Confessions of a One Piece Addict

All Good Things Must Come to an End

2011-12-27T13:40:00.001-08:00

I'm hardly using this blog anymore. I now post my stuff on another blog: Hardly Working, to get rid of all the random post clutter and focus more on the art aspect. So if you're an active blogger and still actively following this (inactive) blog, it's probably a good idea for you to update your subscription with the other one.

Thanks, folks. This will be the last ever post for this blog.

New Year Celebration! New Website! Fanart Contest! Online Store!

2011-01-08T08:19:00.000-08:00

This will be the last comic posted here. WAITT comics now have an official website, so from now on all comics will be posted on the site: http://waittcomics.com

Uncommon Sense

2010-12-22T10:01:00.001-08:00

Believe it or not, the H stands for Humbert.

Phonetically Written

2010-12-19T03:52:00.001-08:00

Stupid receptionist, he did say "Hoo", not "Hoos".

Scientific Superstition

2010-12-13T19:01:00.001-08:00

But then who turned the sprinklers on?

Oh right, timer switches.

Zeroth Law of Life

2010-11-25T06:56:00.000-08:00

This is just an intermezzo. Scrotum joke is not related to the story whatsoever.

Severely Euphemized

2010-11-13T20:09:00.001-08:00

In case you didn't remember, in the last page Herbert sent a dog flying with a kick worthy of a Premier League Goalie.

The girl is Anya, the apartment manager who showed up in the 4th strip.

I believe I've done a profile on her as well, and mentioned that she has a dog, so congratulations to those who guessed that the dog belongs to her

Relatively Adorable

2010-10-26T03:26:00.000-07:00

If it looks like a dog and it barks like a dog, then we have to at least consider the possibility that we have a small animal of the subspecies Canis lupus familiaris in front of us.

What A Man Wants

2010-10-23T06:26:00.000-07:00

When you're stuck in a hospital, you think you could kill time fantasizing about nurses, but with the increasing number of men going into the nursing program, nurses don't make such a pleasant fetish anymore.

Atrocious Scenarios

2010-10-19T03:26:00.001-07:00

What makes Battle Sam 37 better than Battle Franky 37 is that BS-37 has a pair of functional helicopter blade that comes out of his crotch so you can use him to fly from places to places.

Though you have to wonder how painful it would be to grow roses out of your anus, especially when you remember the fact that roses have thorns.

Morbid Moments

2010-10-16T13:20:00.001-07:00

This comic was supposed to be out on Wednesday. Gonna try to find whatever time I've got to do another one this weekend.

Breaking News

2010-10-10T05:40:00.001-07:00

It feels weird to draw again after three whole weeks of not drawing at all. Never thought I'd be so occupied with work when drawing was supposed to be my way of procrastinating.

Bleach Without A - part 3

2010-09-19T06:21:00.000-07:00

Dodging and popping up behind your enemy gets old after 4 pages, I really can't imagine doing it for 10 years.

Don't believe me? http://is.gd/fhYcr

Thanks to Taboo for the beautiful compilation.

Bleach Without A - part 2

2010-09-12T03:30:00.000-07:00

I don't know how this comic went from a simple 4-panel gag comic into an elaborate, time-consuming, multi-panel, uh... gag comic.

I must've taken the wrong turn at some point.

Bleach Without A - part 1

2010-09-06T02:36:00.001-07:00

I intended to make a comic that will mock Bleach for its lack of background and overly used close-up panels, but it bothered me to no end to draw panels with no details on the background.

I mean, what's an establishing shot if there's nothing to establish?

Dangerous When Wet

2010-08-29T05:58:00.001-07:00

CLICK TO ENLARGE

And this marks the end of this (dragging) story arc.

If you don't know where the last panel came from, then you should be ashamed of yourself. My favorite panel, though, is that ugly Sam face on the top right corner.

