Well, here we are. Eighteen years of Between Failures. Against all odds, and in spite of all the people who told me I wasn’t good enough, we’re still here and they faded into the background of the world. I’m rarely celebrated by the outside world, but have been well supported by my readers. Probably more than I’ve earned. So thank you, old readers and new, I hope I can keep bringing you these tales of low stakes adventure for a long time to come.
The comic is eighteen today, and I am 48. I wish my advanced age alloweded me to offer you some kind of sage advice, but alas, the only wisdom I have I’ve poured into this work. If you’ve ever found anything of value in it then that’s pretty much all I’ve got. XD Or at least all I’ve got that I can reveal up to the present time.

I was thinking about upgrading my work computer this year, but events in the previous year hampered my plans. Plus I’m not 100% sure that the machine I want actually exists. I’ve become very attached to the ease of use of the Microsoft Surface. What I want is basically a version of one that’s too big for me to just hold in my hands and use. I already own a swing arm, but the only bigger version has all this weird bullshit stuck to it that I’m not sure about. The touch screen on the Surface is so perfect and that’s the thing I want to absolutely keep. It allowes me to work at a pace that is unmatched by other types of screens. Anyway, it’s a moot point for a while now anyway. I just want to draw on a bigger space. I want to be able to whip my arms around like a muppet on a giant screen. Especially since my eyes just aren’t as good as they once were. It’s getting harder and harder to see small detail, which bothers me immensely. Science promised us new teeth and cloned organs when I was a kid and really dropped the ball. They’re getting closer on the teeth, but I’m disappointed. Another set of eyes would be nice because these ones were really good. My teeth are so good I don’t need a replacement set just yet, but I’d like to have that in my pocket. If science would get with the program…

Anyway, I won’t take up more of your time with my nonsense. Thanks for sticking with me for another year if you have. If you’re new around here I hope to see you here next year, and remember; you’re only young once, but you can be immature forever.

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