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3/15/09
Beware the Ides of March. For I may update the site with no warning.
Contest results are in! I'm working on the free sketches for all of you. To see higher-reolution versions of the entries, go here.
So, the state of the comic. Some things I can do with a baby in my lap. (In fact, he's in my lap as I type this.) Drawing continues to not be one of them. Still, I'm trying to get back into the habit. I'm picking at old pages, trying to get some of the unfinished ones colored. Every time I look at the first three pages of Chapter 1, I cringe. Really, the text on those three pages whould be spread out over eight pages. I was such a n00b back then. >_< Anyway, I will probably not be fixing that anytime soon, as once I get back to the being able to devote time to drawing, I'll be focusing on the new pages. I'm still very excited about this chapter and I can't wait to get back into it.
That'll still have to wait for the baby to be a little more independent. In the meantime, I'm still offering to take down e-mails for a mailing list - I'll send out an e-mail announcement when the comic officially returns from hiatus. E-mail me at theslyeagle_at_gmail.com, and I'll put you on it. Alternatively, we've got an RSS feed.
I hope to see you all again sometime soon!
1/08/09
I intend to finish the filler over the next week or so. How lame is that?
Benny is a beautiful baby boy, and I love him with all my heart. He also sleeps for no more than two hours at a time, generally speaking. I'm constantly sleep-deprived and have no social life, so it's extra depressing that I rarely find time to even draw. I'm told month 2 is the worst for a baby, but this doesn't do much to cheer me up about how bleak it looks for me to get back into doing this comic any time soon. I'm fairly depressed about it. But, hey, an opportunity for you guys to cheer me up! ...you guys are still out there, right?
The good news is that I haven't lost interest or don't like the comic anymore. I still really want to do it. So it will return. I just can't predict when that will be. The pediatrician has promised me that I should have something of a schedule with the baby by the time he's six months old. I am praying that he settles down closer to three months old, but that's because my prayers of him settling at two months have not been answered. I love this comic, but right now my son is more important. I hope you all can understand.
For those of you who are sick of checking back and getting nothing, feel free to drop me an e-mail at theslyeagle_at_gmail_dot_com, and I'll add you to a mailing list that I'll send out when the comic officially resumes.
My thanks to all of you for still reading.
3/15/09
Aw man... Sly already made an Ides of March reference, which means I can't. Phooey.
Anyhow, a big "thank you" to everyone who entered our contest this year. It's really amazing to have people still willing to put in the time like that for a comic that hasn't updated for... yeah.
Work and school continue to dominate my time. Or try to. I fight them every step of the way. This past week has actually been spring break for me, though it hasn't been all that great because I still have work- and a lot of it. Sly and I have both joined the local dojo. So every Thursday evening we each don a glaringly white gi and belt, my mom comes over to babysit, and we toddle off for a couple hours to come limping home. It's great.
I hope spring is treating everyone all right. It's still fairly tentative around here, but it's working on it- slowly but surely.
1/08/09
Wow. Hey, it's been a really long time, hasn't it? I'm sorry about the sudden hiatus in filler- I mean, baby gets born, everything turns upside down... I almost got back on track, then I got a viral respiratory infection (which was all sorts of "no fun"). Now I'm still not back on track because of various medication difficulties. You'll still get your dragon info... eventually- I promise you that.
Not much else to report on. I'm 24 years old now, and find it no different than 23. I'm still on winter break from school- a fact that I am singularly grateful for every single day. I continue to dislike my job and wish that art actually paid for itself. One day, perhaps.
Ambition's third birthday.. A scary thought. Nevertheless, we find it upon us. While 2008's unproductiveness is exceedingly depressing, I think things like, "BABY" are good excuses. Nevertheless, we aim to do better this year. Much, much better.
New Year's Resolutions? ...I didn't make any. Though in retrospect, they should have been, "I will stop playing so much World of Warcraft. I will stop playing so much World of Warcraft. I will stop playing so much World of Warcraft... Yeah.
Here's to a better and more productive year. Great start, eh? >^.-.^<
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