Update! (Patreon)

I've decided based on the unanimous results to post NSFW of Grave and Ellie for this month until I get my set up running again. I will resume comic pages as soon as I get the new PC built since I need it for the complex 3d backgrounds. I already got my license for the sketchup plugin reset, just need to get the sketchup license reset. PC case should be coming in today and I'm calling other shops to help me build it asap. Thanks everyone who commented for the words of encouragement. 

Another update:

Case finally came in and PC parts are in a shop and will be ready to go tomorrow. I hope it goes smoothly tomorrow!

What's been going on:

My PC had been working fine, no slow downs, just some lag with the internet browser. Next day, hard drive fails. It's unable to connect to bios and therefore the operating system, so I take it to get repaired. $180 later and it works...for 2 weeks. I decide to buy parts for a new PC which cost me $2000 for everything plus overnight shipping. I cry a bit inside, but accept my old PC may be done for.

I still want to try one last time, so I take it in to get repaired by someone else while I wait for the new computer parts to come in. $140 in repairs later, it works for 1 day. I die a little more inside.

I let the 2nd repair guy wipe the PC because I had my most important files backed up so I tried to reinstall everything yesterday [this was before it failed again], using up all the licenses for my 3d programs that I use for making backgrounds. It costs me $895.99 total to replace the licenses for Sketchup and the plugins, which are good for a year. I still have 7 months left on the licenses that I am now unable to use since you have to manually deactivate it through the program, which I can't now that my PC is dead...just like I am inside at this point. I might have to repurchase all the licenses if I can't get it reset by the companies...Yes, I know. It's absurdly expensive but I want to give you nice backgrounds :')

I already bought new parts for a brand new PC, which will be even more powerful than the old and sluggish one I had, but I'm still waiting for the computer case to come in [even though I paid $80 for overnight shipping T-T wtf...] and I have to find a new repair shop to help me build it, which will be at least another $200+ for labor. It sucks because I wanted to buy a prebuilt PC at first, but they are $500-$1000+ overpriced and the better ones start at $3000. Basically PC shops are charging up to double, sometimes triple depending on the company, for parts that aren't worth that much. Even the parts have gone up dramatically in price, so it's still quite expensive to build from scratch nowadays.

I have to be out of town for a few weeks, so I was planning to get all the backgrounds done so I could work on my tablet while I'm away and upload new pages to Patreon through my old laptop, but I'm not sure if I will be able to get the PC built and have the backgrounds before I leave.

I can still draw on my samsung tablet and upload to Patreon through my old laptop, but I want to ask what you would prefer I do while I'm getting things set up again. I considered drawing the backgrounds from scratch, but I don't want to make that promise because it could take way too long plus everything going on in my life right now.

Technical difficulties and misery aside, I was able to bake a nice cake for someone's birthday. It helped to get my mind off the stress for a little bit. I'll share it in a separate post to keep my feed clean.

If you're curious about the new PC, these are the components I purchased. I will update you on how my programs run on it. Hopefully it's way faster than my old PC which really struggled to produce those beautiful backgrounds because of the file sizes and the amount of components. RIP buddy, you helped to make many spicy drawings.

Case

Power Supply

Graphics Card 

Fan

Processor

Memory

Storage

Storage 

OS

I didn't include the motherboard because it's an older gen. Get a 13th gen if you can.