I’m just saying…

Our interview with Michael “Mookie” Terracciano of Dominic Deegan, at ConnectiCon 2006.

Hey gang. This one’s a rerun, but here again if you didn’t catch it before. The ConnectiCon Webcomics Auction of 2006.

Double post for y’all. Here’s part I & II of our interview with Jennie Breeden of The Devil’s Panties.

I know I’m already running my own donation drive, but this one is a friend of mine’s, and a much bigger deal. She writes…

“Guys, you know I wouldn’t ask for money if it weren’t important, and it is. It’s not for me, though lord knows I could use some. But even if you donate one dollar, that’s one dollar this cause didn’t have before. I’ve been getting ULTRA involved in this program called RAINN (http://www.rainn.org/).

I’ve signed up for volunteer training, and after I complete it, I’ll be able to assist rape victims over the phone, over the net, and even
in person at HOSPITALS. I’ve also signed up for their Speaker’s
Bureau, and I’ll be getting the chance to speak at schools about
sexual assault, and tell people my story (hopefully offering hope to
people who have been through horrible experiences).

But it’s not enough. I also want to get involved in their events.
Particularly one called RAINN Day 2006. Did you know that 1 in 6
American women experience an attempted or completed rape in her
lifetime? This year, RAINN Day will take place on Thursday, September
28. You can sign up at
http://www.rainn.org/news/get-carded-2006.index.html and RAINN will
send you updates and event ideas very soon. RAINN Day is a great way
to raise awareness on campus for the fight against sexual assault.

Did you know that people in college have the highest risk for sexual
assault? That’s why I want to create an ad on FACEBOOK! I thought,
what better way to reach college students and get them to raise
awareness on their campuses than taking out a FACEBOOK AD?

The problem is, there’s a minimum dollar amount, and that amount is
$50. I can’t afford that. But if you tell your friends, and if they
tell their friends, and everyone donates a dollar or two, I’ll have
enough in no time! $50 is the minimum, but the more money that gets
raised, the more schools I’ll be able to advertise to, and the more
students we can reach. Feel free to copy and paste this anywhere.
Thank you so much for your time.

- Danielle LaBove
dani@rollingdamage.com”

Howdy. We’ve been at this for a little bit now, this wiki nonsense. One month to be exact. It’s been going great, got a lot of active people and a lot of recipes brought in. Many of which rock especially hard. But something’s felt missing around here. Something fun and interesting to keep everyone coming back. Then it hit me:

Podcast.

In one month, I, Phil Kahn, will be turning 21. Officially. September 17th is the day. On that day, I and a select crew will be shooting the first episode of “I’m Just Drinking: The Podcast.” That episode will go up online and live and stuff the following week. Episodes will then proceed to be updated every two weeks.

What’ll go on in the show? Well, I’ll be showing you, the viewing audience, how to prepare the drinks that go with a randomly selected (or viewer-requested) Webcomic. All step by step and visual-like. Then my crew and I will be sampling these drinks and offering our thoughts on them, the Webcomic in question, and whatever fun drunken assery may ensue.

So why am I announcing this so far ahead of time? Because there’s a couple of snags. First off my stock is damn near dry, and I lack a few essential supplies needed to really do well. So, I’m starting a donation drive.

I’m Just Drinking: Phil’s Birthday Bar-stocking drive for Podcasting!

You know how when someone asks you for money on the street, your main objection is that they’re just going to use it to buy booze? Well, this time, you know for a fact that I’m going to use it to buy booze. If you donate to this drive, it’ll help me buy the necessary ingredients and tools I need to start this podcast. If you’re a Webcomic creator and you donate at least $10, your comic will be placed on the queue to be done in the first slew of shows. Whoever donates or raises the most will have their comic done for the first show.

Plus, y’know, if you and I were at a bar, and I told you it’s my 21st Birthday, you’d probably buy me a drink. Right?

Well you’re not gonna be there that night, so fuckin’ pony up.

What time is it? ConnectiCon video interview time!

Yaaaaay.

This time with Brian Clevinger of 8-bit Theater. He’s a funny guy, that one.

Another ConnectiCon piece for you. Our interview with Greg Dean of Real Life, featuring his lovely wife Liz.

What’s this? Video? YouTube video? That’s not Just Saying… That’s not Just Saying at all!

After getting quite, quite aggrivated with blip.tv, the “vlogging” service, I decided to give up on it. The reason I was sticking out for as long as I was is that the Highlight reel (which is pretty damned good if I’m permitted to brag about it) was too long for YouTube, and I didn’t want to edit it down. I eventually caved in, because blip.tv sucks for what I’m trying to do (use it as a host to blog video onto another site). So YouTube it is.

I’ll be posting the vids on the Digital Strips main blog page, as well as here and probably my LJ too.

Just a quick word to note that I fixed the domain issue, so everything works as both http://www.just-saying.com/whatever AND http://justsaying.biscuitpress.com/whatever.

Noonch.

Ladies and gentlemen. After all this time and waiting, I proudly present…