Updates: 2005
June 16Yesterday when the mail arrived, I found a letter to me from the university. It said something to the effect of, "We notice that you got an A in Philosophy. Because you did so well, we're hoping you enroll in the Department of Philosphy next year. And because the class sizes are smaller in second year, we promise not to treat you like a number any more." I laughed as I tore the paper up, crumpled it into a ball, and burned it. I hated philosophy.
Today I went to the university to get a form signed so that they'd let me register for next year. I walked up to the head of the Computer Science department and asked him politely to sign my form. He replied, "And what if I don't want to?". And I said, "I'd have to enroll in Philosophy, and I that would pretty much be the worst thing in the world." And he said, "Wrong answer! You were supposed to say, 'I'd have to work for a living.'" But besides making fun of me and my jokes, he was a pretty nice guy.
After he signed my form, I went back dowstairs to the Science Office, so that they could remove the registration block from my account. The receptionist there said that if I had any problems registering, I should give them a call. I said, "I'm sure I will. I haven't had a single problem-less registration yet." She said, "Good! That's very good!" I smiled and walked away.
I should write a book called Running A University For Dummies. If anyone running the university I attend read it, I'm sure it would be a much happier place.
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AFTER YEARS OF WAITING, THE COMIC IS COMPLETE! This means that I can start working on the next one, which I promise will be much better and with less Zero Wing jokes.
Updates:
Next update: The Website - version 4.0!
June 10The other day I was told that it is quite fun to tie two cats' tails together and let them loose. While I admit this would be an entertaining spectacle, I would rather try it with dogs. I am not very fond of dogs at all. And they aren't very fond of me either.
Wherever I go, if I come within a 10 meter radius of a dog, it will bark at me without fail. And this radius thing only applies to me. If I were walking in a crowd, the dog would be completely silent until I stepped within that radius. Also, if ever I meet a dog that isn't chained to something, it will try to jump at my face and tear my eyes out with its teeth. I rather enjoy having eyes, so this really doesn't appeal to me.
There's really only one complication. Dogs' tails are too short to tie together. Someone should genetically engineer a couple dogs with really long monkey tails or something, so that I can tie them together.
Now I bet 90% of you are mad at me and think that I'm a really mean guy. Well, while the above experiment is a personal fantasy of mine, I would never actually do it. I am quite fine with leaving dogs alone, if they promised to leave me alone too. Unfortunately, the "leaving alone" thing seems to be rather one-sided. Dogs seem to have some sixth sense that tells them I really want nothing to do with them at all, and then they focus on me with all their combined fury. I really don't like dogs. Dogs are highly overrated. Nobody ever got anywhere by being a dog.
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May 30About a month or so ago, I lost something very dear to me. I lost a feeling that I at least partially understood the inner workings of the world. Today I feel like sharing about my loss with you.
It all began with a TV commercial for Boston Pizza. You know the one: there's some scary bald guy with a goatee who claims he's a friend of whoever comes to eat at the restaurant. Then he proceeds to sit at the tables of complete strangers, steal their spaghetti, butt into their conversations, and shoot the waitresses with plastic arrows.
I must confess that this is the last person on earth who I would want to be friends with. I have recurring nightmares of crazy bald men eating my spaghetti and then laughing at me. Does Boston Pizza honestly believe that this ad campaign is helping their business?
Well, I thought it was over, until a week or so ago, I saw a few new commercials with the same guy causing mayhem and calamity to the patrons of the restaurant. He even forced a young girl to kiss him on the cheek in one of them. I wouldn't be surprised if that girl is now a twitching wreck with a straight jacket in some mental institution somewhere. I have uncontrollable spasms just from watching the ads, never mind kissing the arrogant jerk.
Is something wrong with the world? Or have I lost my mind? Is this all some conspiracy to turn me into a gibbering idiot? What have I done to deserve this? Why haven't arsons set fire to all the Boston Pizzas around the world? Fire is good! No two scary bald men are not on fire! Tee hee hee...
Updates today include:
- Edited Comic 19
- Edited Comic 20
- Coloured Comic 19
- Coloured Comic 20
- A couple changes to the About Me page.
Finally, please pray for the poor girl who kissed the scary man. She needs all the prayer we can give her.
May 20After 28 years, the circle is finally complete.
On Wednesday, May 18th, I headed out to the movie theater. About ten hours later, the infamous introductory words scrolled up from the bottom of the screen, disappearing into the blackness of space. Then the screen exploded into the opening space battle of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. A few hours later, the credits rolled and I somehow managed to exhale. This was singularly the most riveting movie experience I have had in my life. Anyone who has not yet seen it should quit their jobs, drop out of school, divorce their spouse, or whatever it takes to be able to see it. But the night was bittersweet, as this is the last feature length Star Wars movie George Lucas will ever make. So I just want to say, "Thank-you, Mr. Lucas, and here's to many more years of Star Wars, even if the movies are over."
Oh, and the many hours I spent in line were a blast too. How many of you can say you've played Monopoly in a movie theater? There were lots of reporters too. My name appeared in the Free Press, and my leg was showcased on TV (it happened to be near the Monopoly game when they were filming it). My friends and I saved a spot in the theater for one of the reporters, and he promised us free movie passes for a week. All we have to do to receive them is e-mail him. Now if I only knew what his e-mail address is...
Updates for this week include the next edited and coloured comic. If this pace keeps up, I'll finally be finished with the first comic by the end of the summer!
May 5An update? In less than two weeks since the last update? Why, yes ... yes it is. It's not big -- just a new coloured comic. I tried some new colouring styles this time, and I think they were successful. Most notable is the gradual shading.
I've also been experimenting with a new The Website design. It's looking pretty neat, but it's not yet ready to venture out into the world. Maybe I'll post some screenshots sometime. But for now, feel free to drool in anticipation. Or not, if that's not your thing.
April 23Howdy folks. It's been a while hasn't it? You can blame my university for that. Stupid university! But it's all over now, as of this morning. Stupid Saturday morning exams!
This isn't a large update. I basically just threw all the quotes from this last semester onto the quotes page. Do enjoy -- there's some good ones. And I promise the next update will be coming soon.
January 3Happy (slightly belated) New Year! To commemorate the occasion, I have done no less than a bunch of things:
Also, The Website can now be found on several search engines because Irvin Wiebe put a link to my site on his website. Thanks!
In other news, I would like to personally slap everyone who had any involvement whatsoever with the creation of Internet Explorer. [...grumble..mutter..stupid microsoft browser!..grumble...]
