So, I’ve learned something about myself recently. When I have more time to draw my comic instead of drawing quickly and busting out pages (like I planned) I uh… get stuck… on a single page. I guess when I feel like I have “SO MUCH TIME” I feel like I can indulge my inner artist and focus on excessive details and “perfection”… to the point where even with the extra time I still can’t finish the page…
What is wrong with meee?? XD
Gods, I need to work on my time management. This is a skill I’ve never possessed… I tend to get lost in my head… a lot… yeeeeah.
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I’m working on it!! I swear!!
In other news Archmage and I will be crashing Image Expo this Saturday to do some research for when we get a table of our own. Cuz, you know, I totally have time for that apparently. If any of you will be there you can try to spot me. I’ll be the girl wandering around with elf ears (think LOTR) and street clothes. A winning combination if I do say so myself. 
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I’m being overloaded by Rolan’s adorableness. He is just so excited about the festival, and he has some of the cutest expressions I’ve ever seen. I love how easily distracted he is. He apologizes for the littlest things. XD
I like this page.
I’m having a lot of fun drawing the unleashed Rolan as opposed to his normal proper and controlled self.
Me likie drawing silly expressions.
One day, Rolan and Elon should have an adorableness contest. It will be extremely close.
Me likie seeing your silly expressions.
But who would judge such a contest??
YAAAY! WE BOTH LIKIE THE SAME THINGS!! It’s so wonderful when things work out!
he may be a puppy but i still love Lu
It seems there is no swaying you. But fear not! Luero will return to grace the pages with his presence!
…eventually!
And I love you, too!!
*bounces* Sooooooo adorable! I LOVE the last panel.
…people laugh at me ALL the time…for exactly the same thing…*shiny!*
Makes me think of Doug from Up.
Hi, you’re my best friend. We should go to the- SQUIRREL!
And here we go connecting Rolan to puppies again! It’s almost as if they’re part of his character inspiration or something.
…he is a puppy……just in humanoid form >.<
I think his ears should perk up higher in the last panel.
And he should bounce around and wag his tail!!
…wait…
No, no, THAT TOTALLY WORKS.
His long hair kind of looks like a tail doesn’t it?
THAT TOTALLY WASN’T MY INTENTION!!
…but it’s kinda eerie like that work out… o.o;
and yet more referencing to the fact he’s a puppy
Ah, my Empress! You have reinvigorated my memory of touring L.A. with my high school chamber choir. I rode in the rear of a van full of fellow teenagers from northern Utah only to discover that apparently I missed the memo – I thought all of their heads were going to snap off from rubber-necking so fast.
For my part, I couldn’t breathe past about 4 blocks from laughing so hard.
AHA! Awesome!!
You were in choir?? WHY IS EVERYONE BUT ME MUSICALLY TALENTED?!! D:
I definitely don’t play guitar if that helps. Nope definitely not.
D: D: D:
*buckets and buckets of tears*
Oh GOD UMM. How about you play the cowbell!? WE CAN ALL USE MORE COWBELL!
Never too much cowbell on this earth. I am also i choir. Fun stuff. But i can’t draw very well. I love the new rolan, he’s hilarious. Reminds me of myself when i get interested in something. But i always leave my projects half finished
umm…. don’t let this intimidate you, but i can play the trombone, i am trying to learn to play the violin in the southern fiddle fashion, and i was in choir.
the trombone lost my interest though.
I’m starting some singing classes, because I never,liked choir. Teaches me how to use my voice better.
Not to be intimidating, but I play snare drum, multiple percussion, including the cowbell, bass, cello, and clarinet. I also sing.
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*completely tone deaf with no sense of rhythm*
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naarie! look at it this way! you draw art good! i can’t draw a good STICK FIGURE! but , as you pointed out, you have no sense of rythm, and i do! we all have talents! yours is art! mne is music! ok?
I draw art good.
I’ll just keep chanting that to myself as I sob over my guitar, reminiscing of my failed music lessons… T^T
narrie atleast your skill is good for something…i can only write….and even then that’s only if inspiration hits me >.<
But I win out over everyone I play tuba… at my school we have 8 tuba players… only 2 of them are guys… XD
Rolan so cute! <3
Bet he go all wide eyed and wow over a puppet show!
