Here’s the last Animals for Animals painting that went up for public sale – a fruit bat! A tip of the hat to Jenn, who suggested the concertina.
Thanks to everybody who purchased one of the animals this month; thanks to you I’ll be able to donate at least $550 to Heifer International (I had to raise a bit past that to cover all the transaction fees from Paypal, Etsy, and my postage service).
As soon as the deposit clears, I will be donating the money to Heifer for a Knitting Basket, which represents two llamas and two sheep, and a Hope Basket, which will go towards some rabbits and chickens.
You’ll also be seeing an owl and a dormouse posted here soon (if the people who asked for them are okay with the world getting to see them once they’re finished!).
If you’d like more information on Heifer International, they’ve got a great website, and their print catalogue is the only charity publication that elicits smiles from me when it turns up in the mail.
{wp version}Look! Look! An actual Big Announcement (t)!
As of this coming Monday, Dec 21, Dork Tower will be running here and at the Wired.com blog, GeekDad!
Here’s the announcement from GeekDad editor Ken Denmead:
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It still amazes me when cool stuff like this happens to us, but I’m not one to look a gift-muskrat in the mouth. Starting this Monday, December 21st , GeekDad will be happy (nay, ecstatic!) to start presenting the thrice-weekly geeky comic joy that is Dork Tower, by John Kovalic
If you know of Dork Tower, then you’re already squee-ing in excitement right alongside us. If you don’t know what Dork Tower is, then either you’re about to add a new layer of happiness to the Photoshop composite of your life, or you’re slowly beginning to realize you didn’t click through to the Monkey Bites blog.
From the official Dork Tower website:
DORK TOWER is for anybody who’s ever been burned being an early adapter; who have more Twitter tweets than actual Twitter followers; who’s ever gone to a Star Trek convention; who’s ever played Dungeons and Dragons; who suspects Anime is more than just a passing fad; and who’s been fragged by a Gravity Hammer in Halo III – or anyone who KNOWS one of these people. But it’s REALLY for people who know what the hip social networking du jour site is; who has bookmarked thinkgeek.com; who’s memorized every lyric to Jonathan Coulton’s ouvre; who’s cataloged which Classic Trek episodes involved the Prime Directive; and who knows the names of six people and a cat that make regular appearances in Wil Wheaton’s blog. And, of course, it’s for people who know that HAN SHOT FIRST!
DORK TOWER the multi-award-winning story of Matt, Igor, Ken, Carson the Muskrat (yes, he’s a muskrat) and Gilly, the Perky Goth. They’re trapped in a world they never made… but are nevertheless striving to create a realistic yet playable simulation thereof!
Dork Tower has, in its decade of life, existed as a stand-alone comic book, a featured comic in Dragon, Scrye and Games magazines, and one of the earliest regular web-comics online. Its creator, John Kovalic, is also the illustrator and co-creator of world-renown games Munchkin and Apples to Apples. But perhaps his greatest creation is his new daughter, whose existence has transformed him from a simple, Bruce Banner-like comics and game illustrator, into a hulking green(bay) GeekDad. Which is where we come in.
So please, let’s all extend John a warm (but slightly clammy) welcome to the GeekDad community, and thank him profusely for sharing Dork Tower with us, so we can help share it with the world!
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Wired.com'sGeekDad gets around a million and a half page views per month - that's THREE FULL WHEATONS, folks! - and about a million unique visitors.
So, what does this mean for DorkTower.com? Well, lots of good stuff. While web goddess Cat and I sharpen the look and speed of DorkTower.com itself, if anything goes wrong, you can always catch the Monday/Wednesday/Friday Dork Towers at 9 am, CST, on GeekDad!. The Archives will remain here, and the new comics will continue to run here. The Archives – through a redesign of the site – will become easier to use and navigate through.
It also means that, from time to time, I’ll be doing more than just running the day’s cartoons at GeekDad…I’ll also be coming up with some specific cartoons directed at the Wired/GeekDad audience. Plus, Ken and I have one or two Sekrit Projekts which are still in the planning stages, yet which are very, very kewl.
