In a reality not quite like our own, a large shaggy dog wearing a tartan collar lays stretched out on a hardwood floor, staring at a laptop sitting in front of him. His only movement is the solid thump of his tail against the floor, wagging in response to each new installment of an internet serial.

Take your time, Jamie - my canine alter ego and I can wait.
(And since you don't have commercial sponsors like Dave, I'm wondering what form "Wompet" may show up in - Sabretooth Border Collie? The megafauna Canis tartanus? Or given the Lost World/Journey to the Center of the Earth theme, perhaps a kilted dog-man?)
(Actually, that last one is more Burroughs than Doyle or Verne, but ERB did like his hidden civilizations too.)

And, lest I forget - Happy Birthday.