Update #134 Major Fuck-up, on duty!

Orders, sir? Punch every civilian? And the children, sir? A kick each? Very good, sir. Uh, sir, what about the elderly, sir? A lash for every year of age? I fear they might die, sir. Oh. Oh, I see, sir, very clever, sir.

You heard the Major, lads! Get on with it! Except for you, Private Donkey! The General wants to inspect your privates, Private! Why? Why!? Are you asking questions Private? Does the General look like she tolerates questions? Get on with it you flabbergasted, flambéed, frolicking, furry-fornicating, fuckhead!

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Yes, Private, you are to bring your fursuit.

... Uh, yeah, I don't know why I wrote all that. Let's just forget about it, shall we?

I've figured out the first draft, on to the second. Have to decide when and where to add a thing or two that the first draft skipped over, but other than that it's probably going to be fairly similar, just some minor rewrites. Which means the second should be a lot quicker than the first.

Sometimes when I've written a fair bit in, I stop and think to myself: "Wait, did I actually write any jokes? I feel like I've just been progressing the plot." Then I read a couple of scenes and go: "Oh, right, I did that", and "Heh, that's a good one", and "Oh! That's how I did that scene, right", and then the worries go away.

I suppose having one thing you're really confident in is nice, and for me it's humor. Mind you, it's not so much that I think myself infallible or unable to make a joke that falls flat. It's more that I've failed more jokes than most people ever try in their lifetime, so I'm just completely immune to the embarrassment. And as a result of having failed so many times already, I've obviously gotten to a point where I have an innate sense for what works and not.

Then again humor, like many things, is subjective. I've read books and seen movies that others insisted where hilarious, and yet I just groan inwards at every joke. At the same time there are people who don't find Terry Pratchett, or Monty Python, or Mel Brooks, or some other comedic geniuses funny. Although I've yet to speak to anyone that didn't laugh their guts out when reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

I suppose the given conclusion is that humor is indeed subjective, unless it was written by Douglas Adams. Luckily, for every author out there, Mr. Adams wasn't quite as good at the whole coherent plot thing. Then again, had he been as good at that, I suppose he wouldn't have been in possession of a brain capable of being objectively funny (or as close to it as possible).

Well, enough of that. Since I've mostly been writing actual scenes, the brainstorm canvas just has a few new additions, not enough change that it's all that interesting to look at I think.

Can I call this organized chaos? Or am I just becoming somewhat organized for real?

It's been about two weeks since the Patreon release of episode 8, and recently the post unlocked for the public as well. It seems the episode is generally well-liked. Neato! I might even say that it seems very well-liked, which give a nice fuzzy feeling in the belly as a creator.

Before release there's always that worry in the back of your mind that you've majorly fucked something up, forgot about something, or messed up some other way. When the worst mistakes so far are some spelling errors... Well, I can live with that. (And hopefully I'll be a little bit more patient with the next release so that I have fewer of those next time)

Now I need to get back into my good reading habits, have gotten lazy since the start of the year.

On the other hand I started listening to a Swedish podcast on the theme of dystopias. Well, more our own current dystopia, I guess, and all the ways it could get worse. Fun stuff! Very cool! Who could possibly have dread for the future when there are so many things moving in the wrong direction that it feels almost pointless focusing on any single one? I, for one, have learned to stop worrying and love the bomb!

Anyway, let's not get further into those subjects. I think, in general, I'd like to have this be more of a respite from the horror show of the real world. After all, that's one of the main things I like to get out of my own hobbies. Though I also do like stories that, you know, punches upwards. Just with enough of a veil that you can enjoy the story for what it is and not have to think about real world implications.

Again, Pratchett reigns supreme forevermore. What would a Pratchett-made AVN look like?

... Hmm, I'm really not quite sure. Maybe there'd be some real confused characters who are trying to figure out which gender other people are, kind of like his dwarves, and kind of like Monstrous Regiment (great book).

Either way, I think the one thing we could expect is that he'd take some unexpected angle, meaning any of my guesses would inevitably be wrong. And that's why he's the GOAT.

Anyway, that's about everything I had for today.

Thank you so much for your support, and I wish you a majorly lovely week!