Lot to digest here. Take yer time.

Having all these damn ideas for animations is kind of annoying. Annoying in that the more I do, the more ideas I get, and eventually some are going to be wasted. I don't mind if it's a stupid idea, but sometimes potentially good ideas go to waste due to this.

Episode 6, "Don't Sleep, Robby!", has hit a bit of a snag. A lot of the dialog was written to be insanely complicated so it's all coming out sounding really bad. Mainly when it comes to Johny's lines... It's not his fault if I write dialog he'd never say, but it's hard to simplify the lines further. Kind of sucks... especially since a lot of the jokes in this are how complicated Johny's lines are. I'm also waiting for a friend to redo some lines, and... well, it'll be a long while before episode 6 gets anywhere.

Due to this, I've decided to start working on episode 7. It's the Spike episode I promised, and I'm really excited about this one. For one, no super complicated dialog, so it all sounds good and should be easy to redo any of it if I need to. Second, the script is actually relatively short (it'll probably be 3 minutes long), so the likelihood of this being complete sometime during summer is pretty good (if I work nonstop on it, anyway). Also, I think it'd be funny as hell to release it before episode 6. Sure, it'll annoy some, but I think I'm beyond caring. I mean, have you SEEN this?

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Back to the topic of unused ideas, there's one idea that's going to the trash soon. This idea is one I was thinking of doing soon, but if I do episode 7 now, then I'll have no time to animate it. I'm tired of not getting any REAL episodes done, so I think I need to quit with the mini-episodes and refocus my energy on the main series before it stagnates too long.

So I'm at a loss for what to do with this idea. It would be mini-episode 4 and is a political episode. In fact, the ONLY political episode I'll ever do. It's an idiot's commentary on Obama, basically. I can't wait too long, as the script is written from the perspective of Obama being a relatively new president, so if I wait too long then I might as well forget it. But I don't want to do ANOTHER mini-episode and lose what steam I've got for episode 7.

I'm considering perhaps teaming up with someone for it. It's a mini-episode, so it wouldn't matter as much if the style is a little different than it usually is. I mean hell, the style changes a lot anyway, who would care? Maybe it'll include multiple authors, if need be. Basically, I'd need animators. I'd supply the audio while the other(s) would supply the animation. It'd let me focus on 7 while giving you guys a potentially good mini-episode in a timely manner. Just a thought though. If I get no takers, then fuck it. It was a small idea anyway.

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But for now, SPIKE'S NEW CELL. BITCHES.

Hey, I got a bit of news, but I'll just wait on that. For now, I got a little question for you guys.

How many of you actually check out the extra stuff I throw on my website? Not just the animations, but the extra sections and stuff. I get plenty of questions when I release something new, but I also get a lot of the same questions on older work too. If only they'd check my website, they'd realize a lot of that stuff is covered there. I'll be the first to admit some of it may be confusing, but it's cool if you check it out.

For instance, the backstories I write (for Siblings and HOTM). I know you guys enjoy the scrapbooks due to the fact that it's like having a behind the scenes discussion, reading my after-thoughts on a specific animation... well, the backstory section takes a look at each of my animations chronologically and discusses a lot of interesting facts about each series (mainly Siblings) and how they have evolved over the years. A true afterthought on the series and its evolution. It's not always 100% up to date, but I try to find time to update it when I can.

Not to mention the character page, which details each of the recurring characters in my major animations. I just updated the Siblings section, so if you're unsure of who's who, check it out. (like how most of you are confused about who Dan is, hah) I even put the stupid chihuahua who shows up in one episode on there (well, he returns in episode 7, but still, he's minor as hell).

One thing I think is cool is that I put Character Evolution pages up there. Actually, only the characters who change a lot (Rob, Johny, and Spike) have pages, but as my work continues to develop, I plan to add more of my ever-changing characters in there. It's fun checking out how much they change and reading my stupid little thoughts on how I drew Rob's cheeks too round in "Day of the Devil", or how I keep reusing that damn front angle of Rob.

And of course, the FAQ sections. I try to include all the questions I've gotten countless times in there, so if you're still fuzzy on some of the many confusing parts of my animations, you could check there. And there's plenty, hah.

Plus I try to keep the "Coming soon!" section up to date, letting you know what to expect as far as future projects are concerned. So if you wanted to know what episode 8 is gonna be about, you could find out. They're really brief descriptions, so don't worry about actually spoiling anything.

I know I need to put a lot of my older animations on there, but I've been busy. Plus, anything older than episode 5 tends to link to my non-.com addresses and I can't update them (flash likes to crash when opening huge files, heh), so... I don't know. But I'm getting over that and have decided to slowly start posting them on the site with a warning not to use the links in the flash.
I also gotta add iPod ready videos of my more popular works. I get that request once in awhile. I've been meaning to, but.. well, I'm busy. That and I have no iPod to test it on. I got a Zune, sure, but I can't say if they both use the same video types or what. So we'll see on that one.

Regardless, just thought I'd do some whoring on my website since I just spent a few hours updating it. Why not? I'm tired of looking at that april fools post, myself.

NAO WHOSE BAERD CUOLD THIS B3!?

NEW CARt3N REED PLZKTHNXBILOL

EYE SEPNT 5) EARYUS MAKUN UN THEIS, TLEL MEEE EF U FIEND BGU UND EYELL FEX ET ASAP LOL ACRONYUMS

EVRTH1NG IZ UN PERPUZ

Go figure the April Fools joke this year would mess up any chance of seeing the new Siblings animation. Lame.

