The summer heat’s ramping up here in Las Vegas, with 100-degree highs all week. By July, that’ll likely creep into the 110s, and we’ve even seen 120 in recent years.

One phenomenon I’ve noticed is that during the Vegas summer, the heat becomes so normalized that sub-100 temperatures start to feel weirdly cool. Humans are really adaptable.

When the COVID-19 quarantine started, there were a few early weeks when everyone cooped indoors suddenly had so many more hours in a day to use on hobbies like reading or making sourdough. And some of those hobbies lasted through quarantine and beyond, but that feeling of extra time faded pretty quickly once people got acclimated to the new schedule.

I think I’m gradually getting adjusted to life in comic book spaces.

This last month, I got to do a bunch of stuff. I tabled at Gorilla Todd Comics for Free Comic Book Day and Amazing Comic Con. I posted a new chapter of my manga, My Internet Friends. I drove to LA and caught up with friends and collaborators in film and TV, as well as in comics. I interviewed amazing AAPI creators. I got to see proofs of my next short comic coming out in Oni Press’ Catacomb of Torment in July.

A couple years ago this would have been a completely overwhelming month. Even now, it still is, but everything that happened is something I’ve now had at least a little bit of prior experience with.

This feeling of normalcy feels encouraging, in a way. I wouldn’t say that I feel comfortable, and I don’t know if I ever will, but it feels like I’m taking enough strides forward to not have to panic anymore when I interact with the industry.

I also attended a panel spotlighting Scott Snyder at Amazing Comic Con. It was inspiring to hear about his journey and his advice for creators.

That’s all from me for now. Onto June!