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A hello and maybe a sad goodbye...
Topic Started: Feb 6 2012, 02:01 PM (1,524 Views)
Officer Waffle
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Hiya, guys. It's great to finally be here at last. Been a reader of AIAC since about 2009, though I haven't spoken anything before, so I thought now would be the perfect time to start to meet fellow AIAC readers, though am quite aware this place isn't as active as it once were.

Truthfully, I have a rather strange announcement to come with... I think... I think I may not have much time left before I pass on, though am not 100% sure yet. Something strange has been going on with my health this last period of time, and it has given me quite the scare. It first started on December 25th where I experienced strange issues with my eyes, and since then I've been to several doctors. All whom couldn't find anything wrong with my eyes, but then I started experiencing this terrible migraine which has only gotten worse this period of time, though I'm starting to fear that it may be something more sinister than a simple migraine. I went to a new doctor today, and she's sending me to a specialist in neurology, though she said it could take some time...

I truly hope I can survive this terrible ordeal that I'm experiancing, and it's made me truly realize that life is most certainly precious, so I've made a decision to treat everyday as if it were my last. ^_^ I also want to take the time to thank you Tom for your wonderful inspiration. You not only made me interested in web comics, but you also inspired me to start working on one of my own. :hope:

Also, I thought I do something nice for the AIAC fans and post some lovely fanart that I cooked up, but hadn't gotten around to posting it yet, though I think now might be the perfect opportunity.

First off is my GB and AIAC crossover fanart, since I realize Tom is a Ghosthead and I'm a fellow Ghosthead as well, so I thought it would be fun to splice these two together. :happyhope:
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And here's a special surprise I did! I animated Hope in a wavy style animation, which I think turned out better than I expected. :faith:
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And here's another surprise! It's actually a continuation of the Tentacle for Tea time that Tom did a while ago. Though am not quite happy with how Sarah turned out, since I don't have much experience in animation, but oh well... :sorryfaith:
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Here's another little crossover fanart thing I did. I took characters from the Ruby Gloom cartoon Ruby and Misery and spliced them with Faith and Hope. Though I'm not sure how many will get the reference, and I'm sorry if it's a little rough around the edge's and I didn't color it.
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Well, that's it for me for. I hope you like the doodles I did. ^_^

Keep Hope and Faith alive ya'll!
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HoodieBoy
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yeah the forums started dying off even before the new website design. Nice to meet you all the same. I really hope your head condition isn't as bad as you think. :sadhope:

Good luck to you and on your future projects. Nice artwork! The second one with Hope by herself is my favorite. :) If you want to, you can check out my artwork topic here or my DA account. I also did a review of the comic if you are willing to dig through old topics to find it.

Oh, almost forgot to mention, I like your avatar, looks like someone else is a fan of Tail Concerto! :D
Edited by HoodieBoy, Feb 7 2012, 12:26 AM.
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Officer Waffle
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Thank you for your compliments Hoodieboy! :) I quite like your artwork as well. You've got loads of great stuff there. :hope:

Yeah, I'm quite the fan of Tails Concerto myself. Maybe I'll do a AIAC and Concerto fanart crossover when I get better. ;)

Anyway, I'm going to the doctor again this afternoon, so this may be my last post in a while. The pounding in my head is still troubling me. I really hope it's not as bad as I think it is. >.<

Welp, wish me luck fellas, so that I can make a speedy recovery! hopethumbsup
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Hi there Officer Waffle! Its nice to have you here at the forum. Sorry it's not very active. I'd like to bring some more life into the place, but the new website has taken away from the forum a bit in it's ability to have posts left on each comic. Hopefully readers that want to talk more will congregate here.'

I'm so very sorry to hear about your health troubles. My heart goes out to you, that;s for sure. I have to say, I really admire your attitude about the whole thing. Living everyday to the fullest and understanding how precious life is leads to a more fulfilling time on this Earth. To see that when faced with such pain makes you a very strong and goodhearted person. My sincerest thoughts and strongest prayers go out to you during this time. I truly hope it all works out for the best for you. Please stay in contact with us :faith:

And what you said about me and the comic is so very touching. Thank you so much, I'm incredibly happy to hear the comic had that sort of an effect on you. It really makes me fee like I'm doing what I always wanted to do with this comic when I hear stuff like that. So no, thank YOU :hope:

Your fanart blew me away today while I was at work! :happyhope: It's absolutely awesome! I love Hope and Faith with the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. That's a really neat style for them! Very cute ^-^ The crossover one's quite cute as well, though I must admit I'm not familiar with the other thing they're crossing over with. Oh man though, those animated gifs really excited me though! I've never seen my characters animated in any form before. So seeing those was such a treat for me! Hope's just so adorable there. I wonder what she's saying? haha. The flow of the animation is really nice. The one with Sara cracked me up! That's a great continuation of that drawing I did! I'm sure Sara could work a proton pack well, with all her video game experience. You don't mind if I post all these on the blog on AIAC's front page, do you? If you have anything I can link to you, like a dA page or something let me know.

