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Ozoneocean at 5:16PM, Sept. 9, 2015
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Good on you Genejoke!

@Scarf- can you still create additional pages with the current system or is that bugged out?
Either way, those don't apear to be a popular thing with readers unfortunately.
A good alternative would be to have a comic page or chapter that does the same job and clearly reference it in your archive with a descriptive title so it can be found easily :)

JNP hasn't gotten back ro me with any quotes yet though…
JustNoPoint at 8:41PM, Sept. 9, 2015
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I've contacted a few independants with no luck. I'll step up the look.
Ozoneocean at 9:40PM, Sept. 9, 2015
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Thanks man!
Ironscarf at 2:11AM, Sept. 10, 2015
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ozoneocean wrote:
@Scarf- can you still create additional pages with the current system or is that bugged out?
Either way, those don't apear to be a popular thing with readers unfortunately.

As far as I know there has never been a way to create additional pages with the current system, which might have something to do with their lack of popularity.



I'm going to a place called Hell Lane to pick some sloe berries. Nothing says christmas like sloe gin!
Ozoneocean at 7:23AM, Sept. 10, 2015
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Ya, there's a way to make additional pages. Here's a shitty one I made as a test page ages ago: http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Pinky_TA/intro/
It's on the “subpages” tab of your comic control panel.

I love your new slogan!
Genejoke at 3:22PM, Sept. 10, 2015
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Yeah, I have a sub page for Lore. I added a link to it in misc links on comic page.
Ironscarf at 8:04AM, Sept. 11, 2015
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You are both streets ahead of me - how did I never manage to see this? Finally I have a place to list cast bios and give away free moustaches. Thanks a million chaps!

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Took a walk past W. Heath Robinson's house this morning. It has one of those blue plaques they put up to denote famous ex residents. Not a comic artist as such, but still a great source of inspiration for those of us who like to draw the funnies, such as his wartime plans to thwart invading Germans.

Lonnehart at 2:26PM, Sept. 11, 2015
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That would work well on Guam. Just direct them to Tarague Beach (where the rocks are so sharp you have to wear heavy duty boots and clothing just to walk around without getting hurt). :)
Ozoneocean at 8:40PM, Sept. 13, 2015
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That's genious Scarf!

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I've almost finished with my sword redesign. As soon as I get my silver wire I can embark on the final tricky stage of attempting to try and put it all back together again…

Gotta I twist all that wire together nice and neatly, without damaging it, wrap the leather around the grip, wrap the wire around the lot, then try and force that onto the sword tang with the nicely polished 3 bar guard and hilt ring, THEN try and force the backstrap on so that the holes through it line up with the hole in the grip AND the tang…
…so that I can hammer a pin through both and peen it in on either side. That'll be the hardest part.

But if I get it all right it'll look great and be pretty unique: You won't be able to buy a fat bladed sabre like that off the shelf unless you find an antique like it.

I like my things to be uncommon and unique if possible, which is one of the reasons I'm not fond of a lot of Apple stuff.
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Ironscarf at 5:39AM, Sept. 14, 2015
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My daughter loves to drag me into the apple store - my idea of hell. It's just a lot of tables, with people standing around ogling the holy artefacts and looking very pleased with themselves. As soon as you're in a “unique individual” wants to connect you with apple. It's similar to other tortures, but you have to attatch the electrodes yourself.
Lonnehart wrote:
That would work well on Guam. Just direct them to Tarague Beach (where the rocks are so sharp you have to wear heavy duty boots and clothing just to walk around without getting hurt). :)

Sounds like the ideal place for a quiet picnic. Handy if you've forgotten your can opener too!
bravo1102 at 6:56AM, Sept. 14, 2015
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Lonnehart wrote:
That would work well on Guam. Just direct them to Tarague Beach (where the rocks are so sharp you have to wear heavy duty boots and clothing just to walk around without getting hurt). :)
Which is why of course it's listed as a place to see in the tourist guide. They always do that just to see how many idiots show up in flip-flops.
Lonnehart at 8:43AM, Sept. 14, 2015
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Been to Tarague a few times. You COULD get around in flip flops/slippers/zorries, but the pounding waves at high tide make that very difficult. The place has cut me up more than once, even while wearing Battle Dress Uniform during my time with the Army Reserve (my boots got torn up there so I got a reissue).

