Ivan Brandon's Blog, page 57

zagreb, croatia

so little sleep. the last couple days i've walked and eaten and argued all over croatia. this is what it looked like in zagreb.

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twitter recap 2011-05-18

it's a good thing i don't live in croatia, because ?evapi is a dangerous food for a drunken man. #
happy & sad to see the originals for the 100 pages goran parlov & i did together. no longer in print. http://t.co/sFIXlrm #
i'm all in. up to $20. #

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twitter recap 2011-05-17

bye (for now) paris, hello, zagreb. http://t.co/2MYc0jj #
hey, anyone want a cool JSA prelim by jerry ordway? http://t.co/CRbhJLM #
listen. there is apparently no place in all of croatia selling alcohol anymore. @brianazzarello, @eribic, @gparlov & i looked everywhere. #
by anymore i mean at this hr. i don't mean that croatia has entered a period of prohibition that will end in the death of countless gypsies #

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twitter recap 2011-05-16

europe: your timezones are no good for twitter. #
i am working, in bed, in the 8th arrondissement in paris. it's a little rainy. will i get outside today before dinner? #UDECIDE #noyoudont #
when you log into facebook and find only 4 people online out of a zillion, you know the timezone is defective. #orbettermaybe #
why do i always forget paris shuts down on sunday? #onlyweakness #
l'atelier de joel robuchon: squid w/ artichoke and iberian chorizo http://t.co/Ygq2N1C eggplant confit: http://t.co/1ReiX6I #
l'atelier de joel robuchon: marrow w/ mustard http://t.co/7Mv59Vm soft egg in cream of morel http://t.co/NNU1b3Y #
BONUS: in paris apparently you can learn to "speak wall street" http://t.co/Ckzg2Xn #
trying to figure out what my new camera is capable of: http://t.co/2GH0b66 http://t.co/hFDNNmm http://t.co/3BswVH0 #

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goodbye paris, hello zagreb

i'm in europe for the next few weeks… landed yesterday in paris and tomorrow morning i'll be flying to munich where magically brian azzarello and i will board the same plane, though he's flying from chicago and i from paris, to zagreb to meet our friends for a couple days.

it was a year or so ago that i saw zagreb the first time, right about then i began conversations to be the special guest of a pretty spectacular looking show called MAFEST in makarska on the adriatic sea. on wednesday morning, come rain, shine or hangover, we'll be making the drive from zagreb to makarska with a stop or 2 for roman ruins and lamb, not necessarily in that order.

so: that's what i'm doing. it is my intent to update ever couple days until about july when i head home. here's my first full day in paris, featuring random wandering through the 6-9th arrondisements and a pretty spectacular meal at l'atelier de joel robuchon.

if you're croatian, maybe i'll see you this week.

 

 

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twitter recap 2011-05-15

hello, paris. have you been working out? you look great. #
"Up early today. Going to hang around rehab just to get the extra stuff the stars can't bring in with them."-@AlbertBrooks #
paris chefs all using flash like it's going out of style. again. #

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twitter recap 2011-05-14

you guys know that little dot before you write out "PERIOD!" is a period, right? #
internet! i am in a taxi and i believe that taxi intends to drive me to france. #
internet! i am in a taxi and i believe it intends to drive me to france. #dontwaitup #
things i am sure i did not forget: my passport, my wallet. things i did not leave on: the stove. i make no further guarantees. #
also? this out of control winterbeard that has not seen a blade in months? dunno how that's gonna go over w/ the TSA. #
au revoir NYC. see you in 46 days. #
also: for the record, giant beard did not impede my arrival at the gate #

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twitter recap 2011-05-13

apparently AIT has closed up shop and cancelled all of their forthcoming books… has anyone written anything about it? #
PORTAL 2 is already down to $40 http://t.co/Cph0M9x #
an upcoming project with @jasonlatour is gonna need a lot more pages for him to afford this http://t.co/xRBl87P #

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twitter recap 2011-05-12

the only + side to how abysmally our dollar has plummeted: the euros i have left over from last year's trip are worth more this year. #
this is a tale of tony montana #
whoa. am i going to have to hock my tv for this? http://t.co/PCS0VoL #
it is kinda amazing, & i mean this genuinely, that sarah palin is allowed to conduct her part of the public conversation 100% from twitter. #
I HAVE COMPLETED ALL PRE-TRAVEL ASSIGNMENTS. now to pack for 2 days. #
"Mike Mignola comes to #nycc We also got hometown heroes @IvanBrandon, @cliffchiang n' more swinging by #
i'm not a big google fan, but the idea of leased laptops is a pretty interesting one. #
special guest of the MAFEST convention in croatia next week. got my schedule: SO EASY. i already love this show. i will drink so much rakia. #
if you're referring to your own words/actions as a "master class"? you are probably giving the opposite impression to people. #
i realize too late that @mckelvie is the male keira knightley. #
this is the first time i had to check the weather forecast for the whole month before leaving for paris. #

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twitter recap 2011-05-11

i don't follow the vertigo line very closely, but i think maybe @jasonaaron & guera's SCALPED is the best ongoing run they've ever published #
"hey Trump, you're fired.: The Era of Surprisingly High Donald Trump Poll Numbers is Over: http://t.co/Yxfpw6T (via @gawker)"-@snouri #
microsoft buys skype. that officially makes 2 MS products my international friends make me use to talk to them #seriouslywhousesMSNmessenger #
somehow i missed that senator + former presidential candidate chris dodd, subj. of the daily show's best ever song, is head of the MPAA now #
"Next up…'How Would Aliens Fare Against Dinosaurs? Barry Sonnenfeld Aims To Find Out' #
in the old days, even the most boring comic artists had a sense of composition/flow. there was a baseline. a standard. not anymore. #
i genuinely believe the death of the NYC/bullpen era damaged that standard irreparably. now everyone works in a void. #
"as, if not more damaging, were people moving away from the leadartist-assistant model. everyone's an auteur."-@aubreysitterson #
"Hey people, the Diamond order code for LOOSE ENDS #1 is MAY111222. Make sure you let your retailer know."-@jasonlatour #
"Pomplamoose Covers the Angry Birds Theme Song [VIDEO] – #
over a certain age people's emails are all caps. i wonder if that's because they're easier for THEM to read as they type? #
"@Remender is on a roll like few people in comics right now."-@StephenWacker #
eat it parkour: http://t.co/JliQSrC #
ALERT: anyone claiming to offer you a google music invite is scamming you: http://t.co/RqwR0E8 #
RIP human target television program. i thought you were good fun. #

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