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So apparently significantly-more-popular webcomic Sinfest also has their own “Gayzilla” now.  I doubt The Apple of Discord is even a blip on their radar, but still… have some Gayzilla art.

Hey there!

Hope you have a great week! Thanks for stopping by and checking out todays comic.

Cheers!

Jimmy

Friends of mine (and friends of the comic) Michael Poe his wife are in serious need of pre-orders for Volume 3 of Errant Story.  They’ve put a lot of time and effort into making these physical tangible “dead tree” editions of Errant Story available for the public, including printing it on SOLID GOLD (solid gold version not available in any areas) to make them extra snazzy.  They’re doing this print run out of their own pockets, which means that your pre-orders really REALLY help smooth out the edges on the whole process, so if you’re a fan of Errant Story and would normally have considered buying a copy of Volume 3 anyway, please consider putting your order in now. 

Now, as you may have noticed, I’m not one of those people who horribly over-market-ize their comics.  I’ve never gone out and spent three paychecks buying Apple of Discord stuff to try and sell… so what merch I do have is rare and relatively hard to come by.  That’s why I’ve decided, as an added incentive and bonus, that any fans of AoD who also pre-order Errant Story v3 will also get a secret (ok, I’m not entirely sure what it will be at this point) bit of Apple of Discord swag included in your orders.  It might be a button, or a bookmark, a one-of-a-kind sketch, or even one of the ultra-rare “print” comics of AoD from 2008, but I’ll toss something in for you.  Just email me – kallisti@theappleofdiscord.com – and tell me you’ve preordered and what email address (if not your own) you did it under.

