this was so fun and amazing to look through. i’m posting the winners below of the “Dress Brea Grant for the Red Carpet” Contest on Polyvore but please look through the rest of them. there are so many great ones. thanks again to christine at tristinstyling for all her help in this!
zane and my comic mentioned on attack of the show at about 1:50! woohoo!
i’m in elle magazine this month. it looks like this -
but better in real life so pick one up!
here’s the newest h2 trailer. i’m in it!
here’s a few links for those interested.
we got a write-up on party ends about zombii 2! (and y’all know i love that website!)
super nice write-up by @samproof on his blog!
and if you missed it, i did a radio show pretty early on sunday -
Fictional Frontiers with Sohaib (Episode 55)
or go to the fictional frontiers website. very cool radio show – lots of IDW writers on this week (thanks to @chris_ryall)
we won’t have an entire comic ready for you at comic-con. sorry. but we will have…an album!
zane and i made some homemade recordings of ourselves singing about our favorite zombie movies, entitled Zombii 2: Brea and Zane Sing Their Hits. (thanks to benjamin marra for the cover art above!)
here is one of the songs for your listening pleasure – Night of the Living Dead (1968)
(thanks to bill who also helped write a few of the tracks
you can only get it at comic-con from us and probably only at our signing.
here are the rules:
1) you have to ask about it
2) you have to trade us something. anything is fine – maybe it’s your own comic or your own album about your favorite zombie movies. maybe it’s a sharpie (those are helpful) or a cookie (we’re both lactose-intolerant, fyi). it’s up to you! (we do not trade for hugs or kisses or anything alone those lines.)
we have a very limited amount. don’t forget to come to our signing at 4:30 on thursday at the IDW booth. you can also ask us about it if you just see us on the floor.
hey everyone -
i’m pairing up with polyvore, tristinstyling, and laura roeder to feature indie fashion, stylists, and people who just know what looks good (that means you!).
now until july 24th, you can dress me! just go to polyvore’s site. free signed gift from me for the winner!
so go there – right now.
both zane and i will be at comic-con san diego doing a poster signing for our comic book that’ll be out on idw in 2010!
4:30 to 5:30 on thursday (probably the only day i’ll be there so you better come find us!)
did i mention that ben templesmith is doing the covers and kyle strahm is doing the art?
details on the idw signings here.
also – zane and i will be announcing a secret project we’ve been working on. check back here on monday for the details!
want to do an interview with us at comic-con, please contact media@idwpublishing.com. thanks!
so i recently wrote about kadavy’s eight life hacks for health, wealth and happiness. i got really obsessed with this list so i thought, why not ask my friends to help me make my own list?
so here it is – a list from some of the smartest women i know about what to do make your life a little bit better each day. (i call it pt. 1 as i will have more soon from more smart people!)
Compliment Someone – Everyday find something genuine (keyword) to say to a stranger, your lover, your best friend, (etc.) and tell them. It uplifts their day and, in turn, you feel better about brightening someone’s day. Even when dealing with the worst kind of person, it is a way of forcing you to look at the positive side of things. Also, it takes a really assured person to sincerely compliment someone else. I mean, over the long haul, a props can really go a long way. You gain confidence, they gain confidence and you just started a whole kudos movement. – Stacey Storey (link to Stacey’s blog)
Swap Mix CDs With a Friend – Homemade gifts are the best, both to give and receive. While a lot of people put their iPod or iPhone on shuffle these days, swapping mix CDs with friends always makes me happy. Putting one together – arranging the track list, deciding on a possible theme, making cover art, debating whether to include liner notes – makes me feel like I put together a little piece of art just for my friend. Getting one from a friend who put similar kinds of care in a mix makes me feel closer to that person, and I get new songs to sing along to in my car! I always include a handful of songs I know my friend likes and some songs I think my friend will like that I’m into. I also try to keep it dancey and fun. So find a friend, agree to a swap, make a mix, and pump up the volume. — Alyx Vesey (link to Alyx’s blog, Feminist Music Geek) (follow her twitter!)
Water Yourself - One of my favorite things about a spa is the chilled water with fresh fruit they provide…I finally realized if it’s incredibly economical and feels decadent to provide this luxury for myself at home! Twice a week I fill up a pitcher with water and freshly cut fruit. Sometimes it’s homegrown lemons from my neighbor’s tree, or an organic orange, or half a cucumber, a lime, or even a combo! I drink more water throughout the day, and I stay off the expensive and unhealthy habit of caffeine. It’s a win all around! — Elisabeth Fies (check out Elisabeth’s at thecommunemovie.com) (follow her on twitter!)
Create a List and Complete It – Not to sound morbid, but have you ever written a “Things I want to do before I die” list? If not, take pen to paper and create your list now. Do you want write a book? Do you want to learn Spanish? Do you want to run a marathon? Whatever your heart desires, write it down and post it near a place you frequent often (i.e. the fridge or the space above your computer.)
Now here’s the fun part. Look at the list and start incorporating your “things to do” into your daily life, little by little. If you want to write a book, start writing a page a day. If you want to run a marathon, start running a mile or two a week, and so on and so forth. Before you know it, your dreams will go from “things you want to do” to “things you are doing.” — Brea Cola (check out Brea Cola’s website here)
Grow Something – If you read my blog or follow me on twitter, then you probably know I have a garden. I started it about 3 or so months ago. It’s been hard work but I can’t tell you how fulfilling it is so see something I’ve planted get bigger and bigger, to pick mint straight from my mint bucket (that’s right – it’s in a bucket) to make tea, and watch my little tomatoes get bigger and grow redder. It’s helped me to acknowledge the passage of time and to focus on something aside from myself (for once). And I’ve learned a lot. Plus, I think I could totally survive in the post-apocolypse because I can grow my own food. If you think for one second, “I don’t have the space,” check out the book, Garden Anywhere. It has great tips for urban and apartment gardening. — Brea Grant (you are currently reading my blog so I won’t link it again)
here’s a link to a few jewelry picks you’ll see me wearing in the near future featured on tristinstyling’s blog.
this one in particular was my favorite.