Recklessly Reckless

2010-08-20T04:33:00.001-07:00

I'm sure most shonen manga characters are aware of this rule, because otherwise none of them would be so reckless.

Except in the case of L. He was just unfortunate to have an author who was a complete douchebag with no regard for shonen rules.

Water Conservation

2010-08-18T06:30:00.000-07:00

To be honest, the first that came to mind wasn't the danger of the whole room blowing up, but rather the delightfully useless fact that it is now a trivial matter to tell the twins apart.

"Oh, you're charred. You must be Steffen."

Here It Is, Finally

2010-08-13T00:35:00.000-07:00

Please click on the image to enlarge to a more readable size.

This is my "bring back the side character that no one really cares about and give her more significance in the story" technique!!!

I'm trying out an experimental double page layout, which I think came out largely satisfying. Probably won't attempt another one like this anytime soon, though, as it took forever and a day to finish.

Also, if you're confused on the reading direction, read the left trapezoid all the way down before you read the right one.

Evil Mastermind

2010-08-07T01:55:00.000-07:00

I had a joke about how Sam literally broke the panel frames in the third panel, but if I keep dragging the story on like that, I might as well change the title to Bleach.

And yes, raw sodium explodes when it touches water. Go look up some youtube videos if you've never seen one happen in your chemistry class.

Slope Is Rise Over Run

2010-08-03T16:37:00.000-07:00

And of course, there will be an arc where we revive the characters that we kill off using devil fruits, ninjutsu, and bankai.

Old Chemists Don't Die...

2010-07-31T23:53:00.001-07:00

... They Just Reach Equilibrium.

Or so they wished.

Can You Hear Me Now?

2010-07-28T19:29:00.000-07:00

The only thing worse than realizing that the person you're trying to reach in an emergency do not have his or her cellphone with him is realizing that said cellphone is located near you and has Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" set as default ringtone.

Signal Attenuation

2010-07-22T02:57:00.001-07:00

Your first solution is usually never the one that works.

For more on Faraday Cage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage

Screentone Overload

2010-07-20T03:10:00.000-07:00

Shit happens, and normally it happens to people who are already knee-deep in shit at the shittiest possible time. This is called Murphy's Law.

Murphy's Law is the basic underlying principle that governs the universe of WAITT.

and while I'm here, I feel the need to share this awesome WAITT fanart by jorshtama.deviantart.com

Go fav it or something.

Lorenz Attractor

2010-07-16T00:36:00.001-07:00

The best way to energize a group of lab nerds is to throw in a labmate of the opposite gender.

This theory works best when the subjects are male and the catalyst is a female.

(yes yes, i know this story's been dragging forever. but now that AX is over and all my guests have been sent back to their respective countries, WAITT should be back to its normal schedule)

Similarly Identical

2010-06-26T03:39:00.001-07:00

The part that took the longest in drawing this comic is going back and forth between the previous pages and this to make sure I get the Steffen and Steffan consistent and correct.

Now even I can't tell them apart.

Sorry for the late comic. This week is filled with AX preparation work, and 2 job interviews in as many days.

Sufficiently Invisible

2010-06-21T07:39:00.001-07:00

A true man always picks the most life-threatening option when backed into a corner.

Jumping out the window is totally for wusses. Death by chemicals is the way to go.

If you're not familiar with the fire diamond / NFPA 704 sign, the 4/4/4 basically means that whatever inside that room can ignite and/or explode at room temperature, and even short-term exposure can cause death. The OXY sign implies that the room contains oxidizing chemicals.

For more details on the sign, click here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFPA_704

Backdoor Exit

2010-06-17T06:18:00.001-07:00

Really, anyone working anywhere could really use a good hiding place from their supervisor.

WAITT is back on regular schedule until AX 2010 in the beginning of July.

Simply Moving

2010-06-06T16:06:00.001-07:00

I'd use the name "PokeSegway" but then Dean Kamen might not like it.

