So was it worth going as a pre pubbed author? And yeah the Ny comic-con isn't as wild as the one in san diego. But it sounds like you were in a nightclub getting pushed around and being packed in.

You're welcome. How was NY comic-con?

Hi Viansa, thank you for accepting. Best, Richard.

Jeepers, Viansa. I'm late myself in responding. I hope that you have a great 2009 and will have a very Happy Moo Year! Thanks for your words about Buster. I miss him quite a lot. He was the best furry friend I ever had. I know two people who had pets die recently: one a lady whose cat lived 26 years (unbelieveable) and a beagle at 16. I feel cheated that Buster died at just a little over 9 years. Hope your Winter is going great and that you have a wonderful 2010.

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The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.

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Hi. Firstly, "The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte," is now in paperback so I picked it up. Haven't had time to read it yet, because I've been crying for nearly two weeks about my little buddy dying. If you'd like to read it, I posted some comments on my page. I hope your year is going better than mine so far. Look foward to hearing from you. Dawn

Hi, Viansa. Glad to hear from you! Was wondering where you were. Guess that answers my question about whether you had gone back to school. What classes are you taking this quarter (or is it semester back there)? Weather here has been awful. I hid out at my grandmothers for 6 out of 9 nights as is a lot closer to where I work in Kent valley. (I live in the foothills.) Roads are very treacherous here due to the very hilly terrain. I got stuck on a hill one day on the way to work as someone was spinning out and I couldn't get around them. Another time, had to go downhill backwards as couldn't make it to the top (was about 15 feet away), then third time my car got frozen to the street near my grandmother's (her parking lot was snowfield). Four guys came by in an electrical truck: one drove it out of the parking spot alongside the street while the other three pushed from behind (this, after I spent some time chipping at the ice around my backtires with a snow shovel at 6AM). It it hadn't been for those guys, I never would've moved my car. One guy even took the snowshovel back to my grandmother's resthome for me so that I wouldn't have to stop again. So it's been positive and not so. I've been nearly adopted by an elderly couple whose spare bed I was borrowing while at my grannie's as she has no spare bed (just a chair, which was not comfortable). They even tried to send me to bed one night with milk and freshly baked cookies! I have five days off from work! Yoohoo! Spending NY Eve with my pup and working on getting Cattle Capers #2 finished. (YIPES!!!) How are the dragon drawings coming along? Gonna do some NY animation. Trying to learn the new Flash Program: has 3-D in it. Excited at the possibilities.
Gotta go and start on the animation (after I clean my bathroom. Yoohoo! I know how to live it up.) Snow made for a short holiday season (and couldn't meet with my buddies). Hope snow doesn't come tomorrow as having my annual get together with a friend who got laid off and left my company a few years ago. I am dreaming of moving to sunnier climates. I wake up in the grey gloom and go home in the grey gloom. Somewhere the sun is shining. But, I'm thankful for a warm home, food on the table, a snuggy bed, and hope for a brighter 2009. Take care. Have a fun NY Eve. Hope you're having fun. Too many drunks out in my area so I prefer a nice, quiet night. PS. Did you try reading "The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte" yet? I got it from the library but couldn't listen in time, so am going to buy a copy and support a fellow author.

Hi, Viansa. Haven't heard from you in a while. Are you doing OK? Just bought the Flash upgrade. Am eager to see if it was worth the cost. Am on vacation this week. Finally! This year flew by. (Needed a vacation: I firstly typed, "This Word flew by." Hope all is well. Dawn

Oh, and I never did take that Flash class then they're planning a major upgrade to the program soon.