crosstalk
Flehf. I feel like i’ve been hiding in a box for the past few months, at least from an internet pov. I’ve had so much going on in relation to the coming of our first baby that not only have i not taken the time to rant or blog about it, but i’ve almost not wanted to. It’s a weird thing, really. You’ll have little details about your life you don’t really want people to know about, and then you will have other more interesting things happen that you would love to blog about but you cant without explaining the things you want to keep private… i suppose thats just the nature of the net - you really do develop a conscious awareness of how people perceive you based on what you put up for people to see, and fears of crosstalk between data sets can make you feel… rather mum.
That said, it was actually a nice release to post my rant on megatokyo yesterday giving people a heads up on some of what Sarah and i have been dealing with in the past few months.
Today’s going to be an incredibly busy day. I still have to get back to work on the next comic, i wasn’t able to work on it at all yesterday, but i should be able to sit down this afternoon. I really don’t know where the days go sometimes.
The real indicator that i’ve been a little overwhelmed lately? I haven’t watched the new Clannad TV series from Kyoani yet. Not even the first episode. That’s telling 
I’ll keep you folks posted.
November 6th, 2007 at 10:51 am
Don’t stress it. We appreciate the position you’re in. Wishing you and your family the best.
November 6th, 2007 at 10:52 am
Tomoyo makes it all worthwhile.
November 6th, 2007 at 11:23 am
I hope you are not feeling ill!
Having higher priorities in RL is not a bad thing!
If you need to come to #ircanonymous on EFnet and chat about your withdrawl!
Best wishes to you and sawa.
November 6th, 2007 at 11:38 am
I’ve long been one to say: real life comes before the web. Even if I feel guilty when I miss one of /my/ updates (and those are just reviews… not nearly as much work as what cartoonists put into their work!) (well, except for pulling out the hair in frustration over words not coming…).
Fred? You’ve done good and you continue to do so. Don’t sweat having to cut back from time to time. We’ll survive missed updates.
Rob H., Tangents Reviews
November 6th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
We all support you! Sara and the baby are obviously more important than the comic, not only to you, but also to the rest of us. The work you do is wonderful, and we can wait for the next comic if need be.
Much love!
~Trish
November 6th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
Haven’t watched Clannad?!? You poor depraved thing ;P! -_-;.. … To be a broken record, please, take care of your family before the comic. Best wishes for you, Sara and your baby.
November 6th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Well, family first, both on or off the Net. Good Luck with everything. Say Hi and Congratulations to Sarah for me. (Pretty sure that is the set of mind most fans have, so don’t worry…)
November 6th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
Family first, of course; all the best to you and Sarah in that regard.
And if it makes you feel better about not watching Clannad, it’s airing in 4×3 pan & scan, with the widescreen version of each episode following a few weeks later. So, assuming that you’d prefer it in widescreen, you’re actually not as far behind as it might seem.
November 6th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
I’m with everyone else on this one: forget the comic for a while. We can survive without MegaTokyo for a while. You really need to deal with your wife and child now, and even if it weren’t something this huge, real life should ALWAYS come before the web. Just explain it away using one of the techniques from the Secret Monastery of Webcomicry. *wink*
November 9th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Clannad is awesome, I can say.
Hope everything goes well. Real life and the web are seperate, unlike Dennō Coil.
November 11th, 2007 at 4:17 am
H H I A TTTTT U U SSSSS !
H H I A A T U U S !
HHHH I A A T U U SSSSS !
H H I AAAAA T U U S
H H I A A T UUU SSSSS !
TAKE ONE!
(Let’s hope the word wrap works with hard returns on this new site)
November 11th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
don’t sweat it we will survive some how while you take of sara and you’re kid
November 12th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
congratulations on the new baby /(^^)\