Determinedly lo-fi comics 2012-05-18T04:01:00Z http://www.asandiford.com/feed/atom/ WordPress adam http://www.asandiford.com http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/dialogue-free-comics-day-2012/ 2012-05-18T02:24:37Z 2012-05-18T04:01:00Z

Participating in DFCD for the third year in a row! Check out all the other entries here. Thanks to Noel from Milton’s Life and DJ Bogtrotter for organizing once again. melodies rhapsodical and fair

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<p><a href="http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/dialogue-free-comics-day-2012/" title="at least they're only ruining one relationship"><img src="http://www.asandiford.com/comics-rss/2012-05-18-dialogue-free-comics-day-2012.jpg" alt="at least they're only ruining one relationship" class="comicthumbnail" title="at least they're only ruining one relationship" /> </a></p><p>Participating in DFCD for the third year in a row! Check out all the other entries <a title="you know you want to click" href="http://dialoguefreecomicsday.wordpress.com/">here</a>. Thanks to Noel from <a title="miltonslife dot com" href="http://miltonslife.com/">Milton&#8217;s Life</a> and <a title="dee jay bogtrotter dot co dot you kay" href="http://djbogtrotter.co.uk/">DJ Bogtrotter</a> for organizing once again.</p> <p><em><a title="the decemberists - the infanta" href="http://youtu.be/AT_sPE4ahJk">melodies rhapsodical and fair</a></em></p> <p></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/asandiford/musings/~4/_8xj_KFGnDA" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/dialogue-free-comics-day-2012/ adam http://www.asandiford.com http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/neologism-thursday-prefrainia/ 2012-05-17T03:07:08Z 2012-05-17T04:01:00Z

New word on a Thursday because Friday is Dialogue-Free Comics Day! (instrumental)

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<p><a href="http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/neologism-thursday-prefrainia/" title="teleprefrainia is when it happens while listening to the radio but it's so common with top 40 stations that it hardly bears mentioning"><img src="http://www.asandiford.com/comics-rss/2012-05-17-neologism-thursday-prefrainia.jpg" alt="teleprefrainia is when it happens while listening to the radio but it's so common with top 40 stations that it hardly bears mentioning" class="comicthumbnail" title="teleprefrainia is when it happens while listening to the radio but it's so common with top 40 stations that it hardly bears mentioning" /> </a></p><p>New word on a Thursday because Friday is <a title="dialogue free comics day dot wordpress dot com" href="http://dialoguefreecomicsday.wordpress.com/">Dialogue-Free Comics Day</a>!</p> <p><em><a title="js bach - chaconne in d minor (arr. john feeley)" href="http://youtu.be/JNEnzNHTkd8">(instrumental)</a></em></p> <p></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/asandiford/musings/~4/ZxPYISLOFsY" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/neologism-thursday-prefrainia/ adam http://www.asandiford.com http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/sweeney-tina/ 2012-05-16T01:04:46Z 2012-05-16T04:01:00Z

There’s some kind of truck backing-up contest going on outside and it sounds like an asthmatic 8-year-old practising trumpet for the first time. your prospects are worse

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<p><a href="http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/sweeney-tina/" title="if you sass them they will shave 'jerk' into the back of your head"><img src="http://www.asandiford.com/comics-rss/2012-05-16-sweeney-tina.jpg" alt="if you sass them they will shave 'jerk' into the back of your head" class="comicthumbnail" title="if you sass them they will shave 'jerk' into the back of your head" /> </a></p><p>There&#8217;s some kind of truck backing-up contest going on outside and it sounds like an asthmatic 8-year-old practising trumpet for the first time.</p> <p><em><a title="godspell - all for the best" href="http://youtu.be/LQURd7pIFyA">your prospects are worse</a></em></p> <p></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/asandiford/musings/~4/VNsPQ7nhka0" height="1" width="1"/> 1 http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/sweeney-tina/ adam http://www.asandiford.com http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/a-very-unlikely-oscar-contender/ 2012-05-15T01:07:05Z 2012-05-15T04:01:00Z

