Posts under ‘Moblog’

The dealer couple behind us are getting into an argument. Meanwhile, I’ve made $2. Woohoo! #
Almost burned down the next table. #
Need to try harder next time. #
My panel is coming up soon. “Make Prose Work for Your Book” — I think I can fake my way through that. #
2 minutes to panel start, and [...]

Share My Pain
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
Pray it doesn’t turn around.

To read my Tweets, one would think I’m having a miserable time at this convention.
Not true.
The problem with being a dealer or professional at a convention is being trapped behind a table and having to take both the good and the bad of the swarming masses. Yes, there are some good people walking around, but [...]

10 pages of Tweets has made me glad I went to karate rather than watch the debates. #
Can now count the time to ‘jitas and ‘ritas in hours. Picking up the rental car soon. Woohoo! #
@Meteornotes Not a whole lot of active folks, but a good half dozen or so were tweeting throughout the debates. [...]

IT’S MARGARITA TIME
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.

‘Nuff said.
Fajitas on the way.

Werewolf Titties
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.

So I’m standing here, hawking my wares, and the dealer next to us comes and looks at my comics.
He flips through, then says “Umm, yeah,” and scurries away.
I did not snap.
Then he handed me the cover to his web comic sampler, complete with ginormous anime boobs and furries. Called it “werewolves [...]

And So It Begins
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.

Arrived at Archon. First stop: Zapata’s!

@jackdrew Can’t argue with that! #
Retweet @jackdrew: @mikeoliveri – you’re Ninja/Octagon post reminded me of something – http://www.grumpstump.com/squidoo/pirates.jpg #
@jackdrew That pic is also strangely appropriate for Archon near St Louis this weekend. #
Awake. I curse the light. #
I have so far spent my work day resisting the urge to go and choke a certain someone [...]

That’s Not a Bean
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
A friend told me this Chinese restaurant in Peoria had killer kung pao chicken, and that it was so spicy she could hardly handle it. That sounded like something I had to try, so when I was in town to pick up a computer for work, I made a [...]

On the River
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
I had every intention of writing yesterday, but a better offer came along.
After karate class, some of my AOK classmates invited me to a boat trip on Peoria Lake along the Illinois River. How do you turn that down? Oh, right, discipline. Guess I should pay more attention to the [...]