Hmm, I thought I uploaded this comic. Oh well, turns out, Keenspace was down last night and for some reason didn't upload like usual.

The new forums suck.

"If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, really loudly, for no good reason."
-Jack Handy

If you couldn't tell, I really like Jack Handy's quotes :)

Ris-- 11:55 am PST

Yes, Todd does sometimes takes off his hat. Which proves to show why he leaves it on in the first place. This comic leads into an inside joke, but enough of that.

Next comic is up for an undisclosed time. I'm still trying to figure out the right wording. I know what's going to happen, but it's kind of a writer's block, or a cartoonist block, or some such nonsense.

I might just solve this issue by putting up a detour for a breather, or rather a new term for them given to me by a friend called a 'cop-out'. Hehe, I kind of like that :P.

Meanwhile, I think I'll shoot for Friday. I don't work tomorrow or the next day, which might give me some time to update seriously, get maybe three or four comics done so that I got a good headstart. If I'm on a good role, I might get one up as early as Thursday. That would be nice, but don't count on it, because I know me and I always promise yet don't deliver, if you know what I mean.

I'm also looking for a cleaner art style in the next world they visit. It should look a little better. It should also be a lot less confusing and hopefully more funny. I just need to develop it a bit more.

Enough rambling.

"The reason why they need to chlorinate the gene pool is because some idiot put in a peeing section."
--A friend of mine, playing on earlier quotes from this blog.

Ris-- 1:50 pm PST

Cursed be the small comic space. I swear, it looks a lot bigger on paper, and then I have to scan it down.

Ok, I'm a bit under the weather, I had kind of sketched this one out earlier and realized I had made it to small then. But me, suffering from Lazy Ass syndrome, I was going to redraw it and then said "screw it".

So you'll just have to squint to read it. I'm shooting for Tuesday for the next comic, but don't quote me on that.

Meanwhile, I have had the great pleasure of rereading one of my more complex stories. Actually, this story would make a kick-butt comic, however, it is very long and at the pace I do them, it would take me about fifty years to draw it out as a comic. The latter part of the story is actually kind of intense, in my personal opinion at least, and very complex. It would be really cool if the entire story had the same complexity as this part, but currently it is still at an unreadable stage *sighs*. All of my stories are unreadable by anyone but me, mainly because I deal with themes in them that many people would consider distinctly against my nature. Let's put it this way. If I were to draw out most of my stories in comic book format, they would easily recieve a Mature rating. Get my meaning? That's largely one of the reasons why I don't let anyone read them but me. For now, you can read this comic, I'll do a lot of the same things here that I do in them.

The quote is actually out of one of the lines out of the story above. Some of these lines I write I really like, especially after the fact. I still manage to blow myself away at times. But then there is the part that is totally unreadable.

“How long have you been following me?” he asked her.
“For some time now, but that is not important. What is important is that I have a sharp weapon against your neck.”
-- Dialog between Star and Myra, two of my characters in one of the stories I wrote.

Ris- 10:21 pm PST

Ok, I'm doing alright except for the fact that I just typed this up (again), and the computer froze on me *mumbles*. So now I get to retype it all over again. That teaches me to look for quotes without saving what I have already written!

Comic up for tomorrow, and I personally think I'm doing ok, considering the fact that I haven't had a comic downloaded the day after it was supposed to be up for a while now. That's a relief.

Anyway, to the point at hand, I believe I need to explain what is going on in the next comic. It's a bit of a change from the current storyline, which will actually pop up a lot more after this. I have come to term these 'detours', in that they veer from the current storyline momentarily. I use them when I have brain farts, or if I need a little more time to sketch out a comic.

You can tell a detour by several ways. They have the word 'detour' written in the upper right hand corner, they are always headed by a title other then 'creature, keeper of the vortron: dimension gateway', or they aren't headed by anything at all (such as the case with the easter comic). Sometimes they introduce new characters that we haven't met yet (also in example w/ easter comic). They can be funny, serious, foreshadowing, or just kind of lame. They are generally drawn in a style that is a little different too.

