Smooooooove Grooves

Another four-panel, 2x2 "webcomic without art."

1
DON is sitting at the dining room table typing at his laptop, much like the SNOOPY characters sitting at the table when writing a letter. He's musing. Above him is a mock-up of an iTunes PLAYLIST, which so far, reads...

MILES DAVIS - HUMAN NATURE
BOBBY CALDWELL - WHAT YOU WON'T DO FOR LOVE
SADE - SMOOTH OPERATOR
BOZ SCAGGS - LOWDOWN
JOE JACKSON - STEPPIN' OUT

2
Same as 1, except DON'S busily typing, adding to the PLAYLIST.

BOZ SCAGGS - LOWDOWN
JOE JACKSON - STEPPIN' OUT
ANITA BAKER - SWEET LOVE
LISA STANSFIELD - BEEN AROUND THE WORLD
GEORGE BENSON - TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND
CHRISTOPHER CROSS - ARTHUR'S THEME

3
DON'S got his earphones on, and with a big grin on his face, typing. WIFE is next to him with a bowl of something and is leaning over to see what's on the screen.

DON: AHHH...EIGHT HOURS OF RELAXING MUSIC.


DON (linked): NOW I CAN GET SOME WORK DONE.


WIFE: OF COURSE YOU CAN...

4
WIFE'S got a big grin on her face while DON'S blank-faced, staring over the top of his glasses, because of his WIFE'S crushing burn.

WIFE: YOU CAN LISTEN TO THIS MUSIC, WIDE AWAKE--


WIFE (linked): AND GET A FULL NIGHT'S SLEEP AT THE SAME TIME.

© Warm Fuzzy Freudian Slippers, Ltd. MMVI

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I already have my other half, and I didn't have to cut off nothin', thank you very much!


Your romance is more of a love that needs to bloom within, just like Hedwig of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The film features an East German transsexual who is seeking her "other half" after constant betrayal. You must love yourself before you can need another. You're starting to realize this, along with the fact that you don't need a significant other to be a complete person. Your other half" has been inside you all along.

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Picture Search

Can you find the single Photoshop edit in this picture?

From LJ scans_daily community.

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Everything You Need to Know About My Life

...as least as far as the recent past is concerned.

• Regular running (aerobic exercise is good)
  
• Critique deadlines
  
• Submission deadlines
  
• Job-searching
  
• Yet another weekend excursion coming up.

This is why I've taken to put a Nicholson quote from As Good as It Gets on the office door; the one he gives Greg Kinnear when he knocks on the door.

The next webcomic installment will probably be titled, "We've gone on holiday by mistake!" :)

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Reconcilable Differences

Another four-panel, 2x2 "webcomic without art."

1
CLOSE UP on the television. Two Asian figure-skaters are in a graceful pose at the end of their routine. The Olympic Logo is in the lower right hand corner.

WIFE (OP): *SNIFF* OH, MY GOD...

2
CUT TO Don (sitting at the right end of the couch) and WIFE (on the EZ chair). WIFE'S crying tears of joy while DON'S holding his eyelids open with his fingers a la A CLOCKWORK ORANGE.

WIFE: THAT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL!

DON: ...

3
CUT TO the TV; same as 1, except there are two speed-skaters, one of whom has just wiped out.

WIFE: OH, MY GOD...

4
CUT TO DON & WIFE; same as 2, except DON'S cheering like his favorite team just scored a touchdown. WIFE is staring bullets into him.

DON: "...AND THE AGONY OF DEFEAT!"


DON: DAMN, THAT'S GOTTA SUCK!

© Warm Fuzzy Freudian Slippers, MMVI

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Too Many Voices in My Head

And, these are only about 3/4 of them. 

Apologies to who I stole this from. So many RSS feeds, so little time to jot down names.

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You Are an Emo Rocker!

Expressive and deep, lyrics are really your thing. That doesn't mean you don't rock out... You just rock out with meaning. For you, rock is more about connecting than grandstanding.

What Kind of Rocker Are You?

Riiight, probably not completely accurate...not with stuff like this in the collection.

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Turnabout is Fair Play

Another four-panel, 2x2 "webcomic without art."

1
Medium shot of DON on the couch with his laptop on his lap, sitting back with his hands clasped behind his head. WIFE is sitting in the easy chair next to the couch, trying in vain to read her book in peace. Notes and LYRICS stream from the laptop.

LYRICS: "And, if you leave me now..."


WIFE (whisper): CHRIST...

2
Same as 1, except DON's laughing his ass off while listening to the RICKY GERVAIS SHOW PODCAST. WIFE is openly glaring at DON, now.

