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Deb Aoki

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

A Hawaii girl at heart now living on "the mainland," Deb has been drawing comic strips since her college days at the University of Hawaii Manoa. Deb's Bento Box comic strip appears weekly in the Honolulu Advertiser Sunday edition.

Deb currently works as an editor and writer for Web sites, including her new site about Japanese comics, manga.about.com . She's a recent refugee from L.A. and now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Anyone know a good place for ramen?

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Other people from Hawaii or anyone who loves Hawaii and "local" culture. Cartoonists, illustrators and artists of all kinds. Any manga or comic book fans, cat lovers, "Project Runway" addicts and any one who makes or enjoys art.

My Blog

Thanksgiving? No Thanks.

Ah, here comes Thanksgiving -- and for whatever reason, I'm just not in the mood for it this year. Is it because I'm already seeing my Mom and sister this weekend in NYC so don't need the family thing...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:43:00 GMT

The problem with Mid-Century Modern decor

Wow, do i suck at this blogging stuff or what! So, so sorry all for not updating this for like, oh, over two months? What can i say -- after burning man, and a few very distracting trips and trying ma...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:37:00 GMT

Me in Asian Week, NichiBei Times and the Hawaii Herald

Man -- It takes me a whlle to update and when I do -- there's just a lot to catch up on!Got a nice bunch of press over the last month or so, from Asian Week, Nichi Bei Times and the Hawaii Herald.Aoki...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:01:00 GMT

San Diego Comic-Con: Mardi Gras for Geeks!

Woo-hah! My third year of going to the San Diego Comic-Con came and went. Lots of fun, people to meet, things to see and stuff to buy. If you haven't already been by to check it out, here's a link to ...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:40:00 GMT

Harry Potter: Don’t Tell Me, Don’t Tell Me!

Okay -- I got caught up in the whole Harry Potter thing and bought the latest book on the day it came out. Trouble is, right now I'm so hellaciously busy with Manga.About.com gig and my 9-to-5 job tha...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:33:00 GMT

Chicago Pizza

A trip to Chicago would not be complete without trying some of the local rib-stickin' cuisine.In this case, I went to Giordano's to try their famous stuffed pizza,and sure enough, I left pretty darn s...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:10:00 GMT

Manga has eaten my brain

Hi all -- sorry to be so tardy about updating my blog lately. A few big things are eating up all of my free time now:1) My manga site for about.com (http://manga.about.com) and blog for my site (http:...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:52:00 GMT

My Dad, the Punctual Guy

As I do every year 'round this time, I poke a little fun at my dad. Now, thanks to TSA regulations, he's actually made me almost 4 hours too early for flights sometimes. Thanks, Pop -- You da man.
Posted by on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:44:00 GMT

Graduation Leis

One thing I've noticed over the years is that giving graduation leis isn't just a Hawaii tradition anymore. A lot of west coast colleges now have grads piled high with leis -- but maybe not as much, q...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:07:00 GMT

Kamehameha Day

One thing I miss about Hawaii is the holidays! I swear, every month in Hawaii, you get at least one holiday day off.Plus, on election years, you also get ELECTION DAY off as well! None of that 'go cas...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:46:00 GMT