Thank you so much for posting all that! Really awesome to see :happyhope: Hope all goes well, and hang in there! Best of luck on the speediest of recoveries.
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Officer Waffle
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Thanks! It's so very nice of you to say such nice things about me Tom, but the truth is... I've lived a horrible life. -_-
A life filled with an endless cycle of hate and venom that's poisoned my heart and mind for so many agonizing years. I've been a such fool this whole time taking life for granted. Being constantly angry with myself over every little thing that came my way, and blaming everybody around me for how things have turned out like they did. And also the fact that I tried to love someone who couldn't be loved no matter how hard I tried... I know it's strange coming from me. I sounded so positive and full of life in my earlier posts, and now I sound like a completly different person. I'm sorry... I guess I just needed to get that out of my system one way or the other...

I still want to change this cycle and start a new life, and I want to live life no matter what happends to me. If I survive this I'll be a better person, or at least try as hard as I can to be better at least one way or another, so thank you still for your kind words Tom. I'm still going to give it my best and live my life to fullest as best I can! :happyhope:

As for my health. I'm feeling a bit better today after a good night sleep. My migraine isn't quite as bad today. lol, maybe it's those pills I took to prevent migraine attack took that made me so ill that I almost thought I was going to die. They helped the first two days, but the third time they gave me a terrible attack on their own, since I didn't have a migraine attack, even though the doctor said there were very little side effects to these pills. >_<

But the throbbing in my head still concers me a little. It sometimes feels like something malicious has moved into my skull that's trying to take over my body, but I have to wait to get an MR scan on my head before I can get diagnosed properly. :-/ If things get to dicey, then I'm heading to the private clinic in my area, and see if they can help me. They have a special section for dealing with this sort of thing, and there's no waiting time if one needs immediate help. It may a cost a little extra, though thankfully I have some extra savings on my account to fall back on, though I certainly hope it doesn't come to that.

In the mean time I'm waiting on this book called the The Healing Code that's supposed to heal 95% of all illness and disease in six minutes by learning to activate a psychical function in your body that starts a process with the neuro-immune system that's supposed to heal whatever is wrong with your body.

I knows it sounds a bit crazy good to be true, and I understands the effects vary from to person to person to how quickly this system works. Heck, even the guy who wrote the book said it took six months for his wife to heal herself properly, and it may not even work at all for all I know. Still, I'm willing to try anything, and it's still better than scarfing down on pills anyway that could give you nasty side effects. :)

Anyway, I'm stoked you liked my drawings, Tom! And yes, feel free to them on your blog. I don't mind at all.


As for for the crossover you're not familiar with:

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I based Hope on Ruby (the redhead with maracas) and Faith on Misery (the purple cloaked one with the harp).

If you're a fan My little Pony Friendship is Magic, then I could reccomend Ruby Gloom, since allot of people who worked on MLP worked on Ruby as well. They actually have very similar animation style. The story may be for most part just filler stuff, but I'm quite fond of the characters. Especially Ruby and Misery, since Ruby is such a perky and happy character that doesn't let anything get her down, and Misery is so hilarious being down all the time, though she tries to stay happy as well in her own depressive way of course. That's why I based based Hope and Faith on those two, since they both shared so many similar qualities. ^_^

Actually the webcomic I'm working is sort of a parody'ish on Ruby, though with a bit more darker humor. Maybe I'll post some pages later, though not now.
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Tom_AIAC
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Well allow m to offer you this one piece of advice I believe whole heatedly: it doesn't matter who you were, only who you are and who you plan to be. So don't concern yourself with the past. It's over and you can't go back to it. If you truly want to be a better person, and do all you can to be, then that's what really counts :faith:

Glad you're feeling a bit better. Hope that continues!

