Went to ComicCon today. Just dude..... It was waaaaaaaaaay too crowded!! I don't know how people can put up with that for 4 days! It was truly unbearable. And you'd think it might have been cooler down in San Diego than up here in the valley...WRONG!!! It was blistering hot outside! Like ridiculous, crazy, stupid, Jessica Alba hot! Between the crowds and the heat, I don't think I could take that ever again!

The adult swim panel was ass. Those shows suck donkey balls! Except for DETHKLOK and Robot Chicken, the creators on the panel were all assholes that just love to hear to themselves talk. I used to like Morel Orel until I saw the guys who created it it. What a bunch of losers screaming for attention.

On the plus side, I got to see The Chiodo Bros. They were down there this year which was cool. They have a book they put out that may go in to production as a feature. That would be awesome! The floor was definitely split into mainly two categories. One side with artists with lots of their own stuff to promote, and the corporate side with gigantic booths that were filled with a whole lot of nothing. Of course, that was the side that was the most packed. Lame.

It's probably time for San Diego to either expand their convention center or really crack down on how many people can attend the con. It was just brutal this year.

-steve

OK, I can't take credit for this. Rick actually took this picture of Samantha with my new camera. I did touch it up a bit later in Photoshop though. Came out great!

-steve

Been wanting a fisheye lens since high school. Just had to buy one with the new camera and all. Here's some pics from work at my desk. Took these as soon as the lens came in. I'll do more.

Give me some time!

-steve

I had a great time at my 40th (yes...40th) B-Day party today! I didn't even want to have or do anything for my B-Day, but it turned out great and now I'm glad I had it! Thank you Rick and Dee for throwing it. Thank you to everyone who came!

Seeing Superman Returns with everyone was a lot fun fun too! I think Evan really enjoyed it (even though it was a bit long). The food at the party was great! The big sandwich, the mac & cheese and the cho all hit the spot! Seemed like they hit everybody else's spot too!

The gifts were extremely generous, you guys really shouldn't have. I can't wait to try them all out. I will definitely be posting some new pics with the new camera once I figure it out, and get a memory card for it.

Thank you Rick, Denise, Evan, Samantha, Mom, Harry, Aaron, Sow, Ray, Scott, Sara, Eric, Marissa, Alex, David, Denise, David, Lilah, Chris, Nisha, Sophia, Greg, Jon.

All I can say is you guys made turning 40 a lot more fun than I thought it would be!

Thank you!

-steve