But for the moment, I’m just thrilled to be associated with Wired.com, the GeekDad blog, and the folks at GeekDad in particular
My name is John, and I’m a GeekDad!
John
As of this coming Monday, Dec 21, Dork Tower will be running here and at the Wired.com blog, GeekDad!
Here’s the announcement from GeekDad editor Ken Denmead:
It still amazes me when cool stuff like this happens to us, but I’m not one to look a gift-muskrat in the mouth. Starting this Monday, December 21st , GeekDad will be happy (nay, ecstatic!) to start presenting the thrice-weekly geeky comic joy that is Dork Tower, by John Kovalic
If you know of Dork Tower, then you’re already squee-ing in excitement right alongside us. If you don’t know what Dork Tower is, then either you’re about to add a new layer of happiness to the Photoshop composite of your life, or you’re slowly beginning to realize you didn’t click through to the Monkey Bites blog.
From the official Dork Tower website:
DORK TOWER is for anybody who’s ever been burned being an early adapter; who have more Twitter tweets than actual Twitter followers; who’s ever gone to a Star Trek convention; who’s ever played Dungeons and Dragons; who suspects Anime is more than just a passing fad; and who’s been fragged by a Gravity Hammer in Halo III – or anyone who KNOWS one of these people. But it’s REALLY for people who know what the hip social networking du jour site is; who has bookmarked thinkgeek.com; who’s memorized every lyric to Jonathan Coulton’s ouvre; who’s cataloged which Classic Trek episodes involved the Prime Directive; and who knows the names of six people and a cat that make regular appearances in Wil Wheaton’s blog. And, of course, it’s for people who know that HAN SHOT FIRST!
DORK TOWER the multi-award-winning story of Matt, Igor, Ken, Carson the Muskrat (yes, he’s a muskrat) and Gilly, the Perky Goth. They’re trapped in a world they never made… but are nevertheless striving to create a realistic yet playable simulation thereof!
Dork Tower has, in its decade of life, existed as a stand-alone comic book, a featured comic in Dragon, Scrye and Games magazines, and one of the earliest regular web-comics online. Its creator, John Kovalic, is also the illustrator and co-creator of world-renown games Munchkin and Apples to Apples. But perhaps his greatest creation is his new daughter, whose existence has transformed him from a simple, Bruce Banner-like comics and game illustrator, into a hulking green(bay) GeekDad. Which is where we come in.
So please, let’s all extend John a warm (but slightly clammy) welcome to the GeekDad community, and thank him profusely for sharing Dork Tower with us, so we can help share it with the world!
Wired.com'sGeekDad gets around a million and a half page views per month - that's THREE FULL WHEATONS, folks! - and about a million unique visitors.
So, what does this mean for DorkTower.com? Well, lots of good stuff. While web goddess Cat and I sharpen the look and speed of DorkTower.com itself, if anything goes wrong, you can always catch the Monday/Wednesday/Friday Dork Towers at 9 am, CST, on GeekDad!. The Archives will remain here, and the new comics will continue to run here. The Archives – through a redesign of the site – will become easier to use and navigate through.
It also means that, from time to time, I’ll be doing more than just running the day’s cartoons at GeekDad…I’ll also be coming up with some specific cartoons directed at the Wired/GeekDad audience. Plus, Ken and I have one or two Sekrit Projekts which are still in the planning stages, yet which are very, very kewl.
But for the moment, I’m just thrilled to be associated with Wired.com, the GeekDad blog, and the folks at GeekDad in particular
My name is John, and I’m a GeekDad!
John
- Location:Muskrat Den
- Music:"And Your Bird Can Sing" - The Jam
Page 164 of Family Man, now online!
A little bit late, but better than never! It’s rather hard to draw Ariana smiling.
I’ve had A Trying Week between some runaway freelance work and putting all the orders I can into the mail before Christmas hits. Tomorrow’s probably your last day to order something from me and have it turn up in time (barring USPS complication, mind you), so go nuts.
Thanks all of you who’ve bought something from me! That money goes directly into the Keep Dylan From Starving fund these days, and it’s a pleasure to send nonsense out into the world.
