Halos and More

The 3 Legged Dog

carynswark — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 01:24:27 +0000

I know I missed a week, and I may miss a few more before the year is out. I’ve been doing Halos on a weekly basis for 3 years now, and it’s starting to wear on me a bit. I still enjoy doing the comic, but I might need a bit of a break — there’s a lot going on!

One of those somethings is the 3 legged dog, Aleiah.

Aleiah differs from my other pets (and possibly me) in that

she is only a little bit insane. She’s missing her right front leg

because some genius kicked it when she was a puppy, and it had to

be amptutated thereafter. Ale is a new addition to the home. She gets along awesome with the bunnies

and in fact most other animals, although she’s pretty wary of people. Anyway, she’s an awesome dog but she IS

taking up quite a bit of my time, so that’s where I am if posts aren’t quite as regular. Thanks for your patience and reading!

Home again home again

carynswark — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:46:00 +0000

Had a great weekend at my friend’s cabin, so sorry the upload is a bit late. Comics galore! (And by “galore,” I mean one).

Late and in a rush!

carynswark — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 04:37:12 +0000

Sorry, folks — no time to post today, but there is still a comic

The 3 Legged Dog

carynswark — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:27:56 +0000

It’s official: we’re back at school, and well into the swing of things. School’s always a bit of an adventure the first month or so as everyone gets comfortable with each other, but it’s a fun time, too — no one’s too tired to do what needs doing!

As if this isn’t a busy enough time, I have a 3 legged black lab pup at my house. She’s incredibly sweet and gentle with the rabbits and everyone else, always nervous and frightened — until I leave the house. That’s when Satan puppy comes out and destroys the house. Damage toll so far:

-One pair of glasses (damaged but still usable)

-One Wiimote (shattered into pieces)

-One vacuum cleaner

-An Xbox controller (usable but with both joysticks chewed off)

-A brand new TV remote (usable but with chew marks)

-One pillow (feathers everywhere)

-Assorted craft items and dust pans, plastic bottles, etc.

I’ve tried various chew toys to no effect, so it seems like I’m going to have to look at crating her during the day (ugh).

back to school

carynswark — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:59:13 +0000

The first back to school comic — a bit late but here, so that’s something!

carynswark — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:20:42 +0000

Hmmm… this was meant to play a little earlier, but that’s all right — in a way it’s appropriate, since this is actually my last week of summer holidays (sort of — the teachers were back at school on Wednesday).

Bunnies are into EVERYTHING lately. Keep finding Fang on the kitchen table. Zims has taken to chewing on my pant leg if I don’t give her enough food. And by “enough,” I mean a constant and steady supply. THey like to convince visitors that I’m starving them and then wheedle treats out of their hands.

Anyway, feeling less than fantastic and school starting again Monday — awesome — so I’m going to go lie down a bit. Enjoy comics!

Another comic

carynswark — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 02:10:38 +0000

Do what I say, not what I do.

With school coming up so quickly I don’t have time to blog, but I do have time to give you another comic!

I’m back :)

carynswark — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:03:59 +0000

And here’s a new comic

Where’s Halos?

carynswark — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:12:04 +0000

So some of you might be wondering where Halos is. There’s a very simple answer: on my hard drive. Roughly 600 km away from my current location. That’s right: I rushed all week to make sure I had enough comic strips to cover my time away from my wacom tablet, then forgot to transfer said strips to my flash drive, making them inaccessible. In other words, updates will resume normally mid-August, when I get home.

To help you with your disappointment, I’d like to share the single most delicious thing I’ve ever eaten: S’mores Cookies. My sister and I are doing some rapid horizontal expansion because of these buggers (no low fat option here), but it’s SO WORTH IT. Go make them. Honest.

MosQUIToes!

carynswark — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:47:49 +0000

This was my initial reaction to bunny surgery, as well it should be — YOU try explaining to a rabbit that it can’t hop for 7 days.

Have you ever noticed that the word QUIT is hidden in the word mosquito? I’ve lived most of my life in Alberta and Saskatchewan, so it’s not like mosquitoes are anything new to me. Summer is hot, sometimes it rains, and there are mosquitoes — it’s just a fact of life.

But I have NEVER seen anything like what’s going on right now. Yesterday we went to a wedding and of course it was outdoors, and the bride was running late — when is the bride not? But the second we pulled into the parking lot, this SWARM of mosquitoes descended on the car. We hadn’t even left the vehicle and they were everywhere, like in The Birds, but instead of angry birds, bloodsucking fiends.

Six of one, really.

In other news, I am greatly enjoying season 3 of Burn Notice. Yes, season 3 — we don’t pick the show up here so I’m a season behind with DVDs. Bruce Campbell is still awesome after all these years