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Interview with me and Jack creator David Hopkins
Posted a year agoZaeryn (
doktorhaus) had recently interviewed 
pepeblupew and has followed that up with a second interview, this time with me participating as well!
We discuss the webcomic Jack including the history as well as future plans for the story, and I talk about my history with the multifurry fandom (and how Dave's to blame for it) as well as my webcomics At Arm's Length , Off-Centaured and After Forever.
doktorhaus) had recently interviewed 
pepeblupew and has followed that up with a second interview, this time with me participating as well!We discuss the webcomic Jack including the history as well as future plans for the story, and I talk about my history with the multifurry fandom (and how Dave's to blame for it) as well as my webcomics At Arm's Length , Off-Centaured and After Forever.
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Marplecat's Art Raffle!
Posted a year ago
marplecat is hosting an art raffle for three different drawings and will move forward when she gets 1500 followers.Details:
ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄɪᴘᴀᴛᴇ:
✧ Be watching her, new watches are always welcome! ✧
✧ Fave her journal submission (Below) ✧
✧ Reply to the comment below with your character reference (optional) (Obviously on HER journal, not this one) ✧
Additional details about how to participate are here:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55292156/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55292156/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55292156/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55292156/
A tale of getting took: A scammer warning
Posted 2 years agoHello young kiddies and gather around, for I have a tale to tell you of how your dear uncle Darkwing got taken in by a scammer and let my tale of woe be a lesson to the rest of you in the fandom.
Part 1: "Wanna check out my gallery?"
I was PMed on Twitter by an enterprising fellow named Shika_UwU5 who was offering me commissions.
Actually, I'm an artist and I'm looking for some emergency commissions, So I was wondering if you can help me out by commissioning some Character Arts, NSFW Arts or anything related to Twitch Arts or Vtube/VRchat models.
Mate, I have to pay the house rent now and I need $160 right If you give it, I will save myself the trouble
Now, a red flag should have gone up here, and I'll admit, I'm naturally skeptical of anyone who comes up to me wanting money, but I'd encountered artists before that need money for bills, so this wasn't a deal breaker for me like it might be for some folks. They directed me to their art account, @TheKasumi_Arts, and continued the conversation from there.
I ended up commissioning them for a pic of my character Clare, which was delivered to me about a week or so after I paid. (https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50832803/) This is an important part of this story: I actually got the first pic, "proving" that this artist would do the work and were trustworthy.
A side note, which will come up more later: the artist really wanted me to pay on CashApp. I did not have an account and asked if I could pay on PayPal, like 99% of the artists I deal with. After much groaning, they finally relented, but they asked if I could pay a little more since Paypal charges more. Another red flag, but not a big one.
Part 2: "Do any of your friends need any art?"
This is the part of the story, in retrospect, I feel most guilty for. I had requested the artist move the conversation to Discord, because Twitter PMs are a pain in the butt to search through for past conversations (you can't do word searches like you can on Discord or Telegram, you have to endlessly scroll up to find old discussions). This was in late January at this point, and Kasumi's story had switched heavily to money woes at this point. They have a kid, their husband left them and they don't know where he is, their parents kicked them out, etc. Because of this, they were asking if anyone else could take some art.
I had recommended the artist to a few friends at this point. I'm not sure how many responded, but at least two of them started getting contacted by the artist (I would not find out until later how often they were begging them for money). But a few of my friends did take them up on it. I was their unofficial herald during this time, trying to get folks to commission them.
Part 3: "Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope!"
This is where my real stupidity comes in. At this point, I had commissioned the artist, but the sob stories continued. They needed money for a medical procedure and they needed it fast and NO ONE was commissioning them. There's a whole bunch of stuff here, and I eventually caved and agreed to pay them in exchange for more art later. Dumbest decision of my life, but I did it. My logic, if you need one, is they'd do art for me for months. Okay, great deal right? The tactic, at this point, has switched from needing money fast for bills to seeing me as their white knight to rescue them.
After the procedure supposedly took place, they were too weak to do any work immediately (this was explained in advance so that wasn't a surprise) but afterward they really started getting pushy about needing more money. At this point, I'm deeply suspicious, but sunk cost fallacy is kicking in. I've already spent so much, I might as well ride this out.
Part 4. "I have a commission job, but I need money to buy back my art tools!"
