FC 60 - Old Habits Are Hard To Break

I didn't realize this until after the comic was nearly complete, but I drew this one totally with my left hand. Not bad. Anyhoo, I've got 3 fancy panels this week (although no plot, characters, or storyline. Sorry Hannah). There is, however, a nicely placed Simpsons reference. I hope the idea of this comic comes across right. I ran it by a fellow comician* and she coaxed me to be a little more explanatory. I hope it works. Oh, and a little PSA* to boot: be like Earl. Remember to turn off lights when you leave the room. Electricity doesn't grow on trees. And even if it did, you shouldn't waste it. After all, you don't throw perfectly good apples, avocados, or other tree-growing things away, do you now? So unless your light is a beacon to some sort of precious cargo*, when away you walk, be a dear and make it dark.*.

Thursday January 29 2009

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on Fri 30th Jan, 2009 12:46 am PST Jeff Few said: Aye, the hotpants. ************************ on Fri 30th Jan, 2009 04:03 am PST Joe said: ahhh i wanted to see it crash! add another panel please. I wanna see Earl realizing he made a ship crash, then Earl running away from the scene of the crime. ************************ on Sat 31st Jan, 2009 11:02 am PST Amiel Martin said: I have to say that after not getting all your simpsons references at the puzzle party, I got both of them here right away: Electronic Automatic Robotic Lighthouse hotpants. ************************ on Sat 31st Jan, 2009 11:05 am PST Wren said: I've never been prouder. *tear* ************************ on Sat 31st Jan, 2009 04:02 pm PST Dave said: all of our lighthouses here are solar operated! (i suppose they are everywhere in the world now, eh?) what does PSA stand for? ************************ on Sun 01st Feb, 2009 04:06 pm PST Andrew said: No more loneliness for Homer and Earl! ************************

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A Full Social Calendar

I've been housesitting up in Bellingham for just over 2 weeks now (this stint), and I'm having a blast. Perhaps it is coming from a smaller town where there is less going on, or perhaps it is because I'm starting to get to know the social scene of the town better, but I'm feeling like the most social guy in the world. My dance card is full of activites*.      + Monday: Juggle club at the Cirque Lab      + Tuesday: Trivia at Uisce*      + Wednesday: Trivia at the Longhorn Saloon in Edison      + Thursday: Something always seems to come up on Thursdays.      + Friday: Winter League ultimate frisbee with Bellingham Ultimate. In between all the planned activities, the weather has been so good that I've been out hiking in the woods almost daily. With such a full social schedule, I haven't had time to do all the time-killing activities I had planned (knitting, a jigsaw puzzle, intense nerd-out computer time, watch lots and lots of T.V. on the beautiful flat screen they have here, etc.). But I can't really complain. I'm feeling more busy (in a good way) than I have in years. After all, I can rest when I'm dead*.

Tuesday January 27 2009

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on Tue 27th Jan, 2009 06:02 pm PST Joe said: Ishka's is dope, actually ran into the brothers root and mike there randomly the one time I've been. good times. ************************

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FC 59 - Failure Leads to Failure

I didn't want to have to say a bunch of stuff just to save layout on this one, hence the oversized portion. But as always, click to see the whole shebang. Oh, and this is dedicated to all those lawyers, whether official or still working on it.

Friday January 23 2009

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on Fri 23rd Jan, 2009 07:46 pm PST Nesbitt said: I like it. ************************ on Sat 24th Jan, 2009 06:25 pm PST Joe said: very clever. nice one wren. ************************ on Sat 24th Jan, 2009 06:52 pm PST Joe said: glen's an idiot. if only he cared more about his life ya know? he coulda done great things. such a shame. ************************ on Sun 25th Jan, 2009 04:37 pm PST Sean said: NICE WINDOWS!But if I didn't pass the bar, I definitely would have stopped at this one. Sucks to be Glen, and sucks to his asmar. ************************ on Sun 25th Jan, 2009 04:38 pm PST Sean said: PS i tried on girl pants on accident this weekend. ************************ on Sun 25th Jan, 2009 04:39 pm PST Sean said: That was Christen. And they looked like guy pants. Expect for the frilly lacie stuff at the bottom of the legs. ************************ on Sun 25th Jan, 2009 08:00 pm PST Andrew said: Not bad, old boy! ************************

