Category: Pupdates

Grimmsy Grimmling – Pupdate, 10/4/16

For non-CA/A’s: More to come! Really…interesting.

For CA/A’s:

Disclaimer: Little Grimmsy, Escort of Souls is a work of fiction. I do not intend in any way to imply by statement or lack of statement that Grimmsy is in any way my conception or perception of death. Nor do I intend at any point to imply that I believe or do not believe in a deity or deities who may or may not exist and (if affirmative) may or may not be in any way related to the character of Grimmsy (see above) or the state, moments leading to said state, or any opinion or perception of death and/or the state of death in any way, shape or form. Numerous fictional events occur/have occured/will in future (assuming said plan of future comes to pass) occur regarding and involving Grimmsy and the comic strip ‘Little Grimmsy, Escort of Souls’; such fictional events have/do not/will not (if coming to pass) represent in any way any opinion, thought, feeling, or belief of any kind that I may or may not have regarding religion, spirituality, death, life, existence, non-existence, gravity, purple eyeballs, drawn pictures with accompanying words, text bubbles, ambiguous bubbles containing letters, punctuation marks, or symbols of any kind in any way, shape or form.

How To Find What You’re Looking For – A Search Guide By Puppy

Hi there.

If you are reading this, you may be having some trouble finding what you’re looking for on this site. Or, you’re just curious.

So here’s a quick guide:

If you’re looking for something EXACT…like, say, a movie review for ‘The Shining’…go to the “search” bar, and type in “the shining” (without quotes of course). That should bring up what you want.

If you’re looking for something EXACT, and CANNOT find it using the above method…type in a word or two of what you’re looking for, as I may have it listed slightly differently than the full title you’re entering.

For example, if you’re looking for a review of the first ‘Masters of Horror’ episode, and are having trouble finding it, try typing in “mountain road”, or “masters”, etc…this should bring up what you’re looking for.

If you’re looking for a specific CATEGORY…like, say, movies…scroll down from the opening blog page, keeping an eye on the left-hand side of the screen. Eventually, you will pass entries grouped by date…keep scrolling down, and RIGHT BELOW the entries grouped by date you will find entries grouped by CATEGORY.

Then, simply click on the category you’re interested in, and all the posts in that category will appear. Scroll through/read them at your pleasure, and enjoy.

So, for example, if you’re curious about Grimmsy (and who isn’t?) but don’t want to read the rest of the cr@p I post, you would scroll down until you saw the category entitled “Grimmsy Grimmling”. Then simply click on that, and all Grimmsy Grimmling entries should appear.

If you’re looking to read all my movie reviews, click on “Movie/Long Subject Reviews”…etc, etc.

Grimmsy Grimmling – Pupdate, 9/23/16

Yes, *STILL* expected to premier (with pictures, yet) in (admittedly late) September.

It’s so close I can almost taste it!!!

How many Grimmsy strips will there eventually be?

Good questions! Shall I?

Well, I’ve got a good solid 70+ in tentative idea stages, some closer to actual ready-to-be-written form, others more vague. And my very mildly creative mind continues to work on them!

And yes, for those wondering, there WILL be a story arc. That is to say, it won’t be strip after strip of only “here’s one, no relation to the others”…some will be sort of one-shot ideas, but the basic storyline is already extremely vaguely planned and will develop over time, so if you’d like to follow Grimmsy’s life and times, lucky you.

EXCITED PUPPY!

My Alexa.com Website Ranking

DaPuppy.com = 21,259,247

Date of last ranking update: 11/3/16

All-Time High = 21,119,070 (9/27/16)

It’s amazing, because when I was just an eensy meensy teensy little schmeensy and they asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?”, I said “I wanna have a website of my own in the top 21.2 million”, and then they said “What’s a website?” and I said “I dunno” and they just sort of looked at me really funny.

Approximate date of comment’s first relevance: 9/10/16

11/7/16: This post has been abandoned. See ‘Black Mirror – Episode 8 (Nosedive)’

Grimmsy Grimmling – Pupdate, 9/3/16

Ok, so…

The artist (well, person that draws sh1t and wants money) that I talked to EXTENSIVELY about drawing Grimmsy (and a background), sent mails back and forth, hammered out the details, made an agreement that I assumed was semi-immediate, and PAID…

Put me on a 4.5 (told it would be at least 6.5) day waiting list to even START. They told me this AFTER I paid them. Lovely.

