I haven't posted any of my Town Crier 'toons lately, so I guess I should remedy that situation. Here's the April cartoon in all its glory.
Some of you folks might be aware of the fact that Toronto's Mayor Miller has now joined the wondrous world of Twitter. An amusing tidbit, but, in my opinion, not exactly headline news, and certainly not news to be discussed over and over and over again. But apparently a large number of journalists seem to think otherwise. Call me a party pooper, but I dunno, I thought there were more, like, um, pressing matters to discuss concerning our city – things like infrastructure and the budget and transit and the like. But I guess I'm a grump. I mean, sheesh – I'm on Twitter, too, ya know. Anyone want to write about that?
Something else I should mention regarding my Town Crier 'toons. Apparently I've been nominated in the category of Cartoon of the Year (over 10,000 circulation) for the Ontario Community Newspapers Association 2008 Better Newspaper Awards. I'm one of the three finalists. Tonight is the awards dinner, to be held at the Bloor-Yorkville Marriott in downtown TO. Totally unexpected news when I got it, because I had never heard of these awards, and didn't know that the Managing Editor of the Town Crier had sent in some of my cartoons for the award, not until he emailed me a couple weeks ago with the subject headline 'Congratulations Patricia'. I thought the email was probably spam, and was just about to delete it, but curiosity got the better of me, and I opened up the email to get the good news.
Oh, and if you're on Facebook, here's an album with all the Bloor West Village/Town Crier cartoons I've drawn to date.
Anyway, I always love the opportunity to get gussied up and go wining and dining, so it should be a fun night, regardless of who wins. I'll post an update here when I get home tonight!
UPDATE: Holy crap!! I won!
I hope you win - but being one of the three finalists is such a tremendous honour.
Have fun!
Posted by: Beth | April 17, 2009 at 08:51 PM
That is terrific, Patricia. [Your UPDATE!] Congratulations!
I love all your 'toons.
This one, above, is so perfect.
Posted by: cipriano | April 18, 2009 at 01:21 AM
Congratulations! You're awesome with awesome sauce! Next time you're by we'll have cake. :-)
Posted by: Roben | April 18, 2009 at 05:35 PM
Howdya do, howdya do, howdya do? :)
Posted by: patricia | April 18, 2009 at 05:57 PM
Congrats on the win.
Posted by: Zachary Houle | April 19, 2009 at 12:45 PM
I'm smiling ear to ear for you!!! Big congratulations to you!
Posted by: Sandra | April 20, 2009 at 08:52 AM
Congrats Patricia! That is so cool. You deserve it and I know it won't be your last - I smell a piratey Silver Birch in your future. :)
Posted by: liam | April 20, 2009 at 06:48 PM
Woohoo, congrats!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Debbie | April 22, 2009 at 04:21 PM
Congratulations!! Your 'toons are just so cool. :)
Congrats on your upcoming book too, I'll definitely be picking up a copy (I want an autographed copy though! No seriously, I do...:D)
Posted by: Joyce | April 26, 2009 at 02:53 AM
Holy Crap! This blog owner moves so fast into stardom you can't distract yourself from coming for too long. Congrats!!
PS: My mail and blog addresses changed recently, I'm not.
Posted by: Bob Row | May 04, 2009 at 01:58 PM
Thank you for your kind words, Bob. Hope all is well with you. Your new blog looks fabulous!
Posted by: patricia | May 04, 2009 at 02:03 PM