Hey all!

Just dropping in to let you know I'm still alive...dead tired from not getting enough sleep in the past few days (gotta get as much done as possible BEFORE Thurs! O_O;; )...so am in my local Panera Bread TRYING to stay awake via their hazelnut hot coffee and pumpkin muffins, yuuuuuuum ;___; am ALL for ANYTHING pumpkin! XD

Anyways! This coming weekend is NEFE and I am the HEADLINER GUEST ARTIST!!! XD I shall be in the Artists Alley most of the weekend, as well as doing FOUR PANELS!!O_O yea...I'm CRAZY like that! Xp...but it's in my contract to do so ^_^; and with the light load of the weekend, I don't mind at all XD

Alsoalso!!! NEFE will be selling LIMITED EDITION SIGNED AND NUMBERED PRINTS of the front cover of the program book I created specifically for NEFE!! XD They'll roughly be about $20-25 given that, again, they're a LE print and will be numbered and signed by yours truly! The cover features all of the main con Guests with Leonard Nimoy as Spock prominently featured as the most Honoured Guest!

SO! Here be my tentative schedule for the weekend, should anyone care to drop by!


THURSDAY!
I arrive at the con/hotel and check in! 'nuff said! XD

FRIDAY!
Artists alley - 3pm-8pm
OPENING CEREMONY! - 7:00pm - 8:00pm - (not sure if am going yet >.> )
INSIDE MANGA: GETTING PUBLISHED - 9:00pm- 10:00pm - room: LIBRARY

SATURDAY!
Artists Alley - 10am - 6pm
INSIDE MANGA: THE CREATING PROCESS - 11am - 12pm - room: BOARDROOM
DINNER AND RADIO PLAY WITH THE CELEBRITY GUESTS - 7:30pm - 9:30pm - room: LIBRARY (this is a PAID event!)

SUNDAY!
Artists Alley - 10am - 6pm
INSIDE MANGA: CHARACTER DESIGN - 3:00pm - 4:00pm - room: BOARDROOM
BEHIND THE SCENES OF MY CAT LOKI - 4:00pm - 5:00pm - room: BOARDROOM

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PANEL INFO!!! *taken from NEFE site*

Inside Manga: The Creating Process
Host: Bettina Kurkoski

Bettina Kurkoski, the creator, writer and artist of the My Cat Loki series from TOKYOPOP, discusses the basic step-by-step process, tools, tips and techniques for creating your own manga.

Inside Manga: Getting Published
Host: Bettina Kurkoski

Bettina Kurkoski, the creator, writer and artist of the My Cat Loki series from TOKYOPOP, discusses tips on getting published in the US manga industry via competitions, company submissions and web comics.

Inside Manga: Character Design
Host: Bettina Kurkoski

Bettina Kurkoski, the creator, writer and artist of the My Cat Loki series from TOKYOPOP, discusses, thru live demonstrations, basic tips and techniques for creating dynamic character designs that help bring your characters and stories to life!

Behind the Scenes of My Cat Loki
Host: Bettina Kurkoski

Bettina Kurkoski, the creator, writer and artist of the My Cat Loki series from TOKYOPOP, gives fans an inside look and discussion on everything you're DYING to know about MCL! NOTE: POSSIBLE spoilers within!

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I just noticed that they didn't schedule me for any particular signing times, SO! I'll be doing signings pretty much the ENTIRE weekend! LOL XD;;; So yea, stop by my AA table or flag me down anytime (unless I'm hauling ass to my panels! O_O;; ) for a signing and I'll be more than happy to do so! XD

Alsoalso!! I shall be selling my usual stash of wares in AA: buttons, mini badges, prints, books and of course those AWESOME MINI TOTES!!! XD Yesyes! They sold so well at Anime Boston 2009 that I've brought them back for NEFE! ^,^V WOOT! Also among the con merch will be ALL NEW STAR TREK BUTTONS AND MINI BADGES!!! XD BOOYAH!


Alrighty! With that said, ALL my merchandise is ready to go for the weekend! O_O New record for me being 3 days ready ahead of time!^.^V WOOTWOOT! now I just need to sort, organize and pack it all! ^_^;;; And...now that all that merch is done and ready, I shall now spend till Wednes night doing laundry and STORYBOARDS!!;__________; so frighteningly behind on them, gotta get a HUGE chunk of them done BEFORE I leave on Thurs...and make my editor NOT so worried ^_^;;; So yea, if you see me working on something at the con this weekend, storyboards are probably what it is...or my holiday card design...ooooooooor...BL PRON! XDehehehe

OKAY! back to work!O_O LOTS and LOTS of storyboarding to get done today!;___; *sniffle*

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Once again...Commissions are closed until further notice...aka...till I have time again to do them.^_^;
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Me LJ!(sorry....FRIENDS ONLY!!)---> [link]
Me loving friends and special someones^_^ ---> [link]
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PUBLISHED WORK!

TOKYOPOP'S Rising Stars of Manga Vol. 2 - AVAILABLE NOW! from most bookstores, amazon.com, tokyopop.com, etc. *Features Bettina's winning entry Axis Lumen*
MY CAT LOKI Vol. 1 - AVAILABLE NOW! from most bookstores, amazon.com, tokyopop.com, etc.
MY CAT LOKI Vol. 2 - AVAILABLE NOW! from most bookstores, amazon.com, tokyopop.com, etc.
Star Trek: the manga Volume 2: Kakan ni Shinkou - AVAILABLE NOW! *note* This is an anthology and have illustrated only one of the several stories within the volume as well as the cover - from most bookstores, amazon.com, tokyopop.com, etc.
WARRIORS: Rise of Scourge - AVAILABLE NOW! from most bookstores, amazon.com, tokyopop.com, etc.
PRINCESS AI: Encounters - AVAILABLE NOW!from most bookstores, amazon.com, tokyopop.com, etc. - *note* This is an anthology and am illustrating only one of the several stories within the volume
Star Trek: The Next Generation the manga Volume 1 - AVAILABLE NOW! *note* This is an anthology and have illustrated only one of the several stories within the volume - from most bookstores, amazon.com, tokyopop.com, etc.
Seekers: Toklo's Story - AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2010! -
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CONVENTION SCHEDULE 2009

ANIME BOSTON - May 2009 - Artists Alley/Panels
PORTCON MAINE - June 2009 - Veteran Guest Artist - Artists Alley/Panels
NEW ENGLAND FAN EXPERIENCE - November 2009 - HEADLINER ARTIST/GUEST! - will be in Artists Alley and doing many-a-Panels

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JUST THE FACTS JACK!

>.>;;....will eventually update this >.>;;