• Just was goofing around with Paint Shop Pro and some filters, did a neat little sketchy thing of Arthur. http://bit.ly/9nVuyJ #
• Why is it, even when my main character smiles… and I'm the one putting that smile on his face… I feel like he's up to something? #
• @DorothyDreyer My guess is that we were at some point followed by Spambots that were banned, but are still bouncing around in the system. in reply to DorothyDreyer #
• I think, after I get done with the skeletonwork for Bakachibimon and get bored with it again, I'm going to go back to writing. I miss it. #
• It was just so frustrating – pouring so much of myself into something, finishing all that writing, and then having it go nowhere. #
• @ThatArdraGuy Yeah, but when you *do* update, people actually read it. Nobody actually *read* my book. Not even friends/family. in reply to ThatArdraGuy #
• @ThatArdraGuy They all promised they were going to, but when I finished it… everybody sort of abandoned me. It was teh lames. in reply to ThatArdraGuy #
• @ThatArdraGuy Well, this was a book I wrote. A scifi humor novel, about 300 pages long. So there's not really any way to get it out either in reply to ThatArdraGuy #
• @ThatArdraGuy Self publishing is sort of a joke, really… unless people know it exists, they won't ever seek it out to buy it… in reply to ThatArdraGuy #
• @ThatArdraGuy …so in order to really successfully self-publish, you've got to be successful enough to not *need* to self-publish. in reply to ThatArdraGuy #
• @ThatArdraGuy My characters look (more or less) like how I want them to look… I just wish I could diversify poses, looks, actions more. in reply to ThatArdraGuy #
• @ThatArdraGuy And the sad thing is… I'm afraid, by the time I get my novelpublished, someone else will have done the same thing but better in reply to ThatArdraGuy #
• @ThatArdraGuy Like… significant portions on Novel v1.0 (written in the late 90s) mirror events from the movie Serenity. Almost exactly. in reply to ThatArdraGuy #
• So is Hot Topic essentially becoming like the torrent site of Artwork? You know, "We'll sell it until the *real* owners complain?" #
• @actionchick Is there something so "wrong" with Han Solo shooting people first? I don't get why people get so upset about this. in reply to actionchick #
• I wonder… Did CBW ever fix that whole 'twitter' issue? If you can see this, then yes. #
• @TonicBH It's easier for classification purposes, but humanity isn't just the black and white of 2 genders – we're all just shades of gray. in reply to TonicBH #
• @TonicBH I know it is completely and totally meaningless sentiment, but it's what I've got on tap right now. in reply to TonicBH #
• @Weirdonian You read v2.0 -There was a lot left out of it, including an insectivore-on-defense-force battle caused by Briggs. in reply to Weirdonian #
• 404 – Webcomic Artist Not Found. #
• @TakaComics As opposed to @t_iii, who is 301 – Moved Permanently in reply to TakaComics #
• @dannyson1 Beer and cold pizza. in reply to dannyson1 #
• @leecarter77 I love my old light gun… I have a two of the common orange-barreled ones as well as a gray-barreled one. in reply to leecarter77 #
• Is it just me, or does anybody else hope the "Teabaggers" gain just enough momentum to split the GOP in half so they lose big in 2012? #
• It'd just be a nice refreshing change to have the Republicans self-sabotage for once instead of it always being the Dem's role. #
• @dannyson1 The Republicans are known for having a unified front where most politicians sacrificie individial values to conform to the party. in reply to dannyson1 #
• @dannyson1 The Democrats are known for… not being the Republican Party, representing nearly every mainstream ideology the GOP doesn't. in reply to dannyson1 #
• @dannyson1 So in any election (or even after), the Republican's worst enemy is the Dems… and the Dem's worst eney is also the Dems. in reply to dannyson1 #
• @dannyson1 Which is why absolutely nothing is happeneing, has happened, or will happen with Dems running the Legislative branch. in reply to dannyson1 #
• @dannyson1 Right, but we don't need the Teabaggers to WIN anything… just to split the party enough that neither branch can win anything. in reply to dannyson1 #
• @dannyson1 I've already got an ineffective gov't, and I've seen enough of the "effective but evil" already. I want to see other options. in reply to dannyson1 #
• @dannyson1 Maybe instead of a "Refferendum on the Republicans" like in 2006 or a "Refferendum on the Democrats" like we'll see this year… in reply to dannyson1 #
• @dannyson1 …maybe what we need is a "Refferendum on Corrupt, Ineffective, Bloated, Abusive Government" as a whole. in reply to dannyson1 #
• @dannyson1 Well, by the time the "political process" is done, we're usually left with two sub-standard choices to choose from. in reply to dannyson1 #
• @thantali I'd be satisfied if both main parties had to front 2 legitimate candidates for any federal office, even if one was the incumbent. in reply to thantali #
• @Simple_Bliss Maybe when the dust clears & the Teabaggers have quit office to take jobs at Fox, there will be some sane Republicans left. in reply to Simple_Bliss #
• You know what I think we need back to counter the Tea Baggers? The god damn Bull Moose Party. It's been 100 years, lets try this again. #
• "To destroy this invisible Government, to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics…" #
• Where was shit like that while Dubya was in office? Did all Republicans of good conscience die out with the Progressive Party? #
• I have officially proven my existance as a person who makes comics and puts them on the internet. Mission accomplished. #
• Ever wonder if Hercules eventually was just like "What's next, Hera? Clown porn? I can take it. Give me your worst." #
• Just a thought: Garlic keeps you from being dehydrated… by vamipres. #