As I keep saying, and not just as a play on words but really meaning it: keep Hope alive and have Faith! :happyhope:

Thanks for the info on the show! Maybe I'll check it out sometime. Oh, and you can see the blog post now. I just put it up :)
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Officer Waffle
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Thanks again Tom! Your kind words give me a reason to carry on with my life. :)

lol, very cool entry you made. I -love- it! :happyhope:

btw, I've been scheduled for that MRi test next saturday, so I hope I can make it till then. :)

Well, if you don't hear from me anymore, then it's been swell. I've been going to various sites trying to spread happiness to the people I admire, and try to make them happy as best as I can, so I have no more regrets now.

btw, You're all awesome doc_sigma, Alphatroll, Hoodieboy and everybody else who posts/was a poster here.
I'm sorry we didn't much chance to talk together, but that's okay.

Well, that's it for me. See ya'll!
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Feb 7 2012, 04:33 AM
Thank you for your compliments Hoodieboy! :) I quite like your artwork as well. You've got loads of great stuff there. :hope:

Yeah, I'm quite the fan of Tails Concerto myself. Maybe I'll do a AIAC and Concerto fanart crossover when I get better. ;)

Anyway, I'm going to the doctor again this afternoon, so this may be my last post in a while. The pounding in my head is still troubling me. I really hope it's not as bad as I think it is. >.<

Welp, wish me luck fellas, so that I can make a speedy recovery! hopethumbsup
Thanks, that means a lot to me. :)

Good luck and take care. It would be a pity to lose a new friend so quickly.
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One small gift for you Hoodie, since you're such an awesome guy. ;)

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It's my not my best coloring job, but I hope it's to your taste anyway. Maybe when I get better I'll color more of your drawings, and maybe even do some fanart of your characters. :)
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A small update on my situation. I've been feeling quite out of it these last few days, and yesterday I started experiencing chest pains, and my heart felt strange. I started to worry, then I rushed to my local clinic to get an examination waiting 4-5 hours before being let in.

I told the doctor all my ailments, and she did a full examination on my body. Thankfully she didn't find anything wrong except for a little high blood pressure. She claimed it was just nerves that made me completely feel out of it... though am not quite convinced everything is A-OK yet. :/

Still, I have to go to that MRi test just to be on the safe side. Ugh, one more week with this madness. ><

edit: Been called to the attention that I may have this disorder: www.webmd.com/fibromyalgia/understanding-fibromyalgia-symptoms
The symptoms are very very spot for what I've been going through, and it comes and goes. When I woke up this morning I felt refreshed, and now I feel like the floor of a taxi cab, and I've got a harder time thinking straight. Though it's rarer among men, than women. Still, it's not a fatal disease and can be treated, so I'll make it yet fellas! :D
Edited by Officer Waffle, Feb 12 2012, 05:50 AM.
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Thanks for the drawing and the nice comment! I see you chose a color-in drawing from my coloring book topic. Unusual color choices, I cant really complain because I have used unusual color schemes myself sometimes. (Usually its from out of boredom or because Ive used up other colors in other drawings, so I use the ones I havent used yet.) You didnt color the skin where the necklaces are though (collarbone area).
I havent looked that pic out in a while, its an old version so I recently fixed it up and also fixed up the color version that I had. I uploaded that one to my Deviant Art account here:
http://mlblue.deviantart.com/#/d4pozuh
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As you can see the shirt was supposed to have that design in front go further down. The design on the headwrap is new however. Before it always used to be plain pink Also the bottom necklace is different now. Do you have a DA account?

I look forward to seeing any future stuff you do with my drawings. I hope you feel better and get the treament you need soon too, glad to know it isn't anything terminal like you thought. I recently went to a depression support group, and one guy mentioned he had fibromyalgia. Maybe you could look for a support group in your area so you can have some people to talk to that have similar stuff going on in their lives. Might help some of your issues.
Edited by HoodieBoy, Mar 8 2012, 09:49 PM.
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Feb 12 2012, 04:09 AM
Though it's rarer among men, than women. Still, it's not a fatal disease and can be treated, so I'll make it yet fellas! :D
That's certainly good news :konahope: Best of luck treating it!
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Okay, fellas. I'm back again from my scan. Everything went alright today, though I was worried my chronic fatigue would interfere today. Thankfully I had normal breathing. lol, being in that MR machine almost felt like being in a Nine Inch Nails song. Now I think I've discovered the secret where Trent gets his ideas from. :P I still have to wait a week for the results. I hope everything checks out alright.

