Tom Ray

Great things can happen when you make connections Talking at the Ubuntu Summit in Prague (📷 photo by Stanislav Milata )

While driving, my car was comically low to the ground.

Since then the car runs just fine. So I have no idea why it broke down in Chicago.

I wanted to get as close to home as I could in case I needed it towed.

I wore a different jacket than the one I had yesterday.

Here is a drawing I did of some monsters making a website 🙂 Have you been thinking about making a website for what you do? Looking to make a website that is something beyond just building a cart? Something that shows what you do artistically to talk about your process and just let people more about you as a creator. Then I hope you find this useful. Here's a way to set up a website, that is easy to use, free , and should only take about 10 minutes to get it up and running.

There wasn't a drop-off slot for the keys I could use either so I had to wait.

I called 3 different car rental places and none of them had anything available.

I had left my keys there for the tow truck. The parking garage people felt bad and tried starting it again which worked.

By this point, I was more concerned about getting home than figuring out what to do with my car.

Listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS On this episode of the podcast, I meet webcomic artist Ryan Roberts . Ryan lives in Dallas, Texas, and has a comic series called Bonebag Comics . He created Bonebag Comics back in early 2012. He has spent much of his time honing his skills as a graphic artist and as an Illustrator.  We talk about making comics and promoting your own stuff and I even have a small rant during the conversation about the never-ending hashtag bots on Instagram. Watch the video Links Bonebag comics website https://www.bonebagcomics.com Bonebag comics on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bonebagcomics 📬 Join my email list to get a call out for artists when I'm booking interviews! Join my email list

I just wanted to finally get out of that airport.

For some reason, an officer told me to follow him.

Watching three movies helped.

I'm sure the person behind the counter dreaded each time we came out of the elevator.

I am not looking forward to getting to the airport at 4:30 in the morning. The crawling babies were much bigger than I expected.

Listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS On this episode of the podcast, I talk with Eylul Dogruel an artist from Istanbul, Turkey .  I went to Prague to speak at the Ubuntu Summit to talk about being an open-source musician and Eylul was also there to do a talk about creating art. We spoke a few times but we never really had any time to really sit down and talk for an extended period of time. So I asked Eylul to come on the podcast and talk! Eylul's work focuses on the interaction between materials and their style elements and uses a wide variety of materials including code, photography, video, animation, pen and paper, and acrylic and canvas. Links Eylul Dogruel's Website https://www.eyluldogruel.com 📬 Join my email list to get a call out for artists when I'm booking interviews!  Join my email list

We'll need to stop back at the antique shop the next day which isn't a bad thing.

His name is Milosh. His shop was really cool. Ended up buying a bunch of cool things there. Here is Milosh showing us one of his antique oddities. My drawing in the comic doesn't capture just how much unique stuff the place had.

I've told this story to several people and not only did none of them know who Sadie Sink was they told me they don't watch Stranger Things?

The downtown area was very different than where we stayed during the summit. Also, we learned fewer people also spoke English in this area.

We missed half the sites because we were playing but I got to see them on the way back.

Listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS On this episode of the podcast, I meet Hilary Falk a creator here in Madison. Hilary runs Fovea Works and makes natural science bone jewelry. So of course I needed to know how does someone get started working with bones to make things and I find that it all started from an unlikely origin... Cosplay costumes. Watch the video Links Fovea Works Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/FoveaWorks Fovea Works on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/foveaworks 📬 Join my email list to get a call out for artists when I'm booking interviews! http://eepurl.com/g1uUSP

Big ups to the Nomads of Prague for having the gear to help! Here is a pic of us actually trying to figure out the problem on the boat.

We were supposed to go on in a few hours and the sound company wasn't there yet.