Notes on today's comic (21 Jul 2010):

I've reached the conclusion that cartoonists must have a masochistic streak: When I started this strip, I'd got a much wider view drawn, traced and coloured, including a popcorn machine (so you can imagine the amount of detail required, even with my mediocre scribbling skills). Because I wanted to get a closer view of the hot dog in panel 2, I had to reduce the overall size of the picture, so it was a waste of time drawing all that popcorn! And I've just realised, as I type this, that I didn't save that wider view, so I wouldn't have to draw the popcorn machine again if I ever needed it! Aargh!

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Wednesday 21 July 2010

Two more countries have joined the list: Croatia and Myanmar [Burma], bringing the total to 85. The latter one was quite a surprise to my friend Jeff, since Internet access is restricted. But then there was only one visit anyway, so I'm inclined to wonder who it was doing the looking...

Also, thanks to whoever is voting for my comic on Top Web Comics! At the time of writing, there have been 39 votes this month, and I'm presently ranked 987th! (out of 6,693 listed)

Monday 12 July 2010

WOOHOO! I managed to fix the laptop myself! I did get some inspiration from my brother Patrick (who's a real whiz with computer hardware; I'm more a software-focused person), who told me there were some screws I needed to find and deal with... I found them, and succeeded in getting into where I needed to be to investigate and clean up - at one point, I was literally flossing the ventilation grill! Anyway, it's done wonders for my electronic friend, and I don't have to worry about the thing dropping dead on me! Yay!

Wednesday 7 July 2010

AAARGH! I'm really sorry that today's comic is so very, very late! The other day, I decided to give my laptop a reformat-and-reinstall, because it was suffering from various problems. But it seems that I've made it worse, because it's overheating like crazy! Also, the PAINT.NET program that I've been using isn't behaving properly at all, so I've been turning the air a fine old shade of blue *sigh*. Still, it's finally online!

I hope I can get the PC fixed - or at least find some willing soul to donate their old one...

Monday 5 July 2010

Okay, I'm back! It was nice to have a bit of a break from drawing (and it's not like I make money from the thing, so I wasn't losing anything). Still having trouble trying to find stuff that's as funny as the earlier work, but who knows what might happen?

In the break, two more countries visited the site: Malawi and Colombia! Welcome to both!