Sun Chips Experiment Results

A couple of months ago, I embarked on a little truth in advertising experiment. I set out to investigate Sun Chips' claims on the home-compostability of their new packaging. (Previous blog post here.)

After the prescribed amount of time, I dug through the fully decomposed* and still fresh food scraps of my home compost bin and found the bag remains completely intact with a negligible amount of decomposing having occurred. While not surprised (I've tested companies' claims before (and after)), I was hoping this one would be different. Alas. So disappointed was I that I wrote to the company. Here's what I said.


Saturday September 4 2010File under: environment, misc

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FC 116 - Greasing Those Heavenly Wheels

Sorry for the lack of posts this week, folks. My excuse (and I like to think it is a good one) is that I've been working, like a real job, 40 hours, 9-5, and all that. While the feeling of accomplishment and paycheck is great, it sure doesn't leave much time for the finer points in life (like blog posts).

Anyhoo, I did have time to put together a comic. (If you think it subpar, we'll blame it again on the lack of time.) I don't suppose you remember FC 43, eh? Well, it was another gates of Heaven comic. Viewing the same subject drawn over 2 years apart* is kind of interesting.

Anyhoo, the whole working life thing shouldn't keep up for too much longer so hopefully I'll get back to living an interesting enough life that I can come up with 3 things to post about a week. Until then, I'll try to come up with some interesting filler. On an up note, it's Friday, and for the first time in a long time, that means something to me! Happy Friday to us all!
Thursday September 2 2010File under: comic

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Goober at Play

I was originally planning this post as a "Where am I?" post, which are always so fun. But with the whole sleeping around calendar, it makes it a little less of a challenge. But if you are feeling like a super sleuth, then I invite you to have a go without peeking. Then you can check if you're right.

The reason I skipped on the "Where am I?" aspect of it is that it is hard to frame the picture just right so there is enough info to make it solvable but not too much that it is easy. Instead, I justed ended up with a bunch of pictures of me looking like a goober. Luckily, all you need for a blog post is a theme and a picture or two, so this thing practically wrote itself.
Sunday August 29 2010File under: pics

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FC 115 - Hey Baby

Straight out of real life, this one. Not inspired by real life or the idea spurred by something in real life, but straight out of real life. A friend of mine actually said this (although I forget what her real sign is). Anyway, I laughed really hard until I saw that she wasn't joking. I explained to her why I thought it was so funny and asked her permission to use it as a comic. She said yes. So here it is.

Besides the look on the guy's face, I'm quite pleased with how this turned out. Using glasses on someone instead of having to draw eyes is so much easier. I'll have to do that always from now on. Luckily we all know that people who wear glasses (or contacts) are super cool.
Thursday August 26 2010File under: comic

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Coming Soon - SHBANG!


It's coming up on that time of year again, folks. In less than 3 weeks, Lookout Arts Quarry will be hosting the 3rd annual Off-Road Soapbox SH'BANG!!* Perhaps you've read about it here before: 2008, (pre) 2009. Now come be a part. Besides ridiculous cars hurtling down the hill, there will also be a circus show, bands, swimming*, food stands, and a wishing well! Besides all that, it is a great opportunity to check out the now world renowned Quarry. (I'd be glad to give you a personal tour.)

Any questions, any question at all, you can either post in the comments and I will respond, or contact me. I can tell you all about how to get there on the public bus (so you can save $20 on parking), what to expect, how awesome it will be, etc.
Wednesday August 25 2010File under: events, quarry

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Quote For Monday - Every Day

Every day is an adventure

I saw this on a bumper sticker while walking down NW Lovejoy in Portland this weekend. I wish I had my camera on me so I could document it and use it to spice up this Monday quote post, but alas. As is kind of the point with Monday quotes, this one is particularly relevant to my life right now. Why? Let me tell you...