So ummmm…FCK em.

I’m gonna post the comic. One way, or another. Fact.

I hate mercenaries. Other fact.

“Non-sequitur. Your facts are unco-ordinated.”

Perhaps.

Grimmsy Grimmling – Pupdate, 8/27/16

Yes, it’s still premiering in September!

Yes, it’s still a long-term thing!

Yes, I have lots of ideas!

Yes, it will have pictures! Hopefully by an ARTIST, even!

I’ll show them at the Royal College of Surgeons!

FINALLY, to show the excitement level that the Grimmsy antici…pation is simply NOT producing, a quote from a “Draw Grimmsy” contest entrant (and 2nd Place Winner!):

“IDEK WHAT GRIMMSY IS BUT WHATEVS //BLEH//”

GRIMMSY.

Break. The. Internet.

Grimmsy Grimmling, Escort Of Souls – Realization Pupdate

I’ve realized a few things about Grimmsy.

1) Noone seems to want to GET PAID DECENT MONEY TO DRAW A FEW SIMPLE PICTURES for me. I mean, I guess if you really hate me I admire your integrity, but…if not, why don’t you want money, artist people?

2) Trey Parker and Matt Stone couldn’t draw either; they did fine.

3) Terry Gilliam’s Python animation stunk: it was a collection of cutouts pasted together and edited slightly. That’s it. And the current state of stock images is a LOT better than it was in ’69.

4) If noone wants to draw for me, given 2 and 3, I’m gonna just have to get some stock images (that are free to use), maybe do some cut-and-pasting, maybe do a bit of basic editing (it’s easier and easier these days) and do Grimmsy myself. It won’t be a brilliant work of art, but who cares? The point is the scripts, not the pictures. And after a short time, I’ll have enough stock images to re-use for most scenes, I’ll get better at pasting, editing, etc…

5) Grimmsy’s adorable. You know you love him.

6) Comic still coming in September!

6.9) I’m gonna keep a running total of how much money I would have paid someone for Grimmsy as I do more and more strips. Just for fun.

Pupdate – Grimmsy Grimmling FAQ Number Four

Believe it or not, even MORE questions that people who ask me constantly about Grimmsy (which would be noone) are CONSTANTLY asking, if they were asking any questions at all, which they aren’t.

1) When will Grimmsy first appear on this website in real, actual “comic” form? You know, with pictures?

– Early September, 2016.

2) How often will the comic appear once it starts appearing?

– At present, the plan is to “publish” (on this website) one strip per month. A strip being a collection of frames that tells a mini-story.

3) How many frames will typically be in a strip?

– 16 or so. So a panel of 4 frames will be published about once a week. Times 4 weeks (about a month), equals 16 frames, equals one strip.

4) Do you have an artist yet that will actually draw these pictures to go along with your words and cr@ppy ideas?

– Well the contest on deviantart.com ends on the 20th (winners to be announced on the 27th) and barring disaster, atomic holocaust, or…well, that’s it, really…someone will be drawing the comic, yes.

5) Why should I read your stupid comic?

– Well, the pictures alone will be worth your time. But if you’re an a$$hole and demand a story and all, I’ll be providing those too. Me, myself, I’ll guarantee it, see!

6) So what sort of things will happen in your comic?

– Oh, wouldn’t you like to know! You’ll just have to wait and find out like everyone else. Except me, I already know.

7) Really? How far ahead have you planned?

– Well, I have a basic story arc for the foundation of the comic set up. You know, the main characters, common settings, that sort of thing. And then lots of little things to branch off of that.

8) Do you think any woman will ever actually want to touch you again?

– Hmmmmmm. Probably not, no. Especially now that my teeth are a TOTAL mess… *Bares an extremely unattractive set of gums n’ choppers*

9) Are you ever actually going to review anything else ever again, or just do these stupid updates, and eventually the comic, if that can be believed?

– Oh yes.

10) What do you think of the Olympics?

