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Hey there, peeps!

Well, Christmas has come and gone and I hope all of you enjoyed yourselves! The new year is quickly approaching, and I’m looking forward to moving on with things. This next week is going to be a vacation of sorts. I’m not really planning anything or going to be streaming, just… trying to decompress from the whole year.

After that? Well, we’re going to be trying to knock out the rest of the list. I’ve still got bills to pay, but I want to finally get caught up. I’m almost there, so it’s only a matter of time!

I’ve been very much considering returning to the Sketch on the Spot model and leaving larger things as more once in a while projects rather than my regular means of making money as I transition back to trying to do Various Happenings and Clara Cosmos most of the time. Various Happenings’ 8th anniversary is in March and we’re only on Chapter 6? That will not do!

So yeah, primary focus is getting caught up and finished. Then, I’m going to see about getting back to regularly producing comic content and maintaining a steady cash flow.

As much as I’d love to just work on the comics, I still can’t afford it just yet, but I’m never going to be able to unless I… well… continue making them! Kind of a pickle!

So yeah! That’s my plan. I’m trying to take care of myself a bit more and not push so hard, which will enable me to do more in the long run, I think. I’m hoping that this next year will be a really good one for me, but we won’t know until we get there.

I can talk about a bunch of plans and stuff, but… until I have specific things I want to do, I can’t really say anything, and for the next week, I don’t really have anything specific. So we’ll see.

I hope you all are doing alright, and that things are going well in your affairs. I’ll see you all in the new year~! Until next time!

~Spooky

Various Happenings: https://www.varioushappenings.com/

The Adventures of Clara Cosmos: https://www.claracosmos.space/

**Weekly Update! (2022-12-19)**

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Hey peeps!

Alright, so the end of the year is upon us and that means Yule, Christmas and the New Year! I think I’ve acquired enough for this month’s expenses and the server/file hosting at the very beginning of next month so everything should be in order.

However, my commission forms are closed (even for Patrons) because I’m far too loaded up now and I don’t want to risk getting overwhelemed for another half a year. So I’m going to go ahead and clean out the last of the non-Stripe invoices as quickly as I can and hopefully that’ll all be done by the beginning of the year!

I’ve been meaning to get to doing my stuff for Various Happenings and The Adventures of Clara Cosmos, but another project I’m working on with a few friends just kind of swept me up and I went and did a bunch of work on that last week instead. I’m happy with the progress, though, and I feel like I’ve lain down a great foundation for us to build on, so hopefully I can let that sit for a bit.

Still, I always need more time, and more money, and doing commissions all the time, especially when you’re stacked two dozen deep, really wears on you.

If you’d like to help out with that, feel free to join me on Patreon.  

https://www.patreon.com/foxsaliant

There you’ll get access to our semi-private Discord server and the VIP channel where I post all my art, finished or not. This helps support all my projects, including Various Happenings. 

Or if you prefer to support the more all ages stuff, The Adventures of Clara Cosmos has a ko-fi where you can donate directly to support that project.

https://ko-fi.com/claracosmos

So yeah!

Just trying to get back to square one and start fresh! It’s not easy, and I get worn out and distracted a lot, but one of these days I’ll learn to balance things. For now, I’ve just got to keep working at it!

Anyway, I hope you all have a wonderful holidays, and I’ll see you next week! And if I don’t, then I’ll see you in 2023! Cheers!

~Spooky

Various Happenings: https://www.varioushappenings.com/

The Adventures of Clara Cosmos: https://www.claracosmos.space/

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Hey peeps!

So! Been busy, just not with what I’d hoped to do, but that’s alright. Sometimes I just get caught up in projects and things happen. That’s been pretty crazy, but I’m happy with what’s come up so far. Going to be focusing on getting that list down this month, though, and trying to work more consistently and constantly without wearing myself out too much.

I’m also going to be trying to go to bed at a reasonable time and not staying up too late so I can get enough sleep on the regular, because that’s kind of been a problem lately.

Tuesday, there won’t be a stream because I have to go vote in the runoff (I forgot that it was that day) so I’ll be working off stream on Tuesday and Wednesday to try and finish up #526, #538, and #539.

Then for stream on Thursday and Friday, we’ll see about getting some work in on #541 and 546 as well as MAYBE some Various Happenings or Clara stuff in because I really want to get back to that.

Still! Stuff is moving forward, regardless, so let’s give it a go! 

Oh, and do I see the comments and shouts y’all leave on my stuff, and I appreciate all of them! I don’t get a lot of chance to respond (most of the time I don’t know what to say in response) but I love reading them so keep at it! I’ll make a concerted effort to try and reply at least a little more in the future, but regardless, thank you all so much!

