Part IX x update

At last another update. I know it's a part IX x update but I've been busy. I am working on updates for Parts IX and XI and have some ideas for Part X updates. You should be seeing at least one of these in the next month or so.

I don't know if you read blogs by other web site creators but they allways seem to be complaining about their miserable lives. I don't know enough about any of them to say how justified these complaints are. However my life's been terrible the last couple of years, a friend died, a family member's had to go into a home, I've been sick, even the weather has been awful! Is there a conspiracy against web comic creators or what?

People I know were recently in a controversy involving an award which is voted on by people who attend a convention (for which you have to pay) or others can vote if they pay $5. Well you can vote for my web comic at a number of places (links on the site in multiple places) but hardly anybody ever does. Why? If you don't like the comic, let me know why and I'll see if I can fix it (but not if your complaint is something like, "I want something like Peanuts" or "I use IE 8 and I'm too lazy or stupid to install a plug-in or another browser so can you do the comic in VML?"). Even if you put your complaints in the forum or something, you might get people arguing with you and getting me more publicity. You also now have buttons to share this blog on Facebook and Twitter.

Does anybody even read this blog?