The artist now told me they had an animation project to work on, but they previously had put some of their computer equipment in hock to pay for bills. They pleaded with me for more money, this time promising me they'd never ask for another penny. This is an important part of the story later. I told them this last one would be a loan, because I already spent enough on art. This was my last payment. They agreed, and they'd start work on my art soon.
It's at this point that I *finally* got my second drawing. Just enough dopamine hit to keep me strung along, I suppose.
Part 5. "Okay, I know I said I wouldn't ask for any more money, but..."
The artist had a new request for me: Can I please give them $5000? They promise they will work exclusively for me for months, and that a family member will give them money later from an upcoming landsale. Yeah, sounds ridiculous right? I completely lost it at this point. When they refused to stop asking, I blocked them. I share this info with my friends who I know was dealing with them.
The red flags were all there: the artist needed money quickly all the time; please send on CashApp; no, they couldn't sign up for government assistance because of whatever reasons, money from outside sources were always coming in the future; and oh yeah, the sentence structure of the conversation was always off. Repeated phrases, etc. Definitely not a native English speaker. Also, the original account, Shika_UwU5, is almost always exclusively asking for commissions and DMs on Twitter. Their time line is always replying to other discussions, offering commission services, etc. They never bring up the owners supposedly medical needs or sob stories, just can you commission me over and over again.
I was originaly willing to accept my losses as a life lesson. More money then I ever wanted to spend, but I'm still fine. Trust me, nothing really hurt but my pride, and more seriously, my sense of guilt that I involved my friends in this and that i could have spent the money on something else.
Part 6. "Can we just talk about this?"
As you can guess, that wasn't the end of it. They contacted me on Discord with another account, pleading to listen to them. Now just so you know, I'm not giving this person another cent, but I decide to hear them out out of idle curiosity if nothing else. They promise they're working on the art, not just for me but for my friend who also blocked them, and they understand my concerns. At this point, if I get any more art, I'm considering it a win.
No less than 30 minutes later, they're switching the conversation back to needing $5000. This person is absolutely incorrigable. They will not take a hint. No matter how many times I tell them I'm not giving them any more money, they plead for more. So now, here we are. I feel the need to name names in this case because the person was just so relentless about wanting to soak me for more money.
I have no one but myself to blame for falling for all this. Like a lot of dupes, I didn't think it would happen to me. And when it was happening, I was in denial because I wanted to believe there was a logical explanation for it. But there's not: this person is either a con artist or a gold digger, and they will use any story to wring money out of marks: upselling commissions (Can you please take the more expensive option?) sob stories (I need help! No one will help me!) and shaming tactics (You're hurting me by not giving me money)
I've attempted to get my money back through the app, minus the money for the few times she actually provided the art. Hey, I paid for them (boy, did I pay!).
So take this as life lesson for others: if you're a regular commissioner, be skeptical if you get out of the blue commission offers. I'm not saying everyone is a scammer, but just know that the ones who are con artists are specifically targeting furries and other folks on social media who post their commissions regularly. That's a calling card for these types of con artists that you have money to spend.
The person I've been dealing with:
The Twitter accounts:
https://twitter.com/Shika_UwU5
https://twitter.com/TheKasumi_Arts
Discord accounts:
Kasumi#4151
Artisty~kasumi~#8012
Austin jack#3922
CashApp account:
$techcuber (name: Mohsin Sethi)
APRIL UPDATE: Two things of note here. (1) I was not able to get the money back, both CashApp and my credit card's fraud department basically said, in the most diplomatic way possible, they couldn't prove it was fraud and it was my fault for falling for it. I knew it was a long shot, still, it would have been nice to get the money.
(2) The person is still contacting me. They have several more Discord accounts (all predating their contacting me, so who knows how many people they've pulled this on) and each time I blocked one they'd contact me again. It's tiresome. Oh, and get this: now they're claiming the person who scammed most of the money from me was another person they foolishly gave control of their account to, and that person had SCAMMED them too. And since they're so scammed and everything, they really need more money now!
They did finally finish (or got another artist to, mostly likely) a friend's commission, but it was not worth the amount of money he paid for it. This person is always wanting multiple hundreds of doillars for commissions, and then turning in work that you could very easily get from some beginning artist offering $50 slots. This would be like someone begging you to pay them hundreds of dollars to eat at their restaurant, and they finally seat you months later, they give your a candy bar for your meal. This is one step above just running off with the money as far as I'm concerned.
Part 1: "Wanna check out my gallery?"
I was PMed on Twitter by an enterprising fellow named Shika_UwU5 who was offering me commissions.
