Big Things from the last week:

Tuesday - Submitted my portfolio to Bioware. I am not by nature a nervous or superstitious person, but damn. Until I hear back from them, I can see a lot of nail-biting and crossed-fingers in my future. Here's hoping.

Thursday - The day of wandering. Spend several hours killing time in South Edmonton, due to the fact that no buses run anywhere remotely near where I had taken my car in for repairs. It was frustrating not being able to catch up on all the comics I need to draw, but it wasn't a total bust. I got to check out an awesome costume shop and restock my stash of nifty costume-y things, and I spent nearly a full hour in the pet shop talking to the budgies and watching the pile o' ferrets sleep. (Not as boring as it sounds - they move like crazy even while sleeping!) The afternoon was capped off by sitting in Chapters, drinking some really excellent white tea and reading Anansi Boys.

Friday - Dave & Quinn's birthday/Halloween party. Full of awesome. There was some great costumes all around, but I was mostly just glad to get a chance to hang out with some awesome folks. Helo and Ajax loved their cat tree, and spent the entire evening pasted to it. Later on in the evening, I got to try out D's karaoke machine. I approve.

Saturday - The Second-Last Inheritance Game. Shani, Layne and I headed out a little later than we would have liked, and so I got to drive very, very fast in my newly tuned-up car. The game turn-out was pretty low, thanks to Halloween parties and the like, but it was an amazingly heart-wrenching game none-the-less. I expect that next month's game will be even more spectacular.

Sunday - Had breakfast at Traegers before hitting the road. Discovered that red cabbage for breakfast is a fine thing indeed. Drove like a maniac all the way back to Edmonton so that I could finish Monday's comic. Swore to rebuild my buffer. I can't understand how so many webcomic artists can work without a buffer. It sucks. It sucks a lot.