I promised early in the week I’d explain what I’ve been up to that caused me to gaffe and miss an update (which, I assure you, still genuinely pains me). Here’s the news: I have a new day job starting in late February, and I’m gearing up for a big move. A move from western New York state to Massachusetts. The Framingham area, near Boston, to be more specific.

What does that mean for Odori Park? In truth, really very little (which is part of the whole point of putting a comic up on the Web; it doesn’t matter where you and I are in the world, as long as we both have a net connection), but there are two likely impacts:

1. I’m probably going to miss another update or two, particularly in the climax of the move, before this is all over (but, by the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth, I’ll aim to prevent it).
2. I will need to make some new comic-making friends! Are you a comicker or a reader out near Boston? Care to shoot me a line? I would honestly love to make your acquaintance.

One more thing to consider is that Boston and environs have a lot more comic shows and events going on throughout the year than Rochester, NY. I am, for example, pretty keen on the idea of finally checking out the New England Webcomics Weekend. So there’s that to look forward to.

And that’s the long and the short of it. Mostly a non-event for you on the other side of the screen, but things’ll be hoppin’ over here for the next few weeks! Hope to hear from some of you in the MetroWest and Boston areas!

Just a quick reminder that today, Jan. 20th, is the last day for donations to the 2012 Comic Creators for Freedom drive. Please consider donating a bit to help fight human trafficking (visit here to donate: comiccreatorsforfreedom.com). Donors receive a collaborative thank you wallpaper image drawn by over 100 individual comic artists (myself included). Thank you!

A quick note to those who expected a comic on Monday, and didn’t see one:
I’ll have some interesting news to share in the coming days, and events related to this kept me all tied up the last few evenings, leading to an incomplete comic for Monday. I’ve soundly lashed myself for the failing, and will get a new comic up tonight that I hope is worth the wait. I also promise to demystify these cryptic lines by the end of the week. For now, just imagine I’ve been participating in a secret society working to prevent the coming Mayan apocalypse. Or making cheese. You know, whatever secret societies do.