I feel the perfectionist instinct, too, believe me. But.. it's a GONTERMAN parody! You are dumbing down a significant talent.. does 'perfection' even enter the argument? ;)
What Bill said - it helps the gag if, despite best efforts, actual talent still shines through ;)

That's the conclusion I came to. Hey, I might even feel better about myself as an artist after I look at the finished product.

New Scarlet strip: I've seen better costumes made by amateur furries. (Not up close, but in pictures.) And I doubt that they went through the trouble to make the costumes have pulses.

Makes me wonder if Davey ever watched the Toy Story movies and wondered, "Wow, do Woody and Buzz have real body functions?"

Bill: Really, I'm holding off on Phrack Whoring the comic. If there are pages left over at the end, I might toss in one or two frames, but for the most part, I will abstain.
I think Fistlekits and Zef do a better job, anyway ;)

I find the whole 'mmmm... fursuit.. soft and warm....*Homer shudder noise*' a bit creepy.
Davey has clearly played out this scenario in his head on many many lonely nights. It's almost like a Symbiotic fursuit brings out a kind of mothering instinct. A very..reverse Oedipal one...O_o

Somehow i had never thought this existed. there's cat fiction out there. i guess it's not that strange..

http://muttcats.com/fiction/bluejay.htm

I looked through that site and read some of the most tear-jerking poems and stories I'd ever come across. "Letting Go" describes everything I'd been thinking about Pepper from time to time these days. She's doing well, but I fear for the day when I might have to make that decision...

Reading the Runner stories is an uplifting experience, though. Sure to bring a smile.

Flushed with success, Runner sat back and licked her paws. Eyes looking around, seeking applause..........huh? Finding none there, herself alone, she haughtily marched herself off to tell someone about her feat. Stupid human, (they make lousy pets), it actually thought Runner was talking about feet! Can't even speak meowese, these pets.

I'm still in on the Great Project too, I've just been too busy and tired lately to post. I'll take page two if no one else wants it.

(Sorry, not feeling especially creative--I think that's my old AOL profile pseudonym.)

Oh, man...I thought I had learned my lesson about never going to pet memorial pages a few months back, when Karen turned around and asked why my eyes were filled with tears when I was supposed to be doing Excel exercises. Just my luck, too, to read the one about Morris, the **orange tabby.** Like I think I said before, every time I see that commercial with the stripey orange kitten, it always reminds me of my Tboy and is guaranteed to make me go all teary.

(For visual documentation, you can head on over to the 'The Chilluns--Juvenilia' album at my Webshots page: http://community.webshots.com/user/nikolais_lilly) Just be warned--there are a LOT of pictures there, so please accept my content-heavy retroactive apologies. Mucho inspirational props to Ernst & his faboo Korea pages, in any case, though I haven't finished scanning/uploading everything yet. (Dear Gord, no--there's MORE?)

In any case, the two big bloody scratches on my knees from this morning--courtesy of Sophie's alarmed response to noisy leaf blowers outside--don't hurt at all after
reading a few of those tributes. I'm just glad I have her around, regardless of whatever injuries ensue.

(Checks the fridge)...Both can be arranged.

Be still my heart! Hey, I used to get paid for proofreading, so I'd be more than happy to donate said services! :) Still, I'll have to consider collage'ing after your suggestion, Bill...

Zef, thanks for the muttcats site! I know, I'm just a sucker for anything that loves the kitties.

I know.. after reading a bit more of the runner stories, i wound up diggin' them, hehe. and i was just surprised when i found them. heh.

Edited by author 11-29-2004 10:10 PM
More Gontie shit. I'm greatly nuts for Gonterman! No, that needs work...

I just happened along the Gonterman Shrine, wanting to read some of the text-based stories that I hadn't read in a long time. This day's happy fun-time hour read is The Kissing Contest. And here's a nice gem:

The 'S&M Alert' lights up in Jasmine's brain. It's Pocahontas' Native American lifestyle and the incident she had with Madonna that had given Disney's Indian Princess a reputation of being into stuff shown in that 'Human Nature' video in certain circles, even though she's really not that deep into it and Disney prefers' not to delve into their characters' sex lives. She changes the subject.

