Riot Nrrd

Well! I said on Tuesday that I might write some bloggery about art school and zines. I’m not planning on grad school right now – and if I was, it would more likely be for library science than art. But I’m still paying for my first college education right now, and juust about keeping up with it. What I meant when I said “art school” is really a continuing education certificate program at a pretty big impressive-type art school that I walk through on the way to and fro work. There’s a program specifically for comics, which is really dreamy, and it’s only a couple thousand dollars, but I use the word “only” comparatively to other post-grad pursuits; if I were speaking comparatively to my bank account it would be more like “a couple fucking thousand dollars”. Their financial aid program can only trim the cost of one course a semester, and besides, I missed the deadline. Ideally I will get another job someday and be able to afford things I want to pursue. Superideally that job would be comics! But I think there’s a lot of work to do for me before that can happen. Right now, I would really just like to take one class. The price tag is $450.

I’m not going to ask you to pay for my education through donations, especially since y’all just pulled through financial trouble (<3). So, my genius plot to bankroll this educational venture? Zines. Obviously they are a profit-making exercise and this is the main people reason make them </sarcasm>. But truthfully, the e-zine has been the most profitable thing I’ve sold here. I’m going to try – between now and September 1st – to make two or three zines to sell to you. And I am writing it down here so I am actually committed to it, and don’t convince myself it is a terrible idea and everyone hates me etc. So, look out for those.

In the meantime, please tell a friend about Riot Nrrd! You probably have at least one very groovy friend who will be glad you did.

Thanks for reading!