Meeting Ryan Couldrey

Most of the people I work with live in other countries and often other timezones. It was the same with Inkspot. Even when my contacts work locally (i.e. in Toronto), our interaction tends to be online only. Even though I very much appreciate the convenience of e-mail, it's always great to be able to meet some of these people in person.

Last night I finally met Ryan Couldrey. Ryan interviewed me for blogTO at the beginning of this year and partly as a result of that, I'm now writing for the site. :-) Anyway, Ryan's just as cool in person as he is in e-mail, and I encourage you to check out some of his online projects, like:

Shuriken Diaries: his new webcomic (he does the writing). I like this more and more with each strip.



Photendo: his photo blog. You can also check out his photos and comics on his Flickr page, including his Larger Than Life set (hey, I might be involved in a photo shoot for this set!).

I also picked Ryan's brain about photography, including tips on how to photograph my paintings with the limited lighting equipment I currently have.

Speaking of talented friends...

I was doing some fact-checking with Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff for a GAfilk program book bio, and discovered that their current CD (scheduled for release next year, possibly in the spring) has a pretty impressive list of guest musicians! Tentatively titled "Moëbius Street," the album's guest musicians include:

Tony Levin (who has recorded with Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, among others) on bass
Jerry Marotta (Peter Gabriel) on drums
Victor Gonzales (Santana) on bass
Scott Irwin (Avalon Rising) on drums.

If you're not familiar with the Bohnhoffs, you should go over to CDbaby and listen to samples from some of their CDS.

Aliens Ate My Homework, for example, has soundclips from their parodies.

Retro Rocket Science: Another great parody album.

Manhattan Sleeps (my favourite Bohnhoff CD) is a compilation of their original songs.



Woohoo! I can't wait. Maya and Jeff are the guests of honor at GAfilk, by the way! And I just noticed from a site announcement that the Super Secret Guest for the January convention is Peter Beagle, acclaimed author of fantasy fiction such as The Last Unicorn, A Fine and Private Place, The Folk of the Air, The Innkeeper's Song, A Dance for Emilia, and Tamsin.

Other GAfilk guests: Toastmaster - Brian Richardson, Interfilk Guests - Brobdingnagian Bards. GAfilk is the Georgia Filk Convention and takes place in Atlanta, GA on Jan. 11-13, 2008. You can find out more info at the GAfilk Web site.

Looks like I'm not going to the SCBWI conference in NYC, by the way. I'm saving up my money for the August conference in L.A. instead. My filk conventions this year: GAfilk and FilKONtario. Possibly OVFF, but that will depend on finances.

Thanks for all the tree advice!






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