Boskone 63 🩶 I will have work in the Art Show and prints available too. If you see me around the con say Hi! I might have a little gift in my tote bag…
As previously indicated, I'm not anticipating cosplaying anybody. But I think I could do Greg Universe.
Not young Greg Universe, the Star Child of 'Story for Steven'... which seems to be the only variety anybody's ever cosplayed as before if an image search is to be believed. No, I mean: overweight old balding Greg Universe. I could totally pull that look off.
Fake tan lines, white t-shirt (I'd probably make a 'guitar dad' one!), sweatpants, carrying a guitar. Easy.
Again, not that I'm planning to. Just saying that I could...
Composite image showing Greg Universe from Steven Universe, in both his 'young, rock star' version and the more-familiar 'old balding car wash owner who lives in his van' version.
Time to share my preliminary plan for tabling at conventions this year!
So far I’m only planning cons with a dedicated adult area or which are general for adults only, since I don’t want to hide over half of my comics and most of my illustrations.
If you know any in Germany or somewhat close to it where applications are still open or haven’t started yet, I’d love to know.
List of Jitsch’s Cons 2026, showing 3 cons. May 29 to 31, Dokomi (18+), is confirmed. September 4 to 6 Connichi (18+) and November 7 to 8 Kaidan (18+) are listed as applied or planning to apply.
The list is visualized with a depiction of myself pulling back a curtain to reveal the list. At the top, the the text Jitsch’s Cons 2026 is presented like a dark board what is lined with yellow round lights. The name Jitsch is shown as my logo, the name inside a red hear with wings and horns. The curtain is dark red. My self-depiction is a devil lady with ram horns, pointy fingernails, a devil tail and reddish skin. I have short wavy orange hair and light blue eyes. I wear a black dress with short sleeves that shows some cleavage, as well as a black choker. I smile at the viewer as I pull the curtain to the side with one hand and hold out the other hand in a presenting gesture.
A jeśli wybieracie się na Polcon, to koniecznie wpadnijcie na stoisko Nagrody im. Janusza A. Zajdla, na pasowanie Smoków Fandomu i Galę Bazyliszka! Mamy też w tym roku świetny blok fandomowy, więc jeśli chcecie się czegoś dowiedzieć o ruchu fanowskim, to lepszej okazji długo nie będzie :)
My name is Zander The Lion! I'm a #Nonbinary#Trans#Furry Lion! I think I most identify with the demigender and transneutral identities but those are a lot more specific and aren't as well known. I'm relatively new on my furry/therian & queer path but I've never been happier.
I'm trying to break out of my anti-social/introverted bubble by #gaming with good friends. Once you get to know me I can actually be quite the extrovert. Maybe autistically so lol. Been doing a lot more VR Chat lately but I do love me some multiplayer.
I'm an unknown streamer but I have made some friends through #jackbox that I play with people on Saturdays. I'm also planning on trying to make board game introductions on youtube.
I'm a #softwaredeveloper by trade working mostly (sadly) on legacy projects. I may complain about how people wrote terrible code from 10-15+ years ago.
I'm also a #convention volunteer with the intention of bringing enjoyment and safety to who I can. I would like to make this a full time career path with the main goal to help bring a safe environment.
I'm also a gentle and goofy lion. Just look at my stupid face! Meowr!
An orange anthropomorphic lion with an orange mane with blue accents, wearing a blue Hawaiian shirt. This goofy lion is licking a giant Mt Dew can that is taller than they are.
I've been thinking about #kamalaharris 's speech at the DNC (1st night) for a few days. OK, the part about #Gaza, specifically.
I decided to annotate my thoughts with terrible graphic design.
Note: the part on Gaza/Israel was about 200 words, just over 5% of the speech. It was placed 4/5 of the way through the speech.
I believe Harris emphatically promised to never stop selling weapons to Israel, but maybe that's just my interpretation.
I think this speech was carefully crafted to walk a fine line: expressing sympathy for Palestine while never implicating Israel in Gaza's destruction and reinforcing Kamala's commitment to #AIPAC.
A very messy annotated version of the 200-word segment. Mastodon won't let me put all the words in here.
My summary:
Mentions of the genocide in Gaza are mostly in passive voice, as if nobody in particular were causing the violence, though the Palestinian people are humanized and given sympathetic presentation (though they are apparently victims without an aggressor). Israel is portrayed in light of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, labeled as a terrorist organization with implication that they are linked to Iran and "tyrants." There is no mention of the fact that Israel is the entity causing suffering in Gaza.
Harris uses 1st-person active voice to take ownership of Israel's goal of defending itself and achieving "security," as well as gaining release of the hostages. She says she will always ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself, which I interpret as her promising to never stop selling Israel weapons.
The speech ends, somewhat bizarrely, with Harris swearing to defend "our forces" (American soldiers? in Israel? IDK) and "our interests" (your guess is as good as mine) against "Iran and Iran-backed terrorists." She then immediately swears she will not cozy up to "tyrants and dictators" like "Kim Jong-un" (WTF), because they are "rooting for Trump."
“He was taking shots at your #president and so was Michelle,” Trump said. “You know, they always say, ‘Sir, please stick to policy, don’t get personal,’ but they’re getting personal all night, these people."🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 #Obama #Trump #DNC #convention #election2024 #2024election
Headline:
Democrats create fresh momentum going into the Chicago Democratic Convention.
"The state delegates pledged for Biden will fully support Harris to represent the party as the candidate for POTUS in 2024." #DNC #convention #election2024 #2024election