I don't know how it is that I've gone two weeks without posting an update.  I've been somewhat busy, yes, but not enough to account for complete radio (OK, blog) silence.

Part of it is post-con funk.  Don't get me wrong, I had a tremendous time at Mid-Ohio Con, as I always do.  Con King Roger Price, his wonderful wife Jane and the best con crew in comics did a great job putting on a good show.  It was fun catching up with old friends, making new ones and chatting with fans.

So why the funk?

Partly because, as a freelance writer, I spend a whole lot of time sitting in my office, by myself, pounding the keyboard and generally living inside my head.  Conventions are a great opportunity to get out and interact with a bunch of folks that love comics just as much as I do for several days straight.  Plus, some of those folks are good friends that I see all too rarely.  So when the convention is over and I'm back to sitting in a room by myself for hours on end, it's kind of a bummer.  I miss the buzz of the convention floor.  I miss the chance to ramble about the artform and business of comics.  I miss hanging out with my friends from the far corners of the country.

This hits me hardest after Mid-Ohio Con.  I've been going to Mid-Ohio for something like 12 years now.  It's really become my "home" show.  Which means I know lots of folks who attend, both as professionals and as fans.  I've got a lot of good friends that I've made over the years, some that I only see down in Columbus.  Also, Mid-Ohio is the last convention of the year.  Which means I won't be seeing those people for several months or maybe even a year.  Extra bummer fuel.

Unfortunately for me, when I'm funked, I don't write much.  Not blogs.  Not emails.  Not scripts (although I pretty much have to force myself to make progress on those, funk or not).  Hence the absence from LJ.

So, what were some of the highlights of the show?

• Sitting next to Danielle Corestto, whom I've known in passing for several years, mostly via the 'Net.  Nice to actually have some time to chat in person for a while.
• Hanging out with former-Marvel editor turned All-Ages writing machine Marc Sumerak.
• Getting to see my pal Suzi and her main squeeze Justin of World Famous Comics fame, formerly of Columbus, who was kind enough to jet in from her new cosmopolitan digs in San Francisco to be with us.
• Spending time my intrepid con compadre and all around cool Joe, Thom Zahler, creator of Love and Capes, the "Heroically Super Situation Comedy."
• Chatting, albeit too briefly, with my pal Mollie.
• Visiting with Joe Gentile and his lovely wife Kathy over at the Moonstone Books booth and at the bar.
• Grabbing dinner Sunday night with the aforementioned Thom, Matt Haley and Sandi Randelle, Matthew "Feedback" Atherton and his wife Sarah, Jarrett "The Defuser" Crippen and his wife Norma, and the always lovely superfan Sarah.
• Having a chance to hang with longtime pal and DC Comics rising star writer, Sean McKeever.
• Seeing soon-to-be collaborator Jeremy Dale and his super-spouse Kelly.

I know I'm forgetting a bunch of folks whom I hope will forgive me.