*whew* Finally the Nether gets added to Minecraft Pocket Edition, bringing the mobile game closer to its PC older brother. Only one small problem… the update's full of BUGS!!!

And in other news, apparently the creator of Minecraft is unhappy being rich…
Genejoke at 12:19AM, Sept. 17, 2015
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unhappy being rich… perhaps he wasn't happy before. Or maybe he could donate it all to struggling artists…
tupapayon at 11:31AM, Sept. 17, 2015
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Lonnehart wrote:
And in other news, apparently the creator of Minecraft is unhappy being rich…
I don't want to be rich, I just want to have lots of money…
HippieVan at 8:45PM, Sept. 17, 2015
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It's been a crazy week back at school! My honours courses are really starting off quite quickly - I've already got a ton of readings to do.

I'm probably most excited for my Russian history course (more specifically it's on Russian-Ukrainian encounters in the 19th century). I've wanted to take a course with the prof for ages, but he's been on sabbatical and whatnot so he hasn't taught a course in a while. I'm the only girl in the class, which is very weird at my university and especially in history classes - although there are only seven of us in total.

I'm quite worried about my Curatorial Practicum course. Most of the other students are either grad students or are in Art History, so I'm worried that I'll get lost in the seminar discussions. I've heard the professor is tough, too…not so much in terms of grading, but in terms of dishing out criticism. So there will probably be some tears shed over this course, but I think it will be really good experience for me.

And I had a really good meeting with my favourite professor who I'm doing a directed reading course with next semester! He seems really excited about the theme I've chosen and had some great ideas for books and topics that we can look at. He also gave me some really good advice as I've been having a bit of a “what-should-I-do-with-my-life” crisis.

I've also been out just about every evening over the past week. Between the upcoming election and seeing school friends again there's been a lot of socialising. Hopefully it will tide me over when I'm locked in my room writing a million essays.
Genejoke wrote:
unhappy being rich… perhaps he wasn't happy before. Or maybe he could donate it all to struggling artists…
Nice try. ;)
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Ozoneocean at 11:05AM, Sept. 18, 2015
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I think you'll do fine Hippie! You have just the right attitude to do well in such an environment with those challenges.
Match made in heaven :D
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My sword project has his a small snag: the pure silver wire that's supposed to wrap the hilt of my swod snaps when I'm in the process of twisting it. It twists beautifully, but the untwisted strands held in the clamps I use for the rwisting frequently break. So I have wasted pure silve wire that's good for nothing.

Next up I've ordered some stirling silver instead, it should be a lot strronger!
If that fails too though I will resort to stainless steel.
bravo1102 at 12:05PM, Sept. 19, 2015
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So far it has taken me about 7 hours to clean up and put away all the stuff used in the last comic. Talk about lots of props, costumes and figures. Still a bunch of weaponry to find a home for.
tupapayon at 6:26AM, Sept. 20, 2015
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Friday afternoon I had a little surgery… I couldn't move (or wasn't allowed to, anyways) for about 8 hours… So they kept me overnight… but the next day my cellphone could not be found… It's possible that they will find it, but somehow I don't feel too optimistic about it… except for my surgery, I feel a lot better…
Lonnehart at 5:12PM, Sept. 20, 2015
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tupapayon wrote:
Friday afternoon I had a little surgery… I couldn't move (or wasn't allowed to, anyways) for about 8 hours… So they kept me overnight… but the next day my cellphone could not be found… It's possible that they will find it, but somehow I don't feel too optimistic about it… except for my surgery, I feel a lot better…
I know this feeling all too well. I had surgery myself a few years ago. I took the option for a spinal anesthetic because if I had gone with sleeping gas I would've suffocated due to having to lie on my stomach for the surgery.

