Yet More Con Prep

[doronjosama]

Are you tired of hearing about it yet? I sure as hell am! The days have been horribly packed and busy. It's been solid 10-12 hour days around here, with short breaks for food and mental health.

Bullet-point updates before I get back to it, in no particular order:
--my rechargeable leg razor gave up the ghost this week, motor just gave out dead. Argh! Damn you Panasonic!
--Starkist zesty lemon pepper tuna mixed in with Mahatma instant saffron rice is delicious
--I cannot WAIT to get a haircut, because my hair is now to an awkward Prince Valiant stage that is making me absolutely crazy (and thus, I want to shave all of it off...)
--summer is clearly here, and thus, once again, my office is the hottest room in the house (in winter, it is the coldest!)
--I am reading Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures by Walter Moers; it's fun
--stress levels have been high, but it's unavoidable and can't be helped
--I'm caught up on Doctor Who and have been enjoying it very much. I like Donna, she's sassy.
--all the cats are doing fine and have adjusted well to their surroundings (two here, two at suarez's house).
--allergies are pretty bad lately, must remember to drink lots of water so my sinuses don't get chunked up when the Sudafed dries them out
--I was sure there were more things I wanted to write about, but I'll be damned if I can remember them now
--I remembered one! J.K. Blacklin has a DeviantArt page now! He doesn't have anything up yet, but if you're a fan of his work in Milk, Genus and on the SinFactoryComix.com site, you should give him a watch!

Now, checklist again, skip it (it's really just for me):

Code Red:
--turn in Furrlough #183 to the printers (no later than 5/26/08) (Whew, read the original deadline wrong...)
--do production on Anubis: Dark Desire #4 and turn it in to the printer also (no later than 6/8/08)

Code Orange:
--make enough money for apartment rent ($1065, keeee-rist)
--go to bank to make sure all rent money is set
--pay rent (5/27/08)
--ship as much mail order as possible

Code Yellow:
--prep, price and pack personal con stock (manga, comics, anime doodads, etc.)
--print out submission guideline flyers
--pack con supplies (receipt books, tape, pens, sheets, bags, sharpies, cash box)
--get change for the cash box
--answer email
--prepare trib copies for delivery to artists attending A-Kon

Code Green:
--get haircut
--do laundry
--choose and pack clothes & toiletries
--fix nails
--buy more cat crystals
--clean cat boxes
--go to Sam's Club for con supplies (Gatorade, water, etc.)
--clean out purse
--get house keys to denshousha so he can take care of the cats

Code Blue:
--don't get sick
--eat food
--sleep
--and how could I forget? pack more stuff for moving!

Already handled:
--Radio Comix ad for A-Kon program guide (hooray for willworks!)
--bios for A-Kon program guide
--badges/hotel situation/dealer's tables
--ship last batch of recent subscriptions out
--pay the printer for one book
--write and send off solicitations to Diamond for September 2008 books (Furrlough #186 and Milk #65)
--pay storage rent
--make pull list for A-Kon stock
--write editorial for Radio Waves
--do production on Genus #88
--turn in Genus #88 to the printers
--do production on Furrlough #183
--deliver pre-reg freebie comics to Dallas for the con (52 boxes)
--add pre-sale page to online store for Anubis: Dark Desire #4
--pay the printer for one book
--pay printer for shipping charges for the last three books
--go to day job interview (5/20/08)
--deal with auction transactions
--pull and prep Radio con stock



FIVE days left! (We go up on Wednesday this year, to lessen the stress of Thursday set-up.)

Obligatory Buy My Stuff Plugs:
eBay auctions are here! Comics, manga, toys, and more!
FurBid auctions are here! Furry comics and adult comics, plus art!
My Amazon storefront is here! Manga, manga, manga!
The Radio Comix Online Store is here! All the Radio Comix titles you could hope for, plus yaoi and adult comics from other companies!
The SinFactoryComix.com adult site is here! (WARNING: Not Safe For Work!) Now featuring Trump!