Actually, I'm an artist and I'm looking for some emergency commissions, So I was wondering if you can help me out by commissioning some Character Arts, NSFW Arts or anything related to Twitch Arts or Vtube/VRchat models.
Mate, I have to pay the house rent now and I need $160 right If you give it, I will save myself the trouble
Now, a red flag should have gone up here, and I'll admit, I'm naturally skeptical of anyone who comes up to me wanting money, but I'd encountered artists before that need money for bills, so this wasn't a deal breaker for me like it might be for some folks. They directed me to their art account, @TheKasumi_Arts, and continued the conversation from there.
I ended up commissioning them for a pic of my character Clare, which was delivered to me about a week or so after I paid. (https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50832803/) This is an important part of this story: I actually got the first pic, "proving" that this artist would do the work and were trustworthy.
A side note, which will come up more later: the artist really wanted me to pay on CashApp. I did not have an account and asked if I could pay on PayPal, like 99% of the artists I deal with. After much groaning, they finally relented, but they asked if I could pay a little more since Paypal charges more. Another red flag, but not a big one.
Part 2: "Do any of your friends need any art?"
This is the part of the story, in retrospect, I feel most guilty for. I had requested the artist move the conversation to Discord, because Twitter PMs are a pain in the butt to search through for past conversations (you can't do word searches like you can on Discord or Telegram, you have to endlessly scroll up to find old discussions). This was in late January at this point, and Kasumi's story had switched heavily to money woes at this point. They have a kid, their husband left them and they don't know where he is, their parents kicked them out, etc. Because of this, they were asking if anyone else could take some art.
I had recommended the artist to a few friends at this point. I'm not sure how many responded, but at least two of them started getting contacted by the artist (I would not find out until later how often they were begging them for money). But a few of my friends did take them up on it. I was their unofficial herald during this time, trying to get folks to commission them.
Part 3: "Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope!"
This is where my real stupidity comes in. At this point, I had commissioned the artist, but the sob stories continued. They needed money for a medical procedure and they needed it fast and NO ONE was commissioning them. There's a whole bunch of stuff here, and I eventually caved and agreed to pay them in exchange for more art later. Dumbest decision of my life, but I did it. My logic, if you need one, is they'd do art for me for months. Okay, great deal right? The tactic, at this point, has switched from needing money fast for bills to seeing me as their white knight to rescue them.
After the procedure supposedly took place, they were too weak to do any work immediately (this was explained in advance so that wasn't a surprise) but afterward they really started getting pushy about needing more money. At this point, I'm deeply suspicious, but sunk cost fallacy is kicking in. I've already spent so much, I might as well ride this out.
Part 4. "I have a commission job, but I need money to buy back my art tools!"
The artist now told me they had an animation project to work on, but they previously had put some of their computer equipment in hock to pay for bills. They pleaded with me for more money, this time promising me they'd never ask for another penny. This is an important part of the story later. I told them this last one would be a loan, because I already spent enough on art. This was my last payment. They agreed, and they'd start work on my art soon.
It's at this point that I *finally* got my second drawing. Just enough dopamine hit to keep me strung along, I suppose.
Part 5. "Okay, I know I said I wouldn't ask for any more money, but..."
The artist had a new request for me: Can I please give them $5000? They promise they will work exclusively for me for months, and that a family member will give them money later from an upcoming landsale. Yeah, sounds ridiculous right? I completely lost it at this point. When they refused to stop asking, I blocked them. I share this info with my friends who I know was dealing with them.
The red flags were all there: the artist needed money quickly all the time; please send on CashApp; no, they couldn't sign up for government assistance because of whatever reasons, money from outside sources were always coming in the future; and oh yeah, the sentence structure of the conversation was always off. Repeated phrases, etc. Definitely not a native English speaker. Also, the original account, Shika_UwU5, is almost always exclusively asking for commissions and DMs on Twitter. Their time line is always replying to other discussions, offering commission services, etc. They never bring up the owners supposedly medical needs or sob stories, just can you commission me over and over again.
I was originaly willing to accept my losses as a life lesson. More money then I ever wanted to spend, but I'm still fine. Trust me, nothing really hurt but my pride, and more seriously, my sense of guilt that I involved my friends in this and that i could have spent the money on something else.
Part 6. "Can we just talk about this?"
