News, Views and Just Plain Schmooze...

Monday 13 December 2010

As you can imagine, I was pretty depressed about my laptop dying. I shouldn't really be surprised, because I've had it in the order of about four years or so, and it's had a lot of usage. Still, when it's your primary source of entertainment, from doing this comic to watching video online, it hits you pretty hard.

I have a spare computer, that I rescued from a friend who was throwing it away - that's how I managed to get this update to the site. But here's how old the computer is: my pocket computer has more memory than the PC... and I found it easier to do the above picture on that pocket computer (no mouse on the PC!)

All being well, the computer my friend is kindly donating to me will be able to do the business, at least until I can afford a new one. But given that I've got more important financial obligations than buying myself a new computer (no matter how important the computer itself is to me), the whole issue hangs in the balance. As I say, please keep your fingers crossed for me.

Monday 6 December 2010

Nothing really to do with the comic at all, but as of yesterday, I've been in the USA for five years! If I can get the $685 to start the process, I'll try for citizenship! (cue ironic laughter...)

Monday 29 November 2010

200 strips! I really can't believe I've managed to keep going this long... To those of you still reading the comic after all this time, thank you!

Monday 15 November 2010

Well, I've got over the worst of my cold, but it's still lingering *mutter*. Sorry for not doing a comic for last Wednesday...

Monday 8 November 2010

Guatemala brings the country total to 92, while in the USA, there have been over 4,000 visits! (4,031 out of the total 7,426 since 22 Dec 2008). Yay!

Right now, I've got a bloody annoying cold - luckily, I'd done the biggest part of the work for today's comic before the cold set in, but I'm not sure if there'll be a Wednesday comic. Don't get me wrong: I'm not one of those stereotypical men who make out that their suffering's much worse than it really is - but when you have to stop whatever you're doing every few seconds to wipe or blow your nose, it gets rather irritating! I hope it's eased up by Tuesday night, if not cleared up, but don't get your hopes up :(