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UPDATE ON TABLET!!!

I finally got news back today from Wacom. The good news is they will fix it. The bad news is...it's gonna cost me money.

Which...I don't technically have right now.

Well...that's really my problem. I HATE people that only gripe about how much their life sucks. Let's stick with the good news. The Tablet will be repaired in working order and mailed back to me soon. Wacom gets more money from me, and updates should start up again in short order. Just about everybody (else) gets to go home happy.

So...be happy.

I've got some pretty bad news, guys. Yesterday I sat down to work on the comic, picked up my tablet and discovered that a pretty significant portion of my tablet has died. About half of the active area is dead...and it's the MIDDLE half. I have about a forth of functional space at the bottom and a fourth at the top, and a whole lotta nothing between the two.

I cried (It was like waking up one morning and discovering that all my paintbrushes were burnt, or that my violen had snapped in half) did some ineffective troubleshooting, then gave up and called the company to see if they could help me.

The good news is that with a little effort, a lot of patience and a little judicious rearraingement of my workspace, I CAN still use the tablet. And as long as it's not my fault it broke (not stepped on, used in a swimming pool) they'll fix it. The bad news is that it's frustraiting, and since I have NO idea why it broke, I have no idea if it's going to get any worse. And the even worse news is...I can't afford to replace it, and if it is my fault it broke, even if the company will still repair it, I can't afford to pay for the repairs. And either way, it'll be a couple of weeks before I get it back.

I worked in customer service and shipping. I will not hold my breath, and given my luck, I'll expect it to be somewhat longer. And if it comes to be MY fault it broke...well, please god let them still be able to fix it, and let there be a mirical because He knows I can't PAY for repairs right now.

The humbling part of this is, I may end up having to do a help-pay-for-cw's-tablet-repairs drive. I don't want to. I REALLY do not want to have to beg for money...but if I don't have a tablet, things get yucky.

I'm still upset right now...I feel a little bit like a drama queen because it's been like one bad thing after another after another lately, and I don't know anybody else who has to deal with so much bad stuff, but damn it if I wanted to create a crisis to get attention I'd sooner break my LEG than my tablet. At least I could still draw with my leg in a cast. I'm freaking TIRED right now, and my break gave me breathing room but didn't make it better...it's not creative exaustion, it's plain old emotional exaustion, and unfortunately you can't take a break from life (at least, not from MY life. Maybe someone with enough money to go on a full vacation somewhere far away with no cell phones, e-mail or contact with the mainland could)

I really, really wish I could say something else, but it's a hardware failure and likely not my fault, which means no matter how much I want it to be otherwise (and I really, really do. I've WANTED to do this part for almost two years now) I'm effectively dead in the water. There will be updates this week and next week, but after that... I don't know.

I'm sorry, but I really don't.

I'll post this notice next week as well, and I'll give ya'll something really pretty tomorrow.

I really hate Rowan's labratory. (This guy is the guy from here) I didn't plan it out very well (read: At all) and I hate doing backgrounds. With a passion.

I'm not sure if break is over or not. I may just draw it out and post once a week for a little while. I'm not sure.

However, I AM sure that the painting that is distracting me will go on for a while. I cannot see us getting done by the due date. Too much work. If I do draw my break out by going to once-a-week updates, it's because I'm busy and really can't cut my schedule down (for right now, both painting and 3d dress are on hold) any further than what it is.

See ya'll Thursday. I need sleep. - Chelsea Gaither