Posts Tagged ‘travel’

Burn, Baby, Burn
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
Big fires and ancient incantations.
This is how things work at Journey’s End.
This is how the Four Horsemen ride.

La Llama!
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
Jim Mack’s also has an emu, goats, sheep, and llamas.
There’s a Monty Python joke in here somewhere, but I’ll leave you to make it.

Jim Mack’s Black Bear
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
Of all the things I expect to find at an ice cream and mini golf place, a black bear is not on the list.
There was a real Pavlovian thing going on with it, because the moment we walked over to the food vending machine, he started smacking his feeding [...]

Ghost Writer
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
Unca Brian just got himself a ghost writer.
Little Bird will be writing OB’S CLUES, available from Leisure in February 2010.
And oh, look, my bedroom is in the background!

Chickens
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
Now that’s a lot of chickens.
Highway travel is strange sometimes. The next fun part is spotting all the funny Pennsylvania town names.
Right now we’re not far from Eighty Four, PA. Reminds me of people who name their kids things like Seven.

You know it’s been a long week when you’re looking forward to going back to work and settling back in to a normal routine.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s been a good week. It’s always good to see Brian, Coop and Mikey and spend a few days with good food, good beer, and good cigars. I [...]

I can now get around Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International and Baltimore-Washington International airports with only brief glimpses at the signs. Does that mean I’ve been traveling too much?
Mikey and I arrived none the worse for wear. The same cannot be said for the Hare Krishnas who tried to accost Mikey near the baggage claim. Just ask [...]

I’m posting this from gate 1 of the Greater Peoria Regional Airport. I love this place.
It’s almost always a ghost town, so I made it from the front door, through check-in, past security, and to the gate in less than five minutes. Their wall outlets are easily accessible from the seats, and they have free [...]

I had a good time at Wizard World, but man did I miss karate class.
I walked into the dojo for the first time in a week tonight, and I hadn’t done so much as a punching exercise or push-up in the meantime. A week may not sound long, but I felt out of touch. I [...]

Road Warrior
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.

Circumstances aside, I often welcome the chance to write on the road.
At home, I’m surrounded by distractions. If I feel like procrastinating, there are home projects to be done: seal off the attic fan, bag & board the last several months’ worth of comics, or clean out the utility room. If [...]