I’m leaving for Dallas this afternoon, leaving the bosom of what will soon be my new home, Seattle.

This trip has been intense. It started with some strong bonding between myself and my brother from another mother, Strauby, followed quickly by the most prosperous Emerald City Comicon I’ve ever attended. That show was nuts. We had so much fun it seemed wrong. Then I wrapped the trip up with a couple of intense work-days in my soon to be new home-base, the Penny-Arcade offices.

Looking ahead at the next month and a half is terrifying. Pax East, C2E2, packing, working on a million things professionally and the prospect of moving away not just from my home of the last 25 years, but my wife and family. I’m moving up ahead of Angela by a couple months. I suspect there will be many weekend fly-ups, but it’s still one of those things. Being an adult means making sacrifices to get what you want or need. It’s not always easy, but nothing worth having is I guess.

I’m glad you guys are along for the ride, and I’m also grateful for your support. It used to be that if the strip was late by even an hour I was pelted by angry emails of entitlement. These days most of you are demanding I take days off on my birthday and patting me on the back even when the strip is hours late. It’s not gone unnoticed.

Thanks for another great visit, Seattle. You’re always so kind to me. I’m looking forward to calling you home.