Not being an artist, I don't really have much influence on where the traffic goes, so I'm just sort of hedging my bets here, but...

https://www.weasyl.com/~rask

https://beta.furrynetwork.com/rask/

Having come to the end of my commission history, here are some numbers. :3

Most Faves:
50 [COM] by Modem: Rask Reference
35 [COM] by Sugarboy: Rask front 'n back
33 [COM] by TKC2021: Rask seeks cuddle partner
31 [COM] by Ben-Ben: Rask 'Restling
30 [COM] by Kensuke: 'Should I tone his muscles down?'

Most Views:
177 [COM] by Modem: Rask Reference
160 [COM] by Modem: Rask Character Sheet
130 [COM] by TKC2021: Rask seeks cuddle partner
121 [COM] by Kensuke: Rask, you tricked me!
119 [COM] by Sugarboy: Rask front 'n back

Faved by Highest % of Viewers:
54% [COM] by Keihound: Raskbadge!
43% [COM] by Panchi: Rask armfolds very convincingly
41% [COM] by Techno: Rask loves ketchup
39% [COM] by Panchi: Come with Rask
35% [COM] by MuscleWolf: Rask gestures

If I had to draw a conclusion from this... it would be that what my viewers like is big muscles. Quel surprise. :3~

I've been on FA since 2006, and despite the fact that I've never actually submitted anything ('cos I'm not an artist), 191 people as of the time of this writing have followed me... and suddenly I feel that I am of a mind to give them something to look at.

Up to now, I'd just been faving commissions done for me on FA, but as it seems to be a not-uncommon practice on FA to upload art done for you as your own submissions, I think I might start doing that.

On some cadence, not more than once a day, starting from when I created this character in 2003 and moving forward from there, I'll upload a gift/request/commission done for me (linking the artist and the original submission, where applicable) and possibly a blurb about it.

Sound like fun?

Adapted from http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5853482 ... and what better way to announce it than in my one journal post per year? :3~

It is a good day to be an socially liberal American, yes it is.

You really need to call your senators and congresspeople, people.

Maybe you've never been very politically active, and figure why start now.
Maybe you think this is a lot of fuss over nothing.
Maybe you think there's always a crisis and this one's no different.
Maybe you think this won't affect you.

I'm here to tell you that this isn't a time for "maybe". If you let this one slip by without responding, it had better be a conscious decision, because your inaction could contribute to a serious problem. The short version: SOPA and PIPA are huge overreaches of power by greedy corporate interests that could have grievous consequences for the survival of the right to free speech on the internet.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation's website makes it easy to write to your representative and senators and voice your opposition to SOPA and PIPA.

https://blacklist.eff.org/

No excuses - silence is a vote, whether you intend it that way or not.

Thank you for reading this.

...I like it that way, so I'm not gonna ask what I should be instead. :3

Also, before you make a joke about "I'm a husky butt", I've already thought of that one. :D

(Well, that is the most important question here, but!)

Hey, it's a character meme. My journal's been a little weak on comments, but c'monnnn, fill this out, it'll be fun. :)

1. What do you think my character would have a job/career in?
2. What is unique about my character that you enjoy?
3. What are his flaws?
4. What are some changes you would like to see?
5. What would you like to see my character doing in future pictures?
6. How old does my character look?
7. On a scale of 1-10, how attractive is my character?
8. On a scale to 1-10, how sexually attractive is my character?
9. On a scale to 1-10, how well does my character fit me?
10. If you could, how would you personally change him to fit me better?

Stole this from  aycee

1. Go to Google and type, "You know you're from (your city or state) when...." (hit "I'm feeling lucky")
2. Cut and paste the list.
3. Bold the items that apply to you

I've decided to do this for both Philadelphia and Colorado, let's see which one is more me.

-- Philadelphia --

You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but "Philly." And New Jersey has always been "Jersey." It's closer to half and half, really

You refer to Pennsylvania as "PA." Oh, hell yeah.

You know how to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Schuylkill, Bala Cynwyd, Duquesne, Punxsutawney, Susquehanna, and Allegheny. Every single one of them

You know what a "Mummer" is. I know what the Mummers Parade is, and since I didn't give myself the first one, I think it balances out if I do give myself this one...

