Daily Update: The Patron Deity of Note-taking
Okay, that's a little self-congratulatory. I'm not a deity, I'm just an anomaly. Look upon my works ye stable and tremble:
Those are about 2/3 of the Slav...
2018-04-29 04:11:14 +0000 UTC View Post
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Daily Update: A Balancing Act
Hi everybody! Your friendly neighborhood Benji here, wishing you all a pleasant evening (or morning, or afternoon, or timeless eternity, depending on which part of the cosmos you occupy)!
Just a few updates tonight before I turn in. First, I w...
"Daily" Update: Raising Expectations
Ho there, you lovely humans!
I'm going to be pounding this one out without a care in the world for grammar or stained-glass beauty, because it's 12:35am and I have a sick Chloe to take care of. So cutting swiftly to the chase, I have thr...
"Daily" Update: Don't Get Too Excited, But...
It looks like we might have another addition to our team soon.
Today we a had meeting with Felipé, the artist who contributed visuals to both our Slavic Folklore Episode and our H.P. Lovecraft Short Story, about the possibility of working with us ...
2018-04-22 17:59:36 +0000 UTC View PostThink Tank: What Lurks in the Slavic Woods?
Hey y'all! Benji here.
Look at us. Look how far we've come. A mere half-decade later and here we are, on our way to the second video in our Slavic Folklore series. Our speed and efficiency are truly unmatched.
I won't mince words: pr...
2018-04-18 20:31:52 +0000 UTC View PostHow Baba Yaga Mangles Myth and Fairy Tale — Slavic Folklore Series
Audible ➤ http://am...
2018-04-18 01:03:32 +0000 UTC View Post"Daily" Update: It's that Time of Month! (As in Lifetime Rewards)
Hello you lovely people,
It is a little past the first week of April and I have just finished the audio. You all know what that means...
LIFETIME REWARDS!!!!
There are a few new bits of information I get to pas...
2018-04-12 21:47:07 +0000 UTC View Post"Daily" Update: Ermm... this Awkward
Hey guys...
So... when I finished the audio edit and we sat down to listen through it... we realized that we needed to re-record. The hum of the Radon pump that is attached to the outside wall of the building turned out to be way too noticeable.&nb...
2018-04-03 23:57:16 +0000 UTC View Post"Daily" Update: Me, Myself, and my Headphones
Good Morning!
After much experimenting, we found a recording set up that seems to work, at least for now. Honestly, I don't think it is by any means permanent. But, it works for now which is all we can really ask.
The audio has been recorded ...
2018-03-25 15:57:29 +0000 UTC View Post"Daily" Update: Living in a Rubik's Cube
This post is going to be mostly positive, which should be a refresher after what must seem like a constant parade of "we're delayed because [insert frequently repeating circumstance here], thank you so much for your patience."
To beg...
2018-03-21 18:14:28 +0000 UTC View Post"Daily" Update: The Sisyphean Script
Hello, my fellow fleshbags~
I feel like when I write these up I'm always apologizing for my slowness. Allow me to continue the tradition as I bring you up to speed!
Writing the script for our upcoming Slavic Folklore episode has been very mu...
2018-03-20 01:11:13 +0000 UTC View Post"Daily" Update: Chugging along
ALL ABOARD!
This is your co-conductor speaking. Today we will be passing through the Outline Station. We are sorry for the delays. We know you are eager to get to your final destination.
We are looking at getting into the Scripting Stat...
2018-03-14 21:16:37 +0000 UTC View Post"Daily" Update: Good News Everyone!
Hello all you wonderful people!
I have got some wonderful news!
Benjy and I have decided that we will begin shipping sticker rewards out of country. This means that the many international patrons who have reached this reward in the past...
2018-03-10 02:35:20 +0000 UTC View PostThink Tank: The Fathoming of Slavic Folklore
I tried really hard with that title. I opened Power Thesaurus and everything. I hope you appreciate it~
At any rate, we're finally getting to a point where we can legitimately ...
2018-03-06 00:34:39 +0000 UTC View Post"Daily" Update: You get a reward, and you get a reward, and you get a reward!
Hello Folks!
It's that time of month again when we begin rolling out our Lifetime rewards!
As a reminder to our pre-December patrons who have not yet updated their pledges: we can't send out your rewards if you don't update your pledge ...
