I talk to cartoonist, mathematician, and librarian Jason Shiga about his book Meanwhile. This choose-your-own-story, or what Shiga refers to as an "adventuregame comic", was self published in 2001 as a handcut black and white booklet. Amulet published a full color deluxe edition in 2010. Shiga wasn't selling copies at APE, but was instead giving them away to patrons who could solve 3 difficult logic puzzles by the end of the day. Only three attendees managed to solve those.

Filmed at the 2009 Alternative Press Expo (October 17–18 — Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco)

From Andrew Plotkin's site: "Meanwhile began as a series of seven increasingly complex flowcharts. Once the outline of the story was structured, a computer algorithm determined the most efficient way to transfer it to book form, using a system of tabs to interlink the panels and pages. The problem proved to be NP-complete; it was finally cracked in spring of 2000, with the aid of a V-opt heuristic algorithm which ran for twelve hours on an SGI machine.

The first page-and-tab edition of Meanwhile was (self-) published by Jason Shiga in 2001, as a hand-cut black-and-white booklet. In 2010, it was re-released by Amulet Books in a handsome full-color hardback edition. Now the 10th anniversary edition is available."

Here I hiked from Cala Pedrosa to Negre del Falaguer, Cala Calella, Cap de la Barra, and back to L'Estartit. I also swam through the Negre del Falaguer tunnel, which is my favorite secret spot in Estartit 😉

Beauty Time

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I recorded this video February 2nd, 2009, the day before the Doc Pop Sandwich was released at Ike's Place in San Francisco. This was a special edition sandwich that came with a hand numbered silkscreen card, signed by Ike and myself to guarantee authenticity. The next day, there was a long line of folks waiting for sandwiches, many of which were there for the DP sammy. I even heard tales of some sandwiches being sold on eBay and shipped overnight to NYC. Wild times my friends.

Printing up some custom Knifetank-themed envelopes on my Print Gocco device. This is a fun silkscreening device that uses disposable screens and bulbs to make low-quantity prints. It's ideal for making runs of 100-300 prints.

Me and MC Lars hanging out in the Rondo Brothers studio (with Brandon Aronovik on the board). I've produced a few tracks for Lars over the years and performed guest vocals on a few too. This recording session may have been for "Lars Attacks!", which was released in 2011.

Here's what I wrote from the day we recorded this video:

The Baby Scratch app is free and works great for the iPad."

Episode 1 of the SNH48 Group "Summer Wave Diary" variety show which aired on May 15th, 2026

A chat with a stranger in Dolores Park. I saw smoke billowing and his magnifying glass, so I had to find out what was up. Honestly, I really enjoyed this kind of vibe in the park the early 2000s.