Gratz
Comic 1305 - Silently asleep
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So...there I was back in April, fretting about how the comic had been slipping in the vote standings. I was trying to think of why there was such a drop, and what I needed to do to try and help raise them back up. More Twitter posts? More comments urging readers to vote every day? Suggestions about posting frequency?
And then the anvil dropped.
There I was, all wrapped up in how I, the reader, could increase the performance of the webcomic that was not being created by me. I became painfully aware that it had become an obsession: track voting, track daily variance, compare to previous month...previous two months, post referrals on Twitter, encourage everyone once again to vote, vote, vote, every single day. Obsessively. I realized it had become a bit of a problem. A problem I had to do something about.
I decided I had become too involved and that I needed to get completely away from GRATZ. I was afraid of becoming that fanatical fan that was never a help to anyone. I needed to make a clean break and leave the comic completely behind. I thought: "If I just stop reading, thinking about this story that I love, then it will be all right on its own, and I can do...something else."
Didn't work out that way. I never really *stopped* thinking about your story, Lacking. I tried to, but I never lost the feeling that I was missing something. I never left the story behind. I just missed experiencing it all this time.
So, I don't really know where my mind is right now. I don't want to miss more of this wonderful story. You probably already saw the notification for the other comment I left today. I really, really, wish I had been here to experience that when you originally posted it. On the other hoof, there is in the back of my mind the concern of becoming obsessive, again, with trying to promote this work of love to the rest of the Internet. But the story you are telling, the characters you are bringing to life, are too good to stay away from.
Merry Christmas, Lacking. May the coming year be filled with many blessings for you.
So do what you feel you must to take care of your self and don't worry about big things. The greatest service we can do starts at home with the smallest of things.
Thank you, merry Christmas and Happy new year to you!
Keep up the great work. :)