You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception" and not even bat an eye. What?

You absolutely hate T.O. Who?

You really miss Y-100. Naw, give me WHYY any day.

At least 5 people on your block have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long. Maybe one or two, five seems excessive.

Words like "hoagie", "sticky buns", "shoo-fly pie", "pierogies" and "pocketbook" actually mean something to you. Not sure about shoo-fly pie, but the rest do

You know the time and location of every "wing night" in a 20 mile radius. Pfft.

You consider an exotic vacation to be a trip to Ocean City, Virginia Beach, or Myrtle Beach. Nope.

You think very little of an Amish buggy on the road. Pretty much.

You’ve run up the steps to the art museum emulating Rocky at least once. I'm pretty sure only tourists do this.

You know that Intercourse, Climax, Virginville, Paradise, Mars, and Slippery Rock, Blue Ball, and Bird in Hand are all PA towns. I do now, but I knew at least half of those, so.

You love Birch Beer. No thanks.

You consider Pittsburgh to be "out west," and you know the fastest way to Philly is the Turnpike. This may be affected by my current residence in Colorado, but Colorado is out west to me, not Pitt.

When the forecast said snow, you stayed up waiting for them to announce that school was cancelled. Who didn't?

You know that more than two inches of snow will at least get you a two hour delay. I can't count this one because I've lived too many counterexamples.

You have an uncontrollable urge to buy bread and milk when you hear the word "snow." Meh.

You live within two miles of a plant that makes potato chips, corn chips, pretzels, candy, or ice cream, or that packages turkeys, beans, or bologna. I actually don't think I did.

You think the roads in any other state are smooth. The diagonal's pretty bad, actually.

Refer to something as "a whole nother," e.g., "That's a whole nother issue." I continue to do this.

You punctuate every sentence with, "You know" at least twice. Exaggeration, but I do it quite a bit.

You want olive oil, not mayonnaise on your hoagie. I actually don't go in for hoagies as Philadelphians know them...

Your favorite dessert is water ice. (pronounced "wooder" ice) I actually was never that big a fan of water ice, and I have never ever said it 'wooder'.

You find yourself using "yo" and "youse guys" when talking long-distance to family members. I use 'yo' a lot, but not 'youse guys'... not gonna give myself this one, because of previous 'sorta' answers.

You find yourself at a nice restaurant thinking "I wonder if they have cheese steaks?" Nah, for me it's hamburgers... I don't think this is a Philly thing.

You visit New York and are impressed by how clean it is. I have never had that sentiment.

You've had more than one debate on why Wawa is better than Sheetz. I do love Wawa, but I really don't meet that many Sheetz aficionados.

You call sprinkles on top of your ice cream cone "jimmies". ...Everyone doesn't do this? D:

You can't imagine lunch without a Tastykake. Much like cheesesteaks, this is a Philly thing I just never got into.

A vacation at the Jersey shore is better than going to an island (there's more stuff to do, plus you know everybody.) Eh.

You know where to find the Rocky statue. Actually...

You've had more than one argument over why your place for cheesesteaks is the best. Nope.

You've never been to the Liberty Bell, or the only time you were there was on a class trip in third grade. I actually think this is more or less true.

You know what and where "Boathouse Row" is This is one of my earliest memories of a landmark.

You will buy a pretzel from anyone, anywhere without even thinking of where it was - or where his hands have been. Philly pretzels are so bad but so good. It's weird.

You can't imagine a breakfast without scrapple. Pfft.

You don't know what a sub is, but you think they are trying to describe an imitation HOAGIE. I actually have come to refer to them as subs. D:

You aren't a bandwagon Sixers fan, you loved them when they sucked, and before they had A.I. Who's A.I.?

You go to The Gallery or South Street in the summer time just to chill. I've done this once or twice, but not habitually.

You call the Dallas Cowboys the Cowgirls. Not sports-fan-y enough for this.

When every year a team makes it close to or to the post season and yet every year you still find your self saying i know how this is gonna end...there's always next year. Again...

