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The Ask Jeph thread
JD:
Also, congratulations on finding those bathrooms.
jeph:
--- Quote from: vettechinohio on 14 Nov 2009, 20:50 ---Jeph, what is the scariest thing about purchasing a house?
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The scariest thing about purchasing a house is that it's a long-term investment and I do online comics for a living. What if I get sick of doing the comic in five years? Or I fuck up and lose my audience? Or I decide that the strip needs to end? What if one of these things happens next week? You never know.
Now realistically, I'd be just as fucked if I were still renting an apartment versus paying a mortgage. But it's still scary.
Mr_Rose:
Think of it this way: with the mortgage, you can at least sell the house and maybe turn a small profit on the initial investment, plus if you don't screw up, you eventually don't have to pay the mortgage any more. With rent, you're just pissing that money into some guy's pocket and he's using to to pay the mortgage on the house you're living in as well as his.
Is it cold in here?:
Has it given you a new appreciation of the xkcd about signing a lease?
carvin:
Why, from what I observed, did you get so upset that some people thought that Hanners and Marigold were going to become a couple? I will say that I thought it. I know many people get very invested in 'ships' and can go kinda crazy with it. I liked the idea, but I like where things are going now better. I can't wait to see more. Still, I can't see why it would be so upsetting. I understand that ships that make no sense could make you lose some faith in your readership but... this never seemed that ridiculous. I've never really read any of the forums about this, so maybe I'm repeating what someone else has said. If you'll indulge me, just a bit. I mean, firstly... you certainly don't shy away from non-heterosexuality in the comic. Hanners has been stated to be warry of romantic relationships due to her OCD, so her sexuality not only has never been stated, she herself would likely barely know. Marigold might have a better understanding, but not all people understand their sexual nature until presented with a person that is truly fitting to them. Perhaps what inspired people to think this relationship to be plausible is that the budding friendship between the two mirrored that of other relationships that became romantic in the comic, such as Marten and Dora.
Blah, please don't think I'm a total crackpot. I'm not angry or upset at the comic, it's just a comic. I'm just curious what made you so upset when it doesn't seem that odd that people could think such a thing.
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