Update: Mystery solved. The secret word is "Orrefors."

Update #2: The cat and I confessed, and it was all very Guy de Maupassant. Anyway, the bottle will be stored safely away with the other fragile inherited family items until its stopper arrives.

( A sordid tale of crystals and woe below )

Oh, yeah, also: the buttons arrived. The folks who made them do great work, but I should refine the designs. I'll post pictures of the pins soon, too.

Maybe back on track from now until MoCCA Art Festival?

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En route between cities. But I did manage to put in an order for some silly SPQRButtons, which I should have by MoCCA Art Festival in NYC, June 6 & 7--just a few in each design. I have ideas for some prettier ones in colour and some quotes, but only had about an hour to dash off a few quick designs before I set off on the road Friday.

I am way too wiped out to write about anything else.

I'm on a business trip, but I'll be drawing this week as much as possible. (I was on the road tonight much longer than I expected, looking for a hotel room, and currently am torn between drawing, sleeping, and way-overpriced mozzarella sticks. Mozzarella sticks will very likely win.)

Please enjoy a nostalgic trip through the archives (funny looking characters! parties at Domitian's pad! socks!) and please visit the delightful sponsors in the archives sidebar.

P.S. - I shall be expressing my rage about this trip in tweets. 140 out-of-control characters per rage.

21 May: Oops, I accidentally overwrote this entry. I can't quite remember what the commentary here was before. Something about needing to focus, I think....

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For some reason, this post from yesterday wasn't showing up for everyone, even when one uses the next and previous post buttons, so here it is again.

Pretend that flowerpot in the previous comic wasn't there. I was thinking of the other side of the building.

I'll be on the road soon, so updates might get even spottier than usual, but I'll do my best.

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Hmm... Is anyone other than _w_o_o_d_ not seeing yesterday's SPQR Blues on their friends page at all?

(UPDATE: I reposted this comic in a new entry with today's (April 27) date, since people are having a hard time finding this one and the "next" and "previous" buttons aren't linking properly.)

Pretend that flowerpot in the previous comic wasn't there. I was thinking of the other side of the building.

This didn't come out how I saw this drawing in my head, but I promised myself I wouldn't spend days and days drawing and redrawing. First, I'll get the story told.

I'll be on the road soon, so updates might get even spottier than usual, but I'll do my best.

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Would just an image do for the Which Roman Are You? takeaway quiz results, do you think, or should it generate code with the percentages as well?

I was at an appointment for over 3 hours today and didn't get a break for drawing and inking, but maybe (late late late) tonight the story will continue....

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Pretty much finished. Beware of possible full dorsal unclothedness. Bad HEIGHT tag fixed. New comic halfway done, so I'll post a preview (still needs some work) and I'll aim to post the final version before midnight tonight.

I added the descriptions to the Which Roman Are You? quiz. You can also see all the possible results at once.

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