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What do I want to do with my life?

drew — Fri, 21 May 2010 00:15:18 +0000

Please see Panel #5.

I am so happy to have a firm plan for what I'll be doing upon my return to Seattle.

Lassoed Links

drew — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:58 +0000

I have a deeply significant matter to discuss but I have not yet decided how to do so, or if I should at all. To break my recent silence, resulting from the aforementioned hesitation, I would like to share a selection of recent links that I found interesting.

First, a new stick figure slideshow cleverly and succinctly describes the Sub-Prime Mortgage Disaster in the United States. I found the explanation reminiscent of XKCD as well as a fitting accompaniment to Liar's Poker, which I read at the beginning of the year.

After Kottke posted his list of single serving sites, someone meta'd the topic and made a single serving site listing all other single serving sites. I particularly enjoy Beth Cherry, who maintains a single page blog with no archives or apparent feed to which to subscribe. This blog philosophy reminds me of my drawing professor senior year, who recommended keeping a sketchbook in which one glues down the page after completing each drawing (but admitted personally to tearing out and saving particularly good ones).

Finally, art imitates life. And let's hope life will imitate art come November.

The Guardian has a full discussion of the Santos-Obama story.

Some Fantasies Never Die

drew — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:31:35 +0000

I'm still waiting for that alien. Also, my parents had two children by the age of 27 and so I could not help but form certain expectations, which I have so far not met.

New Facebook App Request

drew — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:34:06 +0000

Have you noticed how many people's Facebook profiles are beginning to look like MySpace pages? I have, and let me tell you: my eyes are bleeding.

I would like a Facebook application that hides all Facebook applications on others' profile pages. I don't care about your aquarium or who your top friend is (it's probably not me) or how many pirate points you have. And also, how are you a Vampire AND a Vampire Slayer AND a Zombie? It defies reason.*

All I want is a good idea if I should stalk you and then the information that will allow me to do so. Get rid of the rest of the crap! Oh, and then I want to play Scrabulous with you.

*I'll have to check with my housemates on this one, but I'm fairly certain this have never occurred on Buffy. I don't think there has ever even been a Vampire Vampire Slayer, which is too bad because Eliza Dushku would have been a wicked hot bloodsucker. Also, would a Zombie Vampire go after brains or blood first? Regardless, what did the cheerleader say when a zombie hid in her locker? "Hey, where are my pom-"OM NOM NOM NOM.

Moreso on My Chin or Neck or Near My Ears

drew — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:03:51 +0000

Wapsi Square is a long narrative, and thus often lacks some of the daily punch of others, but today's comic gets me just right.

iHouse

drew — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:49:10 +0000

I am reclining on my couch in my new house in Wallingford, having tweaked my foot/ankle last night at a summer men's hat league game. We played savage against a team with four subs but still managed a 15-12 victory. Charlie Matlack is on my team, which is good fun. On the last point, I accelerated in for a run-through defensive catch and, on one left plant, felt and heard a crazy double pop in my ankle. I caught the D, immediately threw away a huck, and then we got the block again and scored for the win.

Claire gave me an initial diagnosis this morning as well as exercises and practices to follow. If the injury has not subsided at all tomorrow, I will likely see a doctor for more in-depth analysis.

Just before Potlatch, I moved out of my studio apartment and into storage (Room 129), a 5' by 6' by 9' box that somehow fit all of my furniture and worldly possessions. Special thanks to Shy, Whit, Claire, Slider, Cara, Tank and Skip (Hobbie). After an amazing weekend with DarkHorse, I moved into a new house not a mile from my old apartment with Claire Storck, Deirdre Ronaldson, and Sarah Ross-Viles (and temporarily Krump Klump).

I am loving this new social living arrangement and our big backyard for grilling and badminton and beer croquet. Also, I am loving that everyone in this house (except Krump Klump) has an Apple laptop. Hooray! No in-house Windows support! Someone bet Deirdre that I would have internet access in the house before my bed was moved in. He or she was right.

And, finally, before I head off on my bum foot for a shower and work, I wanted to link to this Applegeeks comic that our house laptop arrangement made me remember. EDIT: Oh, and also this one. So true, so sad.

Boy Meets… Plant

drew — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 05:21:45 +0000

I have become somewhat desensitized to web comic humor: most of my favorites only merit polite chuckles these days. Nothing in a long time has hit my humor-ous maximus the way Penny Arcarde did circa 2002. I must, however, confess that today's Dinosaur Comics made me genuinely L O L. ZOMG ROFLCOPTERS.

In other news, I am now training myself to stop typing "www" before URLs. I think I should setup redirects on my domains to drop the prefix (ie drewd.com instead of www.drewd.com).

Nerdcore Rising

drew — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:27:14 +0000

"I can see the nerds here, and I know how hard it is for you. And I just have to tell you that we run shit on the outside. WE RUN SHIT. And that's the fucking truth." -Mike Krahulik/Gabe

Check out Jerry Holkins and Mike (Tycho and Gabe) on Nerd of the Week. I would have expected Tycho to be far more verbose but Gabe had the best bits from the interview. Now that my mind is in the Penny-Arcade gutter, yes, I said it: Gabe has the best man-bits.

Snow-Bo

drew — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 07:37:02 +0000

I thought that I should burp out a quick post without all the emotion and home improvement so common in my other posts.
I shamelessly stole the link to this little disturbed cartoon from BAMF and hosted the file here so you can avoid using bittorrent. Here is the cartoon:

Snow-Bo

One of the creators is Vera Brosgol, author of the beautiful and bizarre Return to Sender. Enjoy!

Comics Take Flight

drew — Wed, 11 May 2005 18:32:34 +0000

Flight Volume 2 came out last April and I still haven't bought it. What is wrong with me? You haven't bought it either? Cretin!
Volume 1 was an amazing compilation of short story comics by many of my favorite webcomic artists. Improving on the first, Volume 2 is more than two times longer and contains equally amazing contributors. If you are not convinced, check out the preview page---the drawings are so delicious! I assure you that the narratives are just as satisfying.
Now, if I wanted to support a "local" comic shop, I would tell you to buy the books online or in-person at Gallery Nucleus. I truly enjoyed my visit there for the Don Hertzfeldt opening. Unfortunately, I cannot argue against the prices available on Amazon (both volumes for $30, shipped free).
However you buy the books, buy them! Devour them!

This is a rewrite of an old, lost post.