Remi's Bloglet - Wednesday 11 September 2002

Mike Doughty (formerly just M.) was the frontman of one of my favorite bands, Soul Coughing. The Cough broke up a while ago, but Mike has continued on. He now does solo acoustic 'small rock' shows that, if you can catch one, are really phenomenal. His website, Super Special Questions, is more of a message board for Soul Coughing and Doughty fans, but there are some links to his solo offerings. _
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02:46:13 AM, Wednesday 11 September 2002

"I'm Batman -- and I'm here for your nipples" _
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09:31:07 PM, Sunday 8 September 2002

The SPX was a blast! I'm sad that I did not see (or they were not there to be seen) either Mirabai or Martin, but I did meet a gaggle of cool people and chatted with them. A full report when I actually arrive home. _
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03:20:02 PM, Sunday 8 September 2002

Happy New Year everyone! _
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12:18:10 PM, Friday 6 September 2002

I've put up a PDF Flyer for Too Fat that people who want to help out with promoting the comic can print out and leave at coffee shops, comic stores, and whatnot. It's a little jaggy, but I'm happy with it. I hope to hand this out at the SPX (I think I might be able to squeeze it in). _
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03:52:23 AM, Friday 6 September 2002

When in doubt, make a mix tape. _
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05:53:34 PM, Thursday 5 September 2002

Wheeeeee! ::Thump:: ((brush brush)) Wheeeeee! ::Thump:: ((brush brush)) Wheeeeee! ::Thump:: ((brush brush)) Wheeeeee! ::Thump:: ((brush brush)) Wheeeeee! ::Thump:: ((brush brush)) Wheeeeee! ::Thump:: ((brush brush)) Wheeeee . . .

My life in miniature. _
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05:52:56 PM, Thursday 5 September 2002

Poisons his own people? Check
Invades other Countries? Check
Ignores the UN? Check

Saddam Hussein or GW Bush? _
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03:37:36 PM, Thursday 5 September 2002

Another rather run-of-the-mill op-ed piece on the silliness of our seemingly inevitable invasion of Iraq, but it is redeemed at the end by quoting Randy Newman. _
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02:26:29 PM, Wednesday 4 September 2002

More rockin' comics coming at you! Too Fat updates on Wednesday now, as well as Monday and Friday. _
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11:57:56 PM, Tuesday 3 September 2002

The new Too Fat features several revisions, not the least of which is a new living space for our heroes, which may look familiar to the Annapoloids in the audience. Also, an attempted return of the funny. _
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10:48:55 AM, Monday 2 September 2002

October 22nd. Athens Georgia. The 40 Watt Club. Robyn Hitchcock. I'm there. He is playing within walking distance from my house. There are no excuses. _
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04:35:42 AM, Friday 30 August 2002

What I learned from this year's VMA's:

Don't threaten Moby, lest the crowd turn on you. Even if you are a multiplatinum-selling pretty-boy white rapper. _
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11:43:20 PM, Thursday 29 August 2002

Our own Kansas City Madman, Neil, is the newest comicollage artist. Go Neil! You Rock. _
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02:56:10 PM, Thursday 29 August 2002

Matt Fraction understands what the Rock Show is all about, oh yes. _
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06:30:01 AM, Thursday 29 August 2002

"My grandpa has it, and so does my sister. Now my parents have given it to me!"

AOL Commercial or bizarre comedy sketch on STDs? You decide. _
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11:27:46 PM, Wednesday 28 August 2002

Go read Warren Ellis' brain shit. _
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11:06:41 PM, Wednesday 28 August 2002

Why fashion artists should never, ever do comics. The horror, the horror. I thought that the playing-to-the-fan-boy-spherical-boobies were the worst that comics could possibly offer, but no, terribly designed, ugly, exploitative covers can come from women, too, apparently. _
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02:32:09 AM, Wednesday 28 August 2002

Hey, you like He-Man? Not as much as this guy. Did we watch the same show?