Anyway, enough rambling about detours in general. As for this one, I was just doodling when I noticed that I have a tendency to push Splash out of the picture at times. Usually you never see her entire body, she's just poking her head into the strip or something, almost as if she's an afterthought. This comic is just kind of a play on that. And a really lame one at that.

which "monty python and the holy grail" character are you?
this quiz was made by colleen

"Dammit, Jim, I'm a doctor, not some kind of medical technician!"
--Play on Bones out of Star Trek *snickers*

Risawn-- 3:43 pm PST

Alright, going to make this short and sweet. Already typed this once before and computer decided to crash on me *grumbles*

I'm going to be out of town this weekend, but managed to get a head start on my comic strip. Comics are up for Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday. They are somewhat linked together and are actually not all that funny by themselves (this was originally going to be one big comic, yikes!). I'm not sure they're all that funny together either, but they do explain an important function of the Vortron.

Anyway, I just like the Sunday comic's angle. It was also kind of fun to draw as well.

You are the Dragon. In medieval Europe, dragons were considered mostly evil and a generally bad omin. Christianity linked the dragon with Satan because of the dragon's snake-like apperance. However, to the Orient cultures the dragon was a symbol of widom and roalty. It was a benign animal and the fifth creature of the Chinese zodiac. It resided over the east and the sunsrise. It was also said to bring rain and the springtime. The dragon is interesting because it combines all four elements: air, earth, fire, and water. It could fly, had the horns of a ox, breathed fire, and resided over the moon.
What mythical beast best represents you?Take the quiz!

"I took an IQ test and the results were negative."
--Bumper Sticker

Risawn- 12:28 am PST

I'm looking around, and I've decided after careful consideration that this comic is due for a facelife. At least the website's layout is. I'll be getting to work on that here shortly. Meanwhile, it will be the same old *blah!* that it has been. When I get a good week to study tables, I'll do something. Meanwhile, well, it's still boring as usual.

I also added some dropdowns. They are kind of placed randomly for now, but they are on the site so that's all that matters, right? When the website gets a facelift, I'll do something about those.

And I've decided to do something and figure out how to do 'text' images. That won't be for a while though.

Anyway, enough of my ramblings. I shall now introduce you to something I've found that is actually quite interesting. Quizes!

If I was a Mory character, I would be... Which Mory's Education character are you? Find out here

"Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?"
--Bumper Sticker

Risawn- 1:11 am PST (I'm bored, should be in bed by now)

Hey, guess what? New comic up for tomorrow! I promise! Why? Becuase it's already drawn out, typed up, and ready to be posted.

Yes, Todd's the one to kind of explain how the Vortron works, for the reason he explained before.

Should be great fun. I don't work tomorrow, so I should be able to get the next comic up soon! Of course, I don't know about the following comic, I'm supposedly supposed to be going to Fort Lewis this weekend, if I can find my *%$# wallet!

Note to everyone, I lose everything. I mean EVERYTHING!!!

Also, I updated the link page. Kind of.

"Stock up and save. Limit: one"
--Found on an Ad

Ris- 9:58 pm PST

Ok, it only took me a week to draw this comic, but I finally got it up. We now get down to business. Yay.

Actually, when I first started drawing this comic, I scrunched to much into the end panel, so I had to redraw it.

Ok, so I've gotten a little lazy. Actually, when I don't go to school, I work, and when I don't work, I go to school. Sometimes I squeeze sleep in there. You all know what I'm talking about, right?

So anyway, that's why I went to whenever I feel like it.

The only thing I've updated other then the comic is the blog. Scroll down if your confused. To the very end. Then you will see what I mean.

"Wierd is ok, in moderation."
-Me (actually, this was a quote I said today)

Risawn- 9:43 pm PST

Solved my problem. Ha, I answer to nobody but myself! HAHAHAHAHAHA! *enter diabolical laugh*

I thought the best way to rid my deadline problem was to get rid of it. So I did.

You can check in whenever you feel like it. Maybe I'll get the next comic up soon. I know this is annoying to some people, and probably turns some people off. But you know what? Telling people you'll have a comic up a certain day, and then not getting it up as promised is also pretty damn annoying.

