Fire and Rain

by Jamie Robertson on January 10, 2010 at 9:41 pm
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I’m most likely going to be leaving Keenspot earlier than I had planned, now that there is a newsbox replacement in the works.  All that needs to be done is to take down the code and that will be it.  I think I will ultimately miss it, at least for a while.  I’m reminded of the James Taylor Song, Fire and Rain.  Keenspot has done well by me, so I guess that’s not so unusual.  But on the plus side is that the top bar goes goodbye and that bit of screen real estate is finally free. Anyway, I’m too tired to do that right now.  Think I will play Dragon Age for a bit, then head to bed.

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Gimme some “Skin” (please read)

by Jamie Robertson on December 29, 2009 at 4:36 pm
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Hi all.

I have been approached by an ad company that would like to add on a “skin” advert to my site. For those who do not know, a skin basically encompasses the background of the site.  Here is an example at Comic Book Resources.  Honestly, they are less intrusive than pop-ups or expandable ads and I hear they pay very well.  I could use some “very well” about now.  Still, I wanted to run it by you guys to see what you think. I know it’s my site, but I do value your opinions very highly.

Thanks.

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Ten Years Ago Today

by Jamie Robertson on December 28, 2009 at 9:25 pm
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COTC, as many of you know, is 10 years old this year.  It began in June of 1999.  Taking a hint from this article, I thought I would use my vacation time to do a little experimenting w/ the blog.  Ten Years ago today, 12/28/1999, COTC was just six months old.  A story comic from the beginning, COTC rarely journeyed into the foray of the “joke-a-day” format. Well, as luck would have it, ten years ago, today, was an exception.

Have a look.

Ha! And some of those games are still around!

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Sebo Ornament

by Jamie Robertson on December 24, 2009 at 11:04 pm
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I got an early Christmas present tonight from my aunt.  A one of a kind, Sebo orament from Wilmington, NC artist Deborah Cavenaugh.

Have a look!

Sebo-Ornament

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And in the End …

by Jamie Robertson on December 23, 2009 at 1:30 pm
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To some of you this may come as a surprise, to others, especially those who may follow “webcomic drama” it will not. Around March 2010, COTC will be leaving Keenspot. COTC began w/ Keenspot, born out of the meltdown of Big Panda in 2000. Although Keenspot has been plagued with controversy almost since its inception, on the whole, my experiences have been very positive. I will miss the safety net Keenspot provided, but times change and people move on. To Chris, Teri and the rest of the Keenspotters, I wish them the best of luck.

EDIT: I haven’t been hosted by Keenspot in a while, so no need to move servers.  :)

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