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Crossword For a Sunny Day

With all this sun we've been having recently, I was inspired (between my many wonderful hikes)to write a crossword. "What does have a crossword have to do with the sun?", you ask. Do it and you will see. Online version here and printable version here. (Also, if crosswords written by a witty guy you kind of know are your kind of thing, I think Chris's uncle has put a few out. Otherwise, you can go check out my list of mediocre crosswords on the games page. (Scroll all the way to the bottom. (There are more than just the ones I've made posts about.))) So, at trivia last night*, I brought out a copy of this crossword*. In between rounds and when we were waiting for our score*, the team put their heads together in working on it. None were avid crossworders*, but they had a great time* and finished it up. Let me tell you, there are few greater pleasures for me than seeing people do my crosswords and enjoying themselves. The point of this rambling story is*, however, if you have some time to kill, consider doing a crossword. Oh*.

Wednesday January 21 2009

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on Thu 22nd Jan, 2009 11:14 am PST Saxtor said: I don't get an asterisk?* ************************ on Fri 23rd Jan, 2009 01:24 am PST Joe said: I was gonna say, unusually large amount of asterisks this post ;-) i'll give this crossword a try, even tho i don't typically do crosswords. but since you made it, wtf ya know? ************************ on Fri 23rd Jan, 2009 10:41 am PST Joe said: so i was up until like 3 am workin on this damn thing haha. was only able to get like 60% done, now I'm stuck, and must look at the answers. ************************ on Fri 23rd Jan, 2009 08:21 pm PST Dave said: yesterday I was going through my teaching materials bag and i found one of your old crosswords. leaving it in there for many months didn't fill in any more answers, though. ************************

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Sunny Days In Bellingham

Truly sunny days here in the Great Northwest are few and far between during the winter months. On the one hand, it can make life a bit dreary. On the other, however, it gives a person wonderful motivation to get out and enjoy the sun on the rare occasions that it is there. This past weekend (and so far today), the sun has been going all out to expose the beautiful vistas and invite all to come and play. And play I did. The above picture was taken off a still unknown trail* off Cleator/Hiline Rd. The road is washed out, so it made for quite a long walk, but wonderful, as there were no people around. Plus, the view we ended up with was great. (Here's a close up of the Olympics which kind of got lost in the panorama.) The day before, I finally made it down to Clayton Beach, which has been on my todo list for quite some time. We got a little lost, but there was still plenty to see. Yep, sunny winter days are true jewels in the Northwest. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm headed back outside.

Monday January 19 2009

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on Tue 20th Jan, 2009 02:23 am PST Dave said: Wren, when I am elsewhere I on the internet and I come across an asterisk, I instinctively roll my mouse over it. And frown in disappointment. ************************ on Tue 20th Jan, 2009 09:36 am PST Wren said: Here's another sunset panorama. When it is so beautiful, it is hard not to take pictures, and when I have pictures, it is hard not to share. ************************ on Tue 20th Jan, 2009 12:06 pm PST Joe said: that's dope wren. Dave - I do the same thing haha ************************ on Wed 21st Jan, 2009 03:13 am PST Dave said: I really like that second one, Wren. Nice vista. ************************

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FC 58 - Friends Can Be So Fickle

Putting googly eyes on any inanimate object makes it funny if you ask me. I'm hoping that at least that will elicit a chuckle, even if the comic itself doesn't. Gosh, not much else to say, but lots of space to fill up lest the whole formatting of the blog go askew. *crickets* I guess I could put out the call for artists again. I know I've been drawing a lot of the comics recently, with varying degrees of success *ahem*. I'm always game for trying to get a new artist into the mix. I've got a list of ideas. You can take your pick. Any takers?