– I think that Olympic uniforms probably would cut off blood circulation if worn on a regular basis. Also, why are people treating “The Final Five” as if it’s one of the greatest and most innovative nicknames in the history of the world? I mean…there’s five of them. And they’re the last group of five, or something. So like…it sorta makes sense. Also, did anyone else want to see Usain Bolt fall flat on his face? Also, in all seriousness, I think Michael Phelps is aware that he actually has a “legacy” now, and he takes it seriously. And good. Also, is it just me or does Rio suck as an Olympic venue? Also, is it just me or is Women’s Beach Volleyball a wonderful thing? Also, does anyone else think back to the days when you could enter your OWN olympics, in that game where you just hit the buttons really fast for the 100 yard dash? And then there was the hurdles, I think…and then the long jump, and then you had to do some weird sh1t to throw that thing. Also, April Ross is really cute. Also, does it feel at times – when they’re showing the not QUITE so popular events – like maybe they’ll start talking about Shirling?

11/11/16: Hey, this was pretty good. Yay me. But, the point of this edit is to state (even though the first one shows this already) that when I publish a Grimmsy comic – still hopefully/planning on – once a month, I will publish the entire comic at once. And, since I’ll post frame one FIRST and frame (last frame) LAST, you PROBABLY shouldn’t click on the entry that says “Frame X” where X isn’t 1, and it also might say (END) after the “Frame X”. Unless you wanna read it backwards.

Grimmsy Grimmling, Escort Of Souls – Pupdate – 8/11/16

Here’s the latest:

The “A Little Contest” Grimmsy drawing contest will end on 8/20.

I will announce the winners (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place) on 8/27.

The Grimmsy Grimmling, Escort Of Souls ™ – A Product of Puppy Comics (A Subsidiary Of ConHugeCo) comic will first appear, on this site, in the beginning of September.

Throughout the month there will be frames added. The exact “schedule” is undetermined ATM, but there will definitely be AT LEAST one full strip per month…probably two.

If YOU would like to appear in the comic, well…too bad, probably. Unless you give me a really EXCITING idea that gets you in.

If you would like to mock the comic, feel free. Dumb mocks will be mocked, clever mocks might be lauded.

I’m kinda thirsty, think I’ll get something to drink.

I’m sitting down, and facing forward.

– Puppy >.< Yip!

Puppy’s All-Time Blog Hit Total

I wasn’t gonna, but the DDOS attacks just make it seem so impressive.

Before switching to current blog: 1,005,084

Total Hits (All-Time): 1,430,988

Last Updated: 9/21/16

9/22/16: This has become tiresome.

I’ll leave the last total as…the last total. From now on, if you want to see how many hits I’m getting, a good way to get a general idea is to look at ‘My Alexa.com Website Ranking’…conveniently updated on this site!

Grimmsy Grimmling, Escort Of Souls – Pupdate

If I were you, I’d print out copies of the text-only versions of the first few Grimmsy comics.

They’re gonna be worth a lot when the version with pictures becomes a hit. Or, you’ll be able to hold onto them as keepsakes of the humble beginnings.

(“…yeah, we heard about your jokes-“)

I’m not joking.

As DDOS Turns – Part Nine

A partial list of people that don’t care AT ALL what I have to say:

Austria, 185.69.244.0, mobiledyn1.mrsn.at
Russia, 79.139.151.210, ppp79-139-151-210.pppoe.spdop.ru
France, 82.67.163.117, std93-1-82-67-163-117.fbx.proxad.net
Mauritius, 197.227.130.77, Hostname: 197.227.130.77
Denmark, 212.112.149.99, D4709563.rev.sefiber.dk
Nepal, 124.41.244.207, Hostname: 124.41.244.207
Poland, 178.235.43.187, 178235043187.dynamic-ww-08.vectranet.pl
Netherlands, 82.74.193.252, 524AC1FC.cm-4-3d.dynamic.ziggo.nl
United Kingdom, 82.1.140.89, cpc23-stkn13-2-0-cust88.11-2.cable.virginm.net
Germany, 95.90.214.175, ip5f5ad6af.dynamic.kabel-deutschland.de
France, static-176-185-53-22.axione.abo.bbox.fr
Albania, 46.99.40.144, Hostname: 46.99.40.144
Slovenia, 93-103-39-173.dynamic.t-2.net
United Kingdom, 92.239.244.98, cpc1-know11-2-0-cust97.know.cable.virginm.net
Spain, 213.37.175.112.dyn.user.ono.com
Serbia, 178-221-234-249.dynamic.isp.telekom.rs
Israel, bzq-79-177-116-96.red.bezeqint.net
Romania, 5-14-16-185.residential.rdsnet.ro
France, ris91-8-83-156-194-9.fbx.proxad.net
Philippines, dsl.49.144.175.226.pldt.net
Netherlands, 84.28.132.69, 541C8445.cm-5-5c.dynamic.ziggo.nl
Brazil, 179.54.166.217, 217.166.54.179.isp.timbrasil.com.br
Israel, bzq-79-176-115-251.red.bezeqint.net
Republic Of Lithuania, 88-119-140-20.static.zebra.lt
Ireland, sky-78-19-88-21.bas512.cwt.btireland.net
Serbia, 178-221-88-145.dynamic.isp.telekom.rs
Fiji, 27.123.168.28, dalovavi.datec.com
Ecuador, 75.107.42.186.static.pichincha.andinanet.net
Canada, 24.85.120.23, S01067cb21bda6a90.vc.shawcable.net
Spain, 58.83-213-37.dynamic.clientes.euskaltel.es
Davenport, United States, 173-169-187-130.res.bhn.net
Greece, 46.177.5.134, ppp046177005134.access.hol.gr
Italy, 87.18.232.164, host164-232-dynamic.18-87-r.retail.telecomitalia.it
Romania, d-79-117-135-189.craiova.rdsnet.ro
Poland, net-93-159-150-13.connected.pl
Brazil, 177.18.192.5.static.host.gvt.net.br
Canada, 70.70.149.92, S0106bc4dfbe525d3.vw.shawcable.net
Israel, 87.68.244.150.adsl.012.net.il
Mexico, dsl-189-224-14-20-dyn.prod-infinitum.com.mx
Brazil, 179.250.35.179.isp.timbrasil.com.br
Argentina, 200.16.144.250, superman250.silicanetworks.net.ar
Romania, 79-114-199-127.dynamic.brasov.rdsnet.ro
Ireland, ip-84-203-86-19.broadband.digiweb.ie
Ireland, cm-80.111.244.061.ntlworld.ie
Marion, United States, cpe-74-135-12-109.columbus.res.rr.com
Canada, 24.86.198.244, S0106bcd16583d6b8.vc.shawcable.net
Argentina, cpe-186-19-14-5.telecentro-reversos.com.ar
Netherlands, 82.74.193.106, 524AC16A.cm-4-3d.dynamic.ziggo.nl
Italy, net-2-35-193-30.cust.vodafonedsl.it
Morgan City, United States, 108-67-234-237.lightspeed.btrgla.sbcglobal.net
Croatia, 93-138-36-123.adsl.net.t-com.hr
Elkton, United States, c-73-163-127-174.hsd1.md.comcast.net
Australia, c110-20-210-153.rivrw10.nsw.optusnet.com.au
Brazil, 201.83.105.216, c95369d8.virtua.com.br
Bulgaria, 93.183.178.79, pop-178.79.escom.bg
Egypt, host-41.235.201.210.tedata.net
Columbus, United States, cpe-65-24-243-245.insight.res.rr.com
Netherlands, 85.150.208.69, s5596d045.adsl.online.nl

Last Updated: 7/31/16, 8:34 PM EST

Deep Puppy Thoughts (Part 150)

Ok, now as an amateur critic I feel it’s only appropriate to give criticism where criticism is due…HOWEVER, I feel it’s also proper to give praise where praise is due.

So, major kudos to GoDaddy and WordPress for holding up aces under this recent/current/possible future DDOS attack.

I’ll be giving a play-by-play analysis for those interested in the exact goings-on, but let me make my first comment – as I am wont to do – via quote:

FAIR USE: CRITICISM – The furthest (well, maybe) I’ve ever seen bullets move someone across an open space in film history.