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There are some people with Basic and Plus accounts (some of whom are on my FList) who would love to upgrade, but the cost is just a little bit out of reach. And although 40% off doesn't seem like a lot, that's a hell of a lot better than some of the sales I'm seeing out there this season. (Rules of the coupons are here.)
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I only have 10 coupons to pass out.
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I only have 5 invites to pass out.
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Please do the following in your response be sure to specify whether you're requesting an ElJay Upgrade Coupon or a Dreamwidth invite. If you are requesting a Dreamwidth invite, please give me an email address so I can send it to you
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P.S. — Edited for mistakes in the coupon rules. This is what I get for reading the rules while dodging snooping bosses who want to know if I'm actually working. The nerve! How dare anyone expect me to work for my paycheck!
I know some people are busy making fun of ElJay for this, but know what?
I don't care.
There are some people with Basic and Plus accounts (some of whom are on my FList) who would love to upgrade, but the cost is just a little bit out of reach. And although 40% off doesn't seem like a lot, that's a hell of a lot better than some of the sales I'm seeing out there this season. (Rules of the coupons are here.)
So, if you want a coupon, please comment below. As I'm going to be a bit busy at work, I might not be able to get your coupon to you until tonight.
I only have 10 coupons to pass out.
Comments are screened for privacy, because some people may not want other people to know that they need the discount.
Dreamwidth Invites
In addition, I have 5 more Dreamwidth invites for people who want them. If you do want them, I'll need an email address to send you one.
I only have 5 invites to pass out.
Comments are screened for privacy, because some people may not want to give out their email address in public.
Please do the following in your response be sure to specify whether you're requesting an ElJay Upgrade Coupon or a Dreamwidth invite. If you are requesting a Dreamwidth invite, please give me an email address so I can send it to you
That is all.
P.S. — Edited for mistakes in the coupon rules. This is what I get for reading the rules while dodging snooping bosses who want to know if I'm actually working. The nerve! How dare anyone expect me to work for my paycheck!
- Location:United States, Massachusetts, Boston
- Mood:
busy - Music:Snow Patrol - Open Your Eyes | Powered by Last.fm
First, the important The Sing-Off news: The Tufts Beelzebubs are in the finals!
Also, I can't resist this entry from Ben Fold's blog about what he hopes for the future of a cappella. Be still my heart. He really is so adorkable, and I love the fact he's putting his money (and talent) where his mouth is.
Do you know how many years I've spent in the wilderness, all alone listening to WERS All A Cappella on Saturdays and Sunday afternoons? (By the way for all you non-Boston-area a cappella fans: WERS has live on-air streaming.) Too long. On recently have I met other people who share my love. (*waves to my local peeps*)
First, before I start, a few random observations:
Word on the grapevine is that the groups didn't get to costume themselves. Their costumes were chosen for them, thus solving the mystery why the Beelzebubs looked like a bunch of naughty, spit-balling prep school boys all week. It also explains why some of the girls in the other groups seemed to be constantly tugging down skirts that were too short or pulling at tops that were too tight.
Whoever is costuming the groups really needs to be shot. No. Seriously. Those are some retina-searing colors involved there for all of the groups. I'm thinking specifically of Noteworthy and their searing yellow ensemble for the first night. And dear God, Voices of Lee. Poor, poor Voices of Lee with the pink-and-blue sparklies they were wearing tonight.
You know what this means. The costumer from Buffy the Vampire Slayer found a new job. It's only a matter of time before someone in this competition is wearing Willow's "Elmo's Pelt" sweater from Season 4.
Now all that's left is the live performance show on Monday and I can't wait! It's going to be soooooo awesome!
Now, spoilers under the cut...
( Two of my predictions pan out, and one minor surprise because clearly one of the groups heard my telepathic advice and took it )
Overall, it was a nice waste of six hours' worth of television this week, and I'm definitely looking forward to the live performances (both the three finalist groups as well as numerous special guests) on Monday.
Overall, I'm pleased with the final three line-up, even if one group surprised me by getting there. I also think that the winner is a foregone conclusion.
