First the big news: I've been commissioned to draw a children's book for the iPad. Now, it's not that Apple contacted me, but rather a return client is developing an e-book for the iPad. It's a children's book that has games and reading tutorials. I'm doing all the artwork. It pays well and I get some exposure and experience. This is my first children's book and after this I can say I've been officially published. It's been a lot of work but well worth it so far. If it does well, there's likely room for more books down the road.
Second, I'm also the featured artist for May at Bored in the Basement, a shirt site. An online friend suggested me to the site/shop manager and off we went. I did one new design and regurgitated some old ones as the book was taking up all my time. Shirts are on sale through May at least, so go check it out.
TG and I just got back from Festival International in Lafayette, LA. It was loads of fun. We volunteered for two of the days and got nifty shirts. We also were able to see a few really interesting and fun bands, drink festival punch and eat wonderful food. Most of the weekend was spent at the festival so we didn't do much else while we were out there. We each brought work to do (studying, drawing) so even while we were listening to music we were hard at work.
On the home front, Ms. Austin took a trip to Mexico with her lady friend and they tied the knot. The ceremony was done by an Mayan holy man and they came back with rings and smiles and lots of stories. She needs a site name for LIA, (Ms. El Paso?) and you might see pictures on Flickr. Those in the know already know. I've been slowly moving stuff out of the house and into TG's apartment (where I spend half my time) and so far everyone is quite happy.
Lil Miss Austin and Pilgrim are coming up on their birthdays. LMA is going to be 10 which means she's almost not a Lil' anything any more. They're growing like weeds and both are enjoying school but definitely looking forward to not being in it for the summer. No big summer plans yet, though there's talk of going to San Diego as a big ol' weird family. We'll have to see how that goes.
TL was honored at UT as a Distinguished Student and she will likely graduate (in December) in the top 2% of her class. We're all very proud. Her sister, Ms. A's ex just moved to Albuquerque were she plans on going back to school. I've signed up for another class this summer and Ms. A is still taking classes at Texas State. We're all so very studious. Hopefully someone will get a good job out of all this.
Robot drawings are still in demand (though very rare) and the Lego convention is looming. The kids and Ms. A are planning on another adventurous summer so there's a lot to look forward to.
Carry on.
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