Did you know that Mike Judge, the creator of Beavis and Butthead, King of the Hill, and Office Space, also made a segway-like thing when he was still a physics major at UCSD?

What's that? You didn't even know he was a physics major at UCSD?

Event Recapitulation

2010-06-03T21:39:00.001-07:00

And with this, WAITT resumes is regular schedule. Expect another comic before Sunday.

Turning Water Into Wine

2010-05-06T03:36:00.000-07:00

I think the more normal approach when offered suspicious, chemically altered substance is to ASK FIRST what the substance is.

Spitting Image Of

2010-05-04T02:00:00.001-07:00

Steffen is the one with 113 shading lines on his shirt, and Steffan has 108 shading lines on his shirt.

Publicly Inappropriate

2010-04-23T03:58:00.001-07:00

Sometimes, even when you have no intention to eavesdrop, they talk so loudly that you can't help overhearing stuff you don't really want to overhear.

Rated G For Gross

2010-04-21T03:16:00.000-07:00

Oh come on, don't tell me you've never tried doing that while doing #2.

Only 23 Hours A Day

2010-04-15T19:41:00.000-07:00

Did you think the stack of plates and bowls start from the desk? No, they start from the floor.

Physically Demanding

2010-04-13T03:09:00.001-07:00

In other words, the more educated you are, the fatter you may get.

Stay uneducated, Americans.

Pondering Afterthoughts

2010-04-09T01:13:00.001-07:00

Some men, no matter how manly, are better off without facial hair.

My favorite is the second row, far right.

Springbreak Hangover

2010-04-07T00:57:00.001-07:00

Suddenly this feels like some sort of reality TV show in comic format.

This comic starts volume 2.

Forgetful Functors

2010-03-25T19:49:00.000-07:00

and this wraps up the stupid grocery story. 14 pages and he still didn't get her name. what a failure.

this also marks the end of WAITT volume 1, and 50 comics since the restart in September.

I'm taking a week off to work on the book to make sure it can be done by Fanime, so there will be no comics next week. The week after, though, we'll start with a new story! Thanks for following!

Satisfaction First

2010-03-23T02:49:00.000-07:00

There's really only a handful of things in life better than kicking a man when he's down.

WAITT VOLUME 1 PREORDER

2010-03-22T04:06:00.000-07:00

First, a note: Serious buyer only, please! ONLY PRE-ORDER IF YOU'RE CERTAIN YOU'RE NOT GONNA BACK OUT. I have no way to force you to pay for the book you've pre-ordered, so I'm going to take your word for it, but I've had problems with people pre-ordering and then bailing out and not paying at the last minute. This happened a lot when I was printing Reborn VHL doujin, so I'm trying to avoid dealing with that this time. Thank you.

If you're interested in pre-ordering, please read on CAREFULLY. There's a lot of information below, so I'm not responsible if you misread any information.

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HOW THE PREORDER WORKS:
It's simple: you pre-order the book during pre-order period, pay me the money within payment period, and when the books arrive from the printing company at the end of May, I will mail them out to you. Expect them to be mailed out to you in early to mid June. I will send a notification once your book gets mailed out, but once it's out, it's out of my hands. Shipping time will vary depending on where you live.

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WHY PRE-ORDER?
Because when you pre-order, you get EXTRA GOODIES, such as:

* Postcards
* A signed copy of volume 1
* A personalized sketch of any WAITT character in the book

and perhaps a few other things I can't think of at the top of my head at the moment.

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HOW LONG IS THE PREORDER OPEN?
Anytime between now and APRIL 3, 2010. That is in 2 weeks. Any order submitted after that will be taken in, but there is no guarantee that there will be any book in stock, which means you will have to wait until I order the second printing of the books.

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HOW MUCH IT WILL COST
Essentially, there are two items I'm selling:

** Item A:
1 (one) WAITT comic book volume 1
for $10

** Item B:
1 (one) WAITT comic book volume 1
1 (one) WAITT poster
for $20

Shipping is $5 within the US, $7 to Canada, and $10 everywhere else in the world.