Still, I tossed my vote in for the 'Bubs, even thought I don't think they stand a chance in hell of winning.
Also, I can't resist this entry from Ben Fold's blog about what he hopes for the future of a cappella. Be still my heart. He really is so adorkable, and I love the fact he's putting his money (and talent) where his mouth is.
Do you know how many years I've spent in the wilderness, all alone listening to WERS All A Cappella on Saturdays and Sunday afternoons? (By the way for all you non-Boston-area a cappella fans: WERS has live on-air streaming.) Too long. On recently have I met other people who share my love. (*waves to my local peeps*)
First, before I start, a few random observations:
Word on the grapevine is that the groups didn't get to costume themselves. Their costumes were chosen for them, thus solving the mystery why the Beelzebubs looked like a bunch of naughty, spit-balling prep school boys all week. It also explains why some of the girls in the other groups seemed to be constantly tugging down skirts that were too short or pulling at tops that were too tight.
Whoever is costuming the groups really needs to be shot. No. Seriously. Those are some retina-searing colors involved there for all of the groups. I'm thinking specifically of Noteworthy and their searing yellow ensemble for the first night. And dear God, Voices of Lee. Poor, poor Voices of Lee with the pink-and-blue sparklies they were wearing tonight.
You know what this means. The costumer from Buffy the Vampire Slayer found a new job. It's only a matter of time before someone in this competition is wearing Willow's "Elmo's Pelt" sweater from Season 4.
Now all that's left is the live performance show on Monday and I can't wait! It's going to be soooooo awesome!
Now, spoilers under the cut...
( Two of my predictions pan out, and one minor surprise because clearly one of the groups heard my telepathic advice and took it )
Overall, it was a nice waste of six hours' worth of television this week, and I'm definitely looking forward to the live performances (both the three finalist groups as well as numerous special guests) on Monday.
Overall, I'm pleased with the final three line-up, even if one group surprised me by getting there. I also think that the winner is a foregone conclusion.
Still, I tossed my vote in for the 'Bubs, even thought I don't think they stand a chance in hell of winning.
- Mood:
nerdy
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The penultimate Animals for Animals watercolor! Next I’ll do a bat, and then I have one or two that have been specifically commissioned (I’m workin’ on em gang, don’t worry!) and won’t be for sale.
…why, what else did you think hens would read? Tolstoy? I doubt it.
This piece does double-duty as part of 12 Days of Periscope Christmas over at ComicsAlliance. Thanks to Laura Hudson for coming up with the brilliant notion of hiring us all on to illustrate the classic carol all comic-book style.
{wp version}My friend Andy Hicks (aka The Pluto Tapes) just finished a cover of the Pogues' Christmas song "Fairytale of New York" featuring a duet with ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small}
lediva. They submitted it to the highly-popular Coverville podcast and it was played on last night's episode. It would be lovely if lots of their friends (and mine!) would go and vote for them.
You can visit the web page for the episode, download the podcast and listen to the song (it's played at 37:13) -- just to confirm how awesome it is! -- then scroll down the page until you see the track list and the star ratings, then click on the stars to give it a rating (10 stars would be nice, but I won't beg ... much :-) ).
- Location:Home
- Mood:
excited - Music:"Fairytale of New York" - The Pluto Tapes w/ Julia Lunetta
The reprints of Volumes Five and Six of Girl Genius have now shipped.
Just in time for us to start worrying about the reprints for Volume One (color, this time, did I mention that?) and Three, then Two and, of course, the release of Volume Nine. Woo. Hoo. Augh.
First, the important The Sing-Off news: The Tufts Beelzebubs are still in it!
Yay!
Also, this review from Entertainment Weekly about the show had me cackling my head off. My favorite bit?
Ah-hahahahahahahahaha!
I was pretty much thinking the same thing last night.
So, tonight, the remaining six groups had to pick one hit, and had to pick one cheesy song (the "guilty pleasure" song).
With one small exception, I agreed with the judges pretty much down the line. And it's only a small exception because I thought the group in question should've been ranked one notch higher, but since they're still in it, it's not a big deal.
( Cut for spoilers and my unvarnished opinion )
So, there's my unvarnished opinion.