so unwelcome

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<p><a href="http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/a-very-unlikely-oscar-contender/" title="if this were a film about a battleship(tm) tournament in the vein of spellbound i would be all over it"><img src="http://www.asandiford.com/comics-rss/2012-05-15-a-very-unlikely-oscar-contender.jpg" alt="if this were a film about a battleship(tm) tournament in the vein of spellbound i would be all over it" class="comicthumbnail" title="if this were a film about a battleship(tm) tournament in the vein of spellbound i would be all over it" /> </a></p><p><em><a title="tegan and sara - i hear noises" href="http://youtu.be/F2NPPVloVZU">so unwelcome</a></em></p> <p></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/asandiford/musings/~4/FCSpbzSXadE" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/a-very-unlikely-oscar-contender/ adam http://www.asandiford.com http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/how-to-prepare-for-the-future/ 2012-05-14T04:04:04Z 2012-05-14T04:01:00Z

Hello, you. More hows-to here. (instrumental)

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<p><a href="http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/how-to-prepare-for-the-future/" title="sure it took me three years to put together but now i'm basically set until 2075"><img src="http://www.asandiford.com/comics-rss/2012-05-14-how-to-prepare-for-the-future.jpg" alt="sure it took me three years to put together but now i'm basically set until 2075" class="comicthumbnail" title="sure it took me three years to put together but now i'm basically set until 2075" /> </a></p><p>Hello, you. More hows-to <a class="vt-p" title="posts tagged 'how to'" href="http://www.asandiford.com/tag/how-to/">here</a>.</p> <p><em><a class="vt-p" title="bottesini - gran duo for double bass and violin" href="http://youtu.be/lm8W8jMtQyA">(instrumental)</a></em></p> <p></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/asandiford/musings/~4/93GVs7M_3ZA" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/how-to-prepare-for-the-future/ adam http://www.asandiford.com http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/neologism-friday-midsummer-night-syndrome/ 2012-05-11T02:14:41Z 2012-05-11T04:01:00Z

Friiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiidayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy i wasn’t quite prepared

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<p><a href="http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/neologism-friday-midsummer-night-syndrome/" title="some of my best friends are- SHUT UP AND GET OUT"><img src="http://www.asandiford.com/comics-rss/2012-05-11-neologism-friday-midsummer-night-syndrome.jpg" alt="some of my best friends are- SHUT UP AND GET OUT" class="comicthumbnail" title="some of my best friends are- SHUT UP AND GET OUT" /> </a></p><p>Friiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiidayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy</p> <p><em><a title="foo fighters - doll" href="http://youtu.be/EYBQZmyVKDM">i wasn&#8217;t quite prepared</a></em></p> <p></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/asandiford/musings/~4/qIXdJsOBSeQ" height="1" width="1"/> 1 http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/neologism-friday-midsummer-night-syndrome/ adam http://www.asandiford.com http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/youve-got-to-know-when-to-quit/ 2012-05-10T02:52:03Z 2012-05-10T04:01:00Z

Happy anniversary, Mom and Dad! Thanks for loving each other for 32+ years. i got lyrics but you ain’t got none

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<p><a href="http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/youve-got-to-know-when-to-quit/" title="i don't know why she swallowed an asteroid. i guess she's got pica"><img src="http://www.asandiford.com/comics-rss/2012-05-10-youve-got-to-know-when-to-quit.jpg" alt="i don't know why she swallowed an asteroid. i guess she's got pica" class="comicthumbnail" title="i don't know why she swallowed an asteroid. i guess she's got pica" /> </a></p><p>Happy anniversary, Mom and Dad! Thanks for loving each other for 32+ years.</p> <p><em><a title="house of pain - jump around" href="http://youtu.be/DwQbPgouUYo">i got lyrics but you ain&#8217;t got none</a></em></p> <p></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/asandiford/musings/~4/wMQmPhOJ8gU" height="1" width="1"/> 3 http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/youve-got-to-know-when-to-quit/ adam http://www.asandiford.com http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/prices-continue-to-rise-as-demand-drops/ 2012-05-09T03:07:47Z 2012-05-09T04:01:00Z

Some kind of crazy big business economics there. This kind of almost happened in Utah. Somebody proposed a bill that would add additional taxes to hybrids because they don’t use enough gas. (instrumental)

