cathschaffstump | The Edge of the School Year (Reply)

AnimeIowa went very well. I did a presentation with Bryon on Horror Anime before 2000. Maybe the scariest thing about the presentation was how hack-y Go Nagai's 1970s Devilman was. We also did some cultural work, hosting a Japanese shrine and tea party Friday night. The convention was great. it was a good chance to see and spend some quality time with some old friends and catch up.

I did rewrite 3 scenes and discovered they weren't quite so bad. That's always gratifying.

The next two days will be spent working and getting ready for our Florida trip. We'll be taking off with a bunch of friends for Universal's Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios for a few days. I'm looking forward to the final hurrah of my summer. Next week, starting on August 10th, we're back in the professor saddle for fall.

There will be pictures. In the other journal, I'll be putting up pictures of me and my fellow shrine maiden from the party. I'll share vacation photos here.

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Another thing about the school year beginning is that I will be making an effort to get out and visit libraries and schools with Hulk Hercules. I've been holding off until I could talk to the primary audience, kids, so I'll be arranging that. I'll see what I can do about throwing a party at an indie book store in the area as well. There's a store in Fairfield that has indicated some interest. That's interesting to me. Fairfield is our local new age town. And there will be some HH:PW contests. I imagine about 12 would be right.

In the upcoming months, I plan to continue my Viable Paradise XIII profiles. I'm also going to start a new feature, in which I read a book and interview the author like a lit teacher, so we talk about symbolism, depth, characterization, stuff like that. Yes, "stuff like that" is a literary criticism term.

Good to have a chance to say hello before I'm off on another junket. Soon, Ferrett will not be the only person with a picture of a mug of butter beer.

Catherine

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