The Dreamland Chronicles

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by Scott Christian Sava on January 12, 2009 at 12:00 am

Happy Monday!

So…I hope this page works for you all.

I think it does in book form (meaning if you’re reading the pages consecutively and not day to day). So if you don’t “get it” please go back a few days and read through and let me know.

I really like this sequence with Nicole and Daniel. We get to see them interact and be more than just stereotypes. Life is full of “grey areas” and despite someone being the science person and the other the faith person…we aren’t so easily put into these molds.

Anyways. I hope you’re enjoying it as well.

Also…

You may have noticed…we now have a JUKEBOX!

That’s right…I can put music up for you all to listen to.

Now unfortnately for YOU…it’s MY music. Straight out of my itunes library. Ha ha. So it won’t be too “hip” for you youngsters, I’m afraid.

I initially put up 5 songs that had a “Dreamy” feel to them. I’ll swap them out as the mood strikes me.
Full credit for writing this jukebox goes to Scotty Arsenault. I saw it on his site Commander Kitty and inquired where he got it from. He emailed me back stating that he actually CREATED it…and offered a custom one for Dreamland.

So thank you so much Scotty! You…are officially awesome!

🙂

In other news…

I’m just about done with the Blue Dream Studios site…

Please check out the Books section. That’s what I’ve been working on. I still need to go in and work on the partners, the info, and I think one other section. But the main page, the books page, and each individual book page should be done.

Pleaes take a look around if you get a moment…let me know your thoughts.

Special thanks goes to all of you who helped me out.

For those of you who don’t remember…my Blue Dream Studios site was hacked during THanksgiving and several readers offered up their services to help me get it not only back online…but to update it.

There will be a thank you page permanently on the site to thank all who helped out. (another of my “to do” items.

And finally…in some sad news…the Titans got bumped out of the playoffs. Now I’m only in my first year of being not only an NFL fan…but a Titans fan too. So we were pretty bummed here in the Sava household. We had our Titans shirts on and everything.

Oh…but in some GOOD news…Jack Bauer returned last night (24 for those of you who don’t watch it).

He’s too cool. And Donna and I really enjoyed seeing him again after 2 years off.

And ONE LAST THING!

Donna contacted ADSDAQ last week and got us re-listed. For those who may not remember…we were dropped (along with pretty much all other webcomics) from this very profitable ad server.

Thanks to Donna (and one kind person at ADSDAQ) we’re now back.

Whew….ok. I need to go to sleep.

Thank you all for reading. I hope you had a great weekend and hope you enjoy this week’s story.

Scott

JRBlood

January 12, 2009, 12:28 am | #

Nice! You got great taste in music. Especially “Breath” from TelePopMusic (Only of my fav tracks).
If you’d like more electronica, definitly check out BT’s “This Digital Universe” and Yello’s “Pocket Universe”, IMO two of the best albums ever. Definitly sit-down-and-listen-with-the-GOOD-stereo-or-headphones music. Make sure you listen with no distractions, either, cause these albums will take you on a wonderful journey. 🙂

Limax

January 12, 2009, 12:34 am | #

Interesting how Nicole decided to share there. Hopefully she doesn’t take Dan’s laughter the wrong way.

January 12, 2009, 12:49 am | #

Slight(!) typo. Should be TÃ©lÃ©popmusik.
And I should be in bed. 🙂

January 12, 2009, 1:03 am | #

Just a suggestion, but you should check out “When You Go,” available for free on Jonathan Coulton’s website.

A number of months ago I read through your archive for the very first time, and had that particular song playing in the background. Now it’s inextricably associated with your comic in my mind.

Love the story, and hope you find the song as appropriate for your creation as I do.

Tori

January 12, 2009, 1:59 am | #

Adorable!

wearetheonly2

January 12, 2009, 2:34 am | #

My favorite version of “Over the Rainbow” and “Blackbird” is one of my favorite Beatles’ songs. Not for them necessarily, but because the words are so powerful and apt.

alpaca

January 12, 2009, 2:42 am | #

like the music, had never heard it before…

Arnoud

January 12, 2009, 3:56 am | #

Dear Scott,
Please make sure that you do have permission to play the music on the web. RIAA is a nasty overprotective organization who sees evil pirates everywhere (send them to the nightmare realm!).
I just do not want to see getting problems etc.

kittenblack

January 12, 2009, 4:33 am | #

Jukebox was a tad unexpected. And Mrs.Canterbury…from the Canterbury tales? XD

January 12, 2009, 4:41 am | #

Sorry, I haven’t read the book yet…Apparently the destination is Canterbury (retrieved from a summary).

henriked

January 12, 2009, 6:39 am | #

Actually, I didn`t got this page…then I read back and remembered the pony. I guess in book form it works. 🙂

It`s nice to see these two characters do something together.

I love the jukebox. Must say I really like the music too….I don`t know all of them but it`s sure sounding good!! Seal and the Beatles are always good. Does that mean I`m not a `youngster` anymore? 😀 Oh my…how time flies!

Tryna

January 12, 2009, 7:29 am | #

Great Page. I do so love the way you master motion and emotion to tell the story. I eagerly await the next page.

Nyerguds

January 12, 2009, 7:53 am | #

Aw man, Nicole looks so sad in that last frame…

ChristineA

January 12, 2009, 8:14 am | #

Oh I hope Nicole doesn’t take it the wrong way either, but judging by her facial expression she just might.

