DEAD THE WHOLE TIME

I'm less than ten hours away from seeing Indiana Jones 4, a movie I've waited almost twenty years for, and I'm not too excited about it.

Part of that may have to do with not being allowed to eat anything today. I imagine I'll be pretty grumpy by midnight.

1 - No Country for Old Men
2 - The King of Kong
3 - There Will Be Blood
4 - Ratatouille
5 - Sweeney Todd
6 - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
7 - Superbad
8 - Michael Clayton
9 - My Kid Could Paint That
10 - Zodiac


Honorable Mentions

Gone Baby Gone
Juno
Once
Rescue Dawn
The Savages

I seriously need a haircut. Like, really badly.

I've come to believe that once I do finally get a haircut all of my anxiety issues and emotional anguish and health problems will disappear with the mop of hair that has accumulated on my skull, like some kind of reverse Samson.

I feel a whole lot better right now. I'm sure much of that has to do with finally getting a decent amount of sleep.

I may actually clean my apartment.

I took the bus down to Little Bar for trivia night this evening, and a bunch more friends showed up than I'd expected. In fact, the bar was much more crowded than usual and there wasn't even a major sporting event playing on TV. It was a lot of fun but we came in 4th. Out of a whole bunch of teams, though, so that's not bad at all.

It's nice to get out of my apartment. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love sitting around by myself watching Futurama and playing Super Castlevania IV as much as the next guy, but those things are even better in moderation.

As you may or may not have guessed, I've sunk into a pretty deep depresssion lately. I haven't seen much of friends, I've been working weird hours, and I spend all my free time and days off just puttering around the internet. Last night I spent a good four or five hours (!) watch all the videos on the Angry Video Game Nerd website. They're hysterical, and the guy looks so much like a college-era Brent it's sort of fascinating, but wasting so much time still made me feel like crap. And today hasn't been much better so far.

I've decided to take some steps to help me feel a little bit better. For one, I'm submitting to be a member of a "Maude" sketch writing team at UCB. I know I haven't even been to the theater in over a year, but I got an e-mail about it and I figured why not give it a shot. Secondly, I've discovered that I really miss writing in this blog, as sad as that may sound. I was going through parts of the archive earlier and I realized that I like having a day-by-day record of my life. So expect a bit more activity 'round these parts.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do about the website. I've neglected it lately and that sucks, but I just haven't felt funny or creative in the least for the last month or so. I'm going to try to come up with a better way to add content on there. I'm not sure about the drawing thing any more. I think it just makes me angrier. You can tell how sloppy I got near the end there. But don't worry, I'll come up with something to put up. I hope.

Anyway, my birthday's coming up and I figure it's about time to get back into the swing of things. Wish me luck.

Sorry about the lack of new comic yesterday. It's been a really rough week. With the new erratic work schedule it's going to be tricky finding a regular time when I am not at work, overtired, or too miserable to be creative. Hopefully I'll strike a balance soon. Peace out.

Hey hey! New comic is up and running!

Also please check out the newly-christened "MEDIA" section while you're visiting the site! Right now there are only a couple old videos and one awesome song, but there should be more stuff up there eventually. Enjoy!

I'm gonna have to put the comic on hiatus for a little bit. I'm just not feeling it right now.

I hate having an irregular work schedule. It usually means I sit around all day on a Thursday or whatever, wasting time on the internet or watching TV or playing video games and not getting tired, so by the evening when I want to hang out with friends there's nobody around and I'm still stuck inside by myself. And then on the actual weekend when people are doing things, I'm at work, sometimes until very late. I just don't know what to do with myself these days.

I did buy Guitar Hero 3 today with my paycheck money, but these things aren't all that much fun by yourself. It's actually kind of depressing.



Have I mentioned that I hate religion?

I swear to you now that I am more tired and miserable than I've ever been in my entire life.

I would not be surprised if today's comic turned out to be one of the more popular entries, but it seriously almost drove me mad trying to get it done tonight. Yes, I cheated on the coloring by using Photoshop. And yes, it ended up taking me probably twice as long because of it. I may do it again. Just you watch.

I just broke my Empire Strikes Back collector plate.

I'm a wreck.

Friday's comic is up a day late due to the new crazy-hectic work schedule.

I spent most of my day off at the doctor's office, vainly attempting once again to solve my ongoing digestive issues, so I'm afraid today's comic is yet another rush job. It's pretty funny, though (especially considering what little effort I put into it,) so no biggie.

Also in the works: my Halloween costume, which Lisa has been kind enough to help me put together. It's coming along well, though we did have to drive down to Anaheim to acquire an essential prop. Hopefully it will turn out as well as I'm picturing it in my head.

Wow, being a projectionist involves a significant amount of running around and moving things. I'm actually getting a pretty decent workout.

Today was my second day training and I think I'm starting to get the hang of it. I've reached the point where I can clean and thread the projector and then start the movie all by myself. Of course the veterans check my work before I roll the film so nothing major goes haywire. That would be bad.

It's a fun, involved job and it makes the day go by really fast. I'll be working weirder, less consistent hours but on the plus side I'll only be there five days a week as opposed to the six I was working as a regular crew member.

I'd tell you to stop by the Arclight and say hi but you missed your chance. Now I'm behind locked doors. Maybe I will wave at you through the glass portal sometime.

Today's comic might be my favorite one yet.

Hey hey! Tuesday's comic is totally up! And despite an undeniably throwaway idea, I think it actually turned out really well in execution. Huzzahs all around.

Hey hey! Friday's comic is up! And I actually like it! It's simple, it's funny... enjoy!

Well, I actually spent a little more time on today's comic, though I'm not sure that helped it make any more sense than the last few. I suppose I'll look back on this as my unfunny depression-induced haze period.

Look, it's been a rough few weeks, alright?