Feb 21st, 2009 - [1414]Ten minutes (6 of 21)
Re-run for May 30th, 2026Link
Original Commentary
Back when Terrence was writing this one out, he asked me to pick between two lines: "I've seen his act before so that one would be harder" or "Which was the first option again?". I performed the second so away I went, completing the comic, letters and all, and sent it to Terrence to look at it. He was disappointed because he thought he had decided to go with a combination of the two lines. If he did, he never told me (and he didn't alter the script file). Ah well, water under the bridge...
In panel one, I decided to cut Richard's line in half and give half of it to his brother. Terrence had said the two "I can't believe" were supposed to show parallelism. I though this way did it two, but flowed less chunky and almost like a set-up joke.-Isabel
Modern Commentary
Past Terrence was mildly miffed that Isabel made changes to the script. This is because Past Terrence could be a bit egotistical and insist that doing things his own way was the best.
Past Terrence was wrong. The changes in panels 1 and 3 work a lot better. Things flow. The punchline has punch. It's improved all around
- Terrence
First, You Say it First is going to be running with commentary starting July 18th - next Monday. Seven days a week. With original commentary AND new modern commentary that has the full benefit of hindsight! Be there!
Secondly, Panda Jenn did a video - Old Furry Websites I Used To Visit. In addition to being an look back at how the internet used to be - and it used to be different - one of those sites was Unlike Minerva, the prequel to You Say it First.
06.02.2021 - Terrence Marks:
Over the last month, Isabel participated in Mermay, a mermaid-themed drawing challenge. If you follow her on Twitter, you've probably seen it. Our friend Eric Pearson has compiled them into a video for one-stop viewing. If you haven't seen them, please check then out.
03.24.2021 - Terrence Marks:
So, we're less back than we wanted to be.
We really wanted to finish the Amoeba X-ing storyline and we're glad that we were able to. We were hoping that momentum would carry us forward. That was overly optimistic.
The pandemic is still on. We're kinda going crazy staying at home, but it's the safest option for us and those around us. Isabel's art anxiety has gotten worse. We're not ready to come back yet. Sooner than later, we hope. Not as long as last time. But not right now.
02.25.2021 - Terrence Marks:
We're back! Update schedule is, well, we'll see how things go. We thank you all for coming back.
06.25.2020 - Terrence Marks:
So how are we doing?
Well, main thing is comics are on hold until further notice.
Physically? We're ok. We're staying indoors. We work from home. Haven't left the house in months apart from vet appointments, and we know we're both lucky that we're able to do that. If you can stay home or socially distance or wear a mask, we really appreciate it and thank you for it. We want this whole pandemic thing to be over, because, like everybody else we're kinda tired of it by now. But still staying home.
Mentally? Kinda bad right now, to be honest. 2020 kinda sucks. Everything is just so much right now. It's hard to be creative.
Comics? On hold until further notice. I really don't know if or when we'll be back. I'm sorry. Some days it feels like we've been slowly running out of steam for a long while and these are not energizing times. If we come back, I'd rather we do it vigorously instead of in fits and starts as life wears us back down. I'd hate to say we're coming back, then we don't or we stop after a few updates.
Expiration is turned off for NamirDeiter.net accounts. If you supported us, we sincerely appreciate it and hope you enjoy the backlog of content we have up there.
Cats? Doing surprisingly well so far. Buttons' thyroid treatment was a success. She's put on at least two pounds, which is good since she was on the low side of four pounds before all this. Momo is still around. Her kidneys weren't in great shape at the start of all this and they're very unlikely to have improved. She's doing better than we expected, but we know that won't last forever. Every extra day we have with her is a blessing and we're grateful for it. Beowulf is doing good, to the best of our knowledge. He doesn't have any complaints as long as we feed him before we feed the other cats.
