(Historical Notes: Again, my note-taking skills weren’t the best this weekend, even when I have the entirely acceptable excuse of not really being able to write a comic in a language I don’t speak. But hey, at least I got[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: I’m a little surprised that Past Me went ahead and actually kept the reference to actual Puzzle Fighter here instead of making up some new game. This is actually a perfect example of a bit where I COULD[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: I understand that, logistically speaking, there’s really not any time of the weekend when Cosplay Chess is even possible to do outside of Sunday morning, but it’s still not great for those of us trying to do journal[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: NO, I’M NOT TELLING YOU WHICH VIDEO I DID THIS DURING. The very fact that there’s more than one possible answer is itself bad enough. But seriously, I really did have a sizable crew over there in the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: …and the worst thing is, my default answer to these types of questions usually tends to be “read the comics and find out,” but that clearly doesn’t actually provide much in the way of context, does it? Oh,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: No, I didn’t make this up for comedic effect. This one hundred percent happened exactly as depicted. Otaku have absolutely sense of self preservation… which explains an awful lot about what we choose to do with our lives. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: I tell ya, every time I think the convention scene has run out of random weirdness to throw at me, something like this happens. For all the wonky things I’ve seen at panels over the years, I can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: I reiterate once again all my previous statements about being a Tired Old Man, although this really has more to do with how much I’ve just never been built for the the heat of The South, despite living[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: …and SPEAKING of me being a tired old man, this just gets more and more true with every passing year. AND IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU TOO. Actually, while I do like the visuals on this page, what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: Now we start drifting back into that realm of me really REALLY wishing I could recover the original SmackJeeves commentary for this page. I’ve got a sneaking feeling that, despite what the comic implies, Past Me still managed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…