanking-new Love and Capes #5, in stores this very Wednesday. There will be Love and Capes t-shirts, glasses, and free bookmarks and buttons.
Come on by and live the fun!