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bag dwelling trolline entity

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:31:54 GMT

bag dwelling trolline entity
Originally uploaded by rstevens

my christmas letter to joe biden

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:45:45 GMT

my christmas letter to joe biden
Originally uploaded by rstevens

Sending Joe a present today for being the best VP ever.

i'm dreaming of a white powder

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:29:46 GMT

I got my wish granted this morning. Just enough snow to trigger my sleep-a-little-longer gland because I finally caught up on work last night. This is from just before the sun came up.

Now to the office cave! Blizzards lead people to do a lot of online t-shirt and sock shopping and I've got a mailman to wrestle.

put on your paranoid poison hats

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:53:38 GMT

It just hit me that the only food I know of outside of unprocessed fruit that no one talks smack about is Cheerios.

Please tell me there is no secret, horrible, deadly, Satanic component to Cheerios.

warning: optimus is prime

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:32:36 GMT

warning: optimus is prime
Originally uploaded by rstevens

ow ow ow

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:38:07 GMT

Sometimes I type so hard that I sprain my fingers. Dang it.

the great dog pee and stolen pumpkin war of 2009

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:16:44 GMT

the great dog pee and stolen pumpkin war of 2009
Originally uploaded by rstevens

book signing party today

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:24:03 GMT

I am doing two dumb fun things today:

Liveblogging a book signing party for people I didn't see at cons and giving away free Joe Biden smiles. You can watch both on my Tumblr, joebidenfanclub.com

a friendly reminder

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:16:47 GMT

did you back up your data today?

Always had it, never lost it

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:29:35 GMT

I defy anyone to pick a better song that came out within the last year or so.

Go right ahead and try, though!

sausage gravy in a cloth napkin

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:01:38 GMT

So, what am I up to lately? Same old. Aging gracefully, aging insanely quickly, swatting tiny pterosaurs, fighting cyborg amoeba.

I also started a little webcomic on the side called LOLBOTS last month and made a pretty geeky t-shirt yesterday.

Oh and I ate some pizza and killed the Batman.

Your pal,

Ringo

things that need doing

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:58:26 GMT

I need a version of the Phantom Menace with all the audio ripped out and the Pee-Wee's Big Adventure soundtrack swapped in, STAT.

Shit's about to get watchable up in this piece!

Pedobear didn't have a chance

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:09:47 GMT

I am totally a protector of all children like ever, now. Pedobear has been embarrassed for the first time in history.

the train to san diego

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:49:18 GMT

Hoo ha! I am an insane person who decided to take the train to the San Diego Comicon this year. (booth 1335 / 1337 by small press, as usual) Amtrak is pretty weird and very charming.

I'm about 1/3 the way across the country right now, sitting in a lounge in Chicago. I set up a Tumblr account to easily document the trip without spamming every other service I'm on.

You should check it out at joebidenfanclub.com

(named after the only man who commuted to the Senate every day for decades via Amtrak)

friendly kitty chased by skunks

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:11:22 GMT

friendly kitty chased by skunks
Originally uploaded by rstevens

Caught the "tail" end of this little drama on the bike path today. Twilight may be a shitty book but it's a great time to watch animals!

Dirty and his money are soon parted

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:02:13 GMT

Dirty and his money are soon parted
Originally uploaded by rstevens

Anyone bored enough to code this into a live minisite this weekend?

Trak/Trek/Truck

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:42:05 GMT

San Diego Comic-Con is in a month. Dumbrella will be there as always, right near and hovering slightly above the other webcomics folks.

I seriously, utterly, totally do not feel like flying. I hate the stress, the timing, the scowling, the x-rays. (on the last flight I took, they x-rayed my laptop so hard the flash drive cooked)

So! When faced by certain irradiation, one does what one must do as an American. One takes a land-based adventure! My current debate is between the flexibility of a solo road trip and the brainlessness of taking the train.

I love driving and have road tripped to SD twice before. Plusses: my own timetable, a quiet room every night, rest stops, last minute merchandise and book carrying power. Minuses: less safe, can't read a book while moