This webcomic is not dead.

I'm not updating anymore because only three people were reading it and only one of them complained when i stopped updating. When universityofearth.net (which belongs to me now but has not been set up) is up and running then i shall start updating again- but only there. i'll post here when that starts updating so you don't have to constantly check. Thanks for reading.

44: In which names are explained.

It's really cold in this house. And yes, this is really where her name came from.

43: In which Shagnasty panics

I'm really behind at getting ahead. This is the most current comic I've inked. I'm usually at least a week ahead in inking and two or three weeks in drawing. I'm drawing at -maybe- Monday's comic.

Also, we are purchasing the new website when the money comes in from a promo deal. I'm five cents short with a minimum deposit of money I don't have. Life's a beach. But soon, my invisible, silent readers, soon.

42: In which Doston is scared.

Doston's feet looks weird. I can never draw them right.

So we might have the new site up by the end of the week... dunno how long it's actually gonna take.

41: In which they squee.

Sorry i fell asleep as I was uploading last night... Personally, I love that "squee"

40: In which Gessi is shocked.

Hmm, i wonder what that could mean...

I'm tired. Did anyone see the time stamp on yesterday's post? yeah. G'night

39: In which I D'awww

The new site is being bought and set up this weekend. We're really excited. Sorry it's taken so long, but we're largely lazy and disorganized. Other than that, I can't think of anything else to tell my invisible audience of one. Also, I think they're a cute couple.

...Oh, and his pants are back to white. Sorry about that yesterday. ^_^

38: In which Tiah is ninja

Doston's pants inexplicably turned black... oops.

37: In which they are sad.

My laptop charger is two hours away and i can't get it until Friday. My desktop is SO slow and SO annoying but here's the comic anyway.

35: In which we see someone new.

The page was wrinkled. I'm sad. At least Doston's not choking anymore. Although I think this other person might hurl.

34: In which Doston is startled

Early posting tonight because I'm tired and heading out of town in the early morning. I was promised free wifi so I shouldn't miss a post but if they lied I'll get my site-designer to post for me. And by the by, Doston isn't choking like you and I do. He got something stuck in his mouth basically but he can breathe fine. he breathes through his hair. I'll explain later. I'm tired.

33: In which Shagnasty asks for help

Poor guy's had a banana peel in his back this whole conversation. ^_^

32: In which they become friends

D'aww. Clueless first-year is clueless. And his hat's crooked, Oops. At least he has friends and protection now. xD

31: In which Shagnasty gets inspired.

So I totally realized that I gave y'all an extra comic on Saturday without thinking about it. I guess we're even now from those days I missed. Happy Monday!

Also, it took me forever to draw the bottom "panel" because I wanted to do it zoomed out so y'all could see the space ship. Turns out I have no idea what their ship looks like. So yeah. That's something.

30: In which Shagnasty gives Tiah a look

I love the cocky way he's sitting. xD

29: In which Tiah makes a speech.

Yeah that's a walll of text. It gives some background information if you wanna read it.

28: In which we see home

went to the fair tonight. won a prize first try.

27: In which Shagnasty is amazed.

Here's a gift for being such a patient, understanding and quiet group of... two. A second comic... and a cliffhanger!

26: In which Tiah gets angry.

I know, I missed a few days. I'm a terrible uploader. But the new website is designed, all we have to do is format it and launch it. It looks amazing. It'll be up when my website engineer gets home from college tomorrow and gets access to a computer with photoshop again.

25: In which Shagnasty loses hope.

Designed the background for the new website today!!! SO much fun! Can't wait to move!

24: In which Shagnasty gets a hug.

Disappearing lunch bag... oops. XD I wonder if he's fluffy to hug.

Official announcement: I've made one cent from this webcomic. Wh00t.

23: In which Shagnasty explains

Aww, poor Shagnasty.

I'm gonna buy a website this weekend. It should be up and running by Monday, at the very latest.

22: In which Shagnasty begins to explain.

I like Tiah's way of bothering him until he tells her what's wrong.

I'm really sorry a comic didn't get up on Friday. Or Saturday. I tried four times both days and this wouldn't upload It just sat, thinking. By Sunday I had decided that today was closer than Friday for posting this anyway. So here you go. Comic.

22:

it ewont uploqadf. troubleshooting tomorror, o promise

21:in which everyone runs too.

That's a lot of times he pushed the button... think he wants to be somewhere?

20: In which Shagnasty runs away

Poor Shagnasty. He sounds upset.

19: In which we meet Tiah's boyfriend

His name is Doston. He is a fish. He stores water in his head and uses it to process air to be breathable to him. When he gets thirsty or "dry" his head opens so far it looks like he has an afro. When he's saturated, his head is closed to a point. He sleeps in water all night, enabling him to breathe air all day. Yeah, it's weird.