PODCAST: RIGHT, THA'S "MONKEY NEWS."


PODCAST: KARL...YOU AND YOUR ROUND HEAD...YOU'RE AN IDIOT!


DON: BWAAAHHH-HAHAHA!

WIFE: TURN THAT SH*T DOWN!

3
Same as 1, except WIFE is trying to use her book to cover her ears, while DON's busy typing as the music streams and LYRICS blare.

LYRICS: "He came from somewhere back in her long ago..."


DON: C'MON, IT HELPS ME CONCENTRATE.

4
Same as 3, except that DON's way too absorbed typing as the music plays to notice that WIFE is standing by the couch getting ready to strangle him with a length of headphone cord.

LYRICS: "When you think of Laura, laugh don't cry..."


DON: "I KNOW SHE'D WANT IT THAT WAY."


WIFE: ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, YOU'RE GOING TO WEAR THESE HEADPHONES.

© Warm Fuzzy Freudian Slippers, Ltd. MMVI

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XXX

March 21:


Who knows? I may actually pay for it.

Maybe.

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You Are Somewhat Machiavellian

You're not going to mow over everyone to get ahead... But you're also powerful enough to make things happen for yourself. You understand how the world works, even when it's an ugly place. You just don't get ugly yourself - unless you have to!

How Machiavellian Are You?

Damn straight.

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Rude Awakenings

A four-panel, 2x2 "webcomic without art."

1
Bird's eye view of DON in bed early Sunday morning, covers askew, drool coming out his mouth as his eyes are just coming open. We see musical notes streaming in from off-panel, swirling about the room.

CAPTION: SUNDAY MORNING

DON (thought): WHAT THE F**K...? IS THAT KENNY G??*


CAPTION: *ACTUALLY, IT'S DAVE KOZ'S "EMILY"


2
DON's back is to us on the bed; it looks like he may very well be huddled in the fetal position. WIFE is standing at the side of the bed, looking very upset.

CAPTION: MONDAY MORNING

WIFE: OH MY GOD!!

WIFE (linked): [Married Friend] GAVE [The Spouse] DIVORCE PAPERS ON FRIDAY!



3
Bird's eye view again of both DON and WIFE in bed. There are raindrops on the bedroom window. WIFE's sitting up, looking angrily at the window. DON's eyes are wide open, and he looks frazzled.

CAPTION: TUESDAY MORNING

WIFE (burst): AWWW, F**K...I LEFT MY UMBRELLA AT WORK!


4
DON, in ear muffs, is getting ready for bed by chugging OTC sleeping pills from a bottle and pulling a blindfold over his eyes.

CAPTION: TUESDAY NIGHT

© Warm Fuzzy Freudian Slippers, Ltd. MMVI

Needless to say, this is all tongue-in-cheek!

I need a nap.

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Retrospective

There's a double shot of me in the Special Gigantic First-Anniversary Best-Of American Nerd.

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We've Come a Long Way, Maybe, Part Deux

Frankly, I prefer "Guido siht" to this...



From the LJ scans_daily community.
Had to fish around for another copy here.

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I swear, it's true enough to make me cry. Hey, I can't help it. It's been awhile since I had a full week's worth of stuff in my day planner, even if stuff gets shuffled around. Tomorrow, I gotta dress nice in the sub-freezing weather, but oh well.

Bed, now.

The Hermit You scored 29 change, 41 wellbeing, 71 wisdom, and 42 truth

He has mastered all elements of the past key numbers and stands on top of the mountain of attainment. The snowy peaks is symbolic of his isolation because his wisdom sets him apart from the rest. In this position, he holds his lantern to light the way for the rest to follow his path to enlightenment, for knowledge is meaningless unless we turn and show others what we have learned. The lantern light is 2 triangles, one face up and the other face down. As is above, so below. A triangle only holds 180 degrees, but the combination of 2 triangles equals 360 degrees. A circle has 360 degrees and is the symbol of the creator, endless. 360 degrees and 180 degrees both vibrate at a number 9, the vibration of this cards. some extra words: being introspective thinking things over focusing inward concentrating less on the senses quieting yourself looking for answers within needing to understand searching seeking greater understanding looking for something wanting the truth at all costs going on a personal quest needing more desiring a new direction receiving/giving guidance going to/being a mentor accepting/offering wise counsel learning from/being a guru turning to/being a trusted teacher being helped/helping seeking solitude needing to be alone desiring stillness withdrawing from the world experiencing seclusion giving up distractions retreating into a private world

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 2% on change You scored higher than 8% on wellbeing You scored higher than 56% on wisdom You scored higher than 3% on truth

Link: The What tarot card resembles you Test written by KamikazeParrot on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

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The Old Man at the Club

I will never, ever feel bad about walking into a college bar ever again, not while there are people like this.

