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So who still reads these? Who cares! Five days ago I managed to launch a project nearly a year in the making. I have been preparing to create a full-length version of The Webyssey. And to that end I have been constructing a video proposal. At time of writing it has earned more than $1,500 of the total $8,000 goal; all thanks to generous people like yourself. Money has come in various amounts from friends, fans and total strangers.

The Webyssey Pledge Video

That's me. That's my spiel. Already convinced? go here to make a donation (Wooo, Money!) Anyway, as you may have noticed from the video (or not, if you didn't watch it) no matter what you pledge, you can expect to get something back. Even a lonely $1 will get you a permanent note of thanks on my website, forever. It's not just money for nothing. Moreover, if we can't reach my target then you lose nothing. Unless enough people pledge to donate, no money changes hands; one pays me anything. It's essentially like saying "I'll throw in a dollar if everyone else does".

And if you can't donate anything, I completely understand that. Sometimes we're so strapped for cash that we can't even afford to give away a single dollar. I get that totally. But you can still help tons! just repost a link to The Webyssey kickstarter page in your Facebook status, Twitter, Tumblr, DeviantArt, or whatever. Just for a day! the more people we can reach with this, the better the chance of someone being interested and giving me money.

Thank you for your time, my chums. The deadline is Valentine's day 2012; won't you be mine? Won't you be MY valentine?
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Jaded is back!

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Seriously, go visit it. New name, and it still needs tarting up, but it's all there, with a new entry.

www.dirtpony.com
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Oh god. What the hell is that? Why, when I click this, does that happen? Where are these lists of links coming from? Why, when I want there to be fewer links, are more links coming into existence? Are they breeding like some hideous fungus? Now what? Woah, woah, woah; sweet child of mine. Why is that blinking? Why doesn't this plug-in work? Why does my comic look like a bad blog? How do I change the title? Where do I insert JPEGs? My foot hurts. WHERE DID ALL THOSE GOD-DAMN BUTTONS COME FROM?!

I haven't written a journal in a while, and I'm not sure if anyone bothers to read these anymore. Anyway. I'm now in the process of trying to redesign my website; tearing away all the musculature and inserting a brand new skeleton and nervous system based on Wordpress.

It is a fucking nightmare. I installed Comicpress, which works on top of Wordpress to give a semi-customisable layout that operates similarly to a blog, navigation and update-wise. The ultimate aim is to make updating my site more pleasant and convenient, as it currently takes up to 45 minutes to rewrite the html every single time.

However, a single problem has made itself quite apparent. It squats on top of my success, like a wicked dragon guarding its treasure.

There are no instructions on how to use Comicpress.

Short of the installation instructions, there is no how-to, no read-me, no faq, no fucking help to speak of. Now, usually I would just start poking away at the interface, trying to figure it out, and believe me, poke I did. For HOURS. The thing is, though, is that Comicpress is essentially a way of tricking Wordpress into doing what you want it to. So you have to know exactly what you want to do, and how to do it, before you trying doing it. So there's not a lot of room for experimentation.

I'm rambling here, but rest assured it's a proper pisser. I'm commissioning a mate of mine to do all the work for me now, while I sit back and work on the next step for reinvigorating my interest in my comic: flagrant self-promotion.

The one thing I've never properly worked on is advertising. I always said I'd wait until I'd been at it at least a year before I started to whore myself about the ghettos of the web. The first step in this mission is guest comics. If he'll take it, I've got one in the works for Scott Ramsoomair  (VG CATS) and then one for Jeff Jaques (Questionable Content). I'll be posting these on the site and on DeviantArt as soon as they're done, regardless of whether they get published or not. Possibly in a different section.

New stuff planned for the site:

- Comic on front page (finally)
- RSS feeds
- Reviews
- Scraps / Portfolio
- mini strips (B/W)
- Calendar archive
- Seperate comments pages
- More Updates (GASP)
- other shit.

If anyone knows where I can find a concise list of instructions for Comicpress, let me know.

Has anyone ever noticed that the Pope rides around in a car protected by six inches of bullet-proof plexiglass? That's a real example of faith in action. You think God loves us all, right? You're his right-hand man. His fucking emissary. But what? You don't trust him to protect you from getting shot? Where the hell is your faith now? Shit - If you're the Pope and you get shot, wouldn't you just assume that's God's plan? What a fucking stupid arsehole.
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I have just now erected a new monument to my questionable talent: a new deviantART account. themangaproject.deviantart.com

It's dedicated to this manga side-project I've got going at the moment. Check it out. However, I haven't decided yet whether I should delete the submissions I have on this account, or just stop posting them, or either, or both.

What do you guys think?
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Men, women. . . children, I will keep this brief. At 2300 hours last night I began entry of a wikipedia page regarding my online comic. No more than ten minutes had passed before the admins lept upon the submission like wolves on a wounded calf, tearing it to shreds to look for a reason to delete it. Currently, all my counter arguments have been sound and rational, but I am clearly fighting a losing battle: they will delete the page in spite of any fine argument. However, hope is not lost. It would be of great help to me if someone else would edit the page as they see necessary, and leave some response for the admins on the 'talk page' giving reasons to not delete the page. I'm counting on you, people, now is the time to stand and fight.

To make matters more difficult for me, the page cannot, for some reason, be searched for via the main database, so here are the links:

The entry - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaded_%2…

The 'talk' page - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Jad…

In order to edit a page or comment on it, you must obviously have signed up for membership, however this is quick and free, and doesn't even require an email confirmation. You could be in and out in fifteen seconds.

Ka-plah, men (women, children)! Ka-plaaaah!
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