Notes on today's comic (14 April 2010):

Poor Sarah - she tries so hard... too hard, in fact! But those baby-bottle brushes are very handy for getting right inside the spouts of funnels!

News, Views and Just Plain Schmooze...

Wednesday 14 April 2010

First of all, I'd like to wish my brother Patrick Johnson a happy birthday!

The number of countries has climbed again (at last) to 75, but I'm a bit nervous about announcing which one it is... You see, for quite a while, there's been a naming dispute over this country since 1991, and I have no desire to cause offence to citizens of any of the countries involved. So, I'm going to use the designation given by Google Analytics - therefore, if you don't like it, it's their fault, not mine! The country in question is listed as "Macedonia [FYROM]", and you can find out more (including what "FYROM" stands for) by clicking the link earlier in this paragraph.

Monday 5 April 2010

Since I've worked out how to check the all-time results from Google Analytics, I can now happily tell you that the total number of visits from Dec 22 to April 3 is now 4,458!

Monday 29 March 2010

I dunno, you wait ages for another country, and then two come along at once! This time, a visitor from Fiji came to Paper or Plastic?, so that's now 74 :)

I'm still trying to get the word out there, by contributing comments to various discussion boards (though not by spamming or trolling; I'm making comments relevant to the site being visited!), and it seems to be paying off, up to a point :)

Wednesday 24 March 2010

After a long wait, another country has joined the viewer list: Finland! That brings the total up to 73!

I'm relieved that I managed to come up with something for today's comic, because I was really beginning to doubt myself. I don't put in as much practice as I should (actually, the only practice I get is when I'm drawing the next comic), which is absolutely shameful. But it's difficult at times to give myself the kick up the backside that I know I need. Hopefully I can do something about this before too long. Wish me luck.