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Fiddling through my server logs, I noticed a lot of folks coming to visit Gluemeat.com have browser entries which include the text “FunWebProducts.” Well, since I’m the kind of guy who always loves a fun product (may it be web or otherwise) I decided to look into it, just to make sure I wasn’t missing out on the next big trend or something. Turns out that FunWebProducts isn’t fun at all, and is more insidious than the name implies.

It’s actually adware, which really isn’t as terrible as something like spyware, thought it still can clutter up your system good and is equally as deceptive. If you installed either Smiley Central, PopSwatter, My Mail Signature, My Mail Stationery, My Mail Stamp or Cursor Mania (which are being advertised throughout the w-w-w), then your system is probably suffering because of it. Here’s an article about the subject: http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/web/2003/1208web2.html

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Did you know that Jeremy was back? I sure didn’t. See, nobody tells me anything anymore. People want me to stay uncool and acquire all the chances they can get to quietly scoff at me from their darkened corners. But hey, I can live with it. You know, it’s quite the life being a target. It’s an exciting, dangerous life.

Anyhow, yes, the now nine year-old Jeremy is back in all his twisted glory, and we can stop to thank Jon Morris for being the brilliant young man that he is and have us walk down the path with Frankenstein’s son once again. I’m honestly really happy that one of the better online serials is back.

I actually found out about Jer’s return by visiting another frequent stop of mine, No 4th Wall To Break. On that particular day, Chris Whestestestestone had done a news box-slash comic tribute to the return of both Gluemeat and Jeremy. In the comic, we see Otto enjoying a Gluemeat comic book (HAH! Now THAT’S what I call fantasy!) which he unceremonsiously tosses aside when he learns that there are new Jeremy comics online. Like immediately. Then he dashes away to profess his love to Jon Morris. What am I, the temporary substitute? The fall-back? The stand-by? Looks like I know my role. Thank you very much Jon Frickin’ Superstar Morris. I, for one, DON’T want your babies. You can ask Chris W., he’s ready to do anything to carry your seed in his greenback womb. But you’re gonna have to fight me for Lee Herold, thank you bleedin’ much!

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Here it is folks. The first day of the rest of the existence of this comic. And yes, if there was any way for me to be anymore cliché, I probably would have tried, but I don’t want to risk making your eyes bleed.

YEAH! GLUEMEAT’S BACK, BABY! Oh, wait, did I say the word “back?” That’s a no-no from now on.

I’d like to thank everyone who supported me and gave me their thoughts throughout everything that happened. No matter who you are or what you wrote, just dropping a line did the world of good and made me all the more anxious to get back in the saddle of comickilicking. And as much as your emails and discussion board posts motivated me even more, so did reading various webcomics. Reading some of my favourites from the links list always got the juices flowing, reminding me just how much fun doing comics are, but I have to admit that it was the time I took to read Achewood that finally convinced me that I was missing out and that I still could contribute something fun to the web. Even if Achewood and Gluemeat are very different, the spirit of the comic throttled me to push through the entire archives and turned me into a regular reader. It really reminded me how much fun making a comic can be, how much spirit a comic can have, and has given me a new vision to try and rise Gluemeat to. I don’t have the pretentiousness of thinking that I can be as good as Chris Onstad can be, but I can hopefully continue to give the adventures of Blue, Orange, Safetypin and the others some kind of spirit that will make you feel that there is something to this after all.

Right, now, since we’re going to be bac… I mean, returning to the three-day schedule for Gluemeat, Aren’t We Real will be restored to its twice-a-week schedule. So why don’t we get to it then? Let’s get some nice-on’s going and run head first into the rebirth of Gluemeat with the force of a thousand Gilles!

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