In Response to zamphir (#2929):

Oh, I'm well aware that it's not my wedding. It's her parents' wedding. Both of us are props.

In Response to jon (#2926):

>>Ah, what I wouldn't give for some actual dosh. If I had a nickel for every nickel I've made off of Goats and Patent Pending, I'd have no nickels.

Huh.

I thought you at least netted *something* off this. Guess having your own server is 'spensive.

Well, in 40 years, your rare early books will be like rare blues 78's.

Seriously, if I had lots of money, you'd get more nickels from me. You deserve 'em.

On the other hand, you know the laughs you have generated are literally in the tens of millions (using a conservative estimate of 1 laugh per 10 page views, I'm sure that's true). I'm going to guess that that's pretty valuable to you. How much money would someone have to pay you every day to convince you to draw a strip but never let anybody see it (and you don't get to draw a second strip - you get one or the other - people get to see the strip, or you get the money)?

In Response to BoxJam (#2932):

Hey no fair! that's my investment plan you're talking about. It only works if no one else knows..

Oh and jon, as a reward for your ego if not your pocket, picture a Royal Commission in Australia that is currently filled with people wearing your shirts. The shipment arrived yesterday and we are scaring lawyers at, even now late in the afternoon, a nice high volume.

Future Monkey!!!!

In Response to BoxJam (#2932):

I mean, I probably could have pocketed some of the cash if I had wanted to, but we reinvest what we make. It's not worth it to pay myself a small amount if I can use that money to turn Goats into something that can support me if I'm patient.

We're trying to build a business.

In Response to jon (#2939):

We're trying to build a business.

As long as you don't become corporate whores - they do all sort of nasty things...

In Response to jon (#2939):

So does this mean you might start a real band called

Future Monkey

?

I mean, why not, right? You've already got the t-shirts . And you could take a stake of the profits...

In Response to zamphir (#2929):

Speaking of props, big one's to you Zamphir for getting a woman to admit that she's wrong, ever! How did you do it?

In Response to coolhand (#3022):

No no. You misread what I said.

My wife agreed that most other women are wrong about the role of the groon at a wedding.

Admit that she's wrong? My wife? What are you smoking, and where can I get some?

Of course, it's only fair. I never admit that I'm wrong either.

In Response to zamphir (#3024):

pardon me, i did misread. My wife doesn't allow me to admit to anything without written permission.

In Response to coolhand (#3031):

Oh, and congratulations to jon on the upcoming event! I recently was threatened into getting married a second time, (you'd think i would learn after the first), and now i'm expecting my first child in June, too cool!

In Response to jon (#2926):

February starts in 2 days!

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

In Response to Dynedain (#3807):

Don't get too excited.

February doesn't mean February 1. I have a lot of stuff to catch up on.

In Response to jon (#3808):

Don't get too excited.
Too late.

February doesn't mean February 1.
Drat!
Hopefully it doesn't mean March 1, either.

You'll get it done when you get it done. We know that.

We'll just sit here, in the dark, waiting patiently for you to tell us WHO BLEW UP HAPPY PATENTS!!!!!!!

I have a lot of stuff to catch up on.
Like sleep, we hope.

In Response to zamphir (#3817):

Hopefully it doesn't mean March 1, either.

Looks like it does

:(

btw - patent pending was the only strip that made me consider joining modern tales...i took a look at most of the others, but none really appealed to me

In Response to Dynedain (#4171):

I'm trying, really I am. It's difficult to find 12 free hours. I'm away most weekends this month (weddings, cons, and various social obligations), so that leaves weeknights. Friday nights belong to my wife. Thursday nights belong to the pub.

That means I have, maximum, 3 nights to draw. let's say that I have 4 hours per night (pretty high, actually -- usually with other obligations, it's more like 2 or 3). That's a total of 12 hours. 6 of those get eaten up by Goats dailies. That's 6 hours a week to do the Goats Sunday Strips, Patent Pending, answer email, work on Goats-related projects (search, secret stuff, merchandise, guest strips, publicity-related things) and write wedding thank-yous.

I really do want to get another PP out soon, but I'm going to lose it on this schedule. I don't even have enough time (or money) to buy cat food.

Some day, I'll actually make money off of this stuff, and everything will change. Until then, I'm slowly going mad.

In Response to jon (#4172):

I'm slowly going mad
We're obviously not trying hard enough... :-)

Thursday nights belong to the pub
Draw the regular Goats strip at the pub.

Or do two weeks of Post-its.

Or tell us to cheese off, you'll get it down when you darn well want to.

In Response to zamphir (#4174):

I like the idea of post-its too. I've been long awaiting some yellow sticky goodness on goats. Also, you mention doing guest strips. perhaps it's time again to get a few guest strips on goats, to give yourself a little free time. Trouble is, once you get some free time, you find something else that just has to get done to fill it. Damn that free time.

In Response to jon (#4172):

Get it done when you're good and ready for it. I have confidence it'll be good. And having you explode would cut down immensely on the amount of goats strips coming out =)

Besides, I collected "The Tick" back when after 6 months they would say "We're buckling down to put this out on a monthly schedule" and the next issue was 13 months later. No announcement either. This wait for Patent Pending is easy in comparison =)

In Response to jon (#4172):

Just tell everyone that you are updating - that it's a very clever and subtle homage to the movie "Groundhog Day" - he's awakening from the explosion over and over and over...

Wait. This joke feels likes it's been done. Has someone already made this joke? I apologize.

In Response to Dynedain (#4171):

Yeah. Hell, I still consider it just as a way to get at the archives.

Blast my lack of foresight. I only saved a few of them. ;)

One step closer to the bridge, nearly there

The fifth ran short but Alex came soon enough