Woah I kind of forgot I was following you for a while now. Where've you been Professor?

Oh… this and that…

I miss your posts!

I should really get back to Ask Snape… =/

How many asks do you get each day? how often are you online? I have an askblog, i dont get any asks.. ideas for what i can do?
Anonymous

I’m not very active at the moment, but I’m still surprised (and pleased!) that I get a few questions every week.  A few months ago, when I was posting all the time, and often more than once per day, I would get at least one ask each day.  At my peak, a couple more people would follow me every time I posted an answer.  I think the best thing to do is make the best use of your tags.  I always tag my answers with “Harry Potter”, so lots of people see it.  Then, if you’re posting good work (I don’t just mean quality of art here, btw.  My art isn’t very good, but I try to make the answers funny or evoke feels.  Think over the ask before you answer), people might choose to follow you, and then you’ll have more people asking questions—and subsequently, you get to make more friends!

If you’re having trouble getting your first ask, you can also be sneaky and ask a friend to plant a question you know you can give a great answer to.  ;D

sorry snape. um last night, i secretly went into your room while you were sleeping, and bleached your hair. sorry. what do you think?

I look absurd!

OOC:  Oh dear.  He looks like Derpy Hooves now.  xD

Today I decided to put my animation aside for a while (I had trouble focusing, because I was making jello—pomegranate with suspended raspberries and blueberries—and rereading Becoming Bindy Mackenzie), and felt the need to post an ask, because it’s been WAY too long!  So many thanks to those of you who sent get well messages!  I don’t have to take painkillers anymore, and I’m back to eating whatever I want, though I still don’t like chewing on the side of my mouth that had the bottom wisdom tooth.

Blargh

OOC:  Hey guys,

I’d like to say that I’ll be posting more soon, but I can’t guarantee that, unfortunately.  I’m already behind on my freelance work, and I got my wisdom teeth removed yesterday (3, only one on the bottom and so far hardly any swelling or pain, thankfully), which is going to slow me down (it’s hard to draw or animate when one hand is constantly occupied with holding an ice pack to your face.  I have a no-hands one, but naturally it eventually gets too warm and has to go back in the freezer).

In short, I hope you’ll bear with me, because I do very much miss all of you!

PS. For anyone who’s gotten wisdom teeth removed, how long did the numbness last?  Because I came out of surgery at around 1:30 pm yesterday and went to bed at night still feeling numb.  I’ve got all feeling back now, though.

why aren't you posting :(...I miss you so much.
Anonymous

OOC:  Awww, that’s so nice of you to say!  The problem is that I’ve got a lot going on, and I don’t want to let it drain the quality of the answers.  But I’m not declaring hiatus or anything, so there will be more posts!

Dear Pony Snape, does being a pony make doing your work hard? I mean, instead of hands you have... hoofs. So, does that effect your work ethic?
Anonymous

Unfortunately, I tire much more quickly than usual.

Do you play any instruments?
Anonymous

I was not very musically-inclined to begin with, however.

wazzam! * you're a unicorn!*

I am not sure I enjoy being the subject of these human Transfiguration experiments.

OOC:  Okay guys, you know the drill!  All messages currently in my inbox, plus any questions I receive over the next 3 days (22nd, 23rd, 24th) will be answered by pony Snape.