State of the cartoonist update (now with bonus imaginary cookies!)

[crotalus_atrox]

You'll notice there's no comic today, either. Hopefully next week will be different? Odds are 50/50, though

Comments

[kobanya]

Mmm cookies. I have a bag of candy I can't eat because it's for "club purposes". >n< But yeah, the comic. I'm totally cool with waiting. I'm exactly like you when it comes to going out and meeting new people. I'm not looking forward to grad school, since I know I'll have to leave my home state and possibly the US. >__>

So yeah, take your time. :D

[crotalus_atrox]

Curse the responsibility of clubs! Thank you, I appreciate your support. :)

[caitirin]

I can understand the social anxiety stuff, my wife has those issues too. Take it easy as much as you can and don't worry about comic stuff :) I'm happy to read anything you put out there, and happy to wait. You've been comicing for a LONG time and that's got to be draining sometimes.

*cookies! With walnuts and chocolate chips*

Take the time to take care of you first :) The rest of us can totally wait!

[crotalus_atrox]

Thank you very much. :)

[larisselillie]

BIG HUGE COOKIE-FILLED HUGS

[crotalus_atrox]

ALL the huge cookie-filled hugs. ALL of them. :D

[sextown]

My cookies are chocolate and macadamia. Aaaand they are bitching. I'm having them with coffee. Never really got into tea

[crotalus_atrox]

No, you're right. I'm actually not a complete failcase at making friends, but right now it's still in the early stages and I'm not coping fantastically.

That is a really sweet comparison, I have to say. I'm glad that my comics helped brighten up your days. High school is a bit of hell.

Admittedly, part of me worries the art doesn't give it justice; it looks so different in my head to what my own style can do with it.

I'm trying to think of how I can make it fun again, too.

Thank god, now it IS thursday, and tomorrow is friday, friday, gotta get down on friday. and maybe you'll get to cook soon?

[liaithin]

I know how you feel, and you do not sound crazy at all. It might be because I'm in a similar position, I guess -- I was diagnosed with anxiety disorder about two years ago, and I suspect I've had some depressive issues since way before that. (Though I never brought those suspicions up to my therapist (and I have no idea why not, in retrospect), so no official word there.)

Anyway, this isn't about me, but I just wanted to say, I understand exactly how you feel. It's like you kind of want to be creative, but you feel like you physically can't commit anything to paper, even as another part of you realises how silly that is. Basically, I feel like I could have written this post, slightly awkward metaphors and all. ;)

I guess what I'm trying to say is, yes I read it, yes I care, and you should just do whatever feels right, whether that be an hiatus of however many weeks or months you need, posting scripts, or something else entirely. Oh, and also, *big virtual hug*. With chocolate cookies.

[crotalus_atrox]

Thanks, glad it doesn’t sound so crazy - or at least, so alien.

*big hugs right back* Thank you very much. I love chocolate.