So I'll tell people when to expect the next comic, but will also give a certain time frame to check in. If they wish. Is this annoying? Probably, I wouldn't know, i'm the one writing the comic and guess what? I'M NOT GETTING ANY FEEDBACK! DO YOU HEAR ME OUT THERE? I KNOW YOUR OUT THERE, YOU CAN't HIDE FROM ME!

Also, because nobody was signing the guestbook, I found it was also getting annoying, so it is temporarily no longer available. If you do want to sign it, scroll down to where I was whining about people not giving me input and you can sign it from the link provided.

Other then that, hmm, not much. I updated the main page, but other then that, nothing really all that new. Certainly there isn't a new comic.

"Of all my imaginary friends, I don't think there was one that I didn't end up having to kill."
--Jack Handy

Risawn- 12:08 am PST, but then that would make it the 10th, wouldn't it?

Attack of the Z monster!

Alright, as I was sketching the storyline of the current comic yesterday evening, an incredible feeling of exhaustion came over me and I could not bring myself to fight it (despite my heavy supply of energy drinks and vivarin). I fell asleep just as I had finished the initial sketches, laid out on the couch and eventually kicked out of the living room by my sister.

School happened, and work followed, and here I am, reading up on another storyline I wrote about a year ago, and I am not in the mood to write up another comic.

So guess what? Comic is in limbo. No, it's not in indefinate hold, when I finish the next comic, I'll put it up. When more then two people actually give me some input on my comic, maybe I'll put more effort into it. But nobody gives me anything, positive or negative, and I feel often times that I am wasting my time.

Oh, and Keenspace is down as well, preventing me from putting the current comic up anyway.

But then, you get that now and then when dealing with somebody who regularly fights bouts of depression.

Now I think I'll go back to my good friend Chaiden and his little dilemma. If your lucky, maybe you'll get to meet him some time. He's one of my more intriguing characters, and actually one of my favorites. He comes out of one of my more readable stories.

"blah, blah, blah."
--everybody

me- some hour pm PST

Just to keep things simplified, if I say one day, in this case, Saturday, just come by on the next day and the comic should be up.

I only date them the way I do for Archive reasons. Other then that, no real reason. Not that I have any steady readers that I know of anyway.

Just or kicks, next comic should still be up for Monday. Perhaps even Monday morning. Maybe. If I get squared away, I might even get most of the week sketched out and possibly *gasp* up on the day I actually say they will be up!

That would be next to a miracle at this point.

"Having a Smoking Section in a resteraunt is like having a peeing section in a swimming pool."
--Anonymous. One of my favorites.

Ris- 11:11 pm, PST, or is it 12:11?

Update due for Saturday. Comic late as usual. Nothing new done to website.

"When shit becomes valuable, the poor will be born without assholes.
--Henry Miller

Excuse the language of the quote. However, I find it very funny.

Ris- 11:16 pm PST

Boy, this is really getting out of hand! But I am posting it before midnight, so it counts as today! I'm not going to explain the story line, I'm getting sick of that. So I'll let you use your imaginations and stay confused.

Anyway, what I would like is some semblance of Input. You see, I know that some people read this comic strip, but I don't get anything out of them. Alright, I'm going to say this one more time. I WANT INPUT! Positive or negative, I don't care. I want to know what works and what doesn't. And there are three ways you can reach me in order to give me input. Email, the Forum or the Guestbook. And guess what, I'm really good with criticism, and if you feel awkward about totally bashing the comic, sign a guestbook entry and leave it as anonymous. I really do want some input, I only ask that you just don't tell me it sucks and not say why. I would really like to know if people like it or hate it.

And I finally updated the Character Page, although I still need to get a couple more illustrations up.

I'm shooting for one more comic this week, maybe two, but don't expect anything before Thursday. I'm still getting into a groove in school, and I work Tuesday and Wednesday.

And also, in regards to the awkward times I tend to update the comic, well, you can comment on that as well, if it really bugs you, but do be aware that I am attempting to work on it. I want to be semi consistent as well, but be aware that it is a work in progress. I don't want to rush myself and come up with a shabbily drawn comic strip.

Enough of that. Enjoy the semi-confusing story line. And if you don't, please rant.

"Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep."
--Albert Camus

Ris- 11:39 pm PST