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There were some lovely burgundy roses at Costco. I love that color, and it was very cool to see it in a flower.

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What a gorgeous essay about art and disability and Frida Kahlo.

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In creepy and really messed up news, plagiarism, at a hundred bucks a pop.

Colorful Illustrations 93°C - Please DO NOT buy this book!Last week a British illustrator called Jonathan Edwards informed me that he had come across a book that contained his illustrations along with other illustrators work. He contacted me because the book is also riddled with interviews that he recognized as being the interviews I conducted for the LCS.

Lots of information and other links at that one.

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Woo-HOO! The Gordon Lee case was dismissed

At Friday evening’s “CBLDF Presents An Evening with Neil Gaiman,” the guest of honor began the evening with a surprise announcement. Just after taking the stage following an introduction by Bill Hader of Saturday Night Live and the just-opened Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Gaiman announced that the Gordon Lee case has been dismissed.

Gaiman told the story of the case, and how the copy of the Alternate Comics #2, a Free Comic Book Day comic that was accidentally given to a child during a Halloween celebration in 2004 in Rome, Georgia. Gaiman’s brief summary of the case included what he characterized as mistakes by the prosecution, adding that, to date, the case had cost the CBLDF over $100,000. Gaiman said that, in his view, the Rome, GA prosecutor was specifically determined to send Lee to prison.

But now, Gaiman continued, the judge has signed off and all charges against Gordon Lee have been dismissed.

The assembled audience broke into loud, long applause.

“And we are so fucking relieved, it was very, very long and hard and incredibly stressful for Gordon,” Gaiman added before thanking the crowd for their support, noting that it’s a very rare instance when one is able to begin a presentation with such good news.

There's an interview with the Comic Book Legal Defense League's Executive Director at the link.

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Y'know, I wouldn't be cutting of my nose to spite my face. I'd be cutting of my nose 'cause it reaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllyyyyyyyyyy itches and is driving me slightly mad.

The only thing keeping me from seriously considering this step is the fact that my glasses would keep falling off.

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Tut-tut. It looks like rain. And has since sometime on Saturday evening. Apparently, we won't be seeing the sun again till Wednesday. And while the gloom can get to me (thank ghods for my light), I do love the sound of rain outside my window.

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Slept like a thing what didn't sleep last night. I'm finally quite tired, so I'm going to try again. Mum, I'm planning to write today. This weekend slipped away. But, it wasn't sucky or grumpy most of the time, so I call it a win.

(no subject)

There were some lovely burgundy roses at Costco. I love that color, and it was very cool to see it in a flower.

~~~

What a gorgeous essay about art and disability and Frida Kahlo.

~~~

In creepy and really messed up news, plagiarism, at a hundred bucks a pop.

Colorful Illustrations 93°C - Please DO NOT buy this book!Last week a British illustrator called Jonathan Edwards informed me that he had come across a book that contained his illustrations along with other illustrators work. He contacted me because the book is also riddled with interviews that he recognized as being the interviews I conducted for the LCS.

Lots of information and other links at that one.

~~~

Woo-HOO! The Gordon Lee case was dismissed

At Friday evening’s “CBLDF Presents An Evening with Neil Gaiman,” the guest of honor began the evening with a surprise announcement. Just after taking the stage following an introduction by Bill Hader of Saturday Night Live and the just-opened Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Gaiman announced that the Gordon Lee case has been dismissed.

Gaiman told the story of the case, and how the copy of the Alternate Comics #2, a Free Comic Book Day comic that was accidentally given to a child during a Halloween celebration in 2004 in Rome, Georgia. Gaiman’s brief summary of the case included what he characterized as mistakes by the prosecution, adding that, to date, the case had cost the CBLDF over $100,000. Gaiman said that, in his view, the Rome, GA prosecutor was specifically determined to send Lee to prison.

But now, Gaiman continued, the judge has signed off and all charges against Gordon Lee have been dismissed.

The assembled audience broke into loud, long applause.

“And we are so fucking relieved, it was very, very long and hard and incredibly stressful for Gordon,” Gaiman added before thanking the crowd for their support, noting that it’s a very rare instance when one is able to begin a presentation with such good news.

There's an interview with the Comic Book Legal Defense League's Executive Director at the link.

~~~

Y'know, I wouldn't be cutting of my nose to spite my face. I'd be cutting of my nose 'cause it reaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllyyyyyyyyyy itches and is driving me slightly mad.

The only thing keeping me from seriously considering this step is the fact that my glasses would keep falling off.

~~~

Tut-tut. It looks like rain. And has since sometime on Saturday evening. Apparently, we won't be seeing the sun again till Wednesday. And while the gloom can get to me (thank ghods for my light), I do love the sound of rain outside my window.

~~~

Slept like a thing what didn't sleep last night. I'm finally quite tired, so I'm going to try again. Mum, I'm planning to write today. This weekend slipped away. But, it wasn't sucky or grumpy most of the time, so I call it a win.