2011 isn’t technically over yet, but it’s been a great year with a lot of fun work-related travel. For anyone who’s curious, I give you…the year in pictures.

I started the year like this…so I knew it was going to be a good one.  Forgive the mirror shot, but it was late and the photo was an afterthought.  Roller Disco NYE FTW.

I went to a clown camp hosted by the infamous Wavy Gravy.  Some people might find this odd, but the thing that really got to me was sleeping outside in a teepee.  That’s an experience I won’t hurry to repeat.

I visited the Alamo (and yes, I asked about the basement)…

More trapeze…

I semi-successfully flooded sugar cookies…

I explored a haunted old hotel with my sister and her husband…

Went sailing with my baby sister and her husband…

Fostered some adorable kittens…

Rescued an injured turkey…it had to stay in overnight until the wildlife rehab facility opened.

I dined by the bay in Sausalito (gnocccchhhiiii!!!)

Kissed a camel…

Saw The Turtles, The Association, The Grass Roots, Mark Lindsay, and The Buckinghams…along with a bunch of 50 and 60-somethings.

Then saw Kenny G and Michael Bolton…

I talked a private industry gathering and people didn’t laugh (except when I wanted them to)…

Learned to juggle…

And took up the accordion…

I was pursued by a mob of hungry ducks and geese…

And I made it my  mission to visit as many exotic animals as possible…

I was definitely a little sad to hear that Comic Con tickets sold out in just a few hours (with technical difficulties during those few hours), but what a lot of people don’t realize is that the very nice folks behind Comic Con also put together a fine show in San Francisco – WonderCon.  Unlike Comic Con, WonderCon doesn’t sell out in mere hours.  I grabbed a couple tickets and my best nerdy friend and  we were off…

A view of the hall from above…

A run-in with ghostly pirates…

The Adventures of Unemployed Man…what’s not to love about that?

Lou Ferrigno!!!

Meeting up with an old friend…

Chewbacca…

Slave Leias…

Amazing Alien Costume…

These guys made me a little jealous that I hadn’t planned far enough ahead to arrange a costume…

The only downside to the whole thing? Finding so many cool new comics and graphic novels that I won’t be done reading for quite a while

Every couple of years, it seems like I delete everything from my site and start over.  I just have better things to do than post here all the time – but I still like to have SOME presence for when people Google me

Anyway, for those who are curious…here’s my 2010 in pictures.

I finally took those trapeze lessons I had always been meaning to take…

I frightened some people…

I visited the graves of Thoreau and Hawthorne (and narrowly escaped falling into zombie sludge waters)…

I got pretty good with a hula hoop…

I visited a one man band…

I enjoyed the fresh ocean air…

I did NOT hit any cows while learning to hang glide…

And I spent lots of time with family…

I have several huge things going on behind the scenes right now, and I fully expect 2011 to be the best year yet – many more pictures and updates to come!