Pupdate – Grimmsy Grimmling, Escort Of Souls – 7/15/16

I assure you, I am still the BEST comic writer on this website.

AND…come 8/27/16, Grimmsy will carry on – hopefully with pictures, but if not, then without.

To prepare for this, I’d like to acknowledge the following works of art and sources that I shall, at some point, in some way, be citing, quoting, drawing from, naming, referring to, etc etc etc…

– The efforts of certain Deviantart.com users
– The “Twilight Harvester” pet from Subeta
– old Looney Tunes (style)
– The Grim Reaper (many forms)
– The “Chibi” concept
– Era Nocturna – “Beautiful Death”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0X1ynq1x8M

2/4/18: *shrug* Fine, be that way. :P

3ive Things

1) If you try your best and something just doesn’t go your way, move on after uttering something to the effect of “Ehhhhhh…whatever, I never much cared for Red Leader anyway.”

2) See above, with alternate colors and possibly adding “At least X is ok”, where X = Y Leader, where Y = a color.

3) Work on Grimmsy continues!!! Less than two months now and there’ll DEFINITELY be some new stuff! POSTED!!! THINK OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S.) Props to all the PIC-tures I’ve fav’d recently on Deviantart.com (check it out, decent site) and especially singled out is ‘Undertale’, a cute little comic about two skeleton type things that’s fairly intelligent and has a sort of comforting, nostalgic feel about it.

But…back to writing…

FAIR USE: CRITICISM – The scene depicted in this clip shows how you can make a horror movie that is scary without needing gore. What does Kubrick have to work with? Two actors and a typewriter. See, it CAN be done!

Pupdate – Grimmsy Grimmling – 6/3/16

I have PLENTY of ideas for Grimmsy scripts.

One is already semi-fully-written, actually. Having moved to there from fully-written-idea.

I’m writing this for five reasons:
1) To urge anyone who DOES like Grimmsy to stick around, as I *will* be posting more Grimmsy comics – perhaps with pictures, yet.
2) As a statement of fact, since I’m gonna post them anyway.
3) To beg someone…ANYONE…to PLEASE tell me: “Your comic sucks”, or “You won’t write any more”, or any variation on those themes.

I mean, I don’t NEED that inspiration…but it don’t hurt.

-Puppy >.< Yip!

Pupdate – Grimmsy Grimmling FAQ Number Three

And the questions just keep on not comin’!!!

“…”

Why yes, I am looking forward to the end of the contest I’m having on Deviantart.com for drawings of Grimmsy, which is less than 3 months away!

*In a sleepy voice* “Wha? … who’s this?”

The Grimmsy Grimmling creator, of course. Thanks so much for the question!

“I didn’t ask a question…how’d you get in here, anyways???”

Well I figured you must be curious. It could mean the start of actual Grimmsy comics! DRAWN ones, yet! Maybe! THINK OF IT!!!

“Great, ummm…could you please leave?”

Sure. I’ll lock the door on the way out, too. Very careless of you, you know!

*sleepy mumble*

Pupdate – Grimmsy Grimmling FAQ Number Two

More questions that I get ALL the time, if I do get questions, which I don’t:

“What the Hell was that????????”

Ah, well, that was the setup to strip one. That’s why it’s called strip 0.5…also-

“But what the Hell was it????”

Well, as I said, it was the setup to strip one.

“For the love of God and all that is good and sacred, why did you make me read that?”

Well, I thought strip one needed a setup. I mean, it just happened too quickly, I thought, in retrospect. So I decided to write strip 0.5, to establish the pleasant, normal setting, maybe set up some in-jokes, maybe make some, maybe just say that…

“Why are you such an a$$hole?”

Oh, I bet you tell that to all the boys.

“So is strip five gonna be more people walking and one line of flippin’ dialogue??????”

I’m sensing hostility here.

“Well???”

No, strip five will be somewhat more interesting. I’m pretty sure. Just have to fine-tune it and all. It’s not easy when you’re establishing canon and planning ahead to maintain continuity.

“Have you found an artist yet, even?”