• @monkey03 I'm curious… did you actually read my ode to verbal abuse? in reply to monkey03 #
• @jellybeansniper I am pleased to be amongst the chosen. in reply to jellybeansniper #
• @Vertigo_X AoD hits Numero Three-hundredo on Mondayo. We're actually probably well past 300, but I'm counting Wordpress comic posts. in reply to Vertigo_X #
• @OnyxSparrow Actually yeah, I'm going with the Golem thing too. Though either way you wanna cut it, he's Uncanny Valley-tastic. in reply to OnyxSparrow #
• @sandykidd Mmmmmm… now I want a prehistoric cow burger. in reply to sandykidd #
• For those of you who didn't catch it, today's AoD is (roughly) the 300th comic. http://bit.ly/9hEU0b Celebrate! #
• @sandykidd I'm pretty sure once I've worked out time travel or cloning technology, killing one of these beasties will be a piece of cake. in reply to sandykidd #
• @DaisiesAndShit I like the sound of this, but appear to have missed the initial announcement…what's going on again? #PWLC in reply to DaisiesAndShit #
• @DaisiesAndShit @n9uxu @OnyxSparrow Alright, count me in. I'll have to get a weight tonight on the freight scale at work. in reply to DaisiesAndShit #
• I'm drunk! Whoo! How awesome is that? #
• Now to put away the computer 'fore I say something sober me will regret later. #
• @ImpChan Once he got a little further into the run he did a much more standardized size, didn't he? in reply to ImpChan #
• For those who missed it, AoD has hit the 300 comic mark, with an appropirately bad tribute to this achievement. http://bit.ly/bMDskR #
• @oppie85 Because then the Austrailians would rise up as one and destroy us for stealing their sunshine. in reply to oppie85 #
• So… AoD is at 300 comics and about 2 years old… how long before I officially give this up as "not working" and move on? #
• I'm not being morose or looking for people to assure me it's good – I'm being entirely pragmatic here. Where's my pass/fail event horizon? #
• I know it takes some comics years to build a following… and AoD has been a learning process for me, refining art, humor, and style as I go #
• I'm never going to be as technically adept as some of the people… and while I've gotten "better", better from bad doesn't mean it's good. #
• Having a comic is like being in a relationship. AoD is the hot but crazy girl who sells all your stuff so she can buy a pinball macine. #
• I'd like to eventually buy a house with my comic and maybe have some half-human half-comic kids. I don't think it's happening with AoD. #
• Also, Me = King of Disturbing Metaphors. #
• @ThatArdraGuy Could you come up with a unified title to release both under and just shift your focus over to Ardrienne? in reply to ThatArdraGuy #
• @fesworks I'm pretty sure I never mentioned money. Actually, neither of us did. in reply to fesworks #
• @fesworks My house was metaphorical, representing the decision to continue long-term with AoD despite it's relative success or failure. in reply to fesworks #
• @ThatArdraGuy @fesworks I won't defend AoD as being "quality", however it is probably my Eleven (ala Spinal Tap), so maybe that counts. in reply to ThatArdraGuy #
• I really need to learn how to use Illustrator. I've at least sort of got Photoshop now, but I want to add Illustrator to my bag o tricks. #
• .daed si luaP dna ,hO .siht daer ot gniyrtuoyfo lla htiw dna …retupmoc ym htiw gnorw si gnihtemos taht tcepsus i #
• @channelate I go out of my way to piss people off all the time, and I almost never get actual "anger", usually just support and confusion. in reply to channelate #
• @channelate So obviously whatever you did… you did something right. in reply to channelate #
• @channelate Maybe he/she was married to a clown. Sounds like they have a tiny car full of emotional baggage they're still carrying around. in reply to channelate #
• @fesworks Start with the Bonds and do all of them all the way through current. Then spread out from there. in reply to fesworks #
• @fesworks I'd say the next track to follow would be mechanical concepts run amok… hit'em with Westworld/Futureworld, Terminator, Robocop in reply to fesworks #
• http://twitpic.com/167wi9 – Here's an entry for @DJBogtrotter's #tuesdaysketch thing… Dinosaurs! #
• @fesworks You can get at it from the Gorillaz youtube page itself – http://www.youtube.com/user/gorillaz in reply to fesworks #
• Hey, would anybody like to see tonight's AoD update… now? It can be viewed here – http://bit.ly/8XIyMt #
• I think we should start a petition to get MissingNo officially included as a real Pokemon. #
• @jellybeansniper He should keep his Pokedex Number 0 entry, and be "catchable" by like… using a special "glitch" pokeball on a Kangaskhan. in reply to jellybeansniper #
• I wonder if I'm alone in this… I was watching some "Discordian Origin" videos on YouTube, and most portrayed Eris as vindictive… #
• I've never seen her as "bad" or "bitchy" like some of them were painting her as. Maybe, maybe possibly careless. Or carefree. Either way. #
• I always saw the Original Snub and the resulting fallout to be the long arm of cosmic chaotic karma, and not Eris, smacking the gods around. #
• What they did was like holding a metal rod above their heads during a storm and then blaming Zeus for you getting hit by lightning. #
• @ImpChan Psst, look at your Direct Messages. in reply to ImpChan #
• Breaking news! Tell me you preordered Errant Story vol 3, I'll throw in some free limited edition AoD swag! http://tinyurl.com/ESVolume3 #
• @jellybeansniper I dunno… check your pokeballs and see if there are moogles in any of them. in reply to jellybeansniper #
• @jellybeansniper And tell me the Cactuars isn't a damn Pokemon. in reply to jellybeansniper #
• @jellybeansniper Maybe that's the evolved form. in reply to jellybeansniper #
• Oh, hey, for those just waking up… new AoD is up, featuring AoD's own super hero, Occasionally Forgetful Man! http://bit.ly/9fvtye #
