Mantis Style!

I really haven't had a whole lot to say lately. Luckily, I've had plenty of great (read:terrible) comics to work with. So here's two new ones, fresh out the 'puter. Enjoy!

posted by Tay @ 6:06 PM 0 comments

So, instead of 8 new b/w comics today, I instead created 3 new full colour comics for you to enjoy. God I'm so bored.

posted by Tay @ 2:16 AM 0 comments

A lot of kids have been askin' me: "Tay, where the comic at?". I gotta tell them, it's not far off. As a matter of fact, I just uploaded eight goddamn new comics for you.

I would almost say that this sudden surge of comics, coupled with the fact that the html for them now matches, would make up for the months that were comic-dry, as it were. Not that I have anything to justify to you sons-of-biatches, but I'm pretty proud of myself. I found a lot of these really funny, I hope at least one of them gets a giggle out of you.

posted by Tay @ 2:24 PM 0 comments

Well, it would appear as though my birthday was not in vain, as a large package arrived at my door a few days ago, with Cara's name on it. It turns out that all the guys got together and got me a bitchin' set of swords. The scabbard is black with red speckles, and they look really rad on my desk. I'd just like to say a big thankyou to everybody involved in this!

I've also acquired a bunch of new albums recently. The Joggers album that I had on order came in, and I also picked up new albums from The Hives and The Vines. All of these albums are great, and worth borrowing from me. Do it.

Also in music news, The Unicorns are experiencing an indie-rock fairy-tale of sorts. They are being signed to XL Recordings (White Stripes, Basement Jaxx), and Sophia Coppola is directing their new video. Keep in mind that this is a band that often hires homeless people as fill-ins at their concerts, and to this day has no permanent address themselves. They live in a broken down trailer, would that we could all do the same. Crazy stuff, really.

posted by Tay @ 2:52 PM 0 comments

The harmonica and I are having a blast so far, I've been able to transcribe 2 songs that are awesome while at work. The first one is Suddenly Everything Has Changed by Postal Service. The other one is the intro/outro violin sample from Blackalicious' soulful Day One track, on the Blazing Arrow EP. I get misty every time I hear that sample.
 
Ryan's got this crazy idea where we would use an acoustic guitar and blues harp to cover several rap songs for an album. I think that it's just so crazy that it might work. We've got a list of tracks we'd like to do ranging from Young MC to Ugly Duckling. It should definitly be a lot of fun.
 
Also concerning Ryan, the man knows how to do barbeque right. Those shishkebobs (spelling???) were awesome.
 
I have discovered THE single greatest easter-egg on Homestar Runner. In the ATM Downloads section, do a balance inquiry. You have $0.00. Click on the $0.00 that you have, and Leonard Sportsinterviews' ATM card will appear. Click and drag the card into the machine. It then asks for Leonard's PIN number. If you watch the Credit Card Email, Homestar gives Strongbad his credit card number. The first 4 digits of the number are the pin number. All of this unlocks the Homsar Quote Pack, which is some really hilarious stuff. Enjoy!

posted by Tay @ 6:11 PM 0 comments

Alright, the last few posts have been pretty slim pickin's, so here's where I drop a load of cool stuff on your asses.

Fat Mike is a theatre guy, who likes theatre. Me, not so much. However, there is one show that I can think of that would certainly change my mind. Wow, that looks terrible.

What is likely to be my next internet t-shirt purchase? It involves ninjas of course, and this may very well be the most accessible ninja joke to grace a t-shirt.

I used that gift certificate to HMV that Kyle got me for the B-Day to pick up Phantom Planet's latest opus. I guess that they did a song for The OC, which I guess is a show on the tele-vision. I like their sound though, so I won't hold this against them. I also special ordered The Joggers Solid Guild album, it should be here in 4-6 weeks. I hate HMV.

I have realized that I've been far too cheerful lately, and that I should also learn to play an instrument. To solve both of these problems at once, I went to Axe Music, and picked up a harmonica. Already I'm moodier, and I've only learned the C scale! This is going to be awesome.