I like this idea. I’m going to have Naaire do a filler page where he catches Elon playing with the Luero and Elon plushie.
yes…..that would be awesome….
Omg, I can totally do that!! XD XD XD
*stores idea away for future filler comic*
yosh! i can picture it now….somehow i think he would join in…
By the gods, this is one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time!
The last thing being Minsc in Baldur’s gate.
I have to get myself into playing it again… Problem is, whenever I try, I end up comparing it and Neverwinter Nights, which is rather unfair.
I approve of your chosen exclamation. Hats off to you, sir!
Alas Baldur’s Gate is a game I have never gotten into and not for a lack of interest!
I played Baldur’s Gate 2 wih my dad once. We beat it
He played the first one with my stepmom and I would watch
Love Rolan’s enthusiasm! But I love Tana’s tacit enjoyment of it too. Her expression in the 5th panel & fit of giggles in the 6th are great.
Time management and I do not see eye to eye at all. After I got a promotion at work, I actually kept up with things … for about 3 months. My “to be filed” file is overflowing, and you can barely see my desk. Though I do keep one small area clear for my daily Tarot card draw (when I remember to do that!). LOL
I’m really enjoying the Tanna and Rolan dynamic right now. They’re just so confused and intrigued by each other it makes them so fun to write.
I AM GLAD YOU, TOO, CAN UNDERSTAND MY PLIGHT! Not only am I behind on my buffer making I still have donation chibis to draw, plushies to design AND a commission I haven’t even sketched out yet!! The guilt from making these poor people wait really tears me apart. D:
Aw, someone other than Lu managed to make Tanna laugh! That’s so cute.
You seem to forget that Myari can do that too.
But so far only when she’s torturing Elon.
Tanna laughs at Elon’s pain. :O
To be honest, Archmage, almost as soon as I hit the “Submit” button, I realized someone might bring that up, lol. But then, I’d hate to see the person Myari couldn’t make laugh or smile.
Oh, and, HEY! More of Rolan’s “bishi flakes” bubbles, lol!
I made them more noticeable this time just for you.
bishi bubbles = win
lol, he’s like a little child in a school play or something. too excited to keep his attention focused on what he’s saying
AHA! Perfect analogy! Love it!
Oh Naarie I wish I could flight out to CA and run around with Elf ears too! Love the page though, silly Rolan you’re making such a scene with all of these other elves dancing and playing music around you. You following Tanna around bending down and begging for apologies however was perfectly normal….
We should totally get together someday dressed like elves and run around and climb trees and be awesome at people!!
OH MY GOD YOU READ MY MIND!
I still want to see you dressed as an elf at this expo….BAHHH here’s hoping for the next one!
i’m slowly getting interested in your comics…i might want to ask if i could help in any way. but what are my chances?
Help? How so?
idk…character ideas, monsters, scenery…i love to draw, and i’m fairly good at it.
Oh, no! Looks like we’re getting the bishi side of Rolan.
Fear, you should have.
Mmmmm… I love me some pretty boys…
Well, Archmage, Naarie is right. Rolan is a pretty-boy.
…and so is Luero…
Fear is what I am having…
They’re elves. They all have the pretty. ( *w* )
But….Most of my characters are elves! I … I need time to think on these matters….
What’s wrong with the pretty?? o.o;
i approve of the pretty Lu!
Damn. Now I’ve got Rolan singing “What’s This?” from Nightmare Before Christmas in my head. LOL. “What’s this? What’s this? There’s Wood-Elves everywhere! What’s this? There’s birds up in the air!” Hahaha!
Oh my god. I’m going to remember this for next Halloween and see if Naarie will do a Jack Skellington cosplay for Rolan.
BWAHAHAAHAAHAHAAHAH!!!
This literally had me falling out of my chair laughing!! YOU HAVE MADE MY DAY, SIR!!
i started laughing so hard i couldn’t breathe…..
keep up the comedy everyone!
….the amounts of laughter that are being had cannot be measured
You, Sir, just got all kinds of awesome points!
Randomly come on to the site, comic gets updated. 2/2 baby!
Also Rolan bubbles! LOL
I love the detail and expressions in this one way too much!