As you can guess, that wasn't the end of it. They contacted me on Discord with another account, pleading to listen to them. Now just so you know, I'm not giving this person another cent, but I decide to hear them out out of idle curiosity if nothing else. They promise they're working on the art, not just for me but for my friend who also blocked them, and they understand my concerns. At this point, if I get any more art, I'm considering it a win.
No less than 30 minutes later, they're switching the conversation back to needing $5000. This person is absolutely incorrigable. They will not take a hint. No matter how many times I tell them I'm not giving them any more money, they plead for more. So now, here we are. I feel the need to name names in this case because the person was just so relentless about wanting to soak me for more money.
I have no one but myself to blame for falling for all this. Like a lot of dupes, I didn't think it would happen to me. And when it was happening, I was in denial because I wanted to believe there was a logical explanation for it. But there's not: this person is either a con artist or a gold digger, and they will use any story to wring money out of marks: upselling commissions (Can you please take the more expensive option?) sob stories (I need help! No one will help me!) and shaming tactics (You're hurting me by not giving me money)
I've attempted to get my money back through the app, minus the money for the few times she actually provided the art. Hey, I paid for them (boy, did I pay!).
So take this as life lesson for others: if you're a regular commissioner, be skeptical if you get out of the blue commission offers. I'm not saying everyone is a scammer, but just know that the ones who are con artists are specifically targeting furries and other folks on social media who post their commissions regularly. That's a calling card for these types of con artists that you have money to spend.
The person I've been dealing with:
The Twitter accounts:
https://twitter.com/Shika_UwU5
https://twitter.com/TheKasumi_Arts
Discord accounts:
Kasumi#4151
Artisty~kasumi~#8012
Austin jack#3922
CashApp account:
$techcuber (name: Mohsin Sethi)
APRIL UPDATE: Two things of note here. (1) I was not able to get the money back, both CashApp and my credit card's fraud department basically said, in the most diplomatic way possible, they couldn't prove it was fraud and it was my fault for falling for it. I knew it was a long shot, still, it would have been nice to get the money.
(2) The person is still contacting me. They have several more Discord accounts (all predating their contacting me, so who knows how many people they've pulled this on) and each time I blocked one they'd contact me again. It's tiresome. Oh, and get this: now they're claiming the person who scammed most of the money from me was another person they foolishly gave control of their account to, and that person had SCAMMED them too. And since they're so scammed and everything, they really need more money now!
They did finally finish (or got another artist to, mostly likely) a friend's commission, but it was not worth the amount of money he paid for it. This person is always wanting multiple hundreds of doillars for commissions, and then turning in work that you could very easily get from some beginning artist offering $50 slots. This would be like someone begging you to pay them hundreds of dollars to eat at their restaurant, and they finally seat you months later, they give your a candy bar for your meal. This is one step above just running off with the money as far as I'm concerned.
Not very good at the journal thing
Posted 3 years agoHeya all,
I realize I barely ever use this function. Anything anyone would like to know about?
I realize I barely ever use this function. Anything anyone would like to know about?
Happy 10th Anniversary for "At Arm's Length"!
Posted 7 years agoHello friends, loyal readers, long-time fans and random people who ended up on my page for God knows what reason!
Today marks the 10 year anniversary of the start of my webcomic, "At Arm's Length"! http://www.atarmslength.net/
My wonderiferous story has been at it for a decade! I'm so proud of my and my co-creators' accomplishment! Thanks to Cubist and Brooke for their years of hard work, and all the fans who've read and supporting the comic!
Thanks so much!
Today marks the 10 year anniversary of the start of my webcomic, "At Arm's Length"! http://www.atarmslength.net/
My wonderiferous story has been at it for a decade! I'm so proud of my and my co-creators' accomplishment! Thanks to Cubist and Brooke for their years of hard work, and all the fans who've read and supporting the comic!
Thanks so much!
Merry Christmas
Posted 7 years agoHeya all! I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Hopefully next year will bring you plenty of joy too!
NFL has no right to complain about poor attendence
Posted 8 years agoThe NFL is upset with all the empty seats in stadiums. Gee NFL, maybe if you wouldn't raise ticket prices so only the wealthy can afford to go while at the same time allowing a culture of team moves that alienate fans by showing that teams have absolutely no loyalty to the cities that host them, you might get some more devoted folks to show up.
The NFL couldn't stand that there wasn't a football team in Los Angeles. It made them pissed that the second largest population in America did not have a team to root for. So now, after have no teams since the 90s, LA suddenly has TWO teams. And guess what, not only can the Rams not sell out the cavernous LA Memorial Coliseum, the Chargers have trouble filling up the Stubhub Center, a soccer stadium that holds 27,000.