Imagine hours later… your bladder is full but you can't relieve yourself due to the anesthetic blocking the function of certain muscles. Thanks to the nurse's suggestion, I never appreciated the power of gravity more than I did that day. T_T
Ozoneocean at 7:53PM, Sept. 20, 2015
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I'm glad you're ok now tupapayon! You seem to have had a bad time of it with your health lately.
HippieVan at 9:42PM, Sept. 20, 2015
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tupapayon wrote:
Friday afternoon I had a little surgery… I couldn't move (or wasn't allowed to, anyways) for about 8 hours… So they kept me overnight… but the next day my cellphone could not be found… It's possible that they will find it, but somehow I don't feel too optimistic about it… except for my surgery, I feel a lot better…
Glad you're feeling better now, tupapayon!

ozoneocean wrote:
I think you'll do fine Hippie! You have just the right attitude to do well in such an environment with those challenges.
Match made in heaven :D
Thanks, oz! It's always nice to get a little vote of confidence. :)



My readings for this week are crazy! I have to do the normal readings for my Russian history course but then I'm also doing a presentation the following week on that week's readings, so I want to have both done a week from now. And then the readings from my other classes on top of that. Usually I break up my readings day-by-day and it's not so bad, but even having done that it's only the first day and I'm behind. D: It always takes longer to read things that I have to engage with more deeply, i.e. write or present on.



I just finished reading a really interesting book for my Curatorial course called Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art. It's always a treat when I get to read non-academic books for classes! The guy who masterminded the con seemed like a complete sociopath who lured a lot of vulnerable people into participating in his crimes. The public seems to have largely forgiven the forger himself, which is kind of nice as he seems from the book and other readings like an alright guy who was in a tough situation. They've even given him a few TV shows. I really enjoyed it, but as a history student/museum lover it was kind of painful to read about people tampering with artifacts and archives!
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KimLuster at 3:49PM, Sept. 21, 2015
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You're making me want to read The Brothers Karamazov again!
HippieVan at 5:05PM, Sept. 21, 2015
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KimLuster wrote:
You're making me want to read The Brothers Karamazov again!
Always a good choice! Have you read The Double? It's really atmospheric and creepy, one of my favourites of Dostoevsky (and much shorter than The Brothers Karamazov!).
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KimLuster at 7:20PM, Sept. 21, 2015
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HippieVan wrote:
KimLuster wrote:
You're making me want to read The Brothers Karamazov again!
Always a good choice! Have you read The Double? It's really atmospheric and creepy, one of my favourites of Dostoevsky (and much shorter than The Brothers Karamazov!).
I haven't - that's what I should do! The Brothers really does require more time than I have…!
Ozoneocean at 12:16AM, Sept. 22, 2015
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HippieVan wrote:
I just finished reading a really interesting book for my Curatorial course called Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art. It's always a treat when I get to read non-academic books for classes! The guy who masterminded the con seemed like a complete sociopath who lured a lot of vulnerable people into participating in his crimes. The public seems to have largely forgiven the forger himself, which is kind of nice as he seems from the book and other readings like an alright guy who was in a tough situation. They've even given him a few TV shows. I really enjoyed it, but as a history student/museum lover it was kind of painful to read about people tampering with artifacts and archives!
I haven't read that, but the history of the 20th century attitude to all art is pretty interesting and not often questioned too closely:
My is Leonardo da Vinci so famous now? What's the big deal with the Mona Lisa? Why is Van Gough so celebrated? Those sorts of things.

