Current mood:

cheerful

Wow, long time no see.
Hi Ian,

You probably don't remember me, but I used to post on the (very buggy and post eating) old Keenspace forums, under the handle "FF Fanatic". What you may remember, for better or worse, is what I ended up doing at one point. I was part of a group of role playing forum members, who ended up making another forum for role play alone. I just wanted to get that out in the open, before posting the rest of this:

Your comic was one of the first on-line comic strips I started following, back during my sophomore year of college back in 2000. I still can't believe it's been that long, sometimes. I was usually a very shy and quiet person, until I joined your comic's forums. Talking with people there helped me to loosen up a bit, and slowly come out of my reclusive shell. Eventually, I became friends with several people there. While many of the posters eventually moved on to other things, I still chat with many of them today. I even met a few at an Otakon convention, finally meeting them in person. This is something that would not have happened, had we not all been readers of your comic.

While I realize this is all indirectly related to the comic itself, I just wanted to say thanks for giving us the opportunity to meet and befriend one another. I know the forums for the comic, and the comic itself, have caused you a lot of grief over the years. But I just wanted you to know that I enjoyed your comic very much, and that it had a very positive impact on my life. Thank you for sharing it with us, and helping me to make many good friends.

I'm sorry that you're not as fond of the comic as you once were, but I can definitely relate somewhat. I sometimes look back at things I wrote and came up with back in 2000, and wonder what the hell I was thinking. Thankfully, I've also seen some of my old ideas re-used later for much better things. I'm glad you're doing this too, even if it's just cameo character designs in some cases. It's nice to see you're doing well, and most of all enjoying your job to boot. I hope you continue to enjoy your work, and have fun with whatever you tackle next.

And, as cheesy as this is to end with, it feels appropriate.

Despite evidence to the contrary, I still think Eikre is Galgarion =P


Take care man, and good luck. =)