Every time I start to work on a Photoshop file, my computer shuts off.
This happens after just a few minutes of working on a strip - sometimes it even happens when I'm just surfing the web.
The temperature gauge reads under 85 degrees at all times, I've replaced several elements, use a UPS, but nothing seems to work.

Thing is, it's really time for me to replace this dinosaur, so I feel perhaps this is just fate.
The OTHER thing is, paying my taxes just wiped me out, in addition to a $1500 purchase of GWS books. I'm FLAT BROKE.

Fate coulda picked a better time to knock on my door!

As you may have noticed a few months ago, I stopped asking for a certain amount of donations in order to keep the strip going.
That's because I'm ready to start offering merchandise (and wallpaper art such as the art above) in order to make my living.
That way you guys are getting some handsome GWS swag (original art, tee shirts, books, shotglasses!) in return for your donation, and I can feel a little less like a beggar.

Unfortunately, because all of these items are currently in production, I don't have the funds to pay for a new computer.
So I guess I'll be a beggar one last time.

The strip will continue the moment I can afford the new machine and load it with all of my software.
Until then I'll be prepping for Pittsburgh (I'm doing a GWS puppet show!), fixing up my office, and working ahead on GWS.

As an added bonus for those of you who donate, the highest donation will receive the original art for the current wallpaper.
Seeing as I can't rely on Photoshop to color right now, I made this one an original watercolor painting.
Its dimensions are 17x13" on cold press watercolor paper and it's super-colorful. The resized JPG doesn't do it much justice:

If you donate (even $1), after the PayPal transaction goes through you will be redirected to a page with the wallpaper art, including detailed photos of the painting.
If you like what you see, feel free to donate again to try to win it! Remember to wait 10 seconds after the transaction goes through to get your wallpaper gift!

Thanks SO much to everyone who has sent me advice about computers! I'm going to be consulting with my ever-present Tech Guy Allan to decide which computer will be best for me.
It won't be top-of-the-line, but it will be better than what I have now and will hopefully last me longer!
As soon as we get a price, I'll post a graph to let you know how close we are to getting GWS back.