Ummm…nope. But hey, I’ve got a contest going on at deviantart.com where you can DRAW Grimmsy! And maybe I’ll like the drawing, and there’s prizes and stuff.

“Why are you telling me that?”

Well, maybe you can draw.

“Do you realize that the “strip” you just wrote is quite probably the most boring and pointless thing in the history of comics???”

Oh, thank you.

“I hope Grimmsy comes for you, you b@stard.” *grumble, departure*

No! NO! No, I’m too young to die!! I’m too young, and too handsome!

*glances at reflection by accident*

“NYAH!”

*tilts head, glancing back at the reflection for verification purposes, and then shrugging*

“Well, I’m too young.”

Deep Puppy Thoughts (Part 134)

Check out my post ‘How To Respond Decisively To A Request’. It has been updated to explain the purposes of FAIR USE: CRITICISM.

I will NEVER get tired of amending posts with the proper terms for FAIR USE. You see, there truly is something amazing about the power of just defiance…it gives one an energy beyond what is otherwise possible.

OurY’e Na Tidoi.

Pupdate – Grimmsy Grimmling, Escort Of Souls – Drawing Contest

For details, go here:

http://semperpuppy.deviantart.com/journal/A-Little-Contest-610188338

Prizes for finishing in the top three.

Basically, you do drawwwwwings.

And you might get a priiiiiiiiiize.

AND…ABSOLUTELY NO GUARANTEES…But, if I love your picture and you think you can deal with me over a prolonged period of time, I might be interested in paying for Grimmsy comic illustration.

Unfortunately, if you CAN’T draw, there’s no alternative. You must feel Ike’s pain.

There is no Latin contest, nor is there a spelling contest.

FAIR USE: CRITICISM – The clip shows an exchange in Latin that is much more interesting and creepy than the same exchange would have been in English; it’s one of the highlights of the film, IMPO. Ha! Criticized!

Pupdate – Grimmsy Grimmling, Escort Of Souls (5/20/16)

SMALL change of plans…

Instead of changing the comic from text-only descriptions to strips with actual frames containing actual pictures and actual dialogue, I’m going to keep it exactly the same as it is.

I’ll look at it this way:

*I* like Grimmsy, and I can form a mental picture of what’s happening since, you know, I wrote it.

If anyone out there would like to send their Grimmsy fanfic attempts (HAHAHA…it IS funny, trust me), please feel free.

And if I like them I might use them (you sending them is your authorization for me to do so) and put your name up in GREAT BIG NEON LETTERS.

Mhm.

Wrapped In Security/Movie Re-View, 5/18/16

“The point is I would gladly step in front of traffic for you…”

“…and the last thing, I would ever do…is lie to you.”

Hey, remember when I opined about which was worse, fascism or anarchism? I do.

“Cue the Sun.”

Well, this is “gentle, benign, loving” fascism. Sweeter than Landru and as adaptable as any other brave new world.

People in general are selfish, self-centered a$$holes. So don’t give me that lunacy about people “being able to govern themselves”.

But, given the controls necessary to protect decent people from scumbags (that would be agreed upon by anyone except a lunatic)…the former is just so much worse than the latter; so much more inhuman, more wrong.

Orwell overestimated people. Most of us don’t need fear to keep us in line, just enough personal comfort to pretend everything else is ok.

It’s only a matter of time before something approaching ‘Brave’ is available, and most people say “yes, please!” to carefully monitored, administered, benign and loving control.

Check out a great horror film.

Updated: The Truman Show

Pupdate – Grimmsy Grimmling, Escort Of Souls (5/18/16)

Tentative plans are in the works to convert Grimmsy into a comic with pictures and stuff (THINK OF IT!).

Assuming this happens, this is what will basically happen, and when:

– The existing strips I’ve written will be converted to picture-filled, comic strip form. ETA: Don’t know. But I’d like to see it ASAP, so there’s that.
– The existing “text versions” that I’ve written and posted will remain.
– Future strips will (hopefully) be presented in comic-strip form only: I’m still writing them and deciding what happens, what goes where, etc…but (again, tentatively planned) these words and ideas will be translated to appropriate pictures-and-dialogue form.

