Just kidding! Did I scare you?

Someone once told me that if you started out by giving fake bad news that was worse than the actual bad new you had to deliver, that the real bad news wouldn’t seem so bad. Not sure if that really works.

In any case, as I mentioned in today’s filler strip (which more than likely has been removed by now) I’ll be following an irregular update schedule this week. Instead of posting Monday to Friday, there will only be three strips, and they’ll be posted Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Furthermore, starting next week I’ll be indefinitely switching back to a three-times-a-week posting schedule with new strips being posted on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays (M-W-F).

When I made the decision to move to a Monday to Friday (M-F) update schedule in January, I truly felt that it was important to do in order to offer a viable product. A webcomic needs constant (and consistent) updates to become successful, and a M-F schedule seemed like the best way to go. Truth be told, I still believe it’s the best option, but now that I’m working part-time and getting ready to return to college full-time, I don’t believe such an update schedule to be realistic.

The important thing to remember here is that this change isn’t permanent. I do plan on returning to a M-F update schedule eventually, but since I’m still not certain on how long I’ll be keeping the M-W-F schedule, I felt that saying the change would be indefinite rather than temporary would be more appropriate.

If you’ve been wondering about the Geekcast, know that it’s technically not dead. Since Bryan, Eva and Darren have been gone on summer vacation, it’s been impossible for us to get together. Hopefully once Fall comes around we’ll be able to get together and start recording again.

I’ve also been kicking around the idea of doing video. One of my favourite gaming sites, Giant Bomb, offers things like video reviews, quick looks, and endurance runs, and those are all ideas I think could be interesting in trying out.

In any case, thanks again for taking the time to read my rants and following the comic, and I hope no one will be too upset with the scheduling change. I’d also appreciate any feedback you guys would be willing to share, especially regarding new content. I’d really like to hear what sort of things you’d like to see on Northern Geeks.