If you never took a field trip to anywhere other than the franklin institute, the zoo, the art museum, or the museum of natural science Nah, I distinctly remember others.

If you listen to Preston and Steve EVERY morning. Who?

If you know every word to the theme song from the fresh prince of Bel Air. Of course, but this may be more about me being a citizen of the internet than anything else...

If you know what it means if someone refers to something as a "jawn" It's like the word 'thing', only even more flexible. It's more or less a placeholder for a real word.


-- Colorado --

People move onto the highway at 15 miles an hour. They do, and I hate it. I don't, though.

You have absolutely no recognizable accent. Well, I'm from out of town, so.

If the humidity gets above 25%, you consider it "muggy". I love that I can say this.

You only go to Central City when friends are in from out of town. Nah.

You have been skiing less than 10 times in your life I think it's only very slightly more than 10.

You think 5-points is a ghetto. What?

You are the third car to run a red light after it has changed. Oh god yes. Curse you, Diagonal Highway...

You say things like "I don't care how big Golden is, it's still a one-horse town". No?

You think only stupid people get lost in your town. Considering I have no sense of direction and I can get around Boulder easily... yeah?

When giving directions, you never say "Turn left, turn right", it's always go West, then South. I'm gonna call this one a yes because having the mountains as a reference point really changes your idea of direction.

During a thunderstorm you wonder "which I-25 underpass is flooding". Haven't.

You never plan a picnic between 3:30 and 6:00 in Spring or Summer months. Huh?

If it rains more than 2 days straight you compare the weather to being in Seattle. Fraid so.

You voted for higher taxes to fund Coors field, but voted down taxes for public transportation. A bit late to the party for this one...

You have a broken windshield. And so does everyone else.

You see no reason to travel to Aurora. Old School Burgers is pretty good.

The only RTD bus you've been on is the 16th Street shuttle. Just the SkyRide in my case.

You carry your $3,000 mountain bike on top of your $500 car. My car is still worth -slightly- more than that.

You thought "Californication" would be banned by Amendment 2. What?

You think "South Park" is a place to stop for gas on your way to Buena Vista. I'm gonna give myself this one because I've developed a sense of the mispronunciations that Coloradans love... Lyons is pronounced like 'Lions', the 's' is pronounced in Louisville, etc.

You have a business degree and are frying burgers at a McDonald's in Vail. Nope.

You have a flat tire in your refrigerator and your garage. Nor this.

You own a big dog named Aspen, Buck, Cheyenne or Dakota that wears a bandanna. Nope.

You cast out your fishing line while white-water rafting. Never been, actually.

You've never seen the tourist attractions in your own city. I'm going to give myself this on account of I've never been hiking or taken the Celestial Seasonings tour.

You think a pass does not involve a football or a woman. It involves Ike Eisenhower.

You are 82 years old and take up snowboarding. Uh...

Your real Y2K fear was running out of Celestial Seasonings tea and trail mix. Didn't live here then.

The entire top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail. Ew no.

You personally wouldn't pay $10 per head to drive up Pikes Peak unless it was the only mountain on earth, but you tell all our house-guests to do it. Eeeh.

You get depressed after one day of foggy weather. Eeeh.

You think that formal wear is ironed denim. Ew no.

North means "mountains to the left;" south is "mountains to the right;" and east and west are where all those damned liberals keep moving in from. Blasted liberals.

You go anywhere else on the planet and the air feels "sticky" and you notice the sky is no longer blue. Sad but true.

You consider a three-piece suit to be a pair of shorts, a sweatshirt and Birkenstocks. Ew no.

You see your East Coast relatives now more than when you lived there. Not quite, but I do fly quite a lot...

You think gun control is a steady hand. Hurf durf.

You can run up 10 flights of stairs without huffing and puffing. Working on it...

You've stood on solid ground and looked down on an airplane in flight. Not yet...

You know what the "Peoples Republic of Boulder" means. THAT'S NOT FUNNY

You're a meat eating vegetarian. Wat.

You think the major food groups are Boulder Bars, tofu and Fat Tire Beer. Ew no.