I won't be selling the poster separately, at least not for now. Keep in mind also that if you're ordering the poster, your order might ship a bit later (by a week or two) because the posters are getting printed at a later date.

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ACCEPTABLE METHODS OF PAYMENT
I prefer PAYPAL. As much as a bitch it is for them to charge fee per transaction to the seller, it is still the easiest method of payment. If you don't have a paypal account, make one. It's not difficult. You don't even have to give them your bank account or anything like that. All you need is an account on Paypal, and you'll be able to pay me with your credit card.

Payment using Money Order works too. Money order is a very easy method of payment for those of you living in the US. All you need to do is to go to ANY US Post Office, and tell them you want to buy a money order. Say you're paying me $15. Then you tell them you want $15 worth of money order. You will then pay the post office people $15, and they will give you a check/certificate that is worth $15. You will then mail this check/certificate to me.

I am also willing to take concealed cash in an envelope. However: if the cash does get lost in the mail, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE. I've received cash payments before and have never had any problems with missing cash, but you never know. It's safest to just use money order since you need to go to the post office anyway to mail out some cash.

AT CONVENTIONS! I will be attending FanimeCon 2010 in San Jose, CA, and Anime Expo 2010 in Los Angeles, CA. If you plan on attending any of these cons, feel free to preorder a copy and pick it up at the con. You can just pay me when you pick up the copy at the con. Picking up WAITT v1 at a convention will also save you shipping money!

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WHEN IS THE PAYMENT DUE?
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I'm self-publishing, so while I do have the fund to print a certain number of books, it'll be nice to get some money back to cover the printing cost. I'm setting a deadline of APRIL 22, 2010 (which is a month from now) for you to send me the payment. If payment is not received by this date, your pre-order will be canceled.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOOK'S CONTENT
WAITT volume 1 will have 80 pages total. The content is black and white, but the front and back cover are full-color. The book will contain all the comics you've seen until today since the series was restarted in September 2009. The book will also include some extra illustrations / sketches that are exclusive to the book, character profile pages, as well as some of the questions you've asked in formspring.

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HOW TO PREORDER (IMPORTANT!)
To pre-order, you must follow these steps precisely. Failure to follow these steps may result in a lost pre-order form.

To preorder, you must send an email to e57124575@gmail.com with the subject "WAITT PREORDER". Please send the email using an email account you check often, as this email will be the main method of communication between you and me. DO NOT NOTE ME ON DA! I don't check my DA notes often, and sometimes forget to reply to unread messages, so shooting me an email to this address works better.

In the email, copy paste the following, and fill in all the information to ensure proper delivery:

- BLOGGER USERNAME:
- YOUR NAME:
- YOUR COMPLETE MAILING ADDRESS:
- YOUR COUNTRY:
- YOUR ORDER: (Item A / Item B)
- DO YOU WANT ME TO SIGN THE BOOK? (yes / no)
- WHICH CHARACTER SKETCH DO YOU WANT?
- HOW WILL YOU BE PAYING? (Paypal / money order / mailed cash / con pickup)
- IF PAYING BY PAYPAL: WHAT IS YOUR PAYPAL EMAIL ADDRESS?
- IF PICKING UP AT CON: WHICH CON? (Fanime / AX)

Once I get this pre-order email, I will reply to you with the total cost and info on how you can send the payment.

WAITT Volume 1, Front Cover

2010-03-20T07:50:00.000-07:00

Apologies for the terrible frame design. If WAITT ever reaches volume 2, I'm just gonna go with a full-page illustration.

In The Name Of Science

2010-03-18T04:13:00.001-07:00

Don't blame the man, now. He's trying hard to keep these comics PG-13!!

Filler Page Is Filler

2010-03-16T06:26:00.000-07:00

It seems like whenever you considered something to be outrageous and bizarre, something else more outrageous and bizarre would instantly pop out just to prove you wrong.

