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[sqbr]

I haven't been in a very post-to-the-interent mood but a few things:

Wedding is in a week and a day OMG! For the many guests who have likely not looked and may have lost their invites: Details here. I realised the pre dinner drinks/nibbles are booked from 5, not 5:30 like it says on the invites, oops. Apologies to those we didn't invite, we're not having an open ceremony, sorry :( I have every intention of throwing a big, open, "Yay we're married!" party at some point but am not going to even think about organising that until after the honeymoon. I couldn't even be bothered with a hens night.

Mostly organised but a few things still need to be done and these niggle away at me.

I ate a whole medium sized easter egg today, it made me remarkably jumpy, but oh it was good.

Currently teaching myself the basics of Tarot with a guide Cam got with a set he bought for gaming. It's not something I believe in(*) but is so prevalent in fantasy and our culture in general I thought it'd be interesting to have a better understanding of. An idea I had: if stuck for the plot of a story, do a tarot reading. The open-ended interpretation and dense imagery seem perfect for germinating plot ideas.

(*)No offense to those who do, I'm skeptical about pretty much everything.

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[stew-pot.livejournal.com]

Hey! What's up? I just added you, hope that's ok? Just in case check out my journal if you are interested in reading a new kind of comic.
Sorry if this sounds like a commercial or a spam, it's not. I'm just looking for new friends! Buh Bye!!

[alias_sqbr]

Hmm. See, on the one hand the last time I was rude to someone on the internet I later regretted it. On the other hand, this really does look like spam. I would be a lot more openminded about your motives if your comment was remotely personalised or showed any signs of having read the post it's attached to or having the slightest interest in me or my comics as anything other than a way to promote yourself.

I'm aware of your comic from webcomics, and think it's nice enough but not really "new", webcomics about university room-mates and their wacky adventures with a sardonic animal stopped being cutting edge some time around 1995.(*) Which isn't to say you shouldn't draw it, creativity is as much about the execution as the idea, and you execute it well enough, especially since you've only just started. Just don't advertise it as something it's not.

That said, from your userinfo I came across a few comics communities I didn't know about, and I think any flaws in your online behaviour are made up for by your admirable volunteer work. If you actually want to be my friend feel free to read my livejournal and comment (as long as it's not more spam), but don't expect me to read your webcomic. I have too many to read as it is!

Sorry to be rude, but I had an ex-friend spam my entire friends list recently promoting her website, and there was lots of drama and badness, and it's made me rather narrowminded about spamming.

(*)Of course you've only just started, so I have no idea where you're going with it. And anyway, better a good comic doing something a little hackneyed than a crappy comic going all First and Ten.