Off an LJ:
Meet Mike Jeffries, CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch...



...aged 61.

Makes that whole bruhaha about the A&F ads a bit more creepy, don't it?

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Still Enjoying teh Violence

You've probably been thinking, but have been too kind to say, "You've all but given up all your martial pursuits, haven't you, you lazy bsatard?" But, while my efforts have been admittedly sporadic and irregular, my love of the arts hasn't gone anywhere!

In anticipation of training with a local FMA/WMA group (I've got the cash to start, just not enough to go very far), I've been looking up a whole bunch of online WMA material online. Lots of interesting stuff, especially those details that relate directly to FMA stuff. Man, I've heard lots of people slam Mark Wiley, but it turns out he's loathed by a WMA people as well because of his "historical accuracy."

I've run into the occassional video. Datu_B knows how I am about video clips. Some folks on a message board dug up:

• Kyra Gracie vs Erica Montoya in recent Abu Dhabi tournament (Kyra's the dark haired girl on top).
  
• Yoshihiro Nakao tries to psyche out, Keith Herring, aka the Texas Crazy Horse, before a K-1 Dynamite match. It doesn't really work.
  
• A low-quality film of a TKD vs. Shaolin kung-fu "no grappling allowed" exhibition with a bad soundtrack.

But Don, you're thinking, have you actually moved around at all? Done any actual work?

Well, I've accomplished two minor things. One was managing to transfer a stick move from my right hand (a sort of head-level witik followed by a downward vertical head strike) to my left (more or less). And, working on that made me realize something while shadowboxing--now I realize why my left jab always got more respect than my right cross.

Beside my right foot being too far back (as usual), my hip doesn't have that "snapping" quality when I throw the cross like it does when I throw the jab. Sure, the hip rotates as it should. But, all the strength of the punch is coming from my upper body/arm, instead of my hips. Now, I got something new to work on between stories and job-searching.

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The Not Yet Ready For Humanity Player

I admit it, I'm still in my shell/cave/womb/tomb/Sith meditation chamber--whatever metaphor you'd like to use.

Maybe it's a function of being "twenty-one plus eleven," but I just can't deal with as much stimuli as I used to, internal and external. Rather, I can't attend to it as much as I used to. A lot of things in life need my attention. However, for any of those things to be dealt with effectively, they can't always have my equal attention all the time.

There's a whole side to the "There is a season" theme in the Book of Ecclesiastes that doesn't register, or even gets ignored outright. As much as there are times when things happen and also times to do things, in either case, you simply cannot do it all at the same time, not if you want to be effective.

An example: A few days ago, after yet another weekend of travel (I know, I know, "Oh, poor me," right?) and still having the general mindset of "I ain't got time for no bullhsit," I decided to pull a Machiavellian move on a couple of folks. Let's put it this way--rather than participate in a group that would eventually, according to my instincts and experience, suffer from Geek Social Fallacy #1, I bowed out and got with another person who felt the same way. And, I did that in order to move forward with my personal goals. My decision was a pure, simple personal cost-benefit analysis that I had to make because I've finally accepted that my energy is finite!

It recharges, sure, but that's always been a solitary process for me. I'm not one of these folks who recharges by inviting twenty of his closest friends over for a day. Don't get me wrong--I love having twenty of my closest friends over for a day. But, it doesn't recharge me. It drains. And, that's okay...

...provided I get a chance to recover, which I'm doing.

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We've Come a Long Way, Maybe

One of the things I love about indie comics is the premium they place on sensitivity to diversity. It's a struggle, and sometimes people in comics have made honest mistakes...



It's the age-old question: how to be "sensitive" and still portray realistic characters. For Brian Bendis, it's simple--you fall back on the Archie Bunker portrayal of an obviously ignorant boor, and make it an indictment of (unfortunately all-too) prevalent racial and ethnic attitudes in the hopes of making a relevant, thought-provoking commentary.

The following is from Bendis's Sam and Twitch #1. They were the only honest cops left in their precinct before they were removed from the force. But, now they've been brought back and have to re-adjust. For instance, they need to get reacquainted with what Sam calls "the local Guido scene" to investigate the murder of some...er...criminals of a certain ethnic descent. Here, Sam (the tactless, boorish, thuggish half of this duo) expresses his dismay at this senseless slaughter.



Oh, who am I kidding?

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And, while we're discussing the international sci-fi legacies in question, we might as well discuss fandoms...


Which annoying fan are you?
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