And there doesn't seem to be any upper limit imposed to this. It's like a natural log function; you think it will plateau at some point, but it goes to infinity instead.

Happy belated Pi Day.

The World Is My Urinal

2010-03-15T06:06:00.001-07:00

Poster that will be sold with the WAITT book this summer. Click to enlarge.

Because in every perfectly good picture, there is always that one guy who does certain things that ruins said picture.

Reality Bites

2010-03-11T22:16:00.001-08:00

They call it trials and errors because it always starts with an error.

and oh god, this grocery shopping story needs to be over already.

Towing Capacity

2010-03-09T23:36:00.000-08:00

The same wise man also once warned: "A girlfriend is like that one piece of poop that no matter how many times you flush down the toilet, just keeps coming back up."

Political Debate

2010-03-07T04:12:00.000-08:00

The easiest way to win an argument is to counter with a hurtful truth, no matter how irrelevant it is to the point being argued.

Quantity Mismatch

2010-03-04T15:45:00.001-08:00

My perspective sense today is horrible. It must have something to do with the fact that I've been playing Rainbow Unicorn Attack too much.

Also I can't wait to wrap up this grocery-shopping story. It's getting boring, I'm ready to move on.

Food For Thoughts

2010-02-25T18:37:00.001-08:00

Tying a cherry stem into a knot with your tongue? That is so middle school.

Never thought "Hey baby, I eat grilled cheese everyday for breakfast" could be a pick-up line, huh?

Goddamn Superstition

2010-02-23T18:55:00.001-08:00

Ever wonder why your teacher gave you so many assignments?

16 Oz Of Whipped Cream

2010-02-20T01:22:00.001-08:00

I apologize for being politically incorrect and slightly offensive, but can someone say "pussy-whipped"?

Three comics this week! Hopefully that makes up for the lack of comics last week.

Lasting Impression

2010-02-18T03:14:00.001-08:00

But hey, whatever turns you on, missy.

Gender Equality

2010-02-15T21:14:00.001-08:00

Nothing beats a good toilet humor to strike up a conversation with a girl you just met.

Got me more dates than a slap in the face. Really.

Battle Of Good And Evil

2010-02-10T03:05:00.001-08:00

What? Would YOU try to solve a dilemma with two of your roommates in the nude?

To Do Or Not To Do

2010-02-07T03:48:00.001-08:00

Comic Artist Rule Of Thumb #23: When uncertain on how to advance the plot, introduce magical creatures.

Like Arrancars, box animals, or even giant toads.

Modern Newtonianism

2010-02-02T01:56:00.001-08:00

Huh? Why are you looking at me like that? At this day and age, everyone reads news via their cellphone/laptop in the toilet. What's that? You're saying no one does that but me?

Man, you're all a bunch of weirdos.

Spatial Awareness

2010-01-28T00:06:00.000-08:00

Those idiots could've at least said something.

Bluetooth Headset

2010-01-25T01:55:00.001-08:00

Damn this guy

He could actually just not pick up the phone, but he suffered from the "Will-Get-Twitchy-And-Distraught-If-Ringing-Phone-Isn't-Picked-Up" disease.

Early comic is early like early OP spoiler, but this one isn't fake.

Science In Progress

2010-01-23T03:51:00.000-08:00

NO NO NO! GO SLURP IT OFF THE KITCHEN FLOOR! IT HASN'T BEEN FIVE MINUTES YET!!!

(This comic was a scripting and paneling nightmare. Took a day to plan out the dialog and an entire evening to panel it.)

Remember, kids: if it doesn't fit in four panels, don't force it.

Practical Knowledge

2010-01-20T01:35:00.000-08:00

True story. The resulting shot of liquor tastes like shit, though, perhaps because it's 80% ethanol.

Try it at your own risk. I'm not liable over injuries or hospitalization or even death that comes as a result of replicating the deed of fictional characters.