Thursday January 15 2009

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on Fri 16th Jan, 2009 11:15 am PST Joe said: I like how you spelled "Jewlers". that was prolly the funniest part of the comic for me. :-) ************************ on Fri 16th Jan, 2009 11:33 am PST Wren said: Yeah, um, I totally meant to do that. So many layers of comedy in comics du wren. ************************ on Sat 17th Jan, 2009 10:55 am PST Sean said: i like how the jewels have eyes but glasses face doesn't. ************************ on Sat 17th Jan, 2009 02:55 pm PST Joe said: haha nice catch sean i didn't notice...that's funny too. this one is just RIPE with humor wren! nice job! ;-) ************************

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Grenada Slideshow

One of the best things to do when returning from a trip is to review photos. For me, it helps me recapture a bit of the adventure and wonder when it is usually quite needed. (Post-vacation blues is no laughing matter). I went back and forth on whether to do a slideshow set to music or a captioned, proceed-at-your-own-pace slideshow. Since I am too lazy to write clever* captions and all the fancy javascript to go along with the latter option, I opted for the former. I hope you like it. Many thanks to Maggie for letting me pull from her photos in addition to mine. Any really good photo was probably taken by her. Oh, and Sean, the star wipe at the end is just for you. Oh2, and I used Vimeo instead of YouTube this time because YouTube didn't like that I was using copyrighted music for the soundtrack. Alas.

Wednesday January 14 2009

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on Wed 14th Jan, 2009 01:38 pm PST steve said: Way cool.I think we need to hire you full time to record our journeys.Went the coolest restaurant last night-Wow ************************ on Thu 15th Jan, 2009 05:07 am PST Sara said: Very nice. Just so you know, it's -16 here, so you're continually making me jealous. :-) ************************ on Thu 15th Jan, 2009 12:37 pm PST maggie said: smiles...big, big smiles! i'm in the library so couldn't enjoy the soundtrack. love that you got a shot of the christmas lights. ************************ on Thu 15th Jan, 2009 05:47 pm PST Go! Turtle said: Ah, star wipe. Why eat hamburger when you can have steak? ************************ on Fri 16th Jan, 2009 11:23 am PST Joe said: looks like ya had a good time wren. cool slideshow. ************************ on Sat 17th Jan, 2009 10:53 am PST Sean said: Removed? No star wipe for me to view, but i do appreciate it none the less. ************************ on Tue 20th Jan, 2009 05:06 pm PST Jule said: Steve and Hope have the right idea. What a great gig! Now to just find some vacation days and get down to see them! ************************ on Tue 27th Jan, 2009 01:42 am PST katie barnes said: ha... awesome. i loved the "sand" man. ;) ************************

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FC 57 - RoShamBo...On a Higher Level

Now that I'm back home it's time to start back up with the Friday comics. I had one all lined up for last week, but I figured no one was going in to work on the Friday after New Year's Day, and since part of the idea behind the comic series is to give cubicle jockeys and others who work behinds computers a chance at a giggle, I thought I would save the comic for this week. I feel obligated to apologize for the funky color pattern stuff in this one. Windows Power Tools image resizer seems to do not nearly as good a job with .gifs as with .jpegs. Alas. (For the hard core large screen high resolution folk, you can view the slightly larger but with better color version here.) (Oh, and Andrew, don't forget about that $11 you owe me from your epic RoShamBo loss on Tuesday. Epic!)