Also, Me, Phil, Fat Mike and Matt are constantly badgering each other when we get together to play video games. Wether it's cooperative or competitive, somebody is always screwing things up, and become reffered to as "The Ass-Hat". This title is then actively shifted throughout the group as the events proceed. What we've needed is a physical "ass-hat" to signify who is indeed being the jerk. I think that I may have found just the place where an appropriate hat may be acquired. Sufficiently ridiculous and embarrassing, almost any of these hats would do the trick.

posted by Tay @ 5:56 PM 0 comments

I'm A Wheel, Goddammit!
First and foremost, I'd like to thank everybody who's participated in the music challenge here. The playlists are awesome, as are the regularly submitted suggestions. It would seem that everybody likes Wilco, which is a very good thing, because Wilco rocks.

Spiderman is awesome. The movie is great, and so is the game that Matt got me for my birthday. There are only two problems with it, as Adam pointed out. You can't hijack cars (he has issues with carjackers), and you can't beat up hookers (you can only fight crime, sigh). Other than that, great stuff.

So, Jon has let the cat out of the bag and let me know that you are indeed getting me something for my birthday. The plan is to now hold you each at knifepoint and interrogate around.

posted by Tay @ 2:49 PM 0 comments

HAHAAA!!! I haven't puked yet, I type better than Fat Mike, and I'm still drunk as hell!!! Best. Birthday. Ever.

P.S. Screw all of you who said I should leave early. If I can still type, I'm fine. However, I'll likely still delete two of these three posts, as I don't need too much of a remindre of how drunk I am. I have a date for tomorrow, and I can only oray that I'm not too hung over for it. I'd hate to be taken advantage of. Or maybe I wouldn't...

posted by Tay @ 3:13 AM 0 comments

I'm so drunk, I'm gonna post twice. You don't like it? SCREW YOU!!! Also, if you're interested: I haven't puked yet. I'm not saying that I won't, because I probably will, but I haven't yet. Hooray for me.

posted by Tay @ 2:01 AM 0 comments

First things first: I'm drunk as hell. I'm so drunk. I can't even believe that I can spell better than Mike can when he's sober. So drunk. This is so insane. When I walked in the door, my younger brother was still awake. He could see how drunk I was, mostly because I walked in his room and told him how drunk I was. Ugh. I'm still not sure if I'm gonna puke or not, I think that decision will be made he near future. I think this time I will not delete this post, and instead leave it as a testament to how stupid I can get after too much alchohol. That should teach me a good lesson, as I'm sure I might puke in the neat futer (15-20 minutes).

I gave Jon, Adam and Phil 2 CD's each, and they gave me nothinging in return. How's that for gratitude? I think they got me something from the internet, but that remains to be proven. For Adam, I gave him the new Westside Connection album, and the Will I. Am "Tracks to Get The Party Started" album. For the mainstream rap, they are 2 pretty awesome albums.

Jon got a copy of 8 Million Stories (I can still do HTML!!!), and Dead Ringer, so you can scratch both of those off your birthday list for him. I rock so hard, Igot him an album that he wanted, and an album that he didnt' even know he wanted, but actually did. I rock hard like that. I'm so drunk right now.

Ugh. Last of all, I gave Phil that Ska For Phil playlist album I made, as well as a copy of Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, which I think he'll like. It plays out like a mini-opera, kinda like The Matrix meets Planet of the Apes. If he is cool, he will think it's the most awesome-est thing ever. I'm gonna go to the bathroom now, and possible puke. I only hope that this stands as a testament as to how not-hard typing is, even when you're "fucking drunk as hell", as apposed to Fat Mike's typing, which is approlable in any situation. I am awesome, and that is all I really need you to know.

Have a Good Day, and be Cool about everything. Good-Bye.

posted by Tay @ 1:36 AM 0 comments

Pardon My French...
Quest ca c'est la bruhaha? As it turns out, I had a birthday again this year, making it 21 consecutive birthdays now. Hooray for me. I see turning 21 as a step toward a more mature Tay. Keeping that in mind, there's going to have to be some changes around here:

1. I'm going to have to stop ordering off of the Kid's Menu at Denny's. If I want a hotdog that badly, I can either find a vendor or make some at home. In fact, Las Vegas happens to advertise the cheapest foot-longs on every corner of the strip...

2. I'm going to have to stop getting acne. Seriously face, this is just not funny anymore.

3. From now on, I'll only be using clean, Christian pickup lines.

The election went by much as planned, and the results should prove interesting. I could have told you that the Liberals would win with a minority government, but I guess some people wanted to believe that the Conservatives actually stood a chance (HA!), just to make things fun. My prediction: No Confidence Vote in early 2005.

posted by Tay @ 3:15 PM 0 comments