[via Penny Arcade] _
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11:39:38 AM, Monday 26 August 2002

Spongebob Riot! _
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05:40:01 AM, Sunday 25 August 2002

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05:38:38 AM, Sunday 25 August 2002

Wow, Sluggy Freelance is Five Years Old. Happy birthday, Sluggy! _
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01:38:58 AM, Sunday 25 August 2002

I've really been enjoying James Kochalka's Sketchbook Diaries, which are slice-of-life daily comics that are far different from his slightly less edgy than his Fancy Froglin or Magic Boy stuff, but are full of heart and humor. This week he seems to be doing stuff about his rock band, which always has support. _
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01:02:00 AM, Sunday 25 August 2002

The crazy folks over at Ninth Art decided to get together and do 24 Hour Comics together. A couple of the people reading this certainly know the horrors they have faced. _
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04:02:57 PM, Saturday 24 August 2002

So I'm gonna be in Washington DC during the Small Press Expo (aka 'The Best Comic Convention, Ever'), but I have no money. And it's Rosh Hashanah. Oy. _
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03:11:36 AM, Saturday 24 August 2002

Ancient Messages, a modern fantasy adventure I've been following since relatively close to its inception, is ending August 26th. I'm sorry to see it go, but at least it's a definitive thing. I hope Katherine Nelson will continue to do graphic storytelling in the future, her fertile imagination would be a loss to comics. _
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03:05:02 AM, Saturday 24 August 2002

Friday Five ('cause I'm self-indulgent that way):
1. Unemployed. No. Because I can't get a job.
2. Cartoonist/comic artist
3. Ma's a writer/social worker, dad's a graphic designer (or, at least, was during the vast part of my childhood). Yeah, I suppose that's influenced me.
4. Sort of?
5. Not having a job is hard, so I can't imagine a job that's easy, at least, if you're doing it right. Maybe some sort of think-tank work is easy if all you have to do is comment on reading the daily paper and commenting on it from whatever arena you've chosen. _
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01:22:19 AM, Saturday 24 August 2002

It's looking like a longshot that I'll get one of the Production jobs at UGA, which is frustrating, especially since the classifieds are almost solid scams and driving-related jobs. Luckily, I beat the beginnings of the funk that was dawning on me by working through the evening. I really love the drawing table. It makes drawing much more comfortable, and I have space to flail my arms about in, and if I want to take a break, I can swivel around in my chair and watch TV for a few minutes, eventually drifting back to work. I can work for three or four hours with the occasional break and not come out the other end with a sore neck or legs (which I'd get from propping up a drawing board while sitting on the couch). _
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06:34:36 AM, Wednesday 21 August 2002

MC Frontalot has released the Penny Arcade Themesong! Yay! (illumination that Tycho included), also, today's Penny Arcade is a hoot, especially if you've ever been lead wrong by Yahoo Maps. _
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03:53:18 PM, Monday 19 August 2002

Mirabai requested it a few weeks ago, and some other folks might want it, so here's a large version of the 'Recap' strip. _
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06:56:36 AM, Monday 19 August 2002

"Spiderman's ours. Use a monkey suit, bitch." _
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03:54:57 AM, Monday 19 August 2002

Happy Birthday, Dad! (it was the 18th, but I update on Mondays . . . oh well) _
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02:44:02 AM, Monday 19 August 2002

Finally! I got the Nobilis Character Guide done, weighing in at a decent 14 pages. Anyone interested in the game should download this PDF and read it. It's printable if you have a problem with reading that much stuff on a screen. I apologize profusely for any bad grammar/spelling, I really was going for speed over polish. Would meeting at 6:30 this Thursday for character creation be okay for people? For folks (Martin and Chris particularly) that have a problem with meeting around 6:30 on a weekday, I'd be happy to run an occasional weekend game in the evenings (like, once or twice a month, but it would run longer than a normal weekday game). Anyway,
download it off this link. Feel free to e-mail me with questions, or post them in the comments here. _
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11:44:09 PM, Sunday 18 August 2002

For those of you who keep up on my various drawing projects, I'm now doing Sundays on Comicollage. (Warning, this Sunday's is Extremely Gross) _
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12:32:28 AM, Sunday 18 August 2002

While collecting jars of mud and bugs with Liz today I got stung or something while crawling through a bush. My arm suddenly felt as if it were on fire in a band that radiated out from a point on the underarm near my elbow. Whatever it was immediately began to get puffy and inflamed, visibly raising my skin in puffy bubbles. After ten minutes, the burning had gone, but it itched a little. Now it's not even puffy. I'm thinking it was some sort of alien. _
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06:31:18 PM, Saturday 17 August 2002

"Here's 500 pounds, cold hard money, now your name is Turok. You've beaten out the other 3000 people who wanted the chance to change their name to that of a character who appears in video games and a bunch of lame-ass comics."
"Thanks! I won't let you down! I'll be the best human advert ever!"

I wanted to find a way to blame Dr. Who for this behavior, but I couldn't. _
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05:23:49 AM, Friday 16 August 2002

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