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« Reply #270 on Jun 19, 2007, 7:04pm » | |
Tom . . . will the next chapter REALLY involve trucks and guitars, or does my joke-detector need maintenance?
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« Reply #271 on Jun 19, 2007, 10:23pm » | |
I'm not surprised that the faculty were informed about what was happening to Alistair; if anything, I'd suspected even before you answered my question that part of the reason why he was enrolled in Gunnerkrigg for his final week was that the teachers there are probably used to this kind of thing (humans turning into birds aren't any stranger than demons that can possess anything with eyes - even a plush wolf doll - or Rogat Orjaks) and so won't be likely to be taken aback by it.
(That, and Gunnerkrigg's conveniently next door to his new home, meaning that he won't have to fly so far when it's time to leave.)
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« Reply #272 on Jun 24, 2007, 5:56pm » | |
Tom - are you planning a GC book at all? I'd buy that over T-shirts any day.
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« Reply #273 on Jun 24, 2007, 6:05pm » | |
There is a GC book, and it's out already. 
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« Reply #274 on Jun 24, 2007, 6:07pm » | |
Quote:Aly knew before he arrived that he and his parents were going to Gillitie. Kat asked if he was going to a new school and he replied that he had no idea because who knows if birds go to bird school.
Why was he there for a week? Two reasons:
1) So he could spend his last week as a human with kids his age. The faculty were aware of the situation.
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I cannot possibly convey the amount of laughter this simple response provoked. 
@Hazelly:
Tom already has the first chapters in a book. The link is right on the GC front page (but possibly not on the Drunk Duck page).
http://www.lulu.com/content/215167
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« Reply #275 on Jun 24, 2007, 6:14pm » | |
Oh man... I am feeling absolutely, ridiculously stupid, but it's a consolation to know that Fate's revenged on me now and won't be mucking my life up for the rest of the day at least.
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« Reply #276 on Jun 24, 2007, 6:16pm » | |
Don't feel stupid - it happens.
BTW, I like your choice in comedy (and avatar)!
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« Reply #277 on Jun 25, 2007, 11:06am » | |
Tom,
have you changed your drawing technique in the last chapters? It look to me as if you have adopted a new way to create light efects.
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« Reply #278 on Jun 25, 2007, 11:22am » | |
The only difference to how I draw the pages now is that I use a brush pen to ink them (starting near the end of the last chapter). Lighting effects are just something I add when I think they are needed.
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« Reply #279 on Jun 25, 2007, 10:38pm » | |
Tom, I've been wondering about those dark circles around Winsbury's eyes. Is he not getting enough sleep? Does he not bathe enough? Does he just have unusually sunken eyes?
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« Reply #280 on Jun 26, 2007, 7:17am » | |
Some people just have dark rims around their eyes. I do, and I can't explain it.
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« Reply #281 on Jun 27, 2007, 9:14am » | |
Quote:| Some people just have dark rims around their eyes. I do, and I can't explain it. |
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I too am quoted to be looking like a panda bear...
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« Reply #282 on Jun 29, 2007, 2:13pm » | |
Tom, you're clearly well up on british traditional music and folklore do you have any particular sources that you take inspiration from? Would I be right in seeing something of John Crowley's "Little, Big" in the Court and it's surroundings?
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« Reply #283 on Jun 30, 2007, 11:56pm » | |
Quote:| Tom, you're clearly well up on british traditional music and folklore do you have any particular sources that you take inspiration from? Would I be right in seeing something of John Crowley's "Little, Big" in the Court and it's surroundings? |
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There are lots of english myths (and myths in general I take inspiration from, but as for music, I'm most fond of Kate Rusby and, lately, The Poozies and Julie Fowlis.
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« Reply #284 on Jul 1, 2007, 10:02pm » | |
Quote:| There are lots of english myths (and myths in general I take inspiration from, but as for music, I'm most fond of Kate Rusby and, lately, The Poozies and Julie Fowlis. |
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Attention all Gunners: Tom's probably throwing hints here. Activate all Google-bots in T minus three seconds.
Tom, I Youtubed for Kate Rusby a bit. If you like her, what do you think of Seth Lakeman?
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« Reply #285 on Jul 2, 2007, 9:29pm » | |
I have not heard of him.
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« Reply #286 on Jul 3, 2007, 3:33pm » | |
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Ah! Always happy to promote Seth Lakeman. He's from Cornwall, plays folkish music and takes a lot of his repertoire from local and Celtic myths. (which is where I saw the connection with Kate.) He's been on top of my favourite musician's list since I saw him opening for Tori Amos.
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« Reply #287 on Jul 16, 2007, 10:48am » | |
Hey, if Reynardine can't lie to Annie, can he at least not tell the whole truth?
Like if he saw someone with something of Annie's which was clearly stolen and she asked him if he had seen anyone steal it. Could he say that he had not seen anyone steal it without saying that he had seen someone with it?
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« Reply #288 on Jul 16, 2007, 1:05pm » | |
If he knew it was stolen then he would say yes, he saw it. But if he didn't know it was stolen then he could say no if he wanted. He can lie if he himself does not know the truth.
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« Reply #289 on Jul 16, 2007, 7:21pm » | |
Just curious... in the latest update when Parley is introducing herself (and Andrew) to Antimony, they say their years and then "queslett" and "thornhill". Are those their teachers' names or something else entirely?
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« Reply #291 on Jul 16, 2007, 9:56pm » | |
Tom- is it more common for higher year students to intermingle? These are the first students we've seen that haven't been from Annie's year.
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« Reply #292 on Jul 17, 2007, 7:36am » | |
It is not common at all to even talk to people in a different year to you. Even the fact that Parely and Smith are a year apart is strange.
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« Reply #293 on Jul 17, 2007, 5:18pm » | |
Haha, thanks Boksha. I guess I need to go back and read through the archives again. Rats, such a hardship, eh?
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« Reply #294 on Jul 17, 2007, 5:35pm » | |
Quote:| It is not common at all to even talk to people in a different year to you. Even the fact that Parely and Smith are a year apart is strange. |
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I go to an English highschool and dammit, that is so true.
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« Reply #295 on Jul 18, 2007, 11:41am » | |
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Quote:| It is not common at all to even talk to people in a different year to you. Even the fact that Parely and Smith are a year apart is strange. |
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I go to an English highschool and dammit, that is so true. |
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Why?
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« Reply #296 on Jul 18, 2007, 1:33pm » | |
It just works out that way.
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« Reply #297 on Jul 18, 2007, 3:26pm » | |
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People in the year above you scare you, and people in the year below you smell (fact). Also not having classes together means less interaction generally. Even when I was in my final year of compulsary education (Year 11) I found there were people in my own year I had never even seen before, despite the fact they'd been there since Year 7.
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« Reply #298 on Jul 23, 2007, 7:58pm » | |
Is Reynardine pronounced "Rey-nar-deen" or "Rey-nar-dyne"?
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« Reply #299 on Jul 23, 2007, 9:29pm » | |
Ah, I see. Thank you.
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