You've been tear gassed in a riot to celebrate your local sports team's victory.

You can drive over a 12,000 foot pass in 4 feet of snow Hmm.

You know the correct pronunciation of Buena Vista. Wasn't this here already?

When you visit friends at sea level, you can drink a case of beer and not get a buzz. My alcohol tolerance is really low.

Your car insurance costs more than your car. Almost...

You have surge protectors on every outlet. Should I?

April showers bring May blizzards. Yeaaaah.

You see someone riding a Harley in a snowstorm, and you look closer to see if it's anyone you know. Haha.

"Timberline" is someplace you have actually been. Many times. Wat.

You know what a "Chinook" is. You know what a "rocky mountain oyster" is. You know what a "fourteener" is. But you don't know what a "turn signal" is. Can't give myself this one, because I hate people who don't signal.

A bear on your front porch doesn't bother you nearly as much as a Democrat in Congress does. Uh...

Your golf bag has a 9-iron, a 3-wood and a lightning-rod. No golf.

People from other states breathe 5 times as often as you do. Yes?

Having a Senator named Nighthorse doesn't seem strange. No more than an Amish buggy in the road...

Thunder has set off your car alarm. Nope

A sudden loss of cabin pressure is not a big deal. Well, actually...

"Where we're going, we don't need roads!" This is CDOT's motto, not mine.

You know where Doc Holliday's grave is. What?

You can recognize the license plates of all 50 states on sight. Did I tell you I once saw an Alaska plate and a Hawaii plate in the same day?

Driving directions usually include 'Go over ____ Pass...' Directions? Me?

You've used "checking for ticks" as an excuse to get someone naked. No, but this is a good idea...

You've gone skiing in July. You've gone sunbathing in January. They were both in the same year. Close...

You get a certain feeling of satisfaction from knowing that California and Texas are both downstream I don't like those states. D:

You know the elevation of a town, but not its population. This is true for at least a couple of places.

You never pack away your coat and sweaters. I think my coat is in the trunk of my car, actually, does that count?

You can name only two people you know who were actually born in Colorado. Near enough to true...

You call tumbleweed "groundcover". Haha, tumbleweed.

You love your Broncos, your Avs, your Rockies, Nuggets - well you can't have everything. Not sportsy.

You or someone you know plays golf 12 months of the year. Nah.

You don't have AC in your home, but you use it in your car all winter long. Defrost, hooo...

If it snows in the morning you expect it to be gone by lunchtime. Funny that, in the east it just gets dirtier and dirtier until about May...

You can name the states that make up the Four Corners. Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and us.

You know what and where the Continental Divide is. Within a reasonable margin of error.

When you aren't in Colorado, you no longer know which direction is which, because you can't see the mountains. And it's a real bitch.

You've made naked snow angels. Ouch.

You don't care that some company renamed it, the Broncos still play at Mile High! Invesco Field at Mile High doesn't have any sort of ring to it.

Every movie theater has military and student discounts. I don't usually go.

You know what Focus on the Family is, and you feel very strongly about it in one direction or another. Does this have to do with Colorado?

You know what a "trust fund hippie" is, and you know its natural habitat is Boulder. Yeah.

You still call it "Elitches". Huh?

You scoff at the "five-day forecast". Near enough...

You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over their snowsuit. No kids!

You know what I'm talking about when I say, "You don't need an airplane to be in the mile-high club in Denver". This is worse than most pickup lines I hear

You've grown up with the most beautiful sunsets in the world, and didn't miss them until you left. I wasn't born here, but... yeah.


-- FINAL SCORE --

Philly: 15/47 = 32%
Colorado: 31/86 = 36%

And Colorado comes in first, just narrowly! Who'd have thought?

If you are just going to delete the journal less than a day after posting it...

...then just don't post it at all.

You are driving me insane.


I swear you are the same people who get in the left lane and drive ten below the speed limit because you have a left exit in 15 miles. >:|

... has been posted on my LJ:

http://raskhusky.livejournal.com/

So hurry and go plz :]

Happy birthday to Rask! =O

Welcome, watchers old and new, to my shiny new account. :3