Anyway, I’ll see you all next week~!

~Spooky

Various Happenings: https://www.varioushappenings.com/

The Adventures of Clara Cosmos: https://www.claracosmos.space/

**Weekly Update! (2022-11-28)**

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Hey peeps!

So the holiday is over until Yule, which means we’re going to be working for the rest of the year (at least) to try and get current and caught up with things! I’m feeling a bit better lately and the sickness seems to finally start to be draining out of my system, so that’s fantastic and I’ve got ideas and things that I want to do.

My current plans are to focus on Orders #526, #536, #538 and #539. I want to see about getting them done this week and also doing the composition for either/or Various Happenings 6-18 or Clara #011.

I’m aware I’m probably not going to get ALL those things done, but I at least want to knock a few of the commissions out, and then get a little comp work done even if it’s only a few panels. I’m starting to feel a bit better and less overwhelmed than I was going into the holiday so hopefully that carries me until the new year.

If I can manage all that, I’ll be close to current again, and I’ve still got stuff coming in so I should be in a better position for next month and hopefully the new year. Everything is paid for this month, though I do have the big site expendatures just after New Year’s so I’m going to have to save up for that.

Still, I feel confident that we’re still on track and that the projects will be moving again soon enough.

Thanks for sticking with me, and I’ll see you all next week!

~Spooky

Various Happenings: https://www.varioushappenings.com/

The Adventures of Clara Cosmos: https://www.claracosmos.space/

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Hey peeps!

Man, this last week was kind of a bummer. I was just really super sleepy and felt kinda shitty all week and my output was all over the place, but no worries! I’m going to stream a little this week and then take off for Thanksgiving to help around the house and get some good food in me. I’ve been messaging people so that we can figure out what to do for commissions and who wants to watch me stream and stuff like that, so I’m getting more information on that and planning what to do.

Everything else is just knocking things out of the stack and letting it all sort itself out as I do it. I’ve got a solid to-do list and that’s what I’m trying to stick to.

In other news, I don’t remember if I mentioned it but Clara Cosmos has a new site!

www.claracosmos.space

Check it out for all the latest Clara adventures! n.n

And that’s pretty much it! I hope you all have a wonderful Turkey day and I’ll see you all next week!

Until then!

~Spooky

Various Happenings: https://www.varioushappenings.com/

The Adventures of Clara Cosmos: https://www.claracosmos.space/

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Hey peeps!  Nothing new to report!  Got a lot of commissions and projects in progress, so I’m just doing my work trying to get everything worked down!  With any luck, I’ll be current by the end of the month, which will be a massive relief and we can start saving for a few essential items for future endeavors!

I don’t really have anything else to talk about!  It’s mostly just a regular work week, so I’ll get to that, and I’ll see you all around!

Finally!  Fall weather!  I hope to enjoy it while it lasts!

Until next time! 
~Spooky

Various Happenings: https://www.varioushappenings.com/
The Adventures of Clara Cosmos: https://www.claracosmos.space/

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Hey there peeps!

Another week, another set of stuff! The spoopy season is fading and we’re heading into honest fall (except, yanno, down where I live where summer ends whenever it darn well pleases) so time to relax and enjoy the scenery.

Moving forward with commissions and such! My goal this month is to catch up on my current commissions to where all my invoices are current, post two Clara strips, and another Various Happenings strip. I don’t know if I’ll get through it all, but those are my goals!

Voting is tomorrow for the Americans in the crowd, so don’t forget that! It’s very important and voting in local and congressional elections is just as important, if not MORE important, than voting in the Presidential one. Research your local candidates, and make your choices! It’s our duty!

Aside from that, just looking towards the future! We’ll see where things go from here!

Not much else to report, so I’ll see you all next week!

Until then!

~Spooky

Various Happenings: https://www.varioushappenings.com/

The Adventures of Clara Cosmos: https://www.claracosmos.space/

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Hello all, and Happy Halloween!

This last week has been a bit rough.  I’ve been ill all week, from simply sniffly to being too dizzy to stand up straight, and thus the amount of work I’ve been able to manage has been variable from little to naught.  Still, it is the spookiest of days and as resident ghost, it would be remiss of me to not have something to say!

I do hope everyone enjoys their spooktacular celebrations and their interactions with all the ghouls and ghosts are safe and satisfying!

Last week saw the release of another Various Happenings!  We’re moving the story forward again, and we open with a shower scene!  Ooh~lala~!  (Hehehe.)