LA didn't want a football team, that much is obvious, and what's more, they stole them from cities that DID like their football teams. If the NFL ever tries to dangle a football team in the St. Louis or San Diego markets again, their citizens should tell them to go #*@&# themselves.
The NFL started out by appealing to a working class audience. Now they want mid-level managers and CEOs to attend their games. Problem with that is, only so many folks with big bucks to go around. Speaking as someone who has lived in two cities whose football teams were swiped away from loyal fans because greedy owners wanted shiny new stadiums, screw the NFL. If their league collapses, I won't shed any tears.
The NFL couldn't stand that there wasn't a football team in Los Angeles. It made them pissed that the second largest population in America did not have a team to root for. So now, after have no teams since the 90s, LA suddenly has TWO teams. And guess what, not only can the Rams not sell out the cavernous LA Memorial Coliseum, the Chargers have trouble filling up the Stubhub Center, a soccer stadium that holds 27,000.
LA didn't want a football team, that much is obvious, and what's more, they stole them from cities that DID like their football teams. If the NFL ever tries to dangle a football team in the St. Louis or San Diego markets again, their citizens should tell them to go #*@&# themselves.
The NFL started out by appealing to a working class audience. Now they want mid-level managers and CEOs to attend their games. Problem with that is, only so many folks with big bucks to go around. Speaking as someone who has lived in two cities whose football teams were swiped away from loyal fans because greedy owners wanted shiny new stadiums, screw the NFL. If their league collapses, I won't shed any tears.
Off-Centaured webcomic is now live, and we have Patreon!
Posted 9 years agoHello everyone! The day has arrived! Our new webcomic Off-Centaured is now available for your viewing pleasure! :D Right now we have the four previously shared comics available, new page will go up on Monday! The comic is written by me, draw by 
cervelet and with input from 
quentinlong.
Also, for folks interested in supporting the comic consider contributing to our Patreon page.
So, if you want to read a webcomic about the issues centaurs must deal with in modern day, please swing by!
cervelet and with input from 
quentinlong.Also, for folks interested in supporting the comic consider contributing to our Patreon page.
So, if you want to read a webcomic about the issues centaurs must deal with in modern day, please swing by!
Off-Centaured IS a regular thing! Thanks guys!
Posted 9 years agoSo guys, you've probably seen my journal entry by now: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7727205/
Well, between my posts on DA and FA as well as cervelet's posts, the comic featuring yourself truly and Cubist as horsebutts will now be a reality!
We're getting ready to launch it, it should go live sometime in early September! I'd like to thank everyone who supported the idea and I hope you enjoy the stories going forward!
Well, between my posts on DA and FA as well as
cervelet's posts, the comic featuring yourself truly and Cubist as horsebutts will now be a reality!We're getting ready to launch it, it should go live sometime in early September! I'd like to thank everyone who supported the idea and I hope you enjoy the stories going forward!
Off-Centaured webcomic: should it be a regular thing?
Posted 9 years agoSome of you may have noticed we've begun doing a webcomic called "Off-Centaured" featuring fictionalized versions of myself and Cubist being transformed into centaurs and dealing with the aftermath. The comic is drawn by cervelet, creator of the cute TF-oriented webcomic "Addictive Science."
Page 1 is here: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/20615992/
What started off as just a goofy tribute to our late friend Michael Bard has gotten some good responses on both mine and Cervelet DA and FA pages. So this got me thinking: would there be popular support for a comic such as this? Do you guys want to see this continue?
Please let me know if you'd follow (or for the really generous ones, support) such a comic. Thanks!
cervelet, creator of the cute TF-oriented webcomic "Addictive Science."Page 1 is here: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/20615992/
What started off as just a goofy tribute to our late friend Michael Bard has gotten some good responses on both mine and Cervelet DA and FA pages. So this got me thinking: would there be popular support for a comic such as this? Do you guys want to see this continue?
Please let me know if you'd follow (or for the really generous ones, support) such a comic. Thanks!
Friend is needing some help
Posted 9 years agohttp://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7612203/
If you like her art, consider throwing some work her way.
If you like her art, consider throwing some work her way.
And so it's come to this... the reveal
Posted 9 years agoAt Arm's Length finally went there. After 8 years of secrets... our heroes reveal the truth to their husbands.