17: Geez, try and catch a taxi, amirite?

Poor Shagnasty, hiding in a trashcan covered in quicksand. Quick thinking though, eh?

Oi, I just realized that I missed a comic between like 10 and 11. Ooops. that'll get uploaded soon, i promise.

16: In which Shagnasty sees cars.

Back on to the street! His tail doesn't look as dirty as it should.

I promise I'll start posting the dialouge again and going back to edit where I haven't in previous ones. I'm rushed and lazy. Sorry again it's not the best quality or the best art. And it's not very big to be able to tell what's going on.

15: In which Shagnasty gets ahead

I love going down stairs swinging like that. Also, the creeper has a dirty, dirty mouth.

14: In which Jerkfish finally chuckles

So we finally got a laugh out of Jerkfish, if only at someone else's expense.

So, first off, I'm only twelve hours late and very sorry. On the other hand, I learned how to drive stickshift last night and DIDN'T stall out on the first try! Yay!

13: He's still laughing

Yeah. Jerkfish is an apathetic jerk. "That way." Way to be a jerk. Also, everyone curses in their own language to keep this a family-friendly webcomic. Except when Shagnasty says "wstolg," which is what his species calls their deity.

12: And we're rolling

Poor Shagnasty, ran into the door. But at least he made it. That frame always gave me trouble, making it clear enough what happened. I'm so very tired, going back to sleep.

11: In which Shagnasty discovers saftey in muck.

I feel like i just did this yesterday... I like jerkfish and highfish. They're fun. Also, it's not water. It's a really thick but still liquidy mixture of mud and something else. Don't make fun of the fish's habitat, you speciest!
Dialogue because i don't know if you can read this:
Shagnasty: *slides open window* Oh, Thank Wstolg! *Climbs in window, pulling hat through behind him* Sorry, *gasp* predator chasing me...
Highfish: Noo Prooblemm Fuzzbaalll
Jerkfish(reading book) Forgive him, he's high.
Shagnasty: What IS this stuff?
Jerkfish: Home.

10: Going Down!

Ut-oh! Shagnasty really ticked him off!! And set him back at least a level! Run, buddy, run!

Please start recommending this comic to any other webcomic enthusiasts you know! I'm keeping a regular updating schedule now that i'm getting ahead on the weekends and even though it doesn't always end in a joke, I hope it's still good enough for a few seconds of your time every day. Also, comment so i know i'm not talking to the air! AND HOLY CRAP, DOUBLE DIGITS! (just wait 'til i hit triple!)

9: Swing and a Miss

AAAnd a swing and a miss. XD Also, if you can't tell, Shagnasty's unlatching the ladder from the fire escape. might upload an extra one tomorrow just because it's already inked and scanned. but no promises. I was kinda late tonight... sorry.

8: Run, Shagnasty, Run!

LAST COMIC ON BAD PAPER!!! XD Also, I'm pretty sure I spelled shipping wrong. Yep. I did.

Creeper chases around a corner, snarling. chases over crates.

Shagnasty jumps from a dumpster to a fire escape ladder. Creeper crawls after him, saying "i'm right behind you, 'Nasty!

5,6 &7: I owed y'all some.

I'm really sorry I haven't updated for two weeks. I'm getting ahead on the weekends now so it'll always be good. If anyone's reading this, comment on something when I don't upload and bother me about it if you know me IRL. What am I talking about, no one reads this. Siigh. ANYWAY. Disregard the text and stuff in teh background of the pictures- these were drawn on the back of school work. Sorry. Only one more picture before they're drawn on good paper.

Summaries for the visually impaired:

5:Tiah and Shagnasty ride escalator. Tiah eats chocolate. The creeper packs up his backpack, snickering. Shagnasty throws the wrapper away. Tiah: "Well, this is my class. Thanks for caring and all" Shagnasty: "Of course. You seem interesting. I wanted to get to know you better." Tiah:"yeah, you too."

6:Creeper creature stalks shagnasty for three shots: hides behind wall, trashcan and follows innocently. Shagnasty whistles.

7: Shagnasty sees creeper in reflection of hover-truck at stop sign on the corner and says "Oh, Shi---"

4: Who's that creeper?

Wow, I'm really sorry guys. I already failed my goal of uploading every night I'm in school because I kept forgetting to scan before mum turned off her computer, and therefore the only scanner in the house, for the night. But I promise to try harder from now on! And, again. I'm sorry about the quality.