2018-03-05 21:31:20 +0000 UTC View Post"Daily" Update: Redditorial Work
We recently broke our $800 goal, and as a result, I'm putting in time between videos right now to get the Reddit all spruced up and ready for work.
Problem though: this is not simple work. For any of you who are not familiar with Reddit's "bac...
"From a Seedling of Cast-Off Self" — Original Short Story — H.P. Lovecraft Series
How does a species attain its perfection? What must mankind do to hurdle all barriers and begin its ascension? Under the guidance of their long-dead exemplar, a master and pupil embark on a journey to find out.
Aud...
2018-02-27 20:20:30 +0000 UTC View Post"Daily" Update: NO MORE WAVEFORMS UNTIL NEXT SCRIPT...
Hello you wonderful people!
It is I, Chloe!!! That is correct, as of today the audio is done. That means we are in the final stages of video creation. Sorry for such a slow month. It's been filled with interruptions and bumps.
But on the even...
2018-02-27 02:00:45 +0000 UTC View Post"Daily" Update: The Woes of a Two-Person Team
Phew. Long time no video, yeah?
Sorry for the sluggish progress and the slow updates. It's a real challenge to create the kind of content we do with only four hands at the helm. We're still working on the show like crazy—always will be—we'...
100k Subscribers (Belated)!!!!!
I know this is a little late to post but we are excited to announce that reached 100,000 Subscribers Tuesday evening! We will be celebrating wi...
2018-02-17 19:43:24 +0000 UTC View Post"Daily" Update: Finished Buffering!
Hey guys!
Long time no talk. So after quite a long delay we have resolved our technical difficulties and are going to begin rolling out the Lifetime rewards! Thank you guys so much for all of your patience with this.
I am going to take this t...
2018-02-15 22:28:00 +0000 UTC View Post99,000 Subscribers and Counting...
Okay.
*cold sweat*
This thing's happening. We're right on the doorstep... and we have no idea what to do. Anyone have suggestions for how we should celebrate the most anticipated event in the channel's history ...
Lifetime Reward Delays
Hey guys!
This is just a brief post to let you all know that the delivery of our lifetime rewards is going to be a bit delayed this month as we attempt to work out some bugs in our progress tracking system. Everyone will get all
2018-02-07 06:33:11 +0000 UTC
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Achievement Unlocked! ($800 goal reached)
WE DID IT!
With the addition of our newest patron, Hunter Haddad, we've officially broken our first goal at $800! As promised, this means we're going to seriously ramp up the quality of the subreddit with the addition of g...
2018-02-05 18:32:51 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate: Charge Upfront Enabled (virtually no change)
This is a little later than we expected, but it's here! That thing we said we're were going to do is finally done!
Starting this month, we're going to begin charging new patrons at the door rather than at the beginning of the next immediate pa...
"Daily" Update: That Time I Forgot How to Write
Man, this story has been one hell of a doozy to begin work on.
First, some context. It's been a while since you guys have heard pretty much anything from us outside of the GoFundMe campaign, which is mostly because that's where we've been ...
2018-01-31 22:09:26 +0000 UTC View PostVote: Slavic Mythology, or Slavic Folklore?
At the end of December we had you guys vote for a topic. You chose Slavic mythology, which we're really excited about, but also realizing now might be an issue...
Many of the most anticipated figures from "Slavic mythology" (specificall...
"Daily" Update: Book Sorrows
This one should be really quick, and really unfortunate...
We've run some numbers and talked to some people, and decided in the end that we've way, way underestimated what's going to go into creating this book. In our current circumstances...
2018-01-25 20:32:12 +0000 UTC View Post"Daily" Update: Progress and Paradigm Shifts
Hello, you incredible, fleshy balls of generosity.
We just sent out a message to all our other fans on our social media sites, explaining the barrier between a creator and their audience, and how for us that melted away when we saw how much they ca...
2018-01-21 23:05:24 +0000 UTC View PostWe Weren't Sure Whether We Should Share This Here...
In the end, this is just too important of a development for us not to post on our main community site. You guys deserve to know what's going on, even though the last thing we want is for any of you, the ones who are making this show possi...
2018-01-19 17:24:13 +0000 UTC View Post