One of Life's Great Mysteries

Posted by Bob on September 1, 2006: Today's comic is another conversation Steve and I have had. We were talking about it one day and the whole thing made me laugh, so I thought "I can make a comic out of this." So I did. The only real difference is that neither one of us had the solution at the time. We couldn't figure out what the deal with Rosalita was. No matter what we thought of, it didn't make sense. So I write this comic, and originally, Jessie's end line was a little different. I figure to myself "You know, I wrote a comic about the Goonies, I oughta watch the movie." So I did. And the answer hit me right in the face. How could I forget that Mrs. Walsh had a sling? I mean, she's not really a huge part of the movie, but it was pretty obvious she was banged up at the beginning of the movie.

So, yeah, today's comic. As I said a week ago, I have been experimenting with hand lettering. I think I use Photoshop as one giant crutch anymore, and I'd like to get away from that a bit. So, we have this comic. Is it easier to read when I letter it digitally? Probably. Does it look better? Well, that's a matter of opinion. I don't know if next week's comic will be done this way, but I can promise you that this isn't the last time you'll see me hand lettering comics. I like how it makes it that much more my own work all the way around (not that Steve doesn't contribute as much, if not more to this thing as I do, but you know what I mean.) Maybe it'll go to all capital letters. It might look a bit less...primary, I guess. All I ask is that you let me indulge in my own little artistic journeys and just trust me. You know I'm trying as hard as I can to get this shit right.

Here's a well written article about whether the PS3 can save Sony. You know, people can say it's too expensive all they want, but the fact remains that the thing is gonna sell. One of the Sony guys said that (and I'm paraquoting here) "The PS3 will sell even if we release it with no games." And you know what? The arrogant bastard is right. The current generation of gamers right now had the Playstation as their first system. Of course it's gonna sell, do you know how many people associate Sony with gaming?

Woo, Google will let you download books for free!

Full color holograms? How about the coolest things ever! Well, maybe not EVER. I mean, the iPod is cool. Dead Rising is cool. Fonzie is cool. But hey, the hologram things are cool too.

You know, why was Fonzie cool? He'd hit a jukebox and it turned on. How did that get him so much ass?

Octopus vs shark, the battle for the ages. Who will win and what will be left of them?

I haven't posted any newscaster fuckups lately, so here's some for you. Not quite as classic as this one, but still some decent stuff nonetheless.

You know, I have a feeling if I were a 911 dispatcher, I'd be just like this guy. But with more "fucks" and "douchebag" thrown in there. Still, this guy gets very high recommendations from me. I approve! And with that, I'm gonna call it a night. Be back in a week, gang.

Posted by Steve on September 1, 2006: Clearly, the Rosalita mystery is a riddle that cannot be solved. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around, does it make a sound? Why would someone hire one extra person to pack up a house with three able-bodied men living in it? Perhaps poor spending decisions like that are the reason they're gonna lose their house.

I noticed Bob did *something* new to the comic, but I admit I didn't know what exactly that something was until I read his post. I think it looks good though.

School continues to be an adjustment. For example, it still feels odd to look at a clock that says "11:00 P.M." and think "well, it's getting late." Math, the class I was sweating most, is going well. Too well. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. Like the professor is going to walk in tomorrow and say "alright class, chapters 2 through 12 are due by the end of the class, or I'm going to kick this puppy down a flight of stairs."

Side note: are all college teachers professors? None of my teachers have introduced themselves as "Professor." Is it just implied? Anyone got an answer?

That's about it for now. I promise I'll try to actually write a script for next week. For now though, courage.