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Quick "cover" for said "secret project"...

Enjoy!  Later!

OaG: The Great Seperation

Okay, so the conversation didn't go quite the way it is depicted here. However, it was pretty damn close and, besides, this was funnier.

So, yes, I was "dumped" as the comic insinuates. It was rough and I was more than a little heartbroken (utterly devestated would be only a slighter better way to put it) and I am still working on putting my life back together from it. Sarah was the center of my whole world, the planet to which I was anchored and found myself orbiting for quite some time. I will always love her and the second she needs something I will do all I can to help her get it. Her's was the only real family my son has ever known and taking him away from that was a pain I would never wish on anyone.

That said, however, I am doing okay. I've moved out and have started settling into my new appartment. I like being back in Morris (the town I grew up) and I like the freedom I have to try and explore who I really am. I will miss her, yes, but I feel that I am at a point now where I don't need her. And, as the comic illustrates, I am finally able to make light of it as well.

I hope you guys at least get a giggle out of this. I did.

Later!

Geek Justice...

Okay, so I noticed that it's been a bit o' time since my last blog and, unfortunately, there isn't a whole lot to report. I mean, that is to say, I'm once again back to not having my Xbox...I really do think that Microsoft's Hardware Design Department is full of morons. I'm sorry, Kate, but I just can't buy that Microsoft (yes, even the Big Bill's Company) had the foresight and asshole-ingenuity to purposely design a system that would constantly fail and, thereby, force their consumers to purchase new machines. There are a few things wrong with this idea...1: Since the discovery that the RRoD (that's Red Ring of Death for those not "in the know") was more than just a "marginal few" and, instead turned out to be a whoppin' 33.3% of all systems sold in the first 2 years of the console's life, Microsoft has extended their full repair and replacement warrenty on all units purchased. This means that they are not actually forcing their consumers to purchase new Xbox's and earning twice the money per gamer but, instead, replacing or repairing the units for free and, with shipping and handling paid for as well, Microsoft is loosing money per unit that fails. And B: any high-end retailer and manufacturer has to see the fault in a plan to purposely design a system to fail even if they don't fix it...especially in a market that is rife with dangerously compelling competition.

Now, here's the problem with the Xbox 360's design (which, by the way has nothing to do with why I love the system...if there was no chance of getting the RRoD I would enshrine the damn thing). Microsoft built the system's innards and then several casings in which to put them in. Now, if you've read or watched any of the videos that came packaged with the system, you'll see that several of the casing designs were pretty solid ideas. Some weren't as "sleek and sexy" as the P.O.S. they went with, but they looked edgy and streamlined while maintaining a solid spec. And, let's be honest, as ugly as the original system was, it was solid and, unless you packed the fucker into a TINY cubby hole in your entertainment system that your friend put together and then played the thing for 8 hours straignt...well...it didn't overheat. But which design one out? The one with the worst possible air-cooling set up. Here, let me give you an idea of what I'm talking about... ) ( ...that's pretty much what the system looks like head-on. Now, imagine that you have a crap-ton of microchips and various processors, a DiskDrive and CPU to cram into this "sleek and sexy" body. Where do you put it? )o( That's right...right smack dab in the center of the bottleneck...y'know...the place that is MOST LIKELY to TRAP all that HEAT...And, what does heat DO boys and girls? That's right...it MELTS SHIT....

So, you're telling me that this group of people were capable of designing and building a system that can render lifelike light and shadows, give objects inside a digital space real world physics and creat and control an series of AIs that can outthink most people between the ages of 9 and 45 and they couldn't think far enough in advace to foresee that shoving all those processors into the center of an hourglass was a silly idea? I'm...uh...in the wrong business.

Aaaaaaaaanyway...this marks the official FIRST appearance of Sarah in the strip! This is hands down the best female I've ever drawn. :D Helps that the subject matter was so awesome that my subconscious wouldn't let me screw it up. Also, I am officially turning this into my one and only blog. It won't be strictly for OaG anymore, but will still include the lovely lil' strip.

Later!

The Bar and The Law of Men

OaG: FF #2. Me recruiting the man, Lord Nolan. He no longer works there, but once upon a time (and in this strip) Nolan was a bartender. I liked him as a tender, which is why he'll stay one in the strip. He's got the perfect ego and personality for it. Anyway, I'm gonna post #3 now.

Later! Heh.

Ding!

Thus begins the new storyline! Woot!

For now, please forgive my lack of "depth" in the colorin'. I'm toyin' around with some new ideas style-wise and it might take me a few trys to get it right. So, you should simply revel in the fact that I actually got this puppy done!

The reason behind its extreme lateness is the fact that I was stumped on how to render my original idea for this strip. However, my muse (the most wonderful woman on this planet or any other, near as I can tell) and I were discussin' the strip and she had the idea to change it from Ray lookin' at both his bills and a gaming mag and then puttin' two and two together to him checkin' the mail and complainin' on the phone about said bills and gettin' the mag. The idea for the new sponsorship for a Professional Gaming Team was the original drivin' force behind this story, so it all fit together pretty nicely.

So, Sarah, I'd like to dedicate this strip to you. Thank you for helpin' me get started again.

The rest of you? What the hell, guys?! Sheesh!

Anyway, enjoy, all! Later!

Consti-dated

I came up with that insult a long time ago and, in Pete's deffense it wasn't used on him originally. However, I like pickin' on Pete (he gets his kicks in, too, y'know) and I just thought he'd look funny with a huge red handprint on his face. Guess what, Pete? I was right...heh.

Jail Bait

It happened on the way to our cars after work one night...but this conversation did happen.

CosPlay

This was actually just an idea I had. If Shaun was asked to dress like his favorite videogame, this is what he'd come up with. What can I say...the man loves Pong.

Work Woes

This one's pretty self-explanitory. For the love of all that is Holy, please do not point out that Nolan's right shoulder is horribly dislocated. :D

I Am a God

This was the first OaG done in the current "style". The joke is an actual conversation between myself and Nolan. It happened in a GameStop; I was buyin' a game and Nolan was checkin' out the display box for Oblivion. Nolan has since bought and thuroughly defeated the game itself and all but the Shimmering Isles.

Jest to Get Us Started

'ello! The main goal of doin' this blog is to have a specific page for Only a Geek: Fragging to Fame and Fortune. However, I'm not quite finished with the first in that story arc and, thus, have decided to post a few of the older OaG's to keep you guys busy for a bit. Y'know...if you haven't already read them and hate them. Heh... Enjoy.