Overall, I'm rather pleased. My favorite groups look good going into the final night of competition this week, and one of the groups I really wanted to see gone is gone. The fact that they're gone is made all the sweeter by the nasty attitude they copped on the way out the door.
I also want to add: Ben Folds is adorkable and my favorite reality show judge ever. Shawn Stockman really brings humor and musical knowledge to the table that makes me want to fangirl him. Nicole Scherzinger is basically...the nice one. I think she's kind of in over her head here.
Yay!
Also, this review from Entertainment Weekly about the show had me cackling my head off. My favorite bit?
A couple of the acts — Voices of Lee; Noteworthy — made such a point of emphasizing their religiosity in their taped introductions, I wondered when one of them was going to realize that one of their opponents was a bunch called the Beelzebubs. Beelzebub. As in demon. As in Satan. Don’t let those nice blazers the Bubs wore fool you, kids! E-e-e-e-k! Run for your lives!
Ah-hahahahahahahahaha!
I was pretty much thinking the same thing last night.
So, tonight, the remaining six groups had to pick one hit, and had to pick one cheesy song (the "guilty pleasure" song).
With one small exception, I agreed with the judges pretty much down the line. And it's only a small exception because I thought the group in question should've been ranked one notch higher, but since they're still in it, it's not a big deal.
( Cut for spoilers and my unvarnished opinion )
So, there's my unvarnished opinion.
Overall, I'm rather pleased. My favorite groups look good going into the final night of competition this week, and one of the groups I really wanted to see gone is gone. The fact that they're gone is made all the sweeter by the nasty attitude they copped on the way out the door.
I also want to add: Ben Folds is adorkable and my favorite reality show judge ever. Shawn Stockman really brings humor and musical knowledge to the table that makes me want to fangirl him. Nicole Scherzinger is basically...the nice one. I think she's kind of in over her head here.
- Mood: nerdy
On December 9th, in the middle of a snowstorm, I was standing outside my back door when a bald eagle flew overhead. Wow, I thought. Impressive. That's never happened to me before. Any day is a good day when a bald eagle flies over your head.
Today, during a bright sunny afternoon, I stood outside my back door as SEVEN bald eagles flew overhead. One after another after another, they rode a thermal highway passing directly over my head, occasionally beating their wings.
What sort of a day must it be when seven (SEVEN!) bald eagles fly over your head?
Today, during a bright sunny afternoon, I stood outside my back door as SEVEN bald eagles flew overhead. One after another after another, they rode a thermal highway passing directly over my head, occasionally beating their wings.
What sort of a day must it be when seven (SEVEN!) bald eagles fly over your head?
I watched All About My Mother last night. It's a film worth watching 10 times. More. And, this song is featured in the soundtrack. Beauty upon beauty:
The singer's name is Ismael Lo, and he is from Senegal.
The singer's name is Ismael Lo, and he is from Senegal.
Okay, I found out about The Sing-Off kind of at the last minute, mostly because The Boston Globe today had an article that my beloved Tufts Beelzebubs were going to be on tonight.
Check it out: Tonight, tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday (the live performance finale is on December 21) NBC is hosting an a cappella competition!
Yay!
It appears that NBC is attempting to cash in on the Glee-mania (not that there's anything wrong with that), and I have to admit that this is a good way to do it. My one big complaint, the zillion or so commercials. I started DVRing a good half-hour after the program started and I caught up with the live stream 15 minutes before the end of the two-hour block. GAH! How is that possible? How?
Anyway, the judge's panel was actually knowledgeable and helpful for the most part: Ben Folds (who recently put out a CD called University A Cappella which was a collaboration between himself and more than a dozen university a cappella groups), Shawn Stockman from Boyz II Men (who actually does seem pretty knowledgeable about a cappella), and Nicole Scherzinger (singer for the Pussycat Dolls, she was the weakest of the judges).
In any case, the Beelzebubs are still in it! I'm so excited! Yay!
Other spoilers profiling all 8 a cappella groups are under the cuts.
First up: The first round of 4 groups.