Dialogue: Tiah: Hm, Okay then.
Shagnasty: So, why are you upset?
Tiah: Sigh. Well-
Tiah's pocket: -BEEP!-
Tiah: Ah, Vihrlp, I have to go to class. Gonna walk with me?
Shagnasty: Sure.
Tiah: Mkay. So, yeah, I've just had a really bad day. I woke up late, got a really bad test back in Earth Geography, my boyfriend's phone is dead so he can't cheer me up...
Shagnasty(stopping at a vending machine): Well, Tiah, I'll tell you what. I'm getting you a chocolate bar. You like chocolate, right?
Tiah: Yeah, it's pretty good. Skittles are too, if you've ever tried them.
Shagnasty: Yeah.
(Evil fox thing with two toes and spikes on his back off in the corner glares evil-y)

Third comic!!

Wow it's been forever since I posted something. It is my goal to post every day that I am in school, so expect updates every weekday for here on out. I'm really sorry it's so dirty-looking but it's drawn on the back of schoolwork and as I've said before, photoshop hates me. I don't have time to clean it up, only ink it and scan it so please bear with me until I can get to where it is drawn on good paper. Other than that, thanks for joining me on my adventure to become a full-time webcomic artist!

Dialouge:
Tiah: Who are you again?
Shagnasty: Oh, I'm sorry. My name's Shagnasty! I'm in your Earth Religions Class!
Tiah: Well, I don't appreciate the "long face" comment. That's NOT original!
Shagnasty: Am I using it wrong? I thought it meant "Why are you so sad?"
Tiah: Haven't you ever taken Earth Humor? There's a joke where a horse walks into a bar and the barman says "Why the long face?" Because an Earth horse has a long face like mine. It's supposed to be funny. It's not.
Shagnasty: Uh, well, I'm a first year, I don't have Earth Humor 'til next semester. I'm terribly sorry, I'm not a speciesist, I swear.

I'm trying.

Yeah. Photoshop won't let me save anything, and

blogger won't let me upload anything... That's why I haven't posted since May. I'm working on it, I promise.

First comic, Second Post

So this is the ACTUAL first comic. I wrote it WAAAY after the actual storyline got started because my friends complained it was confusing without some explanation to where they were and why they were there.

For Derek and those who can't read my handwriting this much:
Dear Journal,
Oh my Wstolg! I got into the University of Earth! I get to go to such a melting pot of intelligence! I hear the main language there is English; I'm going to have to start writing this in <*INSERT RANDOM SYMBOLS HERE*> if it's going to stay unreadable! But i'm suddering in excitement thinking about learning about Earth instead of and in English!I'm gonna get to meet so many people from so many cultures and parts of the galaxy, and, if I'm lucky, I could be an ambassator to Earth! If the Universe Council and IPTO decides it's mature enough to join them. The UC is so... <*insert random symbols*> (small note scribbled: *remember to translate*) about new planets joining them! I think Earth could handle knowledge of "aliens" if we let them on it slowly enough! But I'm not at the university yet. I can't know that proper yet. Oh, Wstolg! I'm so excited!(double underlined) Hopefully I'll make friends and pass classes and not miss my friends and beautiful girl here too much. Oh jimakle, how is she gonna react to me going halfway across the universe?!

Teh fuzzball(in a baseball hat this time) is writing in a journal off to the side of the page, where we can read the journal. He flips the page, more text. Then he puts the journal to the side and hugs his legs, looking down and saying "Jimakle"

Second Comic, First Post

Hi there. Welcome to the University of Earth. I don't claim to have good art skills, I never said i was funny or trying to be, I might not update every day and I might even give up on this. But what I am is a storyteller. And, as usual, I have one to tell. And this is it. (actually, this is the second comic, I still have to fix the first one... but I'll put it up later, I swears.) All I ask is that you chill along for the ride and put up with me. Also, feel free to comment, whether it be art or storyline related.

Additional Info:
That's Tiah and Shagnasty. This comic was actually first sketched on the back of a test (stupid move- I never got it back) and redrawn on the back of a class syllabus. Tiah (pronounced tee-a) and Shagnasty were both random characters of mine that I doodled on German worksheets and things. Shagnasty's name was a nickname that my grandfather that died when I was two used to call all of his grandchildren. like "sweetie" or "sonny" or "hon" or "hey you there," but Shagnasty. And I think it fits him, the little shaggyfuzzball with a top hat that I've grown to love, and hope one day you will too.

Medium: Or for you non-art people, how I did it: pencil on the back of school work, scanned in and cleaned up on photoshop. That's what they'll all be, until further notice.

For my special blind friend: (I can't promise I'll do this every time) Fuzzball with a top hat stands next to alien who's slumped against a wall... or supposed to be. She has a horse's head, eel's body, bears ears, woman's legs and horses hooves... or something along those lines. Fuzzball says "Why the long face, Tiah?"