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“Do You Know About Underwear?”
So I was walking through Target yesterday, just headed up that main aisle that connects the front entrance back through the clothing to the turn towards electronics. You know the…
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Titanic Showdown
Back in 2016, when I was working at Samurai Comics, very occasionally there'd be slow periods. I looked over and saw that we were selling these two figural banks, and…
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Cheap Date
The following was a social media post inspired by actual events that happened in 2014: "You're a cheap date," she said, grabbing the check before he had a chance to…
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WWF Wrestlemania Revenge Tour 1994
It was on this day in 1994 that my late father took my brother and I to our first live professional wrestling show. I'd gotten into pro wrestling a year…
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Gorillaz Care Bears parody
In one of my many graphic design classes in college, part of one assignment was to make an album cover. I was kind of stumped on where to go with…
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Friendly Fridays: My mom’s poetry book
Hey, here's a true fact that I totally forgot: In December 2017, my mom released a book of her poetry, and asked me to design the cover. If you'd like…
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Comic: Not a Date
This is a true story, although exaggerated a LITTLE bit. But it's fun, and it happened long enough ago that I think it's worth sharing without embarrassing any of the…
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Samurai Comics Moved!
I mean, they did. Back in 2017. But from April of 2015 through February of 2018, the Samurai Comics were my employers. While I was there, I got to keep…
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The Old Man and the Ring
I don't remember why, but for some reason I left this tale as a response to a friend's social media post, way back in early 2011. I remember sitting on…
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Interview Samples
As with most jobs, before I was hired at VoiceAmerica, I had to have an interview to make sure that the company and I would be a good fit for…
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Special K
From the old days of 2006. One of my best friends in college was a sassy gal named Kelly, and someone in class dubbed her "Special K." I don't recall…
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TXT MSG XMAS
One year when I didn't have a lot of money, I drew personalized images for friends for Christmas and put them in dollar-store frames. This is a rough draft I…
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Monday Musings: The Toxicity of Social Media, or: Make the Internet Fun Again
This is kind of a long one kids, so strap in. The pandemic of 2020 has brought me a lot of reflection and re-evaluation. As of the time I'm writing…
Monday Musings: How does a Pre-Order go out of stock?
Another answer to an action figure message board post on a board I'm no longer a member of: How does a PREorder go out of stock? Isn’t the entire point…
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Monday Musings: “Which ones will be valuable in the future?”
Collectible scalpers are the worst. There are people who literally just go into hobbies to buy a thing and screw someone else out of their money. These ant-licking doorknobs just…