I got back from holiday just over a week ago. I was back home in South Africa. It was awesome. I am glad to be back but I miss home too. This is the first time I have actually been sad leaving home. Lots of sun and good times with friends and family.

It's kind of strange being on the other side of a web comic. I always used check various sites and if a site didn't have a comic up when it was scheduled to go up I would be slightly disheartened. I would then check back frequently during the day hoping that the site would have been updated. As I am still new to this and I really enjoy making this comic... I found myself checking back here everyday hoping that it would be updated...

My intention was to do a comic while out in SA but was unable to get hold of a scanner. So I have been slaving all week to get this comic to you. I hope you enjoy it.

Anyways... I am back and the regular irregular updates of once every fortnight should now continue.

Time to go to bed...

I won't have a new comic up this week. Last week was really busy and it was most difficult to balance everything. Unfortunately in most cases when things get busy, it's gonna be the comic that loses out. Sorry about that.

Also, I wanna clear up the reason about why I am doing this comic. It's more for myself than anything. "Why say it here?", I hear you ask? Well, I don't want to lie. I want to be open and honest. I don't want you to expect something and not get it.

I do this comic for fun. It's purely for the enjoyment I get out of it. I hope to get very little else out. The only thing I really hope for is to make people chuckle a little... that... and chicks... loads of chicks...

Why am I bringing this up? Well, the last two comics have felt like too much like work. "Oh.. no the comic needs to be out by Monday... scramble scramble"... The comic is supposed to be my enjoyment... The thing I do to take my mind off work...

I think the reason this is happening is because I have made promises that I can't always keep. The promise in this case being a two weekly release. If I miss the release I feel bad... and become despondent and lose a little bit of enthusiasm about making the comic. Then, when it is done, I end up posting some lie about why the comic is late... then I feel doubly bad... because not only have I broken a promise... I have lied too.

The other reason... I have been hesitating on the comics is because I fear the sustainability of the jokes... I have never really thought of myself as a funny person. I do know I make people laugh though... I just fear that there may be a finite amount of "funniness" inside me... but I am told this is a normal problem that many comic strip writers face...? In this case I just need man up and push through.

About the release schedule... I would like to say this... this is my hobby. I will do it as much as possible... I will aim for the 2 week release but zero promises. If you do want to keep up with the updates, I suggest subscribing to the RSS feed... that way you will be sure to keep up with haphazard updates should it be that way...

Also I made some robot emperor wallpapers if you want....

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I vaguely remember a fairy tale about this guy that angered a witch and she turned him into a tree. Most of the time you think that all of this is make believe and get on with your life. After watching this video I wonder how much of those fairy tales actually have a basis in truth.