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	<title>Introspective Comics by Ryan Dow</title>
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		<title>SpringCon is Coming!</title>
		<link>http://ryandow.com/ic/2012/05/17/springcon-is-coming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Dow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No Wednesday comic this week.  I need a little more time to prep for SpringCon, which is this weekend!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">No Wednesday comic this week.  I need a little more time to prep for <a href="http://midwestcomicbook.com/" target="_blank">SpringCon</a>, which is this weekend!</p>
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		<title>Six Reasons I Hate To Ask Questions</title>
		<link>http://ryandow.com/ic/2012/05/13/six-reasons-i-hate-to-ask-questions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 22:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Dow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This isn&#8217;t a comprehensive list of all the reasons I hate to ask questions.  It should be enough, though, to illustrate the kinds of issues with social anxiety I have been working on.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://ryandow.com/ic//comics/2012-05-13-4ddee94.gif" width="500" height="844" alt="Six Reasons I Hate To Ask Questions" title="Six Reasons I Hate To Ask Questions" class="comic-item comic-item-3553" /></p><p style="text-align: left;">This isn&#8217;t a comprehensive list of all the reasons I hate to ask questions.  It should be enough, though, to illustrate the kinds of issues with social anxiety I have been working on.</p>
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		<title>Captain Marvel Wants You To Go SpringCon 2012!</title>
		<link>http://ryandow.com/ic/2012/05/10/captain-marvel-wants-you-to-go-springcon-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://ryandow.com/ic/2012/05/10/captain-marvel-wants-you-to-go-springcon-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 13:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Dow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He&#8217;s so excited about it, he&#8217;s falling apart at the seams! I will have a table at SpringCon on May 19 &#38; 20, selling fresh new copies of Pretending You&#8217;re Not Crazy as well as my usual array of comics and buttons.  Stop by and say hello!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://midwestcomicbook.com/" target="_blank"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3546" title="SpringCon" src="http://ryandow.com/ic/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/springcon2012_01.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="308" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">He&#8217;s so excited about it, he&#8217;s falling apart at the seams!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I will have a table at <a href="http://midwestcomicbook.com/" target="_blank">SpringCon</a> on May 19 &amp; 20, selling fresh new copies of <strong>Pretending You&#8217;re Not Crazy</strong> as well as my usual array of comics and buttons.  Stop by and say hello!</p>
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		<title>Asking Questions</title>
		<link>http://ryandow.com/ic/2012/05/10/asking-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://ryandow.com/ic/2012/05/10/asking-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 10:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Dow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why?  I&#8217;m going to be covering that in the next comic.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://ryandow.com/ic//comics/2012-05-10-2b0c73d.gif" width="500" height="844" alt="Asking Questions" title="Asking Questions" class="comic-item comic-item-3542" /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Why?  I&#8217;m going to be covering that in the next comic.</p>
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		<title>Personal Hell</title>
		<link>http://ryandow.com/ic/2012/05/06/personal-hell/</link>
		<comments>http://ryandow.com/ic/2012/05/06/personal-hell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 20:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Dow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, a lot has changed since I was inking this comic.  I was able to get a small amount of my medication until things clear up with my insurance.  I will get into why this is my fault eventually.  Right now, I&#8217;m back on my meds and am feeling a lot better.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://ryandow.com/ic//comics/2012-05-06-e7e74db.gif" width="500" height="844" alt="Personal Hell" title="Personal Hell" class="comic-item comic-item-3538" /></p><p>Okay, a lot has changed since I was inking this comic.  I was able to get a small amount of my medication until things clear up with my insurance.  I will get into why this is my fault eventually.  Right now, I&#8217;m back on my meds and am feeling a lot better.</p>
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		<title>Technical Difficulties</title>
		<link>http://ryandow.com/ic/2012/05/03/technical-difficulties/</link>