• Faster than a speeding celebrity, more powerful than a corrupt politician, able to leap to conclusions in a single bound! #
• @JGrayWebcomic Well, the guy in the absolute back looks like he's trying (unsuccessfully) to light a cigarette on a windy day. in reply to JGrayWebcomic #
• @JGrayWebcomic It sort of looks like the guy up front is collecting swords, and the other two have abandoned theirs and chosen to walk away. in reply to JGrayWebcomic #
• @JGrayWebcomic If I had to name the "story", I'd almost say "Defeat Without Battle"… they don't seem injured, but it looks like they lost. in reply to JGrayWebcomic #
• In order to do a "fan comic" or "fan fiction" of something, don't you technically have to be a "fan" first? #
• @jellybeansniper Oh, god, by that definition I'm a… fan… of reality television. Or clown porn. Or eating babies. in reply to jellybeansniper #
• @mkinyon Yes, but it's a hell of a lot more honest. How about "meh" instead of "fan" for things you're less enthused in. in reply to mkinyon #
• @jellybeansniper Yeah… but now so are you. in reply to jellybeansniper #
• @mkinyon "I drew you some meh art. Take it… or don't. I don't care." in reply to mkinyon #
• I think… AoD needs a bitchin' graphical overhaul. Again. Re-design it from the ground up. A theme worthy of the gods. #
• Because we all know the comic's not going to get any better. #
• Oh, hey, for those just waking up… new AoD is up, featuring AoD's own super hero, Occasionally Forgetful Man! http://bit.ly/9fvtye #
• Aaaaaaannnd now, I've broken my website. #
• @nekokaitou Har de har har. Right now, it looks suspiciously like your site. I'm ironing all the programming kinks out. in reply to nekokaitou #
• I need somebody who is really good with wordpress and web design and is willing to work like a madman more-or-less for free. #
• 90% of AoD not working… bad. Awesome new header image? Awesome. http://www.theappleofdiscord.com/ #
• @PinkoCommie That's beautiful. Never heard that one before. Thank you. in reply to PinkoCommie #
• @thurzdayadamz Congrats! in reply to thurzdayadamz #
• Have any of you seen the movie DejaVu, the 2006 one with Denzel Washington? I know it performed poorly in theatres, but it's sorta awesome. #
• @ThatArdraGuy Yeah, baby, yeah! in reply to ThatArdraGuy #
• If you had the ability to become invisible… not to other people, but to the supernatural (including God/the gods), what would you do? #
• @Brian_Russell I always thought it would be really ironic if it was the cross, and that Christianity had gotten it backwards all this time. in reply to Brian_Russell #
• Have any of you ever tried a painting program called Art Rage? Been playing around with the demo this morning, kinda awesome. #
• I found a dead, dehydrated, salted mealworm in my pistachios. Then another. Then another. Appetite destroyed, weight loss engaged! #PWLC #
• Ok, tomorrow's AoD is up for my tweeples who would like a sneak peak… http://bit.ly/aeDLEy #
• @tweetics Like ~;) ? (the ~ is steam) in reply to tweetics #
• For those of you just joining us tonight, the new Apple of Discord is up – http://www.theappleofdiscord.com/2010/03/05/how-not-to-ctrl-s/ #
• @sentroid91 What the hell is your avatar now? in reply to sentroid91 #
• So Dominos decided to honor their pledge to make the pizzas taste better than the cardboard box… by using much worse tasting boxes? #
• @ImpChan One of these days you or Poe need to show me how you're doing speech bubbles in Photoshop. I think I do it… wrongly. in reply to ImpChan #
• Art Rage is a pretty awesome drawing/painting program… not sure I'd use it for everyday comicking, but for special projects? Hell yeah. #
• Art Rage + Photoshop = Paint Shop Pro + A bunch of crap I don't ever use. #
• And I hate to say it, but Art Rage's painting tools are… *sigh*… better than Paint Shop Pro. More brushes, more tools, more settings. #
• And it's UI is a lot more intuitive than Photoshop's is, while still being a bit more dynamic than Paint Shop Pro. #
• @ImpChan You guys should set up Errant Story to automatically tweet to the ES twitter account every time you update. in reply to ImpChan #
• I know my comic is all Discord-y and everything… but I'm starting to miss my old 2×3 layout (as opposed to the 3×2 one I'm using now). #
• I wonder how many people's brains it would break if I switched back and forth… would that be off-putting to readers? #
• Because sometimes it's only 1×3 anyway (when I'm doing "storyline" mode)… #
• @jellybeansniper You could always do humorously applied pasties… just draw those where the nipples ought to be. in reply to jellybeansniper #
• @jellybeansniper Like a little "TOO HOT FOR WEBCOMICS" sticker. in reply to jellybeansniper #
• Yeah, @Senshuu, I'm with @t_iii – Millenium is great, but what about that… you know… other comic you do? #
• @ImpChan I'm still code-monkey-ing in the spaces between doing the actual comic, working a 6-day week, the baby… it's a process. in reply to ImpChan #
• @ImpChan Though I really generally do like the minimalistic crumpled look… I am considering buying @frumph's help if he's not overbooked. in reply to ImpChan #
• @leecarter77 Maybe it's the suspicious nature of your name… there were a lot of (firstname)(lastname)(number)(number) bots for a while. in reply to leecarter77 #
• For those of you just joining us, the new Apple of Discord is up – http://www.theappleofdiscord.com/2010/03/05/how-not-to-ctrl-s/ #
• RTs, while optional, would be appreciated if you feel so moved. #

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Hey there!

Ah poor Rosemary, her world is just coming crashing down around her! She’ll be right tho! Thanks for stopping by and see you next week, have a great weekend!

Cheers,

Jimmy

March 03, 2010 -

Another reason Goo hates birds.