( The first group of four: NOTA, Voices of Lee, Noteworthy, and Face. I call bullshit on the elimination. )
In any case, I think the first grouping was just out-and-out odd. With the exception of NOTA, the other three groups in this round were I think the weakest performers and had the weakest stage presence. I also thought it was weird that both of the a cappella groups from the religious universities were in this group instead of split between the two rounds.
And now the second group of four, which mostly the stronger groups overall.
( The second group of four: Beelzebubs, Maxx Factor, SoCal, and Solo. Although I'm sad about it, the right group was eliminated. )
So, that's my judgment for tonight's Sing-Off on NBC.
I can't wait to tune in tomorrow.
Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
ETA: After re-watching the performances, I'm going to state who I think should've gone, and rank the remaining groups.
( Rankings by Moi )
So, there's my ranking, for what it's worth.
God, I'm so sad.
Check it out: Tonight, tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday (the live performance finale is on December 21) NBC is hosting an a cappella competition!
Yay!
It appears that NBC is attempting to cash in on the Glee-mania (not that there's anything wrong with that), and I have to admit that this is a good way to do it. My one big complaint, the zillion or so commercials. I started DVRing a good half-hour after the program started and I caught up with the live stream 15 minutes before the end of the two-hour block. GAH! How is that possible? How?
Anyway, the judge's panel was actually knowledgeable and helpful for the most part: Ben Folds (who recently put out a CD called University A Cappella which was a collaboration between himself and more than a dozen university a cappella groups), Shawn Stockman from Boyz II Men (who actually does seem pretty knowledgeable about a cappella), and Nicole Scherzinger (singer for the Pussycat Dolls, she was the weakest of the judges).
In any case, the Beelzebubs are still in it! I'm so excited! Yay!
Other spoilers profiling all 8 a cappella groups are under the cuts.
First up: The first round of 4 groups.
( The first group of four: NOTA, Voices of Lee, Noteworthy, and Face. I call bullshit on the elimination. )
In any case, I think the first grouping was just out-and-out odd. With the exception of NOTA, the other three groups in this round were I think the weakest performers and had the weakest stage presence. I also thought it was weird that both of the a cappella groups from the religious universities were in this group instead of split between the two rounds.
And now the second group of four, which mostly the stronger groups overall.
( The second group of four: Beelzebubs, Maxx Factor, SoCal, and Solo. Although I'm sad about it, the right group was eliminated. )
So, that's my judgment for tonight's Sing-Off on NBC.
I can't wait to tune in tomorrow.
Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
ETA: After re-watching the performances, I'm going to state who I think should've gone, and rank the remaining groups.
( Rankings by Moi )
So, there's my ranking, for what it's worth.
God, I'm so sad.
- Mood: nerdy
- Music:Bobby McFerrin - All I Want | Powered by Last.fm
inked pages, did a pin-up and finished a commission tonight. the commission, you can see :)
There's a saying I drag out every now and then (usually when I'm defending my interest in seeing a particular movie or performance piece): It's not how well the bear dances, it's that he dances at all.
While I've applied it to a lot of things over the years, it's seldom been as apt as with what I discovered this weekend. For a charity event, one of Britain's top dance groups had a dance-off...with BBC newsreaders.
I think this really, really needs to happen over here. And not just because I have a hunch that Keith Olbermann has some moves, yo.
While I've applied it to a lot of things over the years, it's seldom been as apt as with what I discovered this weekend. For a charity event, one of Britain's top dance groups had a dance-off...with BBC newsreaders.
I think this really, really needs to happen over here. And not just because I have a hunch that Keith Olbermann has some moves, yo.
Joy, shipmate, Joy!
(Pleas’d to my soul at death I cry,)
Our life is closed, our life begins,
The long, long anchorage we leave,
The ship is clear at last, she leaps!
She swiftly courses from the shore,
Joy, shipmate, joy.
Walt Whitman
photo by Davie;
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In the contemporary Methodist tradition, the third Sunday in Advent is the week of Joy. Advent used to be a much starker time, focusing on the end of the world and the coming day of reckoning, rather than anticipation of the arrival of an infant Christ. I was struggling with, for this week’s poem, whether to trend towards the Joy or the End.
