It’s still weird seeing that Image Comics logo on the back and realize that my work is in there…

Because of the wonky fact that a lot of comics are printed in Canada, we actually got our copies of Liquid City before even the stores or the editor of the comic (our friend Sonny Liew) did.  It’s weird holding a comic book in my hand and flipping through the pages to see my own stuff in there.  Weird, but good.

I am now well and truly in full on vampire mode, having gotten out of bed as the sun was almost completely set.

I am also now amazed and somewhat bummed out over the fact that Ron Moore has announced that Battlestar Galactica will–as Edward Olmos hinted–be ending as of the fourth season. This is a bit weird for me since I love the show, but am only half-way done, since I watch the DVD collections rather than the actual broadcast episodes. On the other hand, this is a pretty logical progression since–in novel-like fashion–Moore has been advancing the characters and stories with irreparable changes and the whole “we’re looking for Earth” thing kind of needs to be addressed. Still, better to end it with people loving the show than just let the momentum run out and turn your fans against you, a la the X-Files back in the day. It’s a gutsy move, and I’m really curious to see how this will go, since I had thought they wouldn’t be able to tell the entire tale in four seasons and would need at least a fifth to pull it off.

In other news, the second story for the Liquid City anthology has been done, sent off to the artist and he says he’s going to start on his roughs within a week. What was supposed to be my “easy” 10 page story once again ballooned into something 17 pages in length, but with the artist looking it over, there may be room to cut things down. Man, I remember there was a time when I could actually tell a story in less than 8,000 words, and now I’ve gotten to the point where it’s nearly impossible. How the hell did that happen?

There’s also a little bit of work to be done for IGN, as the editor I was previously in contact with has moved on, and after pitching an idea to the New Guy, he decided to run with it, so I’ve got to start doing some prep work on that. And the last of the articles for GameAxis needs to be put away for the month, so I guess I’d better start tidying that up as well.

Waking up and going to bed at bizarre hours continues. This is largely due to the fact that the In-Laws will be making their first visit to Toronto in a week or so, and it would be inconvenient at best if we were conked out and unable to show them around during the majority of the day. As a result, rather than simply try to endure an all-nighter to crash back into more acceptable hours, we’ve been going to bed a few hours later every day. This particular day, that meant getting up at some point in the early evening, having coffee, only to be invited down for a talk in the backyard with the neighbors, who were having their after dinner wine. Weird, but it works.

I still haven’t finished that script for the second Liquid City story, but it’s getting there. Definitely 3/4 done at least.

Not much happening today, aside from some minor insomnia that resulted in bedtime at a very odd hour, and a little bit of work. Some of the script for the second Liquid City story was written, a little bit of Hanger 18 was played (and failed. Repeatedly. MAN, those final solos are tough…) and a lot of Rogue Galaxy was grinded out in the evening. It was a bit of a shock popping it in and realizing that despite the fact that this was the first Canadian game I’d bought since I arrived, I hadn’t actually played it in a few months…

Today is really just about trying to tear myself away from the forums and get back to writing another script for one of the other anthologies. Speaking of which, I just found out that the Cities-themed anthology finally has a proper name. Henceforth, the story the Wife and I are doing will now appear in what is called Liquid City. I have no idea what the other anthology is called yet.

I also got a request to do some preliminary work on that Job That Shall Not Be Named, so I’ll have to put on the ol’ thinking cap for that and see what I can cook up. It will Very, Very Hard, but fun, I think.

Right, back to reading for-… er… working…