The comic will never be the same. Hope everyone here continues to enjoy the new direction. :)
The comic will never be the same. Hope everyone here continues to enjoy the new direction. :)
"Creators: Keepers of Mana" returns after long hiatus
Posted 10 years agoHello all! Just wanted to plug my friend 
dressari's webcomic "Creators: Keepers of Mana" which has returned after a several year layover.
I enjoyed the story and even had a cameo of his characters in my comic.
If you're interested, it recently rebooted. Check out his comic here: http://ckom.jadephoenix.org/
dressari's webcomic "Creators: Keepers of Mana" which has returned after a several year layover.I enjoyed the story and even had a cameo of his characters in my comic.
If you're interested, it recently rebooted. Check out his comic here: http://ckom.jadephoenix.org/
At Arm's Length Patreon has revised stretch goals!
Posted 10 years agoHello true believers, we've updated our Patreon stretch goals for our webcomic At Arm's Length! Now if we hit $200 a month, we'll publish an extra comic strip each month! One week of the month, we'll publish three strips! Yay!
If we hit $300 per month, we'll publish two extra strips! If you'd like to support our comic, please visit our Patreon page
If we hit $300 per month, we'll publish two extra strips! If you'd like to support our comic, please visit our Patreon page
Patreon story arc continues, Wendy storyline to resume
Posted 10 years agoFor those of you who have been keeping up, and those who haven't, we started a story featuring my yamata no orochi character Wendy back in December titled "Heads or Tails." That story was going along great until it abruptly ended a mere 7 strips in back in January.
Well good news humble readers! Work has resumed on the story and we will continue once "Cat Scratch Fever" concludes. Hooray!
Meanwhile, "Cat Scratch" continues featuring art by Rafa Lee and appearances by characters belonging to two of our Patreons,
flafty and 
Theyton!
If you'd like to support the comic and receive some sweet rewards too, check out our Patreon page and become an AAL supporter
Well good news humble readers! Work has resumed on the story and we will continue once "Cat Scratch Fever" concludes. Hooray!
Meanwhile, "Cat Scratch" continues featuring art by Rafa Lee and appearances by characters belonging to two of our Patreons,
flafty and 
Theyton!If you'd like to support the comic and receive some sweet rewards too, check out our Patreon page and become an AAL supporter
New "At Arm's Length" story with Patreon characters!
Posted 10 years agoHello all! My webcomic At Arm's Length has returned after a month of filler to present a new story, "Cat Scratch Fever." The story is guest-drawn by artist Rafa Lee features appearances by characters belonging to two of our Patreons, flafty and Theyton!
Because of their support, their characters get major appearances in the comic. If you'd like to support the comic and receive some sweet rewards too, check out our Patreon page and become an AAL supporter.
flafty and Theyton!Because of their support, their characters get major appearances in the comic. If you'd like to support the comic and receive some sweet rewards too, check out our Patreon page and become an AAL supporter.
Anybody else having trouble with furaffinity.net URL?
Posted 10 years agoWhenever I type "www.furaffinity.net" directly into the URL bar, I get redirected to ww1.furaffinity.net, a junk link page. I have to search for the furaffinity link on a search engine in order to log on. And it's only happening for this site, so it's not a stupid virus.
Two GoFundMes for pets for you to consider
Posted 10 years agoHey guys, two sets of people need some money to help with pets
http://www.gofundme.com/TripawdRashi
http://www.gofundme.com/30ykc8
If you can help them out, sweet deal!
http://www.gofundme.com/TripawdRashi
http://www.gofundme.com/30ykc8
If you can help them out, sweet deal!
'Taur or naga: what's the more alien transformation?
Posted 11 years agoMy current comic story is focusing on 'taur and naga tfs a plenty! Which raises the question... what would be the more alien TF for you? Having extra legs, or a snake lower body?
Final shot to get an exclusive "AAL" pic
Posted 11 years agoHello gang! Last day to sign up and help us get to the $200 level on Patreon! If we crack the double century mark, all donators regardless of contribution levels gets an exclusive "At Arm's Length" pic drawn by Brooke!
Showing support isn't just a one way street. Donators get art, wallpapers and even cameos or major appearances in comic storylines! If you're interested in helping us out, swing by: http://www.patreon.com/DarkwingDude and become a patron! :)
We appreciate all the support we get. :)
Showing support isn't just a one way street. Donators get art, wallpapers and even cameos or major appearances in comic storylines! If you're interested in helping us out, swing by: http://www.patreon.com/DarkwingDude and become a patron! :)
We appreciate all the support we get. :)
Help us get to $200 a month and get exclusive AAL pic!