P.S. – To the one person that seems to be getting my latest posts almost immediately – I pretty much wrote this in case you were waiting for more Grimmsy, so you could stop going “Godd@mnit! WTF is this cr@p???” every time you were hoping for Grimmsy and got non-Grimmsy.

If you’re NOT waiting for more Grimmsy, I don’t know what it is you have any interest in on my site, but hey, nice to see ya.

You know, it’s actually pretty cool to see someone presumably interested in Grimmsy. Because he’s just flippin’ adorable. I would break the fourth wall a little more, but that’s nearing the bounds of creepy and consumer-whorey.

-Puppy >.< Yip!

Pupdate – Grimmsy Grimmling FAQ

These are the questions I imagine people would ask about the Grimmsy comic if people asked a lot of questions about the Grimmsy comic.

Q: Are you going to make more?
A: Yes…I have lots of ideas, it’s just a matter of transferring them to proper written form as opposed to jumbles of notes.

Q: When are you going to post the next Grimmsy strip?
A: Well, let me put it this way…no idea. If I had to be more precise, I’d say…SOMETIME between this exact MOMENT…(I guess not) and the moment right before I’m dead.

Q: Why are you going to make more?
A: Because I like it. He’s adorable, and he’s a real (thought out, detailed) character.

Q: Is every comic going to be him trying to take that guy’s soul?
A: No. That’s what I’m doing now, but the comic will NOT become an eternal (haha) Wile E. Coyote/Roadrunner bit.

Q: So what else will the comic be about?
A: He’ll develop a (noticeable) personality, things will slowly be worked in, things will build on other things, etc…you know, like how a character develops in a movie. Or a book. Or an illustrated comic strip.

Q: Can you tell me more about Grimmsy?
A: Just read and imagine. He’s not totally one-dimensional.

Q: What exactly does Grimmsy look like?
A: Not having an illustrator, that’s difficult to say. It’s sort of like role-playing…when someone writes a description of what their character is doing, you have to IMAGINE what that description would be in picture form. If the description is good enough, you should be able to come up with a decent picture…and your picture may be slightly different from someone else’s, that’s the beauty of imagination. The basics (pretty much all you should need for a picture) are in frame two of strip one.

Q: So you’re glad you don’t have an illustrator?
A: No, I’m just making the best of it.

Q: So, you still want an illustrator?
A: For the love of God, yes.

Q: Why would someone want to illustrate your comic?
A: Well, if they like the idea…they would get credit for being the illustrator, of course, and that could be good publicity since my website is extremely mildly visited.

Q: Do you really think it’s worth it for that?
A: No, not really, but that’s the best I could come up with.

Q: Does Grimmsy have hands? Or a body?
A: None of your business.

Q: Why are you being so grouchy?
A: I’m NOT…being “grouchy”…I just want to finish my work.

Q: Well, I’ll ask more questions later then.
A: *pause* Random Questioner, let me explain something to you…whenever you ask me questions about the comic, you’re breaking my concentration; you’re dis-TRAC-ting me, and it will then take me time to get back to where I was.

Q: *blink* *freaked out look*
A: Alright…we’re gonna make a new rule…whenever I’m thinking about the comic, and I’m typing. *TYPE* *TYPE TYPE* *TYPE* or whether I’m NOT typing, or whatever the FCK you hear me doing, when I’m thinking about the comic, that means I’m WORKING, THAT means, DON’T ask questions about the comic. Now…do you think you can handle that?

Q: *short, stunned pause* Yes.
A: Fine. Why don’t you start right now and shut the fck up.

Q: *see above* …Ok.
A: *TYPE* *TYPETYPE* *TYPETYPETYPETYPE*

Coming Soon: All work and no play makes Grimmsy a dull soul escort.

*rimshot*

The Circle Of Death And Cute Purple Eyes

Since everyone else seems to find the idea of drawing for my comic really…interesting, I’ve decided to present it in pure written form.

That’s right, each frame will consist only of the pure, undiluted description of what happens. This brings to you a higher degree of authenticity, and is only being done because I can’t find an artist.

And I assure you, I am the best comic writer in this room.

I shall make you a comic. I shall call it…”Grimmsy Grimmling, Escort Of Souls”.

