Ah, yes. The economic crisis. This is the part where I tell you everything is going to shit, forcing you to panic, thus creating more of the aforementioned shit for you to panic about. That’s my take on it, at least. Having said that, I am not an economist, I don’t know anything about banks or stocks or bonds or money at all, really. The whole situation doesn’t really scare me because I was already poor to begin with, and have very little of monetary value to lose. Unless we’re going to start losing legs or something, you can count on me not really caring all that much. But yeah, I tried to find a job and I couldn’t….that sucked, but I’m going to stubbornly refuse to associate the 2 things with one another. I’m currently doing a bit of work as a freelance writer, not that I’m making any money at it. Ha!

The global economic crisis is fortunately not the real reason why I am now doing the drawing, but I am doing the drawing nonetheless. You may notice some really crappy things here and you may notice that my style throughout the drawing is not consistent. This is main because I suck. It was hard for me to figure out what the hell I was doing and by the time I finished I had a much better idea of what I’d like to do next time. Unfortunately, by that time I couldn’t be bothered to do it all over again, as I’m sure you’ll understand. What is important is that I am here, you are here, and we’re connecting through time and space using mind power.

I’m currently using Sketchpad Pro and Photoshop to do these comics and we’ll see if it stays that way. I’ve got Steph’s trusty Wacom Tablet perched precariously on my desk and I shall be making myself familiar with its sleek exterior and technological devilry. I hope you’ll stick around with me as I figure this stuff out. Right now I’m going to stick to one comic per week, probably on Thursdays to make it a normal thing. I may increase the number of comics once I get better and the drawing, but no promises as to when that may occur. It also depends on the reception of the comic, as drawing for a lone bachelor cricket isn’t really my idea of a fun time. As for the site, you’ll see very little different. Most changes were internal and after speaking to several people about the design I decided to keep it relatively close to what it was. There are differences, but you’re unlikely to spot them unless you’ve spent as much time looking at the site as I have. You will probably notice the advertising, though. This is mainly just an attempt on my part to pay for the domain renewal costs and maybe buy a candy bar at the local gas station. I don’t think I’ll be getting rich off of these ads and I tried to fit everything in with the overall site design so that it isn’t too annoying.

Anyway, I welcome you back to the new one man HandRooster show. Expect a comic next Thursday, spool up your feeds and refresh your bookmarks. Join us on Facebook, Twitter or Identi.ca. I hope you’re all bravely fighting through these hard times and not binging on brandy and pills. As for me, I’m just sitting here.