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Special Occasions!Married!Dirk & Emily - September 1st, 2007
I'm now a very happily married man! PS will resume sometime next week when I'm back from my honeymoon. ;)
Moving!
March 1st, 2008 – Come Saturday, Emily and I will be packed up and off east to Boston. I've loved my time in Chicago, and I'll always love this city. However, it's time for new horizons, and it seems that Boston will be a fine place to explore them. Don't worry, though, PS isn't going anywhere. The comic will return on May 6th, and I hope to make it well worth your wait. Thanks again for your patience, and I'll see you in May! -- dirk
Behold! My New Studio!April 22nd, 2008 – Well, folks, the time is at hand. We're all properly moved into the new apartment, and I'm ready to get back to work on the comic in earnest. As I said before leaving Chicago, expect new pages of the comic in two weeks on May 6th. However, in the meantime I give you a glimpse of my inner sanctum, where all that creatin' gets done:
Here's the main drawing desk. Note lightbox on left and laptop on right. The big cabinet on the far wall to the left is my flat file, where all my finished artwork is stored. Yeah, that bookcase on the right is filled entirely with comics and graphic novels, and there's more in the hallway. On the far left is a table for the paper cutter and to serve the purpose of collecting all the various paper and books that find their way into the room. By the way, the drawing and computer desks, and the flat file were hand-built out of oak by my father. I'm very lucky. He does amazing work!
To the right is my computer setup: Mac Pro with Wacom tablet, scanner, and a sweet, new 24" flatscreen (had two CRTs up until yesterday, actually.) Off to the left is the printer stand with a B&W laser printer, photo inkjet, and an old, creaky large format printer on the bottom. The beige box under the desk is an old Compaq Pentium II which acts as a print server. Also note the TV in the corner. This is a new (or rather revived) luxury that I've not enjoyed in the past few apartments I've been in. Hopefully this means catching up on some TV & movies I've missed out on over the past half dozen years while I actually work. (No, really!) Also included, but not shown, is a very old stereo system for listening to said video entertainment, but mostly just for listening to NPR (which is on all day). There are also two closets in the room: a small one behind the desk for office supplies, and a big one near the table for all the boxes of unsold books and various other convention materials. All in all, it's a pretty sweet pad. You can see more pictures here. Anyway, PS will resume back on schedule in two weeks! Catch you then! --dirk
ELECTION DAY 2008 Today, I am proud to cast my vote for Barack Obama. For many out there, he is a new face, and many have voiced their misgivings that one so young and inexperienced could possibly lead our country out of these dark times. However, to me, he is not an unknown. I first learned of this man nearly five years ago when I lived in Chicago, when he was first running to be the Democratic nominee for Senator for Illinois. I learned of his unique ability to reach out to people on opposite sides and get them to work together, in one case to pass a piece of legislation I felt was very important -- the videotaping of confessions by the police. I was proud to cast my vote for him in that primary on a cold February day over four years ago. After watching him address the entire nation at the Democratic convention that summer, I was even prouder to do it again that November to put him into the U.S. Senate. Never before have I so strongly resonated with a candidate; he speaks for our generation and our vision of what the world can be. There has been much said about how this could be the most important election our lifetime. So much is as stake: our economy is in shambles, we are mired in war, and our reputation around the world is in the worst shape it’s been in a generation. However, despite these setbacks, I still have hope for our great nation. We may have let politics divide us, but I believe we can still work together to put things right. And I believe Barack Obama is the man we need in these times to help us do that. Please do your part, too: Go out today and VOTE! HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2008!
"Yay! I always wanted a puppy!"
12.11.2008 Happy holidays to you and yours! I hope you have a joyful and restful season. 2008 has been an exciting but tumultuous year. Here's hoping that 2009 will see better things for all of us. I'll be taking next week off, but Paradigm Shift will return to regularly scheduled updates the Tuesday after New Year's (Jan. 6th). 
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