Sorry for the lateness. I lost track of days and thought yesterday was Monday.

Twilight Zone

2010-01-08T23:46:00.001-08:00

See, any decently smart person would have turned the lights back on before they decided to recklessly step into any room that dark.

Pencil lines were not erased this time because someone requested to see what the sketches for the comics look like.

... and that wraps up the bike lock arc. Or rather, the how-to-screw-over-the-people-you-live-with-using-household-items arc.

There will be no comics next week as I will be out of town with no internet access, but they will resume normal schedule of 2 comics per week afterwards. Please be patient, and the WAITT will be worth it =)

Resistance Is Futile

2010-01-06T01:14:00.000-08:00

If you dance outside long enough during the rainy season, eventually it will rain.

Questionnaires #1

2010-01-04T04:16:00.000-08:00

Those of you who still want to ask more WAITT-related questions, feel free to ask on my formspring.

The answers to the other questions can be read here.

Character Profiles: Part Two

2009-12-31T06:24:00.000-08:00

What? No, I didn't make this all up on the spot. I had it all planned out from the beginning, really!

... Really!

Character Profiles: Part One

2009-12-31T06:23:00.001-08:00

No, really, his name is really Herbert.

Ode To Omnipotence

2009-12-24T07:32:00.000-08:00

being a comic artist is like being able to play god without having to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for a medical degree.

also, doosch is read "douche", and UNF stands for University of North Framlingham, not Universal Noise of Fucking.

Straight To DVD Edition

2009-12-22T04:27:00.001-08:00

I bet you that some dudes out there are filming it right now.

Google it up at your own risk.

Retarding Force

2009-12-17T21:02:00.001-08:00

You could've just stopped first and redid all the calculations, you know?

Error Before Trial

2009-12-15T12:38:00.001-08:00

and in case the calculations were wrong, just remember that every trials-and-errors always start with an error.

Hypothetically Speaking

2009-12-11T14:16:00.001-08:00

And the bike lock strikes again with scientific menace.

Organically Devised

2009-12-08T20:06:00.001-08:00

Believe it or not, your umbrella is the best rain repellent out there.

Painfully Useful

2009-12-05T04:42:00.001-08:00

And now we just need to make sure that the result is reproducible.

Everything Is On Sale

2009-12-01T19:01:00.000-08:00

60" Flat Screen LCD TV for $700? What good does that do?

Wobbley Gobbley Goo

2009-11-26T23:18:00.001-08:00

And I'm thankful to all of you who took the time out of your daily life to read these comics.

Internet Win

2009-11-25T16:12:00.001-08:00

It's really too bad I never got a cute neighbor randomly asking for cheese, because I always have a gallon of milk and a bottle of vinegar ready for the occasion at all times.

Legally Blunt

2009-11-19T21:27:00.001-08:00

I hope Disney doesn't sue me for using their name three times in a comic.

Shepherding Fairies

2009-11-17T22:19:00.000-08:00

I'm still stuck wondering whether his parents gave him that name just to mess with him to be able to decide where I stand on this issue.

Though I do think he should name his kid Tooth and Godmother.

More reading on this case!

The dude with the funny name
The DA article that sparked controversy
The DA HQ comment that sparked even more controversy
Why Mr. Fairey is sued for plagiarism
Recent update on the lawsuit:

You decide.

Just FYI

2009-11-06T00:01:00.000-08:00

I'm sure you all share Dude's opinion on these things.

Disturbing Imageries

2009-11-03T18:18:00.000-08:00

Why did you even have to bring that up? Seriously.

Natural Experimentalist

2009-10-30T15:04:00.000-07:00

I'm telling you, it's for science!

5-Star Review

2009-10-27T17:50:00.001-07:00

Really, she could have just smiled and said no.

Secret Ingredients

2009-10-24T18:15:00.001-07:00

If it has the consistency of sperm, then it must taste like it!

Thanks to kim for this comic idea!

