Ok a real update now
June 25, 2002
Phew. I told Dennis that he should visit my page in 15 minutes about 20 minutes ago and now that it’s all uploaded, I can explain. The Evil Penguin was just supposed to be something I would draw for fun. Not a webcomic, not the next mascot, not anything. I was drawing it on all my work stuff in the oh-so-boring meetings and playing with the idea. I conceived the idea (or rather, stole it) from the Wallace and Gromit video I saw. That’s all. No more mystery.
It’s funny, that simple, really stupid comic took me a long time to make. I don’t think I can handle making a real comic.
As for the Japan pictures, those are the bulk of them. I didn’t scan the ones that I thought would embarass Eri or me.
This is for Dennis
I rushed this so much just so it’ll be up before he updates. If you’re not Dennis, I guess it’s alright if you see it too.
This is for everyone who didn’t see my Japan pics
I’ll make a better album some other time. But for now, MSN rules!
More Mystery
June 20, 2002
The Evil Penguin will not be taking over Dragon, nor Dizzymon, nor whatever ill-fated mascot that briefly lived on my webpage… no. The Evil Penguin will be attempting at every opportunity to gain power, get the women, rise above, and maybe even improve his appearance. Soon, soon you and your friends will be bowing down to the mystery called The Evil Penguin.
And I’m really tempted to buy something from this site because they’re just so darn cute.
Coming Soon: The Evil Penguin
Inspired by the penguin in Wallace & Gromit - The Wrong Trousers, the Evil Penguin will be wreaking havoc at your favourite website (this one). Just WHO is the Evil Penguin? You will find out…
A strange question
June 18, 2002
Can someone tell me when Israel became an American state?
It’s strange because in my timeline, Israel was an ally of the USA only. I never knew the USA had jurisdiction over the political affairs of a separate national entity. Why the fuck is Bush proposing something for Israel? Well it doesn’t seem to matter because Sharon doesn’t seem to give a rat’s ass about this proposal, nor is it preventing any more suicide bombings.
I say our Jean and the Liberals should come up with a proposal for the removal of the second amendment in the American Constitution. Why not? Then maybe Jiang Zemin and those guys come up with a proposal for Quebec to separate from Canada.
Update You Loser!!
June 17, 2002
Dammit, everytime I’m on these trips, Dennis usually updates with an insulting thing like I surf for porn or whatever. And it’s the last morning before I leave and he still hasn’t said a word. Maybe he’s busy, huh huh, polishing his guitar, huh huh. I bet it’s not even a real guitar because it has fisher price stamped on the bottom. Either that or he’s finishing Baldur’s Gate as we speak, which by the way, is getting a bit boring because the story progresses quite slowly.
The weather once again must be cooperating because I am in a delightful mood at 8am on a Sunday. Happy Dad’s Day.
Hello from Whislter!!!
June 16, 2002
I forgot that with blogger, I can update anywhere. I better make this quick cuz i only have 3 minutes of internet time left before I need to plug in another two bucks. The weather is sensational and the doing nothing is amazing. I love you all, but primarily only Eri! (I love donuts too). Bye folks.
Please Leave A Message After The Beep
June 14, 2002
In case you’re looking through my windows this weekend and wondering why I’m not home, I’m off to Whistler for a three day extravaganza of getting some color back into my skin. Email my cell if you’re bored. Otherwise, seeya on the other side of this week.
A Real Update Today
June 11, 2002
Seeing how I haven’t put effort into the last few posts, today I’ll actually take some time to write something.
I have been working everyday (except Sunday) for the past 1,000,000,000 days, or so it seems. Even though I’m expecting a nice paycheque soon, my visa is off the wall so in the end I’ll just have a few dimes leftover to mooch a beer off someone. I guess it’s alright because work is more of a social environment for me instead. I have more fun with people from work than most other groups because I think I can make an ass of myself and no one would care whereas in other groups, say school people, I feel I have to watch what I say. Oh well, not like I have to see them anymore.
I will be going down to the magical land of Seattle next month with Eri and a few work people for a Mariners game! The deal with Ichiro is that he’s some Japanese baseball player and he is worshipped by many in Japan. The cool thing is he is actually a really good baseball player (MVP and Rookie of the Year) so their fanatical obsessions with Ichiro are actually over skill I think. So far I’m still looking for a good hotel (good = cheap) to stay the night. I have a bad feeling that the girls are going to be shopping madly while the guys will be making fun of them outside. I think I’ll skip the Krispy Kreme dealie because it doesn’t sound like such a big deal. I will knock everyone unconscious so that I can try to visit Bruce Lee’s grave and pay my respects to the man I admire most.
Speaking of work, some people are organizing an activity named “Summerfest”. As far as I know, it’ll be an annual festival where a bunch of English schools are invited to party (beer, games, music I guess). They are actually sampling local bands right now for the festival. Dennis, if you are interested in performing, get me a tape and I’ll put in a good word although I don’t think they’ll be very keen on growl metal. Maybe we can rock together in the stylings of Rage Against The Machine or Silverchair or something. That would be cruel.
The strangest thing that’s happened is that everyone except for Jesse has updated to some extent. Even Michelle, who is fighting off giant mosquitos updated somehow… must’ve mailed her update on some bamboo leaves and had a friend type it up.
I am out of words.
One of the Best Comics
June 07, 2002
I’m going to plug this site because it has the best comics I’ve ever seen on the internet. It’s already on the links page along with a few changes I made a long time ago.
Hotmail Becomes Useless
June 06, 2002
We are sorry to inform you that as of July 16, 2002, we will no longer be able to offer POP Mail Retrieval to our Hotmail users with a standard free account. This means that you will not be able to aggregate e-mail from various accounts into a single Hotmail account.
Soon Messenger will probably cost money. It’s going to affect a lot of people I know since they only use their hotmail account. I guess if they like the webpage based emailing it’s alright. I personally hate that and avoid it unless I’m accessing from a remote place. I think I’ll just get a damn modem for my palm and never have to worry about this anymore.
Nom de Plume
June 05, 2002
Many writers use a different name in their books. It’s something I just don’t understand why. It’s not just writers who do this, some actors also have different names. For actors I guess it’s the marketing appeal of a name. John Flash is probably a more popular name than Alvin Oliver Lichenstein III.
I have no immediate plans of becoming an actor nor a writer but if I did, what would my pen name be? I figure I would call myself Tom something. That way, if people who thought they were clever and original asked, “Hey Tom, where’s Jerry?” or “Hey Jerry, where’s Tom?” I could instantaneously turn into my alter-ego and say in superhero fashion “HERE” and punch them square in the nose. It’s all about the nose punching. On a side note, when trying to zing people, come up with something original. Wouldn’t you think someone named Jerry would’ve heard the where’s Tom routine before? Don’t bother with stupid zings.
DENNIS THE MENACE! DENNIS THE MENACE!
Fun
June 03, 2002
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