It’s a sad thing.

It’s really tragic that my computer is almost on it’s death bed, and I have no money for a new one. We had some good times, ol’ Macintosh iBook G4, but alas, they just don’t make miracles like you last. 

Not sure what I’m gonna do. All I really want to do is finish my (award winning?) graphic novel the way it needs to be done. But, we’ll see if perhaps a nice paying job from Westword happens to fall into my lap. Maybe a cover? Maybe a few covers?? Jay  Vollmar if you are reading this, please give Noah Van Sciver illustration work so that maybe he can purchase a refurbished Mac!

I just did a few low paying illustrations for the Museum of contemporary art. That’s a high-class new weekly gig from them I think. So, maybe if I add that little bit of money to whatever else I can scrounge, I can make enough to get a new mac and continue working on my cartoons. All I want to do is be a famous cartoonist! To hob- knob with the New York literatica. To drink champagne and loose touch with the “average joe,” in a high rise, somewhere in Chicago at night! To be invited on the tonight show and turn them down, because they can’t meet my backstage dressing room demands! Is that too much to ask? 

Time will tell. I’m just thinking out loud, y’see?

My buddy Felix had a box of underground comix from the 1960’s at his apartment and I invited myself over to take them from him. They are so beautiful! There’s some really great stuff here! Lot’s of R. Crumb! Comix that a 20 year old Noah would have fainted over! So, thank you so much Felix! I can’t express my gratitude! I mean it. I’m no good at expressing gratitude…

My roommate Matt is on a solo road trip in an attempt to find himself. Meanwhile, I’ve been happy to find myself in a nice clean apartment every night! Here is a video he made of his first couple of days out on the road, that he text messaged me about a little while ago. 

I’m just jealous of him. I’d love to be able to just pick up one day and leave for a couple of weeks. John Porcellino and I are planning a road trip to SPX in september. If he let’s me tag along, It will be very, very great! 

Here is another little preview from my book The Hypo which will be made, Computers be damned! But, hopefully with a computer.