Thursday January 8 2009

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on Fri 09th Jan, 2009 07:57 am PST Saxtor said: I was witness to this fact when you guys were battling it out. I kept thinking "Wow, they keep drawing the same..." ************************ on Fri 09th Jan, 2009 11:08 am PST Joe said: i can picture the sweat beads forming on your foreheads after tying for the 5th time in a row, both of you thinking "oh it's on now" and kinda shifting in your seat to get down to business. ************************ on Fri 09th Jan, 2009 01:25 pm PST gabriella said: I think it's time to commission yer ol hostess with the mostess again ************************ on Sat 10th Jan, 2009 10:57 am PST Andrew said: $11? I thought it was $1,100? ...don't make me start talking about skee-ball. ************************ on Wed 14th Jan, 2009 02:26 pm PST Jenelle said: although i like a good round of RoShamBo every now and again, i can't help but want to play Barack-Paper-Scissors for the next 4 years! Wahoo! ************************

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Racing the Waters

Of the 5 legs of this most recent journey, 4 of them have been effected by mostly weather-related delays. I guess that is part of winter travel. Luckily none of them were catastrophic and one or two of them were even for the best. This last leg, however, was by far the most adventurous. After spending a great 4 days in Portland thanks to friends new and old, I decided it was time to make my way home*. I looked forward to the train ride as a time to wind down and reflect on my trip and how incredible it was*. The weather gods, however, decided that my time on a train was not meant to be. Mud slides between Seattle and Portland had all but canceled all trains out of Portland for the next 3 days. Luckily, my travel mate and I are the unruffle-able types and took it as a adventure. We found a friend who graciously let us borrow his vehicle* and we set off northward. The top of the hour newscast, followed by calls from concerned friends and family, alerted us to what might be our next hurdle: floods were expected to close I-5, and soon. After a discussion of whether to turn back and possible contingency plans, we pressed on. Freeway off ramps were closed as we raced by because everything below the level of the freeway was underwater. We saw police and highway workers getting ready to close down the last open land route between Portland and Seattle. As we looked in the rear-view mirror after passing the worst of it, a call came on the phone announcing that the freeway is now closed. We were among the last 100 cars to get through. While the rest of the ride wasn't totally stress-free (heavy rains and dangerous puddles made for a bit of a white knuckle experience), we were glad when we crossed onto Fidalgo Island safely. Now as I listen to news of road closures, evacuation notices, and river stages I think about 1) the awesome power of Mother Nature 2) that it is good to be reminded that, despite what we want to think, we are still at the mercy of our environment 3) how glad I am to live in a place where the perennial disasters (fire, flood, drought, etc.) have so far avoided and 4) how glad I am to be home safe and sound.

Thursday January 8 2009

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on Thu 08th Jan, 2009 03:18 pm PST Saxtor said: Right there with you, Wren! An adventure indeed! This exit was the "nearly underwater" mentioned above. Definitely a harrowing experience, and despite my stresses as the driver, Wren did a great job keeping me grounded in what an adventure it all was. ************************ on Fri 09th Jan, 2009 11:20 am PST Joe said: wow. glad u guys made it. how exciting! crazy to hear about all the chaos goin on back home with the flooding. this weekends forecast in LA...80. ************************

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Communal Meals

The first thing I'm told when I walk in Andrew's door in Portland is "We've got dinner plans". Not being one to eschew meal plans, I dumped my bags and headed back out into the [relatively] cold northwest weather. Dinner was homemade tamales with lots of extras at a friend's house. Many people gathered together to cook, chat, eat, flirt, and discuss the finer points of converting a client-side database to be server-based. The following two meals the next day were much the same way: food gets cooked, friends descend, fun ensues. Yes, these Portland dwellers do it right*. The idea of coming together for a shared meal is one that warms me to the core. Good people combined with good food: I'm afraid that's a hard one to beat.

Tuesday January 6 2009

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on Tue 06th Jan, 2009 01:43 pm PST steve said: Hmmmmmm,sounds like Grenada!! ************************ on Tue 06th Jan, 2009 02:36 pm PST Sean said: Max thinks any type of berry is called schnozzberries when it's on a waffle. He just pointed them out looking at this pic together! ************************ on Tue 06th Jan, 2009 11:52 pm PST Saxtor said: "The schnozzberries taste like schnozzberries!"I've gotta agree, the PDX crew certainly knows how to make a bloke feel like he's part of the PDX crew. ************************ on Fri 09th Jan, 2009 11:00 am PST Joe said: meh. *shrug* they're alright i guess ;-) ************************

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