Tag: Cecil

Cecil is watching everyone.  He’s got files on everyone and at least 18 1/2 minutes of tape (that’s what they used to call mp3 files kids).   Being vigilant, always watching… unless he’s eating a banana or playing a game, or eating a banana, or finding a geocache, or eating a banana or watching TV, or eating a banana, or sleeping, or eating a banana.

Oh, and I really don’t have anything against his holiness, it’s just he tends to end up on any list dealing with worldwide conspiracies, so why not Cecil’s?

Did you know if you put an infinite number of monkeys with an infinite number of typewriters in a room they would be able to produce the complete U.S. Tax code in about 15 seconds?  The works of Shakespeare?  Probably not, that stuff actually makes some sense.
Yes, I procrastinate.  Yes, taxes are due Friday (really Monday due to a holiday that seems to only be held in Washington D.C., then again I’m not complaining) .  So Sue has learned after years of marriage that unless she wants to do more than remind me what her Social Security number is it is best to leave me alone with my papers.  She learned from her mother that if you know how to start the lawn mower you will end up mowing the lawn- so if she learns how to use Turbo Tax, she will end up preparing the taxes.  Cecil- he just wants my undivided attention… I justydon’t want to start over, again.
Hmmm… Cecil’s been busy with other things (caching trips and the like) so he finally  decided to audit (bad word around this time of year) his progress on the various plans & schemes he has running.  This is what happens when you don’t have a reliable right hand minion… As far as other plans and schemes, the Doctor Who Cache Series should be ready to go in a week!  I heard back from my marvelous friend Cherie who was creating the stickers and have lined up 11 fantabulous cachers to become “companions” and take care of these caches adding a little something to each to make it uniquely there own.  Look for them soon, I’ll post as they are published- all I can say is how excited I am over how this is turning out.  The caches will be coast to coast… That is one of Cecil’s plans that hasn’t gone wrong… yet. I’ve still working through getting articles together for IndianaGeocaching.com, a website I took over just a few weeks ago. So Cecil might be having troubles, but things seem to be going well right now.  Oh wait, taxes are due soon aren’t they, and midterms?  I think Hemi ate my calendar…
Sorry for not getting this posted yesterday… It seems like something always happens that first week back from a break.  You would think after teaching for as many years as I have that I would remember to plan ahead.  Oh well… Live & learn.  fortunately it is a rather rainy “yucky” day today so I really can focus on drawing. Interested in some other artwork?  I will be designing the images for not one but five GeoWoodstock IX playing cards.  Buy a deck and get to play “Go Fish” with Cecil & the gang!  Last year Cecil bid on the black joker, this year he will be on the five of clubs & the five of hearts.  Hope to see all my caching friends at GeoWoodstock in July. Dr. Who cache series update… pathtag has arrived and the cache wraps are in the mail.  Cache page template is almost done.  Location of the final cache is set (unless someone beats me to it).  I’ve also posted on IndianaGeocaching.com (a brand spanking new site devoted to caching in Indiana) about the process.
As I have been known to watch some of these crazy “Hoarding” shows I find it unreal some of the conditions people subject themselves to, but also their pets.  It does seem in some cases theses things almost feel staged… but then again I grew up in a suburban house with (at on2 dogs, 5 or 6 cats, 2 hamsters, 6 guinea pigs, 2 goats, a bunch of chickens & over 100 rabbits, nope, no hoarding problems in MY family!
My computer desk (Hemi on the scanner as usual)
SO, as I tweeted earlier, today’s comic did not show up precisely at midnight because of the alien invasion (We welcome our alien overlords), which is more likely than the actual reason- I cleaned my studio (no April Fool’s joke). Usually when I get into my studio (on the house plans it lists it as the “library” since it is a bedroom without a closet) I have to navigate around mail, and miscellaneous papers littering the floor to get to my desk.  As I roll from my drafting table to the laptop I am usually muttering something about who put all this stuff on the floor as I ruin some doodle or bill.  So, I decided to get it taken care of.  Is it perfect?
My tall bookshelf, the box on the floor is for geocaching supplies.
No, but it is a lot better.  I dusted some shelves and decided to remove a number of items that I felt had reached their pop culture/memory expiration date.  I don’t think I’d ever be able to find a charango repair shop in Indy, let alone learn how to play a 12 string ukulele when I still haven’t had time to practice a four string uke.  So I cleaned a bit and straightened a bit more.  I don’t have any “before” pictures (too embarrassing) but I do have a few “after” shots for those who might not know about where I work.  All in combining this with the great comic book clean out of Wednesday (thank you Dan, Tim & Terry at Comic Carnival North for not laughing too hard at what I thought might be worth something) I don’t feel too bad about what has been accomplished this week.  Except getting Cecil’s 1,400th geocache, and the final color designs for the Dr. Who caches done but there is still the weekend. Happy Weekend & Go Bulldogs!  
Yes… I am an expert at classroom management (something that takes years to master).  Today proved that I really can not only teach, but get all that pesky (yet very required) paperwork done.  Wait… You’re telling me it’s vacation?  My class WASN”T there?  The only way I was able to get things organized in three hours was because the school was closed.  No wonder the class was so quiet and no once asked to use the restroom… even once.
In case you missed it I was not raised during the era of “Self Esteem”  In most cases I figure at some point someone will shout about emperor having no clothes or something like that.  This is one of those cases. The first comic convention I applied for “Professional” standing was C2E2 last year.  I applied as a “Professional Educator”  Having taught for over 20 years, it seemed like that was a match.  I stretched myself a bit for New York Comic-Con with a bit of fear, dropping the “educator” and was accepted.  This year at C2E2 I continued with just being a comics professional. I was happy, but decided I might want to tempt fate. If you read my blogpost about the “Year of No” you would have seen me say I was not planning on attending the San Diego Comic-Con this year since the ticket system had become a mess.  I tried, and failed and wrote the whole thing off.  Then I saw someone gloating on Facebook, that they had “professional” standing so they didn’t have to worry about anything.  That post stayed in the back of my mind for a while.  and I decided “Nothing ventured, nothing gained” and looked into what it took to be considered a “pro.”  More than the other conventions I had been granted “pro” status- this time I had to prove it beyond just listing a website.  About a month ago I submitted some examples of my work and then the waiting game began.  Tonight at about 7:44 PM yesterday I received an email confirmation that I had been granted professional status-  I’m still in shock.  Like I said… raised in a time when “self esteem” did not exist.  You might call me a cartoonist (thank you) but I still have issues with if I am “good enough.”  Heck- my parents still don’t read this comic. What does a Professional Badge mean?  I get a 4 day badge (with preview night) to the San Diego Comic-Con, that’s about it.  Sue- doesn’t get one, & Cecil… he sneaks in.  Now the fun part starts-  I need to find lodging, a flight, and a car (for Sue).  Fortunately, today is the last day of school before Spring Break so all I’ve done is add a few things to my to do list. Oh, and pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.