Well, I tried, but it turns out I have nothing of interest to say today. It’s a damn shame, but there it is. So instead I will share Other People’s Things in the hopes that they will be so interesting that you’ll think wow, that Kelley Eskridge sure does have interesting things to share! and not notice that they aren’t actually mine (grin).
This is my second favorite Far Side cartoon (actually, I have about 10 second-favorites, since I think that math is just as relative as everything else, but that’s another topic).
And if anyone has my favorite strip, I will be superfreakingrateful and publicly bow to your superior archival skills… it’s the split panel of a man and woman in separate beds, thinking what they’re thinking, and therein lies the punch line of “Same Planet, Different Worlds.”
And for the left side of your brain, this New York Magazine article takes a long and interesting look at the current state of publishing, which has interested me for a while, possibly because I am no longer playing by all the rules.
Back with more sparkle tomorrow, I’m sure. In the meantime, go talk to Nicola, she’s way more interesting than me today!
That article in the New York Magazine makes me want to cry. Charles Frazier getting an $8 million advance and only recouping $2.5 million… Sucks is not even the right word. I don’t understand why the industry and the authors haven’t gone for a more even royalty split and a symbolic advance already. It’s great that things seem to be moving in that direction.
As for The Far Side strip, I’ve seen it and may even have it. I recall it involved vanilla. But I have hundreds of paper clips to go through! Wish me luck.
Damn, that Kelley, sure does have interesting things to share! 🙂 Balancing the funny stuff with the other stuff.
I’ve always wondered what the deal was with bad potato salad. The Far Side cartoons are so great. Amazing how many good ones there are. I remember the other one you speaking of. How great would that be to create stuff all of the time that mad people laugh and/or smile?