First order of business, for all of October I will be taking “Kill you off” commissions. In a nutshell, I will come up with a way to cleverly murder you. It should be noted that this is ALL IN GOOD FUN and I will okay everything with you first before I actually draw it. The 'murders' will not be mean spirited, but will be silly and cartoony and something meant for the person commissioning the image to joke about.

Some of you I know well enough to come up with a few ideas, but others I do not and I may consult with you a little first. Unless I'm explicitly asked to surprise you, I will always okay my idea with you first. Again, this is meant to be fun.

Next comes the matter of kitties. A very important matter indeed...

Tentatively, the Gaming For Kitties marathon will happen October 26-27. Instead of giving out raffle prizes like last year we will be giving everyone who donates a copy of Dusty and Uriel's album that they have been working on for the past year and change. It will be delivered digitally, although if you desperately need a copy burned onto a CD we can make arrangements. (We would prefer digital though) Dusty delivered the final trick for my perusal yesterday and it is amazing.

The marathon will be Halloween themed, which means I will be playing horror games. If we make goal within the first six hours of the marathon, I will add Amnesia, A Machine for Pigs to the mix. The top donators will get to join in on a six hour vs. match in Left 4 Dead 2. These will be in two hour gameplay chunks for groups of six, so we can work in eighteen people. I'll be on one team and Uriel will be on the other (although if Uriel has to bow out, I will to to bring in Katya or someone equally awesome.) This is the ONLY multiplayer I am doing during the marathon, so if you want in on it, there is your chance.

I am currently scheduling games. I am going to start with Dear Esther and work up from there. Among others I'm considering is another go at Heavy Rain, Dead Space 2 (I've played the heck out of Three already), S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Metro: Last Light, Arkham Origins, and if my capture device behaves I'll try to stream Beyond: Two Souls as well. This is not a definitive list and is subject to change. Although I'm going to listen to the people who donate more than the people who don't, so if you really have a game in mind then vote by helping the kitties.

Last year we raised $2300 for the kitties with a goal of $1000, this year I am raising the goal to $1500, and just like last year, every $100 we go over I will play for an extra hour.

All the proceeds go to Big Cat Rescue, an organization in Tampa that rescues large cats from harmful environments (some have been pulled from circuses and the basement of drug lords, some still bear the marks of being kept in cages that were too small). BCR is dedicated to educating people on the dangers of keeping lions and tigers like housecats, how inappropriate breeding creates cats with health problems that leaves them miserable and in pain their whole lives, and their ultimate goal is not to be needed anymore because laws will finally be in effect to stop things like that.

You can visit the BCR page here: http://bigcatrescue.org/ I will have the donation page set up at the beginning of October!