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Had a fantastic time this year. Even though I’m exhausted and my feet are ready to secede from the union of my body, this proved to be the most laid-back, good-vibe-y Con I can remember.

In addition to discovering the joy and wonder of room service at the Marriott (I tell you those raviolis were stuffed with LIGHT!), we got to see a ton of old friends and hang out with some really awesome comics people. (And some less-than-awesome Hollywood people.) Plus, our professional-type efforts actually bore some fruit! I sold a couple stories and had some very interesting meetings that I’m not allowed to talk about, and Jill’s first convention as a full-fledged editor was a rousing success — so much so that, after five straight days of meeting with creators, reviewing portfolios, taking pitches and selling books, she managed to completely lose her voice, poor thing.

I’ll be posting a bunch of photos to my Flickr page in the next day or two. In the meantime, I propose the design for the Eisner award be officially changed to this:

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Yep, I’m going this year.

I’ll be lurking around the Oni and Image booths a good deal of the time, so if anyone wants to say hi, get something signed, or discreetly hand me a suitcase full of cash, you know where to find me.

Also, after much toil and heartache, I managed to set up the post-by-email and MMS dealy on WordPress, so I may do some live-blogging from the convention floor with my not-quite-an-iPhone, if the fancy strikes me.

See you in the sunshine.

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