Wednesday — March 10th, 2010
We got a new Fishie TV on Feb 20th. It’s now part of an aquaponics system, but the fish are a LOT of fun and have tons of personality.
It came with a ninja clown loach (Hattori Hanzou, or Hanz for short), a Kissing Gourami (Mick Jagger), a Leopard ctenopoma/African leaf fish (Edgar), a panda corydora (Edison), an albino corydora (Tesla), a bronze corydora (Marconi), a spotted corydora (Einstein), a panda barb (Confucius), and four silver dollars (Loony, Toony, Quarter, and Half Dollar). I was going to put my black neon tetras and otocincluses in there, but then Edgar yawned, and I decided that was a bad idea (Could swallow a shooting marble WHOLE). Hanz was a ninja and managed to survive stuck in a rock for the entire drive here, even though I had never seen him until a week later (and frankly, thought him dead).
I’ve since added a pleco that I’ve name Sir Oreck of Hoover (Orrie for short). I also added 3 neon rainbows in with the black neon tetras in the 20 gallon tank, and may throw them in the big tank once they grow up. Depending on how big they get, of course.
And yes, I frequently shove my nose against the glass and watch them. They’ve started to get used to it.
March 4th, 2010
I’ve been a bit of a busy bee.
I submitted a coloured version of My Dreams Are the Best to the Phoenix ComiCon Badge Art contest.
I also submitted the art and content for my own iPhone app that was developed and submitted by Onezumi and Harknell (They rock!). Unfortunately, Apple has currently rejected the app that merely displays my comic, twitter and blog feeds because I put a Donation button for PayPal on my site.. When I was unemployed.
*Insert long blank stare at Apple*
Anyways, Onezumi and Harknell have responded with a justification, so, we’ll see. That may go up soon… And I just changed the button to say “Like my comic? Send chai!”
I think I’ve also mostly finished the aquaponics project – a couple things need to be re-arranged so that a grow bed sits nicely around two of the air tubes. This is what it looks like:
I’ve been blogging about it on the Em2a Studios Blog.
February 24th, 2010
I’ve just agreed to do my first convention… Ever. Two of them, in fact. As an artist. Does that make me a con artist? (har har…)
Upcoming appearances!
I will be sharing a table with the fantastic artist, Zach Reddy, of PaleoComics.com for Phoenix ComiCon May 27th – 30th, 2010, located at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
I will also be attending Intervention September 10th – 12th, 2010, at the Hilton Washington DC/Rockville, Maryland.
More information as it becomes available, and I’ll certainly remind you guys later on!
To those who do come out to see me, keep in mind that I’m used to working conventions as part of the crew, not a boothie… So… Please don’t scare the shy artist person. Not yet, any way 
So, I ask you, my precious readers: Is there anything you would like to see turned into a print? So far, I’m planning on Snozzberries and Corset Gaming. Anything else? I’m sure there will be new things, but I need to know so I can start getting things off to print.
Ready.. Set… Comment!
Thanks, guys
~Emma
December 16th, 2009
(brought to you because of @steeldreams)
If you give an Em²a a cookie
She will ask for a chai.
If you give an Em²a a chai
She will ask for a pen.
If you give an Em²a a pen
She will ask for a sketch pad.
If you give an Em²a a sketch pad
She will draw you a comic alllllll day… Until she is out of cookie and chai.
Then she will ask for a cookie.
October 6th, 2009
I spent my whole life wanting to meet this man. And there he was. Sitting there in the front of this room with 30 of us listening to him breathe.
After some time, he opened his wise eyes and let them drift across the room. His gaze slowed as it reached me. I flinched. He nodded.
“Student.”
“Master,” I responded.
“Where have you been? What have you spent your life doing for all these years?”
“Wishing.” I lowered my eyes in shame.
“Wishing for what?”
“Wishing that I could come out to Shambalah to meet you. To study alongside the others.”
He studied me for a moment. “And why didn’t you?”
“It wasn’t there.”
He frowned at me then. Those dark eyes reading me the way most people cannot. “Shambalah isn’t just a place. It is in the heart of all people. You know this, yet you still didn’t come. Why?”
My face flushed a brilliant red. “Fear. Attachment… Mostly Fear.”
“And what has Fear done for you lately?”
I looked up and met his eyes. “Absolutely nothing.”
He face broke open with a grin. “Good. You’ve learned. Now keep going.”
He turned back to the rest of the class and continued with his lecture as if the conversation never happened. Perhaps it didn’t.
April 7th, 2009
I discovered this really nifty webpage that will turn your handwriting into a font. It’s YourFonts.com, and they’re giving away free fonts until they hit the 250K mark. So, if you want it, I would suggest you go soon, because they were at 151K when I got mine.
Just sayin’.
Also, br clear=”all” is always your friend.
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