But why choose, when you can just have Walt Whitman? (Next year: Emily Dickinson.)
{wp version}'K, a couple big things happened last week, not least of which was a hard drive crash on my laptop.
Between that and the blizzard that hit the midwest, it essentially wiped out another work week.
Fortunately, it seems (fingers crossed) as if all of my data was backed up. But getting everything back on the machine’s new hard drive has been a bit – shall we say “entertaining.” Not least because the new hard drive came loaded with a new operating system, and many of my old discs are still in boxes somewhere from the move.
I *hope* to have new strips up and running by this coming Friday, Dec. 18, Monday, December 21 at the latest.
On the plus side, there’ll be some news about something that’ll soon make sure DorkTower.com web site problems, etc., etc., are – if not a thing of the past – at least far more infrequent. There’ll be other big news as well. I’ll probably pst that this coming Thursday.
For the moment, it’s been incredibly frustrating, and I’d like to apologize for the ups and downs (mostly downs) of the web site this month. In 2010, I hope that the thrice-weekly schedule of comic strips will be hit, and hit regularly and well.
On the other hand, I’m not a kid in Darfur, so I really can’t complain too much about anything…
Also at the start of the year, some more big news, about what’s going on with everything: the Dork Tower comic strips; Dr. Blink comics and more; the Dork Tower comic books; My Little Cthulhu; Mythos Buddies; Munchkin; Out of the Box Games; the Dork Tower puppet project; where my mind’s at; and so on. Kind of a State of the Cartoonist address. I’m working that up now to post New Year’s Day. It may need to be broken into a few parts.
In the meantime, thank you SO much for your patience these last few weeks. Please check back in lter in the week, when I hope things will be starting to run a bit more smoothly. I’m working on making everything sharper, smoother, faster and better at DorkTower.com.
John
PS – please excuse any typos. I’ve got to run off for a plane, and don’t have time to proof this in my usual haphazard way…
Between that and the blizzard that hit the midwest, it essentially wiped out another work week.
Fortunately, it seems (fingers crossed) as if all of my data was backed up. But getting everything back on the machine’s new hard drive has been a bit – shall we say “entertaining.” Not least because the new hard drive came loaded with a new operating system, and many of my old discs are still in boxes somewhere from the move.
I *hope* to have new strips up and running by this coming Friday, Dec. 18, Monday, December 21 at the latest.
On the plus side, there’ll be some news about something that’ll soon make sure DorkTower.com web site problems, etc., etc., are – if not a thing of the past – at least far more infrequent. There’ll be other big news as well. I’ll probably pst that this coming Thursday.
For the moment, it’s been incredibly frustrating, and I’d like to apologize for the ups and downs (mostly downs) of the web site this month. In 2010, I hope that the thrice-weekly schedule of comic strips will be hit, and hit regularly and well.
On the other hand, I’m not a kid in Darfur, so I really can’t complain too much about anything…
Also at the start of the year, some more big news, about what’s going on with everything: the Dork Tower comic strips; Dr. Blink comics and more; the Dork Tower comic books; My Little Cthulhu; Mythos Buddies; Munchkin; Out of the Box Games; the Dork Tower puppet project; where my mind’s at; and so on. Kind of a State of the Cartoonist address. I’m working that up now to post New Year’s Day. It may need to be broken into a few parts.
In the meantime, thank you SO much for your patience these last few weeks. Please check back in lter in the week, when I hope things will be starting to run a bit more smoothly. I’m working on making everything sharper, smoother, faster and better at DorkTower.com.
John
PS – please excuse any typos. I’ve got to run off for a plane, and don’t have time to proof this in my usual haphazard way…
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busy - Music:"We Fight/We Love" - Q-Tip
since star wars celebration 5 is in orlando in august 2010... (and i've never been!) ryan and i have decided to stay a few extra days to do disneyworld/universal studios/etc.
since i know a lot of you are disney veterans, i'm asking for all you tips, advice, suggestions, etc!
since i know a lot of you are disney veterans, i'm asking for all you tips, advice, suggestions, etc!
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