Woo hoo!

Freakangels, a new webcomic by Warren Ellis went live today and it and Casanova were both featured on BoingBoing.net.  Right on.

Tomorrow is also the birthday of both Mr. Ellis and Terry Tyson (“T2″).  Early best wishes to two of my favorite people.  Mwah!

Person Terry Tyson

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We don’t let him watch TV per se, but we do occasionally let him watch his own YouTube videos. He’s mesmerized by them and sometimes he’ll even mimic himself.

Here, Kara is using his ooOOOoo video to calm him down.

The messy desk is mine. Sorry.

[Ack.  I meant to post this to henryleo.com.  Xposted now.  Oops.]

Parents:

• Henry Leo’s probably going to start on solid foods at the beginning of March. I read the chapter on solids in my handy Sears book and found this blog post interesting as well (also this). Anything else I should check out? This book looks appealing, but the reviews appear to be mixed. (If you’re going to tell me I’m over-thinking this, please don’t. Newsflash: I over-think everything. It’s part of my charm.)
• HL’s good in his infant car seat to 20 pounds or (and/or?) 26 inches. He’s currently 17 pounds and — ha ha! — 25 and 3/4 inches. Sooooo, I’m gonna start looking for a new car seat. I’ve heard good things about Britax, but I’m open to tips.

GRAEME: Okay, so you say that the book’s the reality of your life and whatever you’re going through, which makes a lot of sense; reading the text pieces in the back of each issue, the reader gets the feeling that Casanova (the series) seems to be developing into some kind of allegorical almost-autobiography, with what happens to Casanova (the character) happening in some form to you, and vice versa – Is that why you decided to get rid of the character for the majority of the second volume, to give yourself a less dangerous life?

FRACTION: I think I can answer this question, and be somewhat disingenuous, as the answer would be predicated on what your personal perception of the second volume is, to date, which is — incomplete, or I can answer it and completely blow the ending and the resolution to the story and more than a couple fairly complicated reveals that I’ve worked really hard at not resolving prematurely. So I’m going to answer a question you didn’t exactly ask and hope that it suffices.

In a story about choice, responsibility, and identity, I thought it might be of some value — as a writer — and hopefully of some entertainment — to a reader — to completely disregard any and all assumptions we all might have and see where that leads us. The biggest assumption, the most basic assumption, being that this is a book starring Casanova Quinn. The first volume studies Casanova as a character in positive space; the second, in the negative space that surrounded him. When it’s done, both volumes form a kind of whole. For a book starring twins and drawn by twins, that felt kind of fitting. Then again, I’m easily entertained.

More in link.

…We’re big Obama supporters in this house.

As such, Fraction and I have decided to forgo Valentine’s Day baubles this year and make a donation to the campaign instead. If you’re as excited about the possibility of President Obama as we are, perhaps you’ll consider doing the same…?

I’m tempted to make a chocolate joke, but I’ve decided it would be in bad taste. Le sigh.

Thank you, Lolo.

Obama!

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