Wubba

January 12, 2009, 8:25 am | #

awwww he just couldnt help himself could he. -_-

Dan

January 12, 2009, 8:30 am | #

I get it in that it’s obvious she’s referring back to the pony. What I don’t get is the whole scene. What’s funny about a little girl wanting a pony for Christmas? And why would the revelation cause her any embarrassment? I’d guess that the majority of little girls have asked for a pony at one time or another.

Scott Christian Sava

January 12, 2009, 8:34 am | #

Thank you all…
JRBlood…
Distractions? You expect me to do ANYTHING without distractions? I have twin 5 year old boys!
😛
But thank you for the recommendation.

JC…thank you. I’ll look into this artist and check it out.

Arnoud…
Thanks. I’ll check into it. Hopefully it’s no different than playing my music for an audience. But thank you.

And thanks everyone else. I think the rest of this week will round out the sequence a bit more and we can finally be ready for something new.

Zach

January 12, 2009, 8:36 am | #

OK, Dan is kinda bugging me. I mean, here a girl is opening up to him, making herself vulnerable, and he LAUGHS. just seems more what you might have expected of early Alex. Still, a great story

January 12, 2009, 8:38 am | #

Just noticed that one who made a comment was named Dan. I meant the charcter, not you.

Jens

January 12, 2009, 8:44 am | #

again a wonderful page! too bad Dan starts laughing …
the music is COOL 😀 never heard any of them before but they sure are nice too listen too!

Joey

January 12, 2009, 8:59 am | #

Dan, Dan, Dan…. you’re blowing it boy! Control that urge to make fun of her! or you better make fun of yourself quick!

January 12, 2009, 9:44 am | #

Love the Jukebox idea, but ’cause of my dial up connection it’s taking a long time to load up. I like what I hear so far, though.

Not very smooth, Danny boy. Better check y’self or you’re gonna crash and burn…

Miako

January 12, 2009, 9:47 am | #

it is funny. sorry, but it is.
and it SHOULD be something that gets laughed at — but is it a precious memory? if so, then it shouldn’t be laughed at.

The making fun of her for wanting a pony seems to be because she was acting all remote and abnormally harsh, not because it is inherently funny.

can’t wait for tommorrow!

Kitsunewolf85

January 12, 2009, 10:07 am | #

Awesome jukebox! At first, I didn’t get it but I read back a few pages and I figured it out.

Kalietha

January 12, 2009, 10:39 am | #

I like the jukebox! And I may be a ‘young person’, but I have eclectic tastes XD This definitely fits in with what I listen to. In fact the second song actually IS on my playlist, though a different version.

On the subject of the comic – I don’t think I’ve posted a comic before, but I love it ^_^ I actually came across it the first time a LONG time ago, back when it was only a few pages – the stuff with him as a kid in Dreamland. As a result I mistook it for a kid’s comic, and didn’t keep track of it. I then rediscovered it a month or two ago, and it has had a permanent space on me firefox tabs since.

January 12, 2009, 10:40 am | #

Eep…*edit to previous comment* Hadn’t posted a COMMENT before, not ‘posted a comic’. Sorry, had comics on the brain….

Lora

January 12, 2009, 10:55 am | #

The Jukebox is fun but… it sucks that every time you click on a new page (here on the site) the song stops and you have to restart…

As for today’s page… Daniel!!! you swore you wouldn’t laugh!!!

January 12, 2009, 11:05 am | #

True, Lora.
We’re working on that. I may have to build a frame or pop up to do that so you can listen while reading.
🙂

Beech

January 12, 2009, 12:03 pm | #

Oh man, hope that laugh doesn’t put Dan back in trouble. XD Poor Nicole.

Stripey

January 12, 2009, 1:06 pm | #

Man, I don’t know. If somebody told *me* she’d wanted a pony when she was younger, and that she was going to name it Mrs. Canterbury (I suppose because ponies… Canter!?), I would laugh. I would especially laugh if I’d been told not to laugh, and if I knew the person was *serious* about *science* to such a degree as Nicole is. But maybe I’m just a jerk.

Anyway, I think this page is great. I love the look on Dan’s face in panel 5. It’s like he’s trying to hold it in… trying to hold it in… and then he fails spectacularly. Very nice. 🙂

January 12, 2009, 1:07 pm | #

Oh, right, and the BDS site looks good, Scott! Are you going to adopt that rounded yellow BG for the text on the “about” page as well? (You also have a typo on the “about” page: “it’s doors” instead of “its doors”)

Sarah

January 12, 2009, 1:46 pm | #

Hey, personally, I think it says a lot that Nicole is telling him this… something that I don’t think she’s ever told ANYONE before! Maybe she’s starting to trust him… I could definitely see these two characters balancing each other out very well. Fantastic job, Scott!

Jase

January 12, 2009, 2:51 pm | #

…He was trying so hard too. xD I hope she doesn’t take offense- it’s really cute that she decided to tell him. I think it’s very possible that she WILL take offense though. We will see. ^_^

lxblack

January 12, 2009, 3:14 pm | #

I say she should walop him!

TheDeepDark

January 12, 2009, 9:41 pm | #

All I can think is: Wow. Look how long that promise held. Can’t say I’m surprised though. Heh

January 12, 2009, 9:42 pm | #

Oh, and P.S.: The Jukebox is AWESOME!

Cres

January 13, 2009, 12:44 am | #

I agree with TheDeepDark. That took all of five seconds for him to laugh again. 😛

Oh, btw. IZ rocks. Listent to him all the time, but Somewhere Over the Rainbow, is one of my favorite songs. So dont go and try to be too hip right now, b/c your music tastes kicks butt.