Priority List

2009-10-22T04:02:00.000-07:00

If you're ever in southern California, be sure to check out these coffeeshops:

Portfolio Coffeehouse in Long Beach, CA

The Gypsy Den in Costa Mesa, CA

Much more special than Starbucks.

DICFOAWTFMC

2009-10-20T03:29:00.000-07:00

I sketched out this comic while sitting at a Starbucks located next to a Barnes&Noble that has another Starbucks inside. There was also another Starbucks right across the street that I could spot by simply looking straight ahead from where I was sitting.

I will never understand marketing.

Although to be fair, in Manhattan it was useful to have that many Starbucks around, because they're the only place that will certainly have a restroom.

e1nquarium

2009-10-17T03:58:00.001-07:00

To keep myself occupied during this period of unemployment, I decided to get myself a fish tank last week. I figured taking care of fishies would be a better course of action than to fall deep into depression of not having a job.

That said, I present you, the e1nquarium!

Peanut, the Ghost Catfish, likes to hide behind plants. Apparently these bottom-dwellers just like shades in general.

Although once in a while he'd come outside and show himself off. Strangely enough, he does this at some seemingly random time when I wasn't looking. This was the only shot of him not hiding that I could get. They say that Ghost Catfish need buddies, so in the future when I have a bigger tank I might get Peanut some friends: Butter and Jelly.

Mo the Yellow Apple Snail likes to wander around to places, sometimes even all the way up to the surface. Just the other day he seemed to have fallen down from the top of the tank, since I found him upside down and unable to move around. Stupid suicidal snail scared the crap out of me because I thought he died, but turns out he's perfectly okay and has been out and about all day.

Fluffy the Zebra Danio is a top-swimmer, and the way he darts from places to places makes me afraid that one day he's gonna dart out of the tank. He's a little hyper, but he seems to be entertaining himself and not attacking the other fishies.

I also got myself some Ghost Shrimps as recommended by Jo. At first I was rather hesitant to keep some shrimps along with my fishies, but as it turns out, these two have been more entertaining than any of my fishies. That above is Fred fighting with his own reflection. Fred is the fatter one of the two shrimps.

And this is George. He's a lot more adventurous than Fred, but he also likes to hide under the big fake rock decoration when he's tired. Every morning I'd wake up and freak out because George is always missing, but later on in the day he'd show up again.

The visual aesthetic of Cardinal Tetras was one of the main reasons I decided to start a tank. When the fluorescent light is on, the blue stripe on their body GLOWS, and somehow that amuses me to no end. I think Peanut is awesome, and Fred and George are entertaining, but these Tetras have got to be the prettiest fish in the tank. Eenie is the one at the top with a kink on the stripe, and right underneath him is Miney. Minnie is the one at the very bottom. It's actually really hard to tell Minnie and Miney apart, but if you look closely, Miney is slightly fatter than Minnie.

And here we have more of the trio posing in front of the fake rock. It's one of the few rare shots I managed to get of all three of them schooling, since Eenie likes to venture out alone, while Minnie and Miney seem to always go everywhere together.

Also due to Jo's recommendation, I got 2 Sunset Dwarf Platys to increase the color variation of the fishies in the tank. Platy is the fat (possibly pregnant) orange platy. This whole week she's been a douche to the rest of the inhabitants, especially the shrimps. She gobbles up just about every food I threw down there, and when the flakes were all gone, she'd go after Fred's algae wafer bits. Platy also seems to be constantly pooping because everytime I turn around to look at the tank, I see her swimming in front of my face with a long strand of shit dangling off her butt. Very womanly.

Puss, the other dwarf platy is a bit more shy. He always roams around the back of the tank and hide behind the fake rock. Here I managed to manually adjust my camera's focus to catch Puss hiding behind the rocks and plants.

I'm getting two more Guppies in a few weeks, and then my tank will be complete.