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<p><a href="http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/prices-continue-to-rise-as-demand-drops/" title="hey prime minister the parliament buildings have some nice lighting. it would be too bad if anything were to.... happen to them"><img src="http://www.asandiford.com/comics-rss/2012-05-09-prices-continue-to-rise-as-demand-drops.jpg" alt="hey prime minister the parliament buildings have some nice lighting. it would be too bad if anything were to.... happen to them" class="comicthumbnail" title="hey prime minister the parliament buildings have some nice lighting. it would be too bad if anything were to.... happen to them" /> </a></p><p>Some kind of crazy big business economics there. This kind of almost happened in <a title="techdirt article" href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110502/02355714111/utah-legislators-want-extra-tax-owners-hybrid-electric-vehicles.shtml">Utah</a>. Somebody proposed a bill that would add additional taxes to hybrids because they don&#8217;t use enough gas.</p> <p><em><a title="von dittersdorf - double bass concerto" href="http://youtu.be/PNYuRbsSJYw">(instrumental)</a></em></p> <p></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/asandiford/musings/~4/mhDx8knurq4" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/prices-continue-to-rise-as-demand-drops/ adam http://www.asandiford.com http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/underwear-drawer-happiness/ 2012-05-08T02:21:07Z 2012-05-08T04:01:00Z

Today is “Adam recommends a podcast” day. I suggest A Nerd of Advice. It’s by two very knowledgeable nerds, Holly (who works for Topatoco) and Sara (who makes a comic called Hey Pais which is about cats) and the episodes I’ve heard so far cover How to Behave at Comic Conventions (And Other Conventions, paper [...]

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<p><a href="http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/underwear-drawer-happiness/" title="unfortunately, sometimes i forget to shake things out and there are wasps"><img src="http://www.asandiford.com/comics-rss/2012-05-08-underwear-drawer-happiness.jpg" alt="unfortunately, sometimes i forget to shake things out and there are wasps" class="comicthumbnail" title="unfortunately, sometimes i forget to shake things out and there are wasps" /> </a></p><p>Today is &#8220;Adam recommends a podcast&#8221; day. I suggest <a title="nerd of advice dot com" href="http://nerdofadvice.com/">A Nerd of Advice</a>. It&#8217;s by two very knowledgeable nerds, Holly (who works for <a title="topatoco - purveyors of finest tangible internet goods" href="http://topatoco.com/hey/">Topatoco</a>) and Sara (who makes a comic called <a title="hey pais dot com" href="http://heypais.com/">Hey Pais</a> which is about cats) and the episodes I&#8217;ve heard so far cover How to Behave at Comic Conventions (And Other Conventions, paper salesmen, they&#8217;re looking at you) and Professionalism. Please be advised: They swear some but the advice is really solid and you should give it a listen.</p> <p><em><a title="paper lace - billy don't be a hero" href="http://youtu.be/6cdFuMgMkBM">i saw she was cryin&#8217;</a></em></p> <p></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/asandiford/musings/~4/9WOR93jDQCU" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/underwear-drawer-happiness/ adam http://www.asandiford.com http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/how-to-risk-incurring-fearsome-wrath/ 2012-05-07T02:26:19Z 2012-05-07T04:01:00Z

Hooray for Ashley and Glen! I hope they have a fun trip on their honeymoon. when a man named al capone

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<p><a href="http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/how-to-risk-incurring-fearsome-wrath/" title="welcome to the international house of r'lyeh, breakfast until 10:30"><img src="http://www.asandiford.com/comics-rss/2012-05-07-how-to-risk-incurring-fearsome-wrath.jpg" alt="welcome to the international house of r'lyeh, breakfast until 10:30" class="comicthumbnail" title="welcome to the international house of r'lyeh, breakfast until 10:30" /> </a></p><p>Hooray for Ashley and Glen! I hope they have a fun trip on their honeymoon.</p> <p><em><a title="paper lace - the night chicago died" href="http://youtu.be/p-L0NpaErkk">when a man named al capone</a></em></p> <p></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/asandiford/musings/~4/jsZT4Z6RXa4" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.asandiford.com/2012/05/how-to-risk-incurring-fearsome-wrath/