Prophecy of the Circle

Wow, that was a lot of work. This place was, however, sorely in need of an overhaul. I needed something cleaner, and easier to update, and less cluttered. I think I succeeded on all fronts and I hope I didn’t break anything in the process. If you do find anything that doesn’t quite work, let me know, would you?

I did have to remove some things that I’m sure will, actually, be missed. The first was the encyclopedia. While it was a cool idea in the beginning, over time I just found it impossible for me to keep up to date, and so I finally got tired of it hanging over my head. I feel a story should be able to stand on its own merits anyway, so none of that information was necessary, per se. Still, if anyone else feels they want to pick up that project and continue it – I know there are sites out there designed for wikis and the like – I do still have all of the content from it saved offline, and I’d hook you up with it and give you my blessing.

I also streamlined the wallpapers section. There were a few things in there that just weren’t up to my current standards of quality, and I wanted to keep fanart out of it. I hope to produce more for that section as time permits.

For the rest it’s as you see. And… I’m exhausted. XP

There’s more to come in the next few weeks and months now that the new site is up and running. Look forward to a few more surprises. 🙂

I’m just not having a good year for this. x_x

For those of you who have read the author bio, you know that I have a feline helper minion named Aleksi. He’s been my constant companion for three years and an all around delight.

Until now!

This year, this past weekend, as a birthday gift to me to surprise me when I came home from visiting my parents, he decided that it would be wise to swallow something entirely inedible, not just partially as he sometimes does (for example, feathers off his toys that pass right through but give me a heart attack). No, this time was going to be a real show. A feat of stomach strength. This time he wanted to truly prove what he was made of!

Alas. Whatever it was (I’m not brave enough to dissect the culprit, yet), it unfortunately won the battle and instead he wound up with it blocking his intestines.

Not to be thwarted by a miscalculation, however, he is now using the mishap as a way to demand all of my attention for the next week while he heals from a very expensive birthday gift of emergency surgery. Again, just to prove that he is the king of thoughtful, he also made sure to thwart every attempt the vets made to put an Elizabethan collar on him, finding ever more ingenious ways to remove it until they just stopped bothering, and so now my roommate and I have to take shifts making sure he doesn’t lick his wounds. I occasionally apply a make-shift soft collar that he tolerates, but by and large, he’s going to need babysitting until he mends, and that… kind of gets in the way of comic work. It’s tough enough having to go to work.

But he just wants to make sure he spends the maximum amount of time with his favorite humans, because he just loves us that much.

I suppose this is what I get for not paying him for his “employment” with me.

….

….But no, seriously, I’ve kind of spent the last four days stressed out of my gourd. Haven’t even started the next page when I should be half-way through, because I was too busy making sure he’d recover. I love this little fluffball, even when he bites off more than he should have chewed.

Hopefully next week he’ll be robust enough that I can get back to work here?

Updates for this one pop up from time to time on my Tumblr.

I hope this is the last time this year that something like this happens. Sorry again, guys. You deserve cookies for your patience.

First, thank you guys for being so understanding and patient. I may hate taking breaks, but in retrospect, I’m glad I did. I can’t go into details of what happened, but I definitely needed to take the time and handle it. That was made all that much easier by your words of support. <3 If I haven't told you lately how cool I think you all are, then I'm going to do it now. You guys are the coolest. Thanks again. Now back to the story! I've already got the next page just about ready. I wanted to make sure it was there for you guys come Monday. See you back here then. 🙂

I might as well commit to this out loud. The more warning the better, I suppose.

Prophecy of the Circle will not be updated this coming week.

I really hate taking breaks, but there’s been a very difficult situation that’s cropped up suddenly. People close to me who I care about very much are hurting right now and I need to turn my attention to being there when I’m needed.

I know you guys understand. You’ve always been great for that. I’ll aim to be back to work and have a new page for June 16th. For right now I just need to put it all on pause and concentrate my energies elsewhere.

Thanks. <3 And be careful and safe, all of you, especially in any of your travels.