10May
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We were living in California before moving out to Colorado in a neighborhood that had a housing association. While I can appreciate the desire to ensure a stake in the property value of each home, the place where we were living was purchased as a HUD house. This stands for “Housing Under Development,” ranging from a “fixer upper,” or “a dump that needed repair,” in some cases. The house Ian bought was closer to “fixer upper,” but still had issues.
One issue being the lawn and yard. The lawn was dead when he bought the house. No sprinklers worked outside the house at all as they had been destroyed by the previous owner upon losing the house. I hand-planted that lawn back and nursed it to life with hose water for months after I moved in. Ian and I planted shrubs and manicured roses. We raised the tree with straps a little at a time. Sprinklers got fixed, drainage issues resolved over weeks of digging a channel in the mud ourselves. Ian was a ninja with the edger and lawn mower. The backyard was maintained.
Months turned into years, and years turned into some pretty scenic mornings with dew on grass, hummingbirds, the cats playing in the yard amongst the lilies of the Nile. None of which mattered to the HOA.
Letters, photos, harassment. We once received a letter about potted plants on the porch when the head of the HOA had potted plants on his porch.
I loath that HOA…
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09May
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This was an actual conversation Ian and I had. I had been looking for steady work in the arts pretty much since graduating from college at that point with little luck. It is only now, after living in Colorado for seven months, that I am working in an industry I love at a place I really like. It’s a lot easier to be posting these comics in that position that the one I was in when I made them.
glych, ian, job search, skyrim
08May
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Ah, Skyrim, my sanctuary. I have played this game off and on since it was released back in 2011. I have a character I started about 3 or 4 weeks ago on my game console right now for Skyrim….
Don’t judge me. I’m having fun.
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07May
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This was an actual thought I had after working for years in children’s entertainment and costume shops. I don’t know if that’s sad or not. Life has gotten a lot better since this moment.
glych, job search, oliver, olly, progress
05May
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Ian Ray
Updating Life of Glych! More to come soon!
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04May
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This is a long overdue update of comics Amber did over 3 years ago when we had only been together for a bit. it is time now to scan them in and get them online so she can make NEW comics for all of us.
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28Apr
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This was an incident that happened at a local sushi restaurant near where we live. The girl who was with him looked bored to tears while he was on his phone the whole time.
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10Apr
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It feels good to make comics again, so I thought I’d capture that moment while I felt it. See the webcam placement for Livestream?
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28Mar
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And that’s how webcomics happen.
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31Mar
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This was the job hunt at its worse… I had sent resumes out, applied in person, online, and tried everything I could think of to pay the bills. If it weren’t for Ian, I would have starved… I suppose this is looking back at the hard times from the soft ones. Things are far better now.
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