![]() Last, but not least, the convention ended with a live performance by the NoSleep people. I’ve been a fan of his work ever since I contributed to PseudoPod as a voice-over artist way, WAY back in the day NoSleep hosted a Meet’n’Greet during which I talked to countless fans about working for the podcast, my art process, and all things NoSleep.įurthermore, I also had the genuine pleasure to meet Alasdair Stuart, founder of the Escape Artists podcast network.If you’re into bone dry, morbid, British humor, you owe it to yourself to check out one of their episodes. I had the pleasure of attending a live performance by the folks from Wooden Overcoats.I attended a lovely coaching session with Robin from Coaching for Geeks in which we, as a group, talked about the challenges we faced in our creative endeavors and gave each other tips as to how to overcome them.The day had so many great moments that writing them all out in detail would surely be out of scope for this little article, so I present them to you in list form: In addition to our morning crew, I also had the honor of meeting voice actors James Cleveland and Brian Mansi, as well as the authors Henry Galley, Meghan Tuten and Gemma Amore. I would be lying if I said I didn’t feel a genuine twinge of pride for being part of this project when I saw it all laid out.Īs soon as we had set up, the visitors started trickling in, and we had countless amazing interactions with the podcast’s fans, who - I have to say - are a very pleasant bunch. It’s amazing how much professional artwork and graphic design the podcast has accumulated over the years. The PodUK staff honored us with a table we could spread out on, so Erika and I started decorating it with our merchandise. I was especially happy to meet these two because (apart from being awesome, genuinely warm, and friendly people) they were the exact two voice actors who lend their voices to Minnie and the nameless protagonist, the characters of Word & Color, the first story I wrote for the podcast. While we were still busy getting our bearings, we were already set upon by Erika Sanderon and David Ault with impetuous hugs and warm welcomes. PodUK is, as the name might suggest, a conference centered around podcasting and those who do it, focused, not surprisingly, around the British podcasting scene.Įarly on Saturday morning, we arrived (a little grumpy after having to switch out the morning coffee for the customary tea) at Millenium Point (the venue for this event). ![]() Last Friday, my partner and I boarded a plan and set off on our merry way to Birmingham, UK, to attend the PodUK conference. After providing artwork for the NoSleep Podcast for four years now, the day had finally come: I finally got to meet some of my lovely coworkers. Fam carved the chicken to serve to her family as chicken rice with a dipping sauce of shallots, lime and ground bean sauce.Last Friday, I woke up with butterflies in my stomach. She arranged elaborate altar spreads with cuttlefish, a whole chicken delicately poached with aromatics, two duck eggs, one spring onion, three cups of tea, three cups of wine and five bowls of rice, among many other dishes.Īfter the spirits had dined, which she gauged with a double coin toss - in her family, one heads and one tails meant they were satisfied - she removed the food from the altar and prepared it for the living to enjoy. ![]() Nancy Fam, 93, who is Malaysian Chinese, was in charge of the offerings for her husband’s ancestors when she lived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from the 1950s to the early ’80s. ![]() “They’re unfamiliar with the traditions and will just go the columbarium and make a simple offering.” “In urban areas, many young people don’t have experience with tomb burials,” said Wu Bo-Wei, 30, a Taiwanese heritage activist who works on tomb preservation.
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