Seriously

 I take teaching too seriously.

I liked

 

Manuscript circle

 I been running the manuscript circle at the comics center here in Helsinki for some, who knows how many, years. The original idea was to provide editorial assistance to people in the middle of a larger comics project. My role is not that major, the group carries it mostly. Anyways anyways the format has been succesful. Participants are a heterogenic lot, just the way I like it. Results have been good. 12 students, each working on their individual projects, each working with their own individual goals. We'll keep on going

Doubts

 I have way over 100 pages done of the Ateneum book. At this stage Läskimooses was on a pretty solid ground while this book is almost daily on the stage of toppling down and not rising back. At the same time I keep coming up with cool stuff to add to the book, even while writing this. So what gives? What certainly plays a part is the fact that I published two books last year and the response was minimal and mostly lukewarm. Basically I expect the same for this book too. So why bother?

Problem

 In order to be able to decline the so called Sarjisfinlandia-prize, one would first have to win it. So this is a problem.

Likely unlikely

 The book I've been working for 4 years has proven sort of difficult. Difficult in the way that I'm planning to cancel it on a weekly basis. Part one should be coming out in the Fall but I'm not sure if I want to.

Only

 Only in it for the money

A school of my own

 Occasionally I start to feel I should start a school of my own. School of comics. And definitely, if I would get the funding, I would do it. For so many reasons, but mostly to see what I really can do. And the challenge.

Aalto university

 Makes me wanna smoke crack.