		<comments>http://ryandow.com/ic/2012/05/03/technical-difficulties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 13:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Dow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to issues including illness, Writer&#8217;s Block, social obligations, and panic attacks, I haven&#8217;t had much time to work on my comics.  Comics will resume on Sunday.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://ryandow.com/ic//comics/TECHNICALDIFFICULTIES-2f499c6.gif" width="500" height="554" alt="Technical Difficulties" title="Technical Difficulties" class="comic-item comic-item-3534" /></p><p>Due to issues including illness, Writer&#8217;s Block, social obligations, and panic attacks, I haven&#8217;t had much time to work on my comics.  Comics will resume on Sunday.</p>
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		<title>Happiness List</title>
		<link>http://ryandow.com/ic/2012/04/26/happiness-list/</link>
		<comments>http://ryandow.com/ic/2012/04/26/happiness-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Dow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t physically throw the list away because it didn&#8217;t physically exist.  It only existed in my head, and it would not stop growing.  If your happiness list doesn&#8217;t make you happy, there is no use in having a happiness list.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://ryandow.com/ic//comics/2012-04-26-9b9df2d.gif" width="500" height="844" alt="Happiness List" title="Happiness List" class="comic-item comic-item-3531" /></p><p style="text-align: left;">I didn&#8217;t physically throw the list away because it didn&#8217;t physically exist.  It only existed in my head, and it would not stop growing.  If your happiness list doesn&#8217;t make you happy, there is no use in having a happiness list.</p>
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		<title>I Love This Convention</title>
		<link>http://ryandow.com/ic/2012/04/22/i-love-this-convention/</link>
		<comments>http://ryandow.com/ic/2012/04/22/i-love-this-convention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Dow</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ryandow.com/ic/?p=3527</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My dad does something similar whenever we play cards.  When he&#8217;s losing, he says, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know if I like this game.&#8221;  Whenever he&#8217;s winning, he says, &#8220;I think I like this game!&#8221;  This is how I am when tabling at comic book conventions. Also, to be fair, the Tick costume was pretty nice.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://ryandow.com/ic//comics/2012-04-22-ad8a2f6.gif" width="500" height="844" alt="I Love This Convention" title="I Love This Convention" class="comic-item comic-item-3527" /></p><p style="text-align: left;">My dad does something similar whenever we play cards.  When he&#8217;s losing, he says, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know if I like this game.&#8221;  Whenever he&#8217;s winning, he says, &#8220;I think I like this game!&#8221;  This is how I am when tabling at comic book conventions.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Also, to be fair, the Tick costume was pretty nice.</p>
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		<title>Adventures in Real Life</title>
		<link>http://ryandow.com/ic/2012/04/19/adventures-in-real-life/</link>
		<comments>http://ryandow.com/ic/2012/04/19/adventures-in-real-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Dow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned in the last comic, I went to C2E2 in Chicago last weekend.  I took a bus into the city, which meant I had to learn the best way to navigate from the convention center to my hotel in the suburbs.  Through a combination of cabs, subways, buses, and airport shuttles, I finally [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://ryandow.com/ic//comics/2012-04-19-7199625.gif" width="500" height="844" alt="Adventures in Real Life" title="Adventures in Real Life" class="comic-item comic-item-3524" /></p><p style="text-align: left;">As I mentioned in the last comic, I went to <a href="http://www.c2e2.com/" target="_blank">C2E2 </a>in Chicago last weekend.  I took a bus into the city, which meant I had to learn the best way to navigate from the convention center to my hotel in the suburbs.  Through a combination of cabs, subways, buses, and airport shuttles, I finally settled on a method that wasn&#8217;t outrageously expensive, but the commute took over two hours and exposed me to a rather&#8230; inelegant side of Chicago.  To help pass the time and make the trip more bearable, I played a game where I pretended I was Indiana Jones on a dangerous adventure.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">And yes, it did take me a long time to realize that the Blue Line was a subway and not a bus.</p>
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		<title>Ready For C2E2</title>
		<link>http://ryandow.com/ic/2012/04/15/ready-for-c2e2/</link>
		<comments>http://ryandow.com/ic/2012/04/15/ready-for-c2e2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 05:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Dow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By the time this comic is posted, I will be at C2E2, hopefully selling comics like mad.  If you are in the area, stop by table P5A and say, &#8220;Hello!&#8221;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://ryandow.com/ic//comics/2012-04-15-75ae700.gif" width="500" height="451" alt="Ready For C2E2" title="Ready For C2E2" class="comic-item comic-item-3521" /></p><p>By the time this comic is posted, I will be at C2E2, hopefully selling comics like mad.  If you are in the area, stop by table P5A and say, &#8220;Hello!&#8221;</p>
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