Whaaaaaat?... I'm usually good at translating (some) Gonterism, but this just flew over my head.

And here's another:

Ariel: I'll give you a gold cover Blood and Metal #0,
autographed by David Gonterman himself.

Hugo: How'd we know it's him?

Ariel: He signed it with his E-Mail address.

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!! You know, I found a "Storm the Castle" fic on one of 'em fangled alt.net.whatever boards a while back and saved it to my harddrive. As a matter of fact, I wonder if I can still find it?...

By the way, how's the tepid mouse not-porn coming along? Any red-hot staring action going on yet? Oh, can't forget Tardles, Vixen, and the litter box...

EDIT: Argh, nevermind, Commuterbarnacle has it. Can't believe I missed that link!

I finally saw Plan 9 From Outer Space today. It was everything I had thought it would be. The beginning made me think of Bill, since he uses that quote sometimes.

We also watched MST3k: Pod People. I giggled when they mentioned "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" Also, I now worship the god of Trumpy. It's not much different than not worshiping the god of Trumpy, except now there's wacky stop motion segments of my life. It's kind of cool.

Fistle or anyone else: What was that commuterbarnacle ref to Gonty's "electricity-based Superman" story? Damned if Google can find that. And I sooo want to read it. "UP, UP and AWAaaayyyyyy..." as the extension cord unplugs.

Rabbit:
"You're stupid minds! Stupid! STUPID!"
"That's all I'm takin' from you!" *punch*
Only the best dialogue EVAH.

Uh-oh, Byron's on the keyboard again...Better send now.

I just stumbled across the strangest page, it is a story called Mecha Sonic X: The Dark Side by DVK and a couple of other people.

The really wierd thing is that the text cannot be read when the page loads, the backgound is a freaky hand holding the earth with the words "page not found" underneath.
You can highlight the text using your mouse to read it.

I have no real comment on the text itself, I started to read it and it looks it begins with a bizare robotic sonic rape, that's as far as I got.

Please do not read it if this sort of thing offends you, I know it offends me.

I just found this really really bizare, it looks like they are trying to hide this pile of putrid text. Why not just delete it and be done with it.

Also, I now worship the god of Trumpy. It's not much different than not worshiping the god of Trumpy, except now there's wacky stop motion segments of my life.

"D'you know what playing is, Trumpy?"
Crow<Trumpy voice>: It's when I break you in half...

My very first MST3K and still one of my faves :)
"Delicious Kitty!"

Fistle or anyone else: What was that commuterbarnacle ref to Gonty's "electricity-based Superman" story? Damned if Google can find that. And I sooo want to read it. "UP, UP and AWAaaayyyyyy..." as the extension cord unplugs.

I only heard about it and saw a few pics when it first came out. I have no idea how Superman came to acquire electric powers or the skin-tight blue bodysuit. Ugh.

Mecha Sonic Ech: I got so far as the asterix divider, and the rape doesn't take place. From the looks of it, Davey Crapett's going to be destroying the Sonic robot. Yay. Our hero.

I was just given a mad game for the PS2, which has possibly the lamest graphics I've seen on the platform, but I can't stop playing! It's called Katamari Damancy, and you play a little green critter pushing a sticky ball, which picks up ANYTHING smaller than it. It starts at a size which menaces ants and small candies. When I left for work today, I had a 4.5 meter juggernaut capable of scooping up cows and phone booths (and children!). I am promised that eventually supertankers and baseball stadia can be assimilated. It's the J-Pop Borg Ball, in peppy pastel colours! WHEEE!

hehe, Ernst, glad you gots to know the madness that is Katamary. everyone's talking about it. what's the soundtrack like, i hear it's very impressive as well?

I'm SO getting one of the newer super small PS2. one day.