*boppy music…*
*finished, pushes it to the edge of your Circle Of Protection: Little Death*

Pupdate – Semper Puppy

Unfortunately, due to the rising cost of broadcasting for small broadcasters, ‘Semper Puppy Mach 2.2.2.2’ will most likely end soon.  The exact date is unknown, but very probably by the 31st of this month if not before.  In the very unlikely scenario that this changes, I will post here.

If not, feel free to listen to it for as long as it is active, make sure you don’t pay for premium, and thanks for listening.

Pupdate – The Future Of Semper Puppy

As of now, service provided by Live365 for ‘Semper Puppy’ will end after January 31st.

HOWEVER, a new service has been tentatively selected, and – barring future pupdates to the contrary – ‘Semper Puppy’ will CONTINUE TO BROADCAST (and yes, quite legally) after January 31st.

If you’re a fan of the station, stay tuned for more specific details as they become available.  Actually, as soon as they become available and I then make them available.  But I probably will make them available fairly quickly, since it’d be pretty stupid to keep broadcasting but not tell anyone how to listen.

-Puppy >.< Yip!

 

10/18/16: My radio station no longer exists. Not under my control, anyway. So if you find one you think is mine…it’s not. I don’t have one.

MUD Top Ten Rankings – Pupdate

There may very well be other MUSH’s and the like that would qualify for my top ten.  However, since many MUSH’s entail LONG creation time and LONG wait time and LONG…etc, I have not fully explored them to be able to say which those might be.  This is because many of them (yes, I’ve gone through the LONG process) are NOT good roleplaying centers, despite the “rigorous” attention to creation, background, etc.

So the ones that ARE: Beyond ‘No Return’, I don’t know who you are, and if you’re desperate for good RP other MUSH’s *MIGHT* contain it.  It’s a question of slogging through all the cr@p in that hope.  There are – and I’d just like to be emphatic about this – NO other good roleplaying MUD’s out there, as of last complete scan of TMC.  I’ve tried them all.  No “possible” good ones.  MUSH’s are your last recourse if you don’t like my list.

Also, on a somewhat surprising note, one change in my Top Ten: ‘Forgotten Kingdoms’ is up from a shaky 10th to a good, solid 9th; right behind N/A, N/A, and N/A, but now clearly ahead of N/A.

Signs of progress: Less study-hall chit-chat in the Market Center, elevation of overall play.  Still not your first option, but there are DEFINITELY some (SOME) opportunities for decent roleplay.

Signs of no progress: Gwain is still there.

Pupdate – Forgotten Kingdoms

The roleplaying on FK has, overall, gotten slightly better since my previous rankings.

However, this is NOT due to a “general improvement” in roleplay…it’s due to a few good roleplayers playing a few different characters fairly regularly.

You can therefore find good roleplay much easier than when it was, say, one or two good RPers.

So, in essence, your chances of finding someone good amongst the sludgy cesspool of mediocrity is higher now than it was. Probably than it EVER was…how long that will last, of course, is completely up in the air: since the roleplaying of most remains mediocre, the point in playing depends on the continued playing of the few, the proud, the good FK roleplayers.

It WOULD, in all honesty, be perfect if FK had Armageddon’s RP quality. THEY DO NOT.

But if they DID, it would marry some really good aspects together.

Armageddon has the RP but lacks the sufficient and consistent help files, the overall friendly Imm presence, the overall friendly player presence (OOC), the visually pleasant appearance (no, it’s not “cuz the game is harsh”, though that’d be a good one)…and the life expectancy is just a LITTLE too grim. FK, on the other hand, has tons of mostly consistent and complete helpfiles, overall friendly Imm/Player presence (OOC), a pleasant visual experience…but there is virtual character immortality.

Two extremes on the life expectancy scale…somewhere in the middle would be nice.

IF FK ever retained the few good RPers they have, AND attracted new ones, AND the mediocre ones tried harder, AND the bad ones learned to at least be mediocre, AND the IDAA ones STOPPED PLAYING (Gwain: this means you) then FK would actually be superior to Armageddon, or any other MUD.

However, that is currently NOT the case, nor is it likely, given past experience, to ever be the case.