Sometimes you just have to hold onto whatever lets you breathe, even if just for a moment.
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Wow, hey, it’s been a while, huh?
First off, thank you so, so much for being here and reading this comic. I’ve been making Steamed Veggies for a little over three years now (time is fake, holy crap) and what started as a side project in between wanting to create a larger comic has become an important part of me and something I truly love to make. Over time, this comic has become a place to memorialize incredible moments I’ve shared with friends in my life, a way to process and funnel stress and anxiety into a way I can manage (and maybe connect with others who are feeling the same way too, I’m not sure), and has been a format I’m always excited to experiment with to capture feelings and stories that have deeply impacted me. It’s cheesy to say that this comic is a part of me, but it is! It’s still weird to hear someone say they’ve read it, and it means so, so much to me, more than words can say.
Secondly, some updates! If you want to support the comic in a more direct way, I have a Ko-Fi page that acts as a tip jar (you’ve probably seen the link in the right column for a while, but I figured I’d point it out again!) Please don’t feel any obligation to donate, but if you like the comic, maybe consider chipping in if you can! If you leave a request and a way for me to contact you (like a Twitter handle or an email) I’ll doodle you something as thanks too!
I posted about this a while back, but if you’re looking for more stuff by yours truly (and other incredible folks), I host a podcast with Anne Kirn called Guilty Treasures, which is an interview/conversational podcast all about secret passions and hidden joys. Each episode we have on a new guest to talk about something they’re really into but don’t share very often! A bunch of people you’ve seen in these comics have been on it, and it’s a project I’m just incredibly proud to be a part of and create. Please give it a listen if you haven’t yet (and if you have, maybe leave a review on iTunes? That stuff genuinely helps us and makes our day.)
ALSO HEY WOW: you can now get to the site by going to steamedveggiescomic.com! Do I regret branding the comic under some inscrutable brand that I thought was a good idea in college? POTENTIALLY
Anywho, that’s all for now; things are just chugging along (read: extremely busy) here on the home front. Thank you all for being here, reading this, reading the comic, all of it. Keep on keepin’ on out there.
Hey woah, I don’t use this little post space a whole lot? Usually I just dump whatever I have to say in the comic text, but I figured this should get its own little thing (and bump off that old post from LAST YEAR, yeesh).
I’ve had this hanging in the sidebar for a while now but: I set up a ko-fi page! It’s like a little tip jar thing. I don’t run ads on this site, which means I pay for all of the hosting out-of-pocket. You shouldn’t feel obligated to donate by any means: you just reading and sharing the comic means so, so much to me! I also want to assure you that if you do decide to donate, that money will be used toward paying for things like web hosting and equipment that I used to make these comics (my tablet pen needs to be replaced badly, and unfortunately those aren’t cheap…)
As always, thank you so much for reading this silly comic I make. It means more than words can say.
Woah hey: an update post? On a Saturday, of all days?
Yeah, it’s pretty weird, but I’ll try to make it quick: first off, I just wanna say thanks to all you awesome people who have been reading this comic, whether you’ve been here for a couple months or a couple of weeks, or even just yesterday! It means a lot that you guys would take time out of your day to read this silly little slice of life comic thing, and the reactions and tweets always warm my heart.
If you’ve followed me on Twitter lately, you probably know that things have been kinda hectic for me lately! Despite this, I’ve tried to keep on top of updates as much as possible (with one little NSP/TWRP-related slip-up, but that can hardly be called my fault), but these next two weeks are gonna be a little different: I’m gonna be on vacation! But thankfully, I have a bunch of awesome friends who have stepped up to make guest comics for those two weeks so I can get some much needed R&R. Actually, I got so many cool people making guest comics that, starting March 14th through the beginning of April, there’s gonna be two updates a week: a guest one on Monday, and then a normal one from yours truly on Friday!
During my little hiatus, Jesse is gonna be in charge of updating the website and writing posts and the like, so be nice to him, ok? Make sure he doesn’t break the site. Please.
Woah! Hey! This is a comic! A new comic! That you can look at with your eyeballs!
Ok, first off: thanks for checking this out! I’m Emily, and you’re probably here because you follow me on Twitter or Tumblr or (and this is a stretch) have seen some of my other projects (like Paradigm Shift or Paper Cranes). Steamed Veggies is a new comic of mine, updating weekly, and is just kinda focused on silly little stories I’ve been collecting from my friends over the years; little slice-of-life things that I just enjoy making and get a kick out of. Hopefully you’ll like them too!
Another person you should probably be aware of is Jesse (who is that other guy in that first comic right there. The one playing a DS with the ponytail. That one), who is gonna help manage the site a bit! Jesse is a total jerk cool guy who has basically agreed to help me keep a schedule with this thing.
Speaking of schedule! I plan to post a new Steamed Veggies comic every Friday! If I build enough buffer, I’d like to push that to two days a week, but baby steps, you know.
The site’s still a little rough around the edges, but check out that About page or all those fancy social media links up there in that bar so you can see me shout into the void on all of the different platforms, if that’s a thing you’re into.
Anyway! Thank you so dang much for your support throughout everything I’ve done; I hope these comics can become a new thing you call can look forward to an enjoy every week! See you all next Friday for some wild stories!