Poster designed and printed by the amazing Ric Matthies

I meant to post this last night, but it was all I could do just to get to bed, and not fall asleep on the floor, buried under all the receipts and mailers.

So as of last night, twenty-four hours after posting Drill, Baby, Drill online, we are down to eleven numbered copies. Eleven! And I haven’t even finished hailing all the subscribers yet (don’t worry, subscribers, your copies are safe!). I am just completely floored. I think the response you folks have given us may have burned a hole through my computer screen.

To give a few more local folks a chance at ‘em, I’m going to set aside five of those last eleven, and bring them with me on Sunday to the next Tacoma is for Lovers craft fair. No reservations for these five, no snagging them before Sunday; just first-come, first-served. So come say hello at my table—you’ll recognize me, because I’ll be the one who looks a little punchy after all these orders!

Tacoma is for Lovers! (no disrespect to Virginia)
Sunday, June 13, 2010
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., free!
King’s Books
218 St. Helens Ave., T-town

As for the rest (and any unsold after Sunday), I’ll post them one at a time on Etsy, unless somebody orders by email first.

Thank you to everybody who had to put up with my dropping the ball when it came to updating the quantities on Etsy. I wandered away from the computer a couple of times—once for this, on our garage:

and once more for this:

So thanks for being patient and flexible—we’re all straightened out now.

Now, to all of you: I simply can’t find the words to express my thanks. Your emails poured in; you called to congratulate us; you posted comments; you told your friends; you spread the word like wildfire on Twitter and Facebook; you shared your stories. You have continued to show your unflagging support for a gal trying to make a living by drawing pictures. And you have reminded me that on the whole people are good, and that we want to come together to heal the damage in the Gulf—and to come up with a better solution for everyone. That brought me to tears all over again—this time, the kind that come with a smile.

I’m off to send our donation to Oceana. With everything I have, thank you all. I can only hope my drawings can be worthy of your hearts.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Update: we are now completely SOLD OUT. Thanks, everyone!