We’re going to be working on getting this current list worked down.  I’m still in the middle of a few commissions and want to work down the list I have along with the remaining giveaway pics.  I’d hoped things would go faster, but I can’t control getting sick, unfortunately.

Still, I’m looking forward to the future and I’m feeling excited about future projects.  Once I get caught up, it should be much easier to manage.  I know it always seems like I’m running behind, which is true in the general sense, honestly, but every day we get a big closer to absolute sustainability, which is my ultimate goal.

Of course, if you’d like to make my life a little easier, I do have a Patreon!  We don’t have much… I can’t really produce a lot of exclusive content, but for $5 tier or higher, you’ll get access to the VIP room of the discord, where I post everything I do as soon as I do it, so you’ll see a lot of stuff way before I ever get around to posting it on the gallery sites or social media.  (I need to get better about that honestly.)  Mostly it’s just a way to help me have to rely a little less on commissions for my monthly expenses.

I’ve also fully shifted my commission work to using Stripe as the payment method, so please be aware of that going forward.  They should take most credit or debit cards and a variety of other common forms of payment, but my current experience is very limited so I do not know about other cases.  We’ll see what happens going forward and make concessions if necessary.

We also have a new domain for The Adventures of Clara Cosmos!

https://www.claracosmos.space/ !

That’ll be the site for all things Clara Cosmos in the future!  We’ve also retooled the FSS Ko-Fi into one for Clara Cosmos, since that project is rated for General Audiences we thought it’d be a perfect fit, so if you want to see more of that, you can support it that way! n.n

https://ko-fi.com/claracosmos 

And that’s all for now.  I’m going to go take some daytime cold & flu medicine, finish up my administrative stuff and hang out with a bag of kitkats. 

Have a spoopy Halloween, a reverent Samhain, and a fantastic week, everyone~!

~Spooky

Various Happenings: https://www.varioushappenings.com/

The Adventures of Clara Cosmos: https://www.claracosmos.space/

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Hey peeps! 

Just a quick update! I’ve started issuing the new invoices via Stripe and everything seems clear! I just need the final word on a transaction or two, and everything will be good to go to complete the migration!

Nothing more to report! Still working on a VH update and then I’ve got a few other things I want to do after that - a Clara update, finishing a scene on another project, some updates to the VH site, and more FSS site work.

Normal work is still coming along and though things aren’t going as quickly as I hoped, they’re still going!

Talk to you all next week~!

~Spooky

Various Happenings: https://www.varioushappenings.com/

The Adventures of Clara Cosmos: https://foxsaliant.com/Clara/current.htm

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Hello everyone!

Some... interesting things going on so we’ll get down to business.

First thing’s first, due to recent changes in the terms of service over at Paypal as well as their less than… scrupulous treatment of their customers as of late, I will, in accordance with Paypal’s terms of service, be discontinuing my use of their service on the 17th of October, 2022.

Now as far as what that means for my customers going forward, I don’t know. Hopefully doing transactions with Stripe, which I am switching over to, via the invoicing system will largely be the same and not really an issue for my customers. Though Stripe only services US business, it accepts customers internationally, so it shouldn’t be a problem.

Because of this, anyone who hasn’t paid or has only partially paid by 3 PM EDT (12PM PDT) on October 17th will either have their Paypal invoice canceled (in the event of non-payment) or marked as “completed via other means” (in the event of a partial payment) and the remaining balance reissued via Stripe. Hopefully, fundamentally, this won’t change anything, and you will just be able to pay it through Stripe like any other online transaction. 

The only issue, is that because of this, after October 17th you will not be able to get a refund through Paypal if you desire it. I hopefully haven’t given anyone a reason to request one (it’s not something that happens very often, thankfully) but if anyone even thinks they might need to request one, I urge you to contact me before the 17th.

I’ll do my best to make sure that this change is as painless as possible, but we won’t know until it happens.

Otherwise, things are going more or less as planned. Commissions are getting worked on, as are projects, and once things get caught up, hopefully things will stay steady for the foreseeable future. I’m getting stuff worked down, though, and the end of the current list is looking closer than ever before!

That’s pretty much what’s going on right now. I’m still trying to secure a printer to begin with the Various Happenings merchandise, but pages 16 and 17 of Chapter 6 are in progress and should hopefully be ready sometime this week. I want to do more Clara stuff as well, I just haven’t had the time. But that’s alright, we’re still going!

If anyone has any questions, feel free to message me at one of my gallery sites or via Discord. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

~Spooky

Various Happenings: https://www.varioushappenings.com/

The Adventures of Clara Cosmos: https://foxsaliant.com/Clara/current.htm