I Like Them Manly

2009-10-08T04:02:00.001-07:00

For the record, it's pronounced "Tar-gay", not "Tar-get".

Erratic Error Bar

2009-10-06T19:35:00.000-07:00

But that last bounce didn't even obey the laws of physics!

California Roll

2009-10-01T01:47:00.001-07:00

And I bet the slimy part that makes sea urchins look so juicy is actually a mixture of sea urchin sperm.

On Power

2009-09-30T04:08:00.001-07:00

equivalently, with great power comes bright lightbulb and a large amount of energy being used.

24 hours, 24 pages!

2009-09-29T04:33:00.001-07:00

I'm seriously thinking of participating.

There's a store hosting this in Rancho Cucamonga, which is about 25 minutes drive from here, and another one in Manhattan Beach, which is about an hour away. The Rancho store looks like a more viable option, but the Manhattan Beach store looks a lot more fun and organized. Events like these look like they would be a fun social, as they are intended to be, but normally after much deliberation I always end up with a conclusion that I'm not very social after all and that it would probably be most comfortable for me to just participate from home.

It really is quite unfortunate that I don't know any comic artist around here with whom I can go to events such as this one. Most of my artist friends do illustrations, and my persistent efforts to drag them down into the world of sequential arts have had the success rate of a sickly goldfish trying to live inside a plastic igloo sitting in a hamster cage.

If you are also a comic artist and can't find a site that hosts this event nearby, I suggest you join me and participate from home. I will be online in my DeviantArt chat channel, #arke1ntoofle throughout this 24-hour period, during which I will try to finish 24 comic pages. Rough pages, of course, for it is not humanely possible for one person to finalize one comic page per hour, complete with toning and everything. Share your story ideas in the chatroom! Brainstorm with us if you haven't had any idea! I may not own a physical establishment to host an event like this one, but since everyone has internet these days, there is nothing wrong with hosting an event in a cyber establishment.

Start time: Saturday, October 3, 2009 - 1pm PST
End time: Sunday, October 4, 2009 - 1pm PST
Location: DA Chat Channel: #arke1ntoofle
Bring your own snack, food, and energy drinks, though. I can't supply you these things digitally.

Size Matters

2009-09-29T02:30:00.001-07:00

It is human nature for one to always want a bigger slice of fish.

It is also human nature to act with incredulity and suspicion should that bigger slice of fish ever materialize, because if something is too good to be true, then most likely it is too good to be true.

Mango A-Go-Go

2009-09-28T01:42:00.000-07:00

I am currently in possession of a robo dwarf hamster named Mango, who has the tendency to perform the most amazing backflip while running at high speed in his silent spinner wheel.

While Mango is no stranger to the concept of acceleration, it seemed like the idea of deceleration escaped him completely; the little guy would repeat this feat no matter how many times he flew, flipped, and fell with a loud thud on his bedding-covered cage floor. Persistency is indeed a virtue, but especially more so when it provides a lasting amusement to the outsider watching you make a complete fool of yourself.

Informed Indecision

2009-09-24T04:29:00.001-07:00

Let's all face it: What would life be without free high-speed wireless internet?

Serve While Hot

2009-09-22T02:56:00.001-07:00

Enter: A Cute Girl.

Exit: The 4th Wall. Again.

Content Unavailable

2009-09-20T15:34:00.000-07:00

iStereo(Type)

2009-09-17T15:52:00.000-07:00

For the record, I hate stereotypes, but I have to admit that stereotypes exist because at some point in time they were true, and maybe they still are. People aren't that amazing to make up their own false stereotype and popularize it.

Remember, folks! Don't be a stereotype!

check out the ANIMATED VERSION:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wT7zM8XgXQ

Teamwork with an I

2009-09-15T18:33:00.000-07:00

because you're my statistically significant other.

2009-04-03T00:39:00.001-07:00

according to xkcd, if i spend my weekends making graph, one day i will end up with that girl at the end of the bell curve.