Posted 11 years agoHello gang! We're just $7 away from the $200 a month level on Patreon!
We're running an exclusive deal! If we reach $200 by the end of this week (ie, Oct. 11) then all patrons, regardless of donation level, will get an exclusive pic of the comic character by Brooke!
If you want to be one of the lucky few, visit http://www.patreon.com/DarkwingDude and drop us a few bones! We appreciate every bit we get!
We're running an exclusive deal! If we reach $200 by the end of this week (ie, Oct. 11) then all patrons, regardless of donation level, will get an exclusive pic of the comic character by Brooke!
If you want to be one of the lucky few, visit http://www.patreon.com/DarkwingDude and drop us a few bones! We appreciate every bit we get!
Addictive Science crossover, and the story about Patreon
Posted 11 years agoJust a reminder, we're having a crossover with cervelet's webcomic "Addictive Science," and that will run three times a week! Yay for magic and science combining into a wonderful goopy mass!
The wonderment begins here: http://atarmslength.smackjeeves.com.....-foxes-more-1/
Okay... about all the Patreon plugs. We want you all to know that regardless of how that plays out, AAL will continue to update at twice a week for the forseeable future. We're not going to hold the comic hostage, life will go on. :)
However... the comic could be so much more if we had the ability to fund it as such. For instance, if we hit our next goal level, we'll do away with the ads. That's just one thing. Along with taking better care of the website, we can also increase the number of comic pages a week, up to 3 or even 4 if enough people contribute. Not to mention other goodies, like PDF-book versions of the strip with exclusive stories, more artwork, etc.
So that's why we're updating at three pages a week for this storyline, to give you guys a taste of how the comic COULD be if we reach the $500 a month level. Trust us, the stories move A LOT faster when we're posting 12-13 strips a month. :)
Some of you may be thinking "The comic USED to update three times a week anyway, so what gives?" Well, here's the thing: when we first started, Brooke was a college student with a lot of disposable free time and few expenses. Now she's graduated, and time she spends working on AAL is time she could spend working on higher-paying gigs. Plus our noble letterer/editor Cubist, who basically volunteers his time for a pittance to make sure you guys get that wonderful Astro City font you love so much (warning: the preceding was an opinion, disregard if it offends your sensibilities) probably wouldn't be opposed to having at least a little financial incentive to keep these strips rolling out.
As for me, well, I've basically been funding this comic out of my pocket for the past 6 years, including production and advertising costs. Don't get me wrong: I knew what I was getting into when I started this, I'm not shocked by this nor the fact that it costs money to get the word out there. I can afford to keep the comic at two pages a week right now, but that's it.
Wanting $500 a month to update 3 times a week may sound like highway robbery, but remember that lucre is split between three comic creators. The more we raise, the more time we can devote to this project. It's just simple economics. :P
As for donating, I know some people may see the higher-level donations and be intimidated. DON'T BE! Folks, we would love for 100 people to sign up at the $4 a month level. That would just make us giddy! Like candy shop owners throwing free sample to the crowd while singing "The Candy Man."
Once again, the comic isn't going anywhere any time soon, and if you're satisfied with the comic as is, it'll stay that way. Just be advised that this is how the comic must exist in it's current status. But for those of you who would like to see more a month, we encourage you to swing by our Patreon page and toss some starving comic creators a few bones. :)
Be sure to check out my comic at: http://atarmslength.smackjeeves.com/comics/
And support the creators at: http://www.patreon.com/DarkwingDude
cervelet's webcomic "Addictive Science," and that will run three times a week! Yay for magic and science combining into a wonderful goopy mass!The wonderment begins here: http://atarmslength.smackjeeves.com.....-foxes-more-1/
Okay... about all the Patreon plugs. We want you all to know that regardless of how that plays out, AAL will continue to update at twice a week for the forseeable future. We're not going to hold the comic hostage, life will go on. :)
However... the comic could be so much more if we had the ability to fund it as such. For instance, if we hit our next goal level, we'll do away with the ads. That's just one thing. Along with taking better care of the website, we can also increase the number of comic pages a week, up to 3 or even 4 if enough people contribute. Not to mention other goodies, like PDF-book versions of the strip with exclusive stories, more artwork, etc.
