These thoughts are, fortunately, almost completely non-political.
The thoughts went like this:
1) I think I’ll take the day off, and just sketch in books. No buffer-fu.
2) Nah, I think I’ll take the WEEK off from buffer-fu. I’ll just sketch in books and otherwise relax.
3) Maybe I’ll paint some miniatures. I’ll bring my gaming stuff with me to the Keep today.
A part of that neurochemical gestalt that is my consciousness quailed at these thoughts. These thoughts, after all, are the ones that lesser webcartoonists* revel in when they’re running filler weeks, guest weeks, or life-caught-up-with-me weeks. They’re the same sorts of thoughts that lots of us embrace when we’re procrastinating and collecting a paycheck even though the work’s not done. Sticking it to our employers, you know? (I know. I did it at Novell once in a while.)
I voiced my thoughts, and my quailings. Sandra said, in essence, “GOOD. TAKE THE WEEK OFF. YOU NEED IT.” Apparently having a buffer of only 30 days is acceptable right now. Maybe I’ll let it drop all the way to twenty-five before the quailing knocks me back into my type-A mode. I expect that to happen Monday.
The funny thing? I’m considering it a “vacation” when the only thing I’m doing is fourteen hours’ worth of ultra-repetitive sketching.
(*e.g. anybody with less buffer than me. Oh yeah, I went there.)
Heh. Yes, writing feels like time off to me…
Heh. Yes, writing feels like time off to me…
The reason you have a buffer is so that you can take time off if you need to.
And it sounds like, right now, you need to. So stop feeling guilty.
The reason you have a buffer is so that you can take time off if you need to.
And it sounds like, right now, you need to. So stop feeling guilty.
And the reason for the Buffer Of Unusual Size would be…???
Why, YES- YES, That IS the correct answer!! To take time off to do OTHER things when you need to, to be with your family, and to be able to do things in a reasonable time, (Rather than, say- sketching like a fiend and overdosing on ibuprofen while you’re at it…)
STOP Feeling guilty and go…
(Sheesh!)
BOUSes? I don’t think they exist.
*TACKLEGLOMP!!!!*
And once more I spit milk all over my screen.
I wonder if, by the time all the sketch editions are finished, Howard’s hand twitches in the pattern of our favorite amorf?
Could we slip a pen into his hand as he sleeps and get some interesting spasm doodles?
*Hands over a screen cleaner, even as she’s giggling over the idea of “Spasm doodles”…*
And the reason for the Buffer Of Unusual Size would be…???
Why, YES- YES, That IS the correct answer!! To take time off to do OTHER things when you need to, to be with your family, and to be able to do things in a reasonable time, (Rather than, say- sketching like a fiend and overdosing on ibuprofen while you’re at it…)
STOP Feeling guilty and go…
(Sheesh!)
BOUSes? I don’t think they exist.
*TACKLEGLOMP!!!!*
And once more I spit milk all over my screen.
I wonder if, by the time all the sketch editions are finished, Howard’s hand twitches in the pattern of our favorite amorf?
Could we slip a pen into his hand as he sleeps and get some interesting spasm doodles?
*Hands over a screen cleaner, even as she’s giggling over the idea of “Spasm doodles”…*
Wow, I wish I could create a buffer as a recording artist…
By the way, which Keep? Also: Warhammer 40k, or what’s your game?
His secret lair, which is where he keeps prisoner a golden dragon, the actual writer of the strip, feeding it only the occasional wandering neighbor or unsuspecting up-and-coming author (LOOK OUT DAN AND BRANDON!).
Or Dragon’s Keep. A local comic book shop. At least… that’s what he will probably tell you…
Wow, I wish I could create a buffer as a recording artist…
By the way, which Keep? Also: Warhammer 40k, or what’s your game?
His secret lair, which is where he keeps prisoner a golden dragon, the actual writer of the strip, feeding it only the occasional wandering neighbor or unsuspecting up-and-coming author (LOOK OUT DAN AND BRANDON!).
Or Dragon’s Keep. A local comic book shop. At least… that’s what he will probably tell you…
Dude? You are the example I hold up to new cartoonists who want to get into the trade (webcomic trade, that is). I state to them: Create a six week buffer! Look at Schock Mercenary, which has not once missed an update. And why? Because he has a Buffer of Unusual Size!
Okay, maybe yours isn’t six weeks… but considering you’re updating daily (and not even weekdaily), a 30 update buffer ain’t nothing to sneeze at! ^^
Take some time off. That’s what the buffer’s for. Just make it up later. 😉
Rob H.
Dude? You are the example I hold up to new cartoonists who want to get into the trade (webcomic trade, that is). I state to them: Create a six week buffer! Look at Schock Mercenary, which has not once missed an update. And why? Because he has a Buffer of Unusual Size!
Okay, maybe yours isn’t six weeks… but considering you’re updating daily (and not even weekdaily), a 30 update buffer ain’t nothing to sneeze at! ^^
Take some time off. That’s what the buffer’s for. Just make it up later. 😉
Rob H.
Howard! Enjoy the doodling!
Howard! Enjoy the doodling!