For those of you who own a iPhone you are familiar with the available list of applications you can load onto your phone. One of the many applications to choose from is a variety of games to download and play. Recently I downloaded a game called “Vampires Live” onto my iPhone and at the moment of starting up the demonic game I have become instantly hooked into playing the thing night and day. Yes, my friends, I have become obsessed with playing a little game on my phone. It’s sick…it’s an evil worthy of Imp’s plotting. I am now forever checking my phone for the amount of blood I have sucked from my victims and how many vampire clans I can attack and win.

Though vampires aren’t the only thing haunting my phone. Fun little games like blowing up blow fish in water and popping balloons during the new game “UP” after the new Pixar movie flash across my phone’s screen as well.

In the spirit of gaming your life away I made the theme of Thursday’s Imp comic about obsession over the little eletronic devices that seem to run our lives these days. If you haven’t already succumbed to this evil then beware! Don’t get started in playing. You will never want to stop!
If you want to add me to your clan on Vampires Live my clan code is R1PNN3.

Don’t worry…I’ll make sure Imp’s comics are uploaded on time but I’ll have to deposit my blood in the blood bank first

You have eight days left to submit a t-shirt idea for the new Imp t-shirt contest! All you have to do is write a brief description of a t-shirt idea you have using characters from the comic strip and email them to me! I have gotten some pretty good ideas so keep them coming!

The deadline to submit an idea to me via email is June 30, 2009. Remember…the winning idea gets a free t-shirt with the winning design! It will take a few weeks to get the shirt done. I will post the winning design in this blog and the t-shirt will be available at the Imp store so check back here and stay tuned!

Ok…so, with all the frenzy online about social networking and how everyone is hooked with sharing photos, finding old buddies, and ‘adding’ themselves to the latest and greatest group…what is it going to be? Facebook? MySpace? Or Twitter? Or maybe all the above?

What is your choice venue for social networking for your personal life, your business life, or for both?

Now I hear MySpace is on its way out. Personally, I tried MySpace and I have found it buggy and the programming extremely clunky to use. I gave up with it but I know some people who still use it as their main source for networking with friends. Music bands seem to use MySpace a lot…but if you are not into bands…then where do you go?

Facebook is definitely on the rise even more than before. Everyone I know is on Facebook including myself. I find the usability of Facebook generally easy and the interface to be attractive. Every agency seems to have a Facebook account…even random agencies like Safeway and the County Fair!? Do people really “add” Safeway as a friend???

Twitter is a mystery to me. I really haven’t spent any time figuring it out. Do people really care what I had for lunch yesterday or when I am pumping gas into my car? You tell me! It could be fun. I might want to do what my favorite artist or celebrity is doing in their day to day lives.

So, with all these options…which is the most popular? Which has the greatest ease of use? Unfortunately, I have less and less time to spend on the internet and was wondering which interface is the best to use for Imp to stay in contact with Fans.

I would love to hear what Imp Fans think so, comment on this blog or email me on which you would prefer to use to stay in contact with Imp beyond this website.

Thanks and I’ll twitter you…err…add you…or whatever!

I’m in the process of designing new Imp shirts and I thought it would be fun to have a contest with Imp fans. This is your chance to be part of the creative process!

So, here is what you do: create an Imp shirt design that includes a description of the image and/or words in your design. You can use as many of the Imp characters as you like and be as descriptive as possible so I can understand your creative idea. If you like you can send me a sketch of your design.

How do you submit your design?
You submit your design by email (use the email button at the top of Imp’s home page or email me directly at: ewportfolio@yahoo.com). Put “Imp Contest” in the title of your email. Email me your design including a description of the image and any words that accompany your design. The design is completely up to you! It could be Imp chasing birds, Imp terrorizing Terran, Drew and Imp together, Imp playing video games….be as creative as you like!

When is the design due?
All t-shirt submissions are due June 30, 2009.

What do you WIN?
The winner will receive a free t-shirt that they helped create!

Once the winning design is picked, I will draw the image and have the design available on a t-shirt in the Imp store. The winner will have their very own t-shirt mailed to them that they helped create! So, have fun and email me those great t-shirt designs!

As you can see, Imp is on vacation this week riding rides at an amusement park. Though for artistic propriety I cannot convey Disney images in the comic…Imp is indeed in Disneyland as I was this past weekend. The Mr. and I took a little trip to the happiest place on earth and had a wonderful time…celebrating…well everything according to Disneyland’s theme. Birthdays, anniversaries, first visits to the park…are all celebrated in Disneyland this year.

I must say that Disneyland loses none of the magic and sparkle of fun and excitement after visiting it year after year as a child or as an adult. There is something for everyone of every age when going to see the Mouse. New and fantastical additions are being added to the park every year and there are some BIG plans for CA Adventure in the next few years. I am not going to give anything away in the blog. You will have to just go to the park and see it for yourself.

SO, if you haven’t had a chance to visit the park recently…I highly recommend a trip. Imp is already having the time of his life so…stay tuned this week (and maybe next week if I feel a surge of inspiration) for more impish fun in the happiest place on earth.