Yesterday, I woke up in Portland in a nice downtown loft apartment*; breakfast with friends, losing a number of darts games due to a rigged balance* issue, a craigslist ride in a veggie oil powered Volkswagen*, and ending up on a houseboat in Seattle. Today, 3 early morning bus rides got me to Skagit Covnty Covrt Hovse where I am slated to sit for jury duty. Was this how I expected my last 2 days to pan out? Not even close. I was thinking trivia, sleeping in, internet nerdery, trivia again, etc. But it doesn't always play out the way we expect. Afterall, every day is an adventure.
Sunday August 22 2010File under: quote

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FC 114 - Stormy Weather

After doing up this comic, I'm halfway tempted to try this. Sure maybe not with my going to work clothes (ha!) but maybe with a few items just to see. And lord knows that I live in a pretty good place for such an experiment. Torrential rains, like they get in the Midwest would be better, but those can't be counted on. So keep an eye out this fall for a dude in a raincoat out hanging up clothes on the line.

Yet another comic without having to draw people. I love it! Maybe I'll start specializing in these exclustively. Lord knows it would save time (because we all know that my time is in high demand and every second saved is preciously put to better use elsewhere.)

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go watch Oprah and take a nap.
Thursday August 19 2010File under: comic

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250 Miles on Public Buses

I'm proud to say that I've now traversed Vancouver BC to Portland OR all by public bus. Most of the territory is my stomping ground, as I do the Anacortes to Olympia, Seattle to Bellingham, etc. routes frequently. Earlier this year, Ma and I did the Bellingham to Vancouver route once (remember?) to prove that it could be done. Well, yesterday, in much the same "anything is possible" vein, I took 10 buses (and a street car!) and 12 hours to go from Anacortes to Portland, all via public buses.

This 250-mile route is one that I've been dreaming about for some time, kind of the holy grail of public transport in my eyes. I'd heard about it but could never find the info online. Recently, Lower Columbia CAP got their act together and posted their schedule, so I could now be well informed. But the only way to prove it could be done was to do it, so I did.

To summarize, it cost $12.00 (about 1/3 of Greyhound and 1/4 of Amtrak) and took maybe twice as long as either. I had no hiccups and had plenty of layovers to get something to eat, stretch my legs, etc. I don't know that I want to get into the habit of doing it every time around, but knowing that it is there is, well, really nice. For me, public transportation represents accessibility and sustainability. Seeing these qualities in action in such an extreme way makes me smile. Now it's just a matter of getting people to use them!

Oh, and for those who want to see the breakdown of how to get from Anacortes to Portland by public buses, here's the how it's done.

Wednesday August 18 2010File under: transportation

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The Riddler

Back in college, I did some experimentation, like we all did. This experimentation found its way into my real life in the form of beard art. Well, way back in the day, I tried out the "Riddler", but that was before the blog, so I thought I'd give it another go. Whadda ya think?

The downside is that unless you are looking from below, it more or less looks like a asymmetric goatee or otherwise failed stylish beard attempt, but I guess that isn't too far off.

(If you can't tell, I'm running low on ideas for beard art, so if you have any ideas on things I haven't tried, let me know before my next shave (in approx. 2 months.))
Sunday August 15 2010File under: beard

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FC 113 -- More Science Equals More Fun

You know how some people work best under a deadline? Well, it turns out that isn't me, at least not the creative part of me (I can bang out some awesome code last minute, but thinking of something funny or putting the finishing touches on a comic doesn't just flow like that). For this week's comic, for no reason in particular (because I had very little going on today), I waited until about 10:00pm to finish up, which includes the most important part: captioning and dialog. You'll see how it turned out. I'm not super stoked.

But I sure did have fun doing this comic. Cars, balloons, and only half-people made for a rather easy time. And during the drawing process, I came up with another hot air balloon based comic, so hopefully that will be busted out here soon. We'll see. Anyway, happy Friday!!
Thursday August 12 2010File under: comic

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