Granted every place has it's good and bad points and you'll always get more BS on some days than others. Maybe in a year or two I'll be moaning and complaining here about work, but it was refreshing to not be inundated by the BS from day one.

For those wondering about the comic, new updates will be coming soon. The summer was rather insane and life has been in a constant state of flux. I've made it through with the help of some really good friends. Only a few of my closest friends will ever know how bad it got toward the end but now there's light at the end of the tunnel and things are really looking up.

Once I get settled in a new apartment and get the Interwebs (and running water) I'll start updating again. I've been writing all this time so I have plenty of scripts and ideas for new comics. Thanks for sticking around through all of this. I don't care what the other cartoonists say, you guys are the best readers on the Internet and I am very thankful that you choose to spend some of your precious time checking out what I have to say and draw.

Volume One

It's Supposed to be America! is the first volume of what I hope to be a series of books collecting Reality Amuck comics in print. This 136 page book contains the first 150 comics in dynamci futuristic greyscale (including the Christmas Special), cartoonist commentary and then gives you over 30 more pages of bonus material including never before seen sketches and a large sampling of my two previous comics Random Acts of ADP and Westerwald Place.

So how do you get a copy? Glad you asked. You can follow this link, or you can go up to the menu bar and select "Shop". But wait! What if you're afraid of the Intertrons stealing your grandma's secret blueberry pancake recipe when you buy things online? Well first I think you should take off your tinfoil hat and seek therapy, but I have a solution for you as well. You can pick up a copy from me at Intervention September 16-18 in Rockville, MD. I'll even throw a sketch in the front for you at no extra charge. What a deal, right? Heck, even if you order one online and get it before the con, if you bring it by I'll sketch that one too! How can you pass up such an awesome opportunity! It's pure madness to walk away from a deal like this.

Furthermore, I'm really getting tired of Ramen for dinner so if you buy a book or two I'll be able to upgrade to bologna sandwiches! Everyone wins!

I'll be feeling fine at Table 9 just like last year.

Table 9, in the back, with all the awesome you can handle.

As the T-shirts in our new store say, Twilight Moms scare me. I guess it must have been a bit of a disappointment for Harry and Ron that crowds of soccer moms weren't lined up in front of their theaters like they were for Edward and Jacob.

I'm thinking the secret was Taylor Lautner.

I originally made this last week but felt since Krishna posted a comic about circles before I posted it I'd be redundant.  Since then I've seen five other circle jokes so I figured I'd get mine out there while I could.

I'm encircled, are you?

In all fairness, Tom is one of the nicest people I've ever interacted with on the Internet. Stands to reason, since he was my only friend on MySpace.

We've been fooled before, but this new G+ thing looks like it's got legs. Hopefully they reopen invitations soon so more people will get in and we can chat that joint up.

Learning is fun week continues!

Be sure to check out all of the other Learning is Fun Letters from last year, A, B, C, D, & E!

I know I spend most of my life on the computer and online. Intervention is an awesome way to bring your online life into real life. It was really great being able to meet and hang out with people I'd only previously known online.  How many friends do you have in Twitter and Facebook that you've never met? Now's your chance to fix that problem and meet them in person September 16 - 18 in rocking Rockville, MD.

I've been watching the guest list grow every day. There's a lot of us returning from last year and there's a lot of new folks as well. There's going to be games, music, panels and tons of other stuff. Best of all if you show up, we get to meet in person! Heck, I won't even charge to have a picture taken with you this year (which may explain why I had so few pictures with fans last year). And this year the sponsors are really freaking awesome. Wacom and Bawls are going to be there and there's a chance they may give away stuff to a few people! Stuff like tablets and software? Yep. And you know you can't have a convention if you don't have Bawls so this is going to be awesome. Who doesn't like to get hopped-up on Bawls and draw on a new Wacom tablet all night? I know that's like routine for some of my cartoonist friends, toss in a few games and this thing turns into a massive weekend-long party.

And here's a another option you may not have thought about, why not volunteer to help the staff? There's an entire page explaining what volunteers and staff do at the convention. It's a great way to get behind the scenes and meet all of your favorite online people in one weekend. If you've ever thought about working at a convention, seriously head over to their Volunteer/Staff Info Page and check it out.

Seriously, great guests, great merch, great people and one great time that you'll not forget anytime soon. What more do you want out of one weekend?  Go register, get a hotel room and let's party like it's the end of some ancient calendar thingie.

Learning is fun week continues!

Be sure to check out all of the other Learning is Fun Letters from last year, A, B, C, D, & E!