Barmy Blue's Bland Blog

Background info; The last time he contacted me was about a month or so ago via phone for a little chat (because he was bored basically) but during that conversation he mentioned a website he was uploading his work to (and when I say mentioned I mean complained about how it'd been down for the past month or so) Anyway, about a week or so ago I was thinking about nothing really. As I'd been reading a bit of manga I started thinking about writing my own, problem is even if my writing were good enough for the job my drawing certainly isn't so I'd need an artist if I were going to be serious about it (which I wasn't) Then I had a wicked thought, if I were to do this (in my little fantasy world) why befriend an artist when I already knew one. However it would be evil if I resumed a friendship just to get something (I wasn't actually serious about any of this, it was just a what if train of thought) but I started to wonder how his drawing was going, if he'd improved since I knew him. I buckled to curiosity and looked on the website. Took me a while to find him. His drawing is exactly the same as it used to be (he's okay, much better than me, but he's still average compared to most other artists I've seen) Through this website I discovered a few things, like his flatscreen broke and he's now using his younger brother's old one that takes up most of his desk so he can't draw and I also noticed that there is very little of him uploaded to that website, what I mean is most of his drawings are of other people's characters or his character with their characters. It's been a month or so since he uploaded anything (because he's got no room to draw) and his mum scans the pictures for him on her scanner (so he can't upload any of his more "adult" drawings (she probably knows about them anyway)) Anyway, yesterday I was thinking why don't you just upload some of your older drawings? and today I recieved this (sent yesterday) (bearing in mind he doesn't know I've been on the website)
"Hiya, sorry for not contacting you since the chat back in July, things have been ****ing insane.

Could I make a tiny request of you? Could you scan the art in that I drew for you and send it to me? I'd like to have something else to post, since my flow has been hindered due to lack of space.

Basically, by old TFT (flat) screen died. The power board went and now I'm using my brother's old boat anchor screen to replace it. I has no room to BREATH, let alone draw.

So, could you? Please? With sugar, cherries and sprinkles.

For I am a custard-eating, yellow chicken."

(By the way, that last bit is what I used to call him in school, can't remember why though)
Now I'm thinking of a reply, I'm not sure what to go for (I'll let him stew for a while, of course ) 1. Say sure but I want something in return and make a demand (doubt it) 2. say what art? (I can only think of about 3 things and they're not much and I deleted the ones I used to have scanned in my PC because they were taking up space) 3. just don't answer, pretend I haven't got the email? 4. offer advice (like why do you need to draw at your desk? surely you can draw somewhere else)
What I find funnier than this email is the fact that he's set up a paypal account to raise money for a new flatscreen, £111, on this website, offering to do anyone who donates a drawing (he'll also draw for comission but it doesn't seem that anyone's bought one so far) and someone has even given him £10.34 towards his flatscreen fund He'll have it sorted in no time .
You notice how he only contacts me when he wants something .
I'll tell you what I decide.

Bluebiird out.