Hey y’all! If things go wonky it’s because I’m trying to fit in some crafty alterations to the site. Sorry for all inconveniences!
Rich.
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Hello to all!!
My updates have dropped off a bit recently and I thought I ought to give some sort of excuse explanation. I’ve got some essays due in over the next few weeks and this has seriously cut down my free time. Add this to my ongoing knee rehab and the job that actually pays me money, and things have become a little strained. All this isn’t as bad as it seems – I can still find time to draw but I’ve decided to cut updates to two a week for the time being. I’m aiming for Mondays and Thursdays.
That out of the way, you guys may notice that there has been no comic since Monday. Have no fear – it is due tomorrow. I meant to get it done today but I’m recovering from a massive couple of days that had almost no sleep. On the plus side, it’s a bit different from my normal stuff and I’m pleased with my sketch so far.
Have a good Easter! (to those whom it holds relevance), I’ll post an Easter related one on Monday.
See ya!!
Howdy folks! (Although that’s a loose use of plural there)
I thought I’d make use of the blog type part of the site to share some stuff that I’ve seen around the internet this week. Don’t know if I’ll do it regularly but I feel like I should make more of an effort! There is no order of preference and, although some of the posts are older than last week, I’m going from when I read them. Begin!
One Hundred Days to Make Me a Better Person (www.hundreddays.net)
This is a collection of artists that have pledged to do one thing every day for one hundred days, pretty straight forward. I came across it through the blog of W J C (which also deserves a shout out). There are 882 pledgers so far and the project is on Day 68 (or maybe 69) so there’s plenty to look at. You can also join in for the remaining days if you want.
The Chess Master and the Computer by Garry Kasparov
Not quite the library of procrastination that “One Hundred Days…” is but I thought it was interesting enough to point others at. Thanks to @tentonipete for sending it my way (or to be precise, to his followers, one of whom is me) after picking it up from @codinghorror.
Nedroid is the greatest! The site’s RSS feed has betrayed me by hiding posts but I forgive.
Why Does the Gunslinger Who Draws First Always Get Shot?
Not Exactly Rocket Science is an excellent blog that covers a lot a subjects. A lot of the subjects are more highbrow than this one (yet always well presented and explained) but I was swayed by the practical aspects!
This is on the Kitsune Noir site and has some nice designs if you want something a little different. I came across it on the blog of an artist named Matthew Lyons, who mentioned his own contribution.
So there we have it. Took me bloody ages to get this done (which is quite lame, really) but I’m sure I’ll try it again sometime. Have no idea whether it’s of any use to anyone but I guess that’s not the point. I tried goddamit! I TRIED!!!
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If there’s anything you think I’d like – stick it in the comments!
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Not porn, tho. I like it, but I can find that on my own, thanks.
Hey folks! Hope you had a good chrimbo and new year (if you celebrate such things). Just a quick update on what I hope to get done on the site in the coming months:
Things are a bit tricky at the mo as I have a couple of essays to write and work is busy. I’ve kept up with updates but not been able to do much in the way of improvements to the site. A sort of bizarre positive is I’m having a minor knee op next week and it may give me a bit of free time (if I get my essays done this week…)
There are still some bits and pieces to sort out on the site. I haven’t had much time to mess about with the archives or single post views. Hopefully I can sort that out soon. I’m also hoping to get the comments up and running properly – I disabled them because I didn’t really like the way they were displayed. I’d like to get that sorted as some feedback would be good.
Longer term, I’ll be looking at selling some bits and pieces (T-shirts and the usual). I don’t quite feel that the strips are good enough to sell prints of but hopefully I’m improving quickly enough to get there soon. If anyone has any requests I’ll see what I can do (I can be reached on the mail address “jones” at this domain.
There’s also a facebook fanpage which I need to put up a link for. Feel free to join up and show your support! I’m on twitter, too! (see the left side-bar)
Lastly, I hope to make more use of this blog bit of the site. I like typing inane nonsense, you see.
So nothing revolutionary, then (part of the irony in the site name, I guess) but hopefully the strips invoke a smile from time to time, which is the important thing.
End of Communication.
Rich.
Personally, I couldn’t give a crap about whose OS does what or how much money they make out of it. I’ve barely used Vista, let alone the shiny new Windows 7 (both my own and my work PC run XP, although, my experience isn’t a lot different to the one described here). That disclaimer out of the way, I can now explain “Windows 7 Week”.
It stems from this. A stream of smug adverts that are intensely annoying (to me). In fact, my first exposure didn’t involve seeing the whole adverts. The tag line “Windows 7 was my idea” was a vague penetration into my conciousness as I wandered from the kitchen. Instantly, the advertisers intended implication that their product was born of the dreams of ordinary man was bypassed. “Way to point the finger MS!”, I thought to myself. Well … after “what a pile of s**t! …
Of course, my delusions of being a Comic Book Artiste kicked in, throwing up several options for exploit. Strangely, although I thought of them as separate gags, they can be arranged into a narrative of sorts, so instead of picking the best I’ve decided to vomit them all onto your internet plate. All being three. All not nearly matching the giddy heights of amazement that this post implies. Irony overload!