Blank It

It feels like Blank It is finally growing up a bit, learning to crawl, chewing on the couch corners, etc. We’re really enjoying the project. And, if our numbers this week are any indication, there’s a glut of new readers streaming in, so welcome to the show, folks!

I’d like to take this time to mention that if you’re an online comic reader in general, you should really invest in an RSS reader. It’s great that you come to visit our site and all, we love having you. But we can also see who’s checking the feeds, and they’re pretty bare. It’d really save you some time to set up a feed with all your favorite comics, ours included, just by clicking those RSS links over to the left, there. There’s plenty of applications and online readers, like Google Reader, that work great for this sort of thing. Don’t cheat yourself on modern technology, build your own newspaper. Get your feed on.

We even have feeds for these news posts, if you want to listen to us ramble. I don’t advise it.

There’s a Blank It Wiki page over at Comixpedia, but it’s still rather… blank. If you’re a fan of the comic and feel like devoting a little cognitive surplus to our cause, head on over and contribute a bit of knowledge or whatever, or chat in the forums to get some cooperation going. It’s these kind of community contributions that really make these pages feel like a party.

I once heard that heroes are normal people who hold out just five minutes longer. Well, I must be a big damn hero tonight. I was running a little behind on the comic, so what do I do? I finish the comic, then I serve my penance by then making a pretty nifty Blank It wallpaper. It’s the first of many, I’m sure. But it’s really an extra thank you to everyone who’s been coming by the site. You’re all wonderful, and we appreciate the readership. Anyway, click the size below you want, and brighten up your desktop with a bit of… well, nothingness.

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I normally hound Aric for not posting enough on the site, only to notice my last post was almost a month ago. But aside from having a general lack of things to say, I’ve been hesitant to bump the wallpaper links further down the fold. We’ll probably move them into the Blah Blah section of the site soon enough, anyways.

Aric and I aren’t just comic cohorts, we’re also coworkers, completely by coincidence depending on how you look at it. Well Aric’s still burning off some of his spare vacation days, so he gets to sit at home all this week with no pants on playing Left 4 Dead (I still haven’t played the first three) while I have nobody to talk Blank It with. So I’ll just be looking to you, oh emailers and forum goers. Keep me comp’ny.

I hope you enjoyed the solstice yesterday. If you didn’t do anything special, oh well. I take any excuse to party. And if by party you mean do chores.

Have fun during the holidays. See family, do stuff. Wear silly clothing you can’t normally wear. I’m not going outside until it warms beyond -11°F (-24°C). Ah Minnesota. The only state where you can’t say “Oh shit it’s cold” because to open your mouth and talk would be to waste precious body heat.

Luckily, internet and video games are generally indoor activities anyways.

I beat Mirror’s Edge. I love that game. I pity the people who rag on it. They’re missing out on one of those classy and innovative titles they generally laud for.

Thanks all of you for your birthday well wishes. They trickled in from all over the internet, it helped me through the day. Between turning 30 and becoming a dad, I wonder if childish shams like being a cartoonist are worth pursuing. The answer, of course, is an unequivocal yes. I laughed a number of times just drawing the latest strip, I couldn’t fathom abandoning this medium for the world. Here’s to hoping our updates don’t get rocky when the Little Lembina comes into the world. Aric and I are trying to sandbag against that inevitability, but… we’re so lazy!

I put off making any sort of post because I didn’t want to bump the wallpaper I did off the blog, but Aric was swift enough to move it into the blah blah section. So if you didn’t grab it, you still can. I’m working on another wallpaper, but it weirded out Aric enough I might redesign it before I release it. I’m not out to traumatize my cohort. Not intentionally.