Hoodieboy: Yeah, I tend to use crazy color schemes. The crazier the better I always say. Yours is very good and very cute. Much better than my feeble attempt. :P Yeah, I wasn't sure how to color the necklace on her neck, so I just splashed everything at once. I actually had intended to use more time on coloring that drawing of yours, but my health has been a little up and down, so I had to take it easy and cut corners to my dismay. ><

I did have a DA account, though I deactivated it. I kinda regret it now, but I disliked that nick I had. I hadn't used it for much anyway. I do have a Fanart Central account: http://www.fanart-central.net/user-ShockRat23.php It's an old one, though I started using it a little recently. I've met some really nice folks there that have been very supportive. Maybe I'll get a new DA account, but I think I'll wait till I can can treatment for what I have, so that I can get better first.

btw, I've posted a few doodles there. Including some of the fanart I did for Tom. ;)
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Glad to hear from you. Aw, thanks, thats very nice of you to say. I can teach you to get better if youd like, or at least provide some inspiration. If you got a IM, email or a Facebook, we can exchange art ideas.

Huh, Fanart central, Ill have to check that out, ive been looking for some other sites other than Deviant Art to show my work. Yeah, I saw your sketches for Tom over there too.

Id say the drawing with the "Craziest" color schemes I have so far is this one:

http://mlblue.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=72#/dw6rbj
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Hi again fellas. Sorry I haven't had much to say. I still haven't' gotten my diagnosis from my doctor from that scan I did. Anyway, tomorrow I'm going to a neurologist to have myself examined, but... I think I may be hospitalized. The truth is... I don't think this is fibromyalgia I have, though I wish it were. I think my condition may be more severe than that. There is an unwanted guest inside my head that's affecting my central nerve system, which is not good. Not good at all. ><

But there is a silver lining in this. :) That book I've been studying that I mentioned earlier. It's been helping me to recover as strange as it sounds. I've actually gotten rid of my terrible migraines, and my chronic fatigue isn't as severe as it was earlier this month. I actually think my condition would be much worse now if it weren't for that healing book. O_o

Still, I don't think the healing methods alone will be enough. I need treatment from doctors as well, but it's taken a long time, since I can't do anything till I get the results from that MR scan, though thankfully I'm finally going to a neurologist. I hope she can help me. ><

I'm sorry Hoodie. I wanted to send you an e-mail, but I think I'll have to wait till another time. I was working on some fanart for that girl in the kimono you posted, though it didn't turn out as good as good as I wanted it to be. >.>

Anyway, I hope this isn't the last time we'll be seeing each other. You guys are so awesome. I'd hate to leave so soon when we've only just met, but don't worry I'm not going to give up yet! You guys give the extra strenght I need to stay alive!! :happyhope:

btw, happy belated birthday Tom! I wanted to make you another little fanart gift, but alas I think it'll have to wait. ^^;
Edited by Officer Waffle, Mar 8 2012, 03:31 PM.
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What sucks about the internet is that if anyone isnt around to let people know how someone is doing, you may never know if that person is...still around or not.

I really hope things turn out well. :sadhope: Good luck.
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Mar 8 2012, 03:21 PM
Hi again fellas. Sorry I haven't had much to say. I still haven't' gotten my diagnosis from my doctor from that scan I did. Anyway, tomorrow I'm going to a neurologist to have myself examined, but... I think I may be hospitalized. The truth is... I don't think this is fibromyalgia I have, though I wish it were. I think my condition may be more severe than that. There is an unwanted guest inside my head that's affecting my central nerve system, which is not good. Not good at all. ><

But there is a silver lining in this. :) That book I've been studying that I mentioned earlier. It's been helping me to recover as strange as it sounds. I've actually gotten rid of my terrible migraines, and my chronic fatigue isn't as severe as it was earlier this month. I actually think my condition would be much worse now if it weren't for that healing book. O_o

Still, I don't think the healing methods alone will be enough. I need treatment from doctors as well, but it's taken a long time, since I can't do anything till I get the results from that MR scan, though thankfully I'm finally going to a neurologist. I hope she can help me. ><

I'm sorry Hoodie. I wanted to send you an e-mail, but I think I'll have to wait till another time. I was working on some fanart for that girl in the kimono you posted, though it didn't turn out as good as good as I wanted it to be. >.>

Anyway, I hope this isn't the last time we'll be seeing each other. You guys are so awesome. I'd hate to leave so soon when we've only just met, but don't worry I'm not going to give up yet! You guys give the extra strenght I need to stay alive!! :happyhope:

btw, happy belated birthday Tom! I wanted to make you another little fanart gift, but alas I think it'll have to wait. ^^;
Thanks for the birthday wish! :happyhope:

Dang, hopefully the neurologist can give you the help you need. Thanks for the update! Thoughts and prayers being sent your way.
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It's been a long time... I still check back here often. Hope you are okay.

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