Wait… how did you…??
PLEASE TEACH ME OF YOUR MYSTIC WAYS!
If you are willing to learn, then I am willing to teach.
The only thing I ask in return is a portion of your awesomeness.
This seems like a fair trade as I am overflowing with awesome and have much I can spare!
I actually kind of like seeing it the way its going, getting to see it without the toning and inking. My suggestion would be to keep a version of both, and if you finish the page in time, upload the full version a few hours later.
I don’t know what other people think of it, though.
I very much second this actually. It is a double dose! It makes Mon/Fri go from awesome to more awesomely awesome. In more seriousness, it is really amazing to get to log back on and see an almost entirely different page. It really shows how much depth gets added.
Seriously??? O_o
I always figured the ink page was better than nothing… but not by much. It makes me feel kinda guilty to put one up.
Wonderful page. Have fun at the expo.
Just got back! I socially awkward penguined all over the place but at least I looked cute doing it!! ^o^
Time management… I’m atrocious with managing my time wisely, something that my English teacher knows all too well. I’m preeeetty sure the woman is all for the whole Mayan sacrifice thing. Can I just mention that Rolan is like an over-eager cultural anthropologist? The last panel makes him look like an excited golden retriever, which is all the more endearing. Well, have fun at the expo!
“Rolan is like an over-eager cultural anthropologist”
I LOVE THIS DESCRIPTION OF HIM!
Haha, I’m pretty fond of it too.
“It’s like you’re an excited pup.”
Is that because I called him a yappy little chihuahua in a previous comment?
Yes, this is exactly why.
This comic would make like the best novel EVER!!!!!!
Haha! Well, someone else would have to write it cuz I ain’t no writer (grammatical errors, run-on sentences and over, used, commas, galore!).
I IS VISUAL STORY TELLER. :3
Over, using commas,? I, would, personally, never over use, commas. I only use them, when I believe someone, needs, to pause, when reading something, I write.
*Reading Naarie & TehMograinz’s comments.* I’m suddenly picturing a Shatner elf, with Mr. Spock in the background with his head in his hands. Why? lol.
Been reading for a few weeks now, first time throwing a comment up here. First, I already forgot which link I followed here (though I’m pretty sure it was through Twice Blessed, as there’s still an ad there for her, and I remember reading this shortly after starting there) Second, I too like having the pages up early, even if not fully shiny yet. It still gives us the story, and the main idea of the art (sort of a free sample of sorts) then, unexpectedly, BAM, shiny arts. Thirdly, I didn’t even think to see where Image Expo was being held, until someone said California, and I thought “Well, it could be close, but the state is pretty big…” Then it turns out it would have been a 30 minute drive with traffic to get there -_q OH WELL.
Anyway, fun comic, neat art, rhythm can be acquired, with practice (tone, not as much, but recognition of sounds/what sounds should sound like more so) and DDR is always good for rhythm building exercises.
Woo, giant comment!
Haha! A free sample?? Now it doesn’t sound so bad. XD
A fellow Californian, eh? Well, if you really want to see my greatness in person the mage and I are planning on getting a table at SacAnime in August/September. If all goes well we should have a book by then.
IF ANY OF YOU COMMENTERS STOP BY THE TABLE AND TELL ME WHO YOU ARE I’LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR FREE!! ((not sure what though… may just be a hug BUT IT’LL STILL BE WORTH IT!!!))
And I’ve given up on learning music a long time ago when I failed so hard at simply tuning my guitar… XD
Yet another reason to live in america… All the awesome people I meet live there.
But I dont want to leave all the marvelous food we have here in Brazil! Food or friends? D:
That’s why you should come to see the friends but bring the food. Then you could share and we’d all be impressed by your coolness! /nods emphatically
BTW Rolan is sooooooooo dreamy
My fangirlism has been proven
Rolan stop being so cute!
Sorry for my poor english.
You have tried the pomodoro technique for time management? Worked me.
The official site is: pomodorotechnique.com
Thanks for making this comic
Aw, this is my favorite page you’ve done. Hands down.
I wonder if he’s more relaxed because she doesn’t expect him to act all princely and stuff. Honestly he’s so adorable in the last panel i could hug him. ^_^