Well, for those who wish to see it today, you can either watch it on my website or on dA. Choose either.

For everyone else, wait... I guess. And here I thought it'd be a GOOD idea to wait for today to post such a ridiculous entree. I guess NG showed me a thing or two. Puh.

EDIT: I can't spell. Usernames fixed.

Hey guys, glad to say Araelyn and I have made our choices for who's in. All the accepted entrees will be getting pm's involving invites and notes about their ideas.

Before listing them, I'd like to thank everyone who submitted ideas. Thankfully there were a lot of potentially good entrees, so that's pretty awesome. Even if you didn't make it in, thanks for trying. I know obscure ideas tend to be hard to work with, but it'll be worth it, I swear.

So yeah, the list (in no particular order).

turtleco
lpfann2
thefogerty
themanthelegend
I-fang
DarkLabStudios
Zyphonee
fluffkomix

Thanks again to everyone who submitted ideas. You can continue sending ideas, I guess, but I won't accept them unless they're really good. I won't be taking anyone off the current list, so if I get good ideas from others later on, then I'll just put them in the credits or something.

I don't usually do front page posts. I try to refrain, as I figure I shouldn't make a post unless it's about something the general audience will care about. Well, I figure this is one of em', so here I go.

Me and Araelyn are starting a collab about an obscure tv show starring a creepy pineapple who teaches children french in a junk yard. Read a crap load of details about it here. I'm hoping for the best, but who knows. It is a super obscure idea.

And that... is basically all I got. Still working on animations, blah blah. Same old story, different day. Go about yer business.

So like... I'm practically done with THATH. That shit I keep talking about. BUT I HAS A QUESTION. Or a proposition, as I worded it in the title. The title of this nifty little news thinger.

See, I don't want to release it yet. I done missed the original deadline and I know you guys are waiting for it, but... well, I want it to be the latest thing I've done for awhile. If I were to release it, say, Friday, what happens when the Street Fighter collab comes out? True, I have no idea if mine made the cut yet, but IF IT DOES, then it'll be the most recent thing on my list for a few months or so. I'd rather THATH be my most recent, as it's the best thing I've done thus far. Plus, it'd give me time to further better it and... well, procrastinate. Gotta love that slacking.

I know I'm asking a bit from you guys, but that's where I stand. Are you guys cool with waiting even longer for it? If I feel so inclined, I may release it on my website as an exclusive for awhile, then release it on NG when I feel the time is right. I want this to have the best possible chance to shine, afterall. It's all about strategy, or so I've come to believe.

LET THE COMMENTS BEGIN!

PS: If I wait on releasing THATH, there's a small chance I'll release a short Siblings clip. No, not a mini-episode... just a stupid 30 second clip that I kind of find funny. Basically, Rob yelling and Johny getting annoyed by it. Exactly like that joke in Runesuck, but extended (in fact, that's exactly what it is). That isn't even finished yet, but I may finish it if I so feel like it. I offer you a screen from said short to rouse interest. or something.

I worked like hell all day today, deprived myself of sleep (working on 27 hours, yay!), and I STILL didn't finish "THATH".

STILL.

The real bitch is that it'd take maybe one more day of work and it'd be presentable. All I have to do now is audio editing, though everything is taking much longer than it should. I was even thinking about releasing a version of it today, one that is imperfect but gets the point across, fixing little things here and there and re-releasing it a few days later, but I couldn't even do that! Cursed flash... and my procrastination.

So yeah, THATH is officially late now. Expect it sometime within the next week. I guess it's better that I not release it today, the Valentines collab I was a part of is out now, so it's best not to compete with myself. Well, compete with a group, but I'm part of that group so it'd still be silly for me to do it all the same.

Damnit I need sleep. Woo. *goes driving*

EDIT: I said it'd take a day to make it look presentable. I've decided I want it to be fucking perfect, so I'm going to take my time and perfect it. There's no rush now, you see, no deadline. Don't expect it to be TOO late, though. No later than the first week of March, to be sure.

Well, I'm FINALLY done with my two collab entrees that I was working on... but due to all that crap, "The Heart and the Hand" will likely not be ready by Saturday. I'm still going to haul ass and try to finish it as soon as possible, just letting you know to expect it to be late. Cuz it will be.

So no complaints about that, you've been warned. If you still bitch, I'll probably just bitch back cuz I'm like that. And don't bother asking about episode 6, it won't be here anytime soon. In fact, there's another time sensitive mini-episode idea I MIGHT JUST USE. JUST TO PISS YOU OFF. AHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

Ah heh... heh heh... well, I find it funny, anyway. Then again, I'm kind of an asshole sometimes.

So I've spoken on how I'm doing a part for a Valentines day collab (done, actually) and finishing The heart and the hand (less than 2 scenes to finish), right? Well, I'm pretty sure I've hinted at a possible third thing I might start on. Well, I'm more than half way done with it now, so I'm going to say I'm doing it. It's another collab entree, by the way. I know, three projects with deadlines close to the same time... why do I do this to myself?

Here's a look into the piece, though it really doesn't explain anything... unless you're familiar with the person with the red hair (it's pretty obvious if you're familiar with him at all). Then you might be like "HEY LOOK AT HIM, THATS WHAT ROBS DOING". It's practically done too, so yay for that. Now if only working on THATH wasn't so time consuming, heh.

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