Huh?

Sony to start gay & lesbian record label.

Um, maybe I am missing the point here, but why can't gay & lesbian musicians continue to be on the same record labels as everyone else? This seems like a bad idea to me. On the one hand, it would be a clear label gay people could look for when shopping for CDs, but on the other hand, it could also be a clear label that could prevent other people from buying the CDs. "Hey, don't buy that, that's from that queer record company!" "Shoot, yer right Virgil, I don't wanna support no faggots!"

I don't see why gay or lesbian artists would need to be segregated onto their own label. It seems like it would marginalize their work. But maybe that's just me.

Huh?

Sony to start gay & lesbian record label.

Um, maybe I am missing the point here, but why can't gay & lesbian musicians continue to be on the same record labels as everyone else? This seems like a bad idea to me. On the one hand, it would be a clear label gay people could look for when shopping for CDs, but on the other hand, it could also be a clear label that could prevent other people from buying the CDs. "Hey, don't buy that, that's from that queer record company!" "Shoot, yer right Virgil, I don't wanna support no faggots!"

I don't see why gay or lesbian artists would need to be segregated onto their own label. It seems like it would marginalize their work. But maybe that's just me.

Convention Prep Checklist

Because I have a metric assload of things to do, it's time for the handy checklist...

--straighten out assignment paperwork for Ice Queens #1 and Genus: Male #5 so we can have them printed in time for the con-- done with the help of matthigh, who is worth his weight in gold... or pie, take your pick
--pay printer the difference on same (assignment doesn't completely cover printing costs this time, about a $700 difference...)
--send shipping info to the printer for above books
--finish and turn in Furrlough #155
--finish and turn in Genus #75
--deal with assignment paperwork for same
--send shipping info to the printer for same
--do tax paperwork
--pay taxes (sales taxes)
--finish massive amounts of royalty paperwork
--process orders
--go to bank
--pack this week's mail order
--ship this week's mail order
--pack and ship more trib copies
--answer email
--upload new books (see next item) to the online store
--overnight small box of Furrlough #154 and Milk #50 to matthigh
--prepare subscription stickers, pack subscriptions for same
--do and send online store newsletter
--deal with auction stuff
--oversee Manga #3 retouch and lettering
--write Manga #3 solicit and back cover text

--pack and ship stuff for Yamaneko-ya (we have more stuff for him this year than I can bring in my suitcase); make list of what is being brought and what is being shipped
--finish ends of knitting projects (gifts for a few people at the con...)
--buy omiyage for the Japanese artists
--do minor laundry (I kinda don't really care how I look at this con, so I am going casual)
--pack clothes and omiyage
--dye hair (black, again. it's fading...)
--do nails, eyebrows, shave legs
--print out plane tickets
--clean cat boxes!!!

We leave for the convention on Thursday, Jan. 19th. "We" being me and willworks and matthigh. PD is staying behind to work on Manga #3 retouch.

And no, I won't do one of those "Do/Don't" lists. I started typing one up, and it just started looking really negative, because it was all "don't" and very little "do". I am a big meanie-pants.

Convention Prep Checklist

Because I have a metric assload of things to do, it's time for the handy checklist...

--straighten out assignment paperwork for Ice Queens #1 and Genus: Male #5 so we can have them printed in time for the con-- done with the help of matthigh, who is worth his weight in gold... or pie, take your pick
--pay printer the difference on same (assignment doesn't completely cover printing costs this time, about a $700 difference...)
--send shipping info to the printer for above books
--finish and turn in Furrlough #155
--finish and turn in Genus #75
--deal with assignment paperwork for same
--send shipping info to the printer for same
--do tax paperwork
--pay taxes (sales taxes)
--finish massive amounts of royalty paperwork
--process orders
--go to bank
--pack this week's mail order
--ship this week's mail order
--pack and ship more trib copies
--answer email
--upload new books (see next item) to the online store
--overnight small box of Furrlough #154 and Milk #50 to matthigh
--prepare subscription stickers, pack subscriptions for same
--do and send online store newsletter
--deal with auction stuff
--oversee Manga #3 retouch and lettering
--write Manga #3 solicit and back cover text

--pack and ship stuff for Yamaneko-ya (we have more stuff for him this year than I can bring in my suitcase); make list of what is being brought and what is being shipped
--finish ends of knitting projects (gifts for a few people at the con...)
--buy omiyage for the Japanese artists
--do minor laundry (I kinda don't really care how I look at this con, so I am going casual)
--pack clothes and omiyage
--dye hair (black, again. it's fading...)
--do nails, eyebrows, shave legs
--print out plane tickets
--clean cat boxes!!!

We leave for the convention on Thursday, Jan. 19th. "We" being me and willworks and matthigh. PD is staying behind to work on Manga #3 retouch.

And no, I won't do one of those "Do/Don't" lists. I started typing one up, and it just started looking really negative, because it was all "don't" and very little "do". I am a big meanie-pants.