So that's why we're updating at three pages a week for this storyline, to give you guys a taste of how the comic COULD be if we reach the $500 a month level. Trust us, the stories move A LOT faster when we're posting 12-13 strips a month. :)
Some of you may be thinking "The comic USED to update three times a week anyway, so what gives?" Well, here's the thing: when we first started, Brooke was a college student with a lot of disposable free time and few expenses. Now she's graduated, and time she spends working on AAL is time she could spend working on higher-paying gigs. Plus our noble letterer/editor Cubist, who basically volunteers his time for a pittance to make sure you guys get that wonderful Astro City font you love so much (warning: the preceding was an opinion, disregard if it offends your sensibilities) probably wouldn't be opposed to having at least a little financial incentive to keep these strips rolling out.
As for me, well, I've basically been funding this comic out of my pocket for the past 6 years, including production and advertising costs. Don't get me wrong: I knew what I was getting into when I started this, I'm not shocked by this nor the fact that it costs money to get the word out there. I can afford to keep the comic at two pages a week right now, but that's it.
Wanting $500 a month to update 3 times a week may sound like highway robbery, but remember that lucre is split between three comic creators. The more we raise, the more time we can devote to this project. It's just simple economics. :P
As for donating, I know some people may see the higher-level donations and be intimidated. DON'T BE! Folks, we would love for 100 people to sign up at the $4 a month level. That would just make us giddy! Like candy shop owners throwing free sample to the crowd while singing "The Candy Man."
Once again, the comic isn't going anywhere any time soon, and if you're satisfied with the comic as is, it'll stay that way. Just be advised that this is how the comic must exist in it's current status. But for those of you who would like to see more a month, we encourage you to swing by our Patreon page and toss some starving comic creators a few bones. :)
Be sure to check out my comic at: http://atarmslength.smackjeeves.com/comics/
And support the creators at: http://www.patreon.com/DarkwingDude
Having the peace of mind to walk away from a bad deal
Posted 11 years agoI got an inspection on the house yesterday. It was not pretty. :(
First off, a super obsolete fuse box that would require thousands of $ to replace. The box doesn't have a main fuse to switch off power to the house, which means the city would need to kill your power line each time you needed to do electrical work. Not to mention the brand of breaker box went out of business in the early 90s because they got busted falsifying reports on how often their boxes fry out.
But the worst thing is the foundation. The house is a slab on grade, which means the house is sitting on top of 2x4s, which is on top of a concrete slab. it has a history of foundation problems, the warranty on the last repair work is about to expire and it has major cracks all in the driveway.
I think... I'm best served getting an apartment right now. I don't have a peace of mind for a house at this time.
First off, a super obsolete fuse box that would require thousands of $ to replace. The box doesn't have a main fuse to switch off power to the house, which means the city would need to kill your power line each time you needed to do electrical work. Not to mention the brand of breaker box went out of business in the early 90s because they got busted falsifying reports on how often their boxes fry out.
But the worst thing is the foundation. The house is a slab on grade, which means the house is sitting on top of 2x4s, which is on top of a concrete slab. it has a history of foundation problems, the warranty on the last repair work is about to expire and it has major cracks all in the driveway.
I think... I'm best served getting an apartment right now. I don't have a peace of mind for a house at this time.
Added twitter feed, and oh yeah, my house bid was accepted
Posted 11 years agoIf you check my comic, you'll see I've added a twitter feed! Yay! You too can understand the inane crap that flows through my head
http://atarmslength.smackjeeves.com/comics/ Check the left side of the page with the rest of the social links.
ALSO... I made a bid on another house then the one I mentioned before. They accepted my bid, now just a matter of getting things inspected. :)
http://atarmslength.smackjeeves.com/comics/ Check the left side of the page with the rest of the social links.
ALSO... I made a bid on another house then the one I mentioned before. They accepted my bid, now just a matter of getting things inspected. :)
Wish me luck as I become a home owner (hopefully)
Posted 11 years agoPut in a bid on a house before it went on the market because my real estate agent alerted me to it. Nice place, needs only a few thousand dollars work on the outside which my uncle can help with.
Problem: it's a short sale, so that means that for this sale the bank is homeowner, not the person living there, and they call the shots. It's a large bank too, which means it could get tied up in bureaucratic tape for months. Ugh. But if I get the place before Christmas, it'll be nice. :)
Problem: it's a short sale, so that means that for this sale the bank is homeowner, not the person living there, and they call the shots. It's a large bank too, which means it could get tied up in bureaucratic tape for months. Ugh. But if I get the place before Christmas, it'll be nice. :)
