Don't try to appease him or negotiate with him. He's completely untrustworthy. WAKE UP!

Don't buy tuff you don't need, particularly from those companies.

so bright last night!

You can use some inks that dry waterproof - Rohrer & Klingner Sketch ink is good - I like Thea, or De Atramentis Document ink, or Noodler's Bulletproof or Lexington Grey inks. Otherwise, just enjoy the shading by using water on your ink line.

There's a bunch of projects like that, and other science and arts citizen participation projects, on Zooniverse www.zooniverse.org/projects

Thanks; I'm just finding my way around.

or the joke's on you...

indeed!