As young students we're led to beleive there's a holy progression of art from a begining towards some sort of enlghtenment… Which is all a completely silly, totally artifical narrative. There is no progression, just changes in style according to fashion, cultural influence (mixing with other cultures) and cultural needs (religion etc).
In the 20th century people would write about the art that happened to make it into museums and major collections and base their theories on that, not wondering WHY those peices made it into the collections, which is more important in many ways.
Van Gough and daVinci are two great examples of artists where attitudes towards them have been driven by collectors.
bravo1102 at 1:57AM, Sept. 22, 2015
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I just finished Genshiken and Genshiken Nidaime. Great slice of life about otaku. Not necesasrily laugh out loud but well drawn characters who actually change over the series and grow because it takes place over years from Comicfest to Comicfest ro college graduation. It's also refreshing to see college characters as opposed to everyone stuck in 9th or 10th grade.
The references to other anime are funny as all get out when you notice them. Genshiken was done in 2006-7 and Genshiken Nidaime (second generation) was done in 2013 but it follows the story line chronologically only happening a year later. But what a year! Watch for the Easter eggs and how one character is based on Rika from Haganai (who I love. Gotta love an enthusiatic pervert who subverts everything into her own fantasies) And there may be more to come as the ending was kind of open implying that life goes on… An ending that isn't really an ending, just the climax to that chapter of life.
Ironscarf at 2:00AM, Sept. 22, 2015
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Glad to hear you're on the up tupapayon.

Van Gogh, or at least a version of his life story, came to represent how people understood modern art and artists for some reason. It's a story loosely based on fact that makes it very difficult to look at his work objectively.
The same is true for da Vinci, who is supposed to be this renaissance genius who invented the modern world before anyone else thought of it. This seems to come from interpretations of his doodles well after the fact - they had no influence on science. His anatomical drawings are deservedly famous. The most interesting thing about the Mona Lisa is all the parodies it generates. Dali's is still my favourite.

HippieVan at 2:13PM, Sept. 22, 2015
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Dali. <3 I will forever cherish his episode of What's My Line, in which he basically refuses to answer “No” to any question.
ozoneocean wrote:
I haven't read that, but the history of the 20th century attitude to all art is pretty interesting and not often questioned too closely:
My is Leonardo da Vinci so famous now? What's the big deal with the Mona Lisa? Why is Van Gough so celebrated? Those sorts of things.

The book definitely raises some interesting questions about these things! There's one interesting bit where one of the forger's works is declared by the buyer to be the artist's greatest masterpiece, and he still sort of believes that even after it's revealed as a forgery. But of course it loses all value both to collectors and galleries once it's exposed.
The forger also becomes very cynical about galleries and art collectors, as they jump to buy his forgeries because of the signature on them even when they aren't very good. At the same time I think he enjoys having his work displayed, having failed as an artist in his own right.



Being in a class with art history students is going to take some getting used to. Their form of history is a lot more touchy-feely than my usual history classes. And they talk about art with this real reverence - I love art, but my interest has always been mostly in things like comics and storybook illustrations. So when they're talking about how art is an expression of the soul and whatnot, I find myself a bit skeptical.
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tupapayon at 3:58PM, Sept. 22, 2015
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Thank you all for your good wishes… and yes, I feel I'm getting somewhere… either recovery or grave. but somewhere…
HippieVan wrote:
Being in a class with art history students is going to take some getting used to. Their form of history is a lot more touchy-feely than my usual art classes. And they talk about art with this real reverence - I love art, but my interest has always been mostly in things like comics and storybook illustrations. So when they're talking about how art is an expression of the soul and whatnot, I find myself a bit skeptical.
I once met this art student, told him I liked drawing… we talked a little about art, classic artist… when he saw my drawings he said with certain desdain: Oh! They're cartoons… we never became friends… go figure…
HippieVan at 12:14PM, Sept. 23, 2015
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Just lost a bid on ebay for a beautiful vintage compact…it was unused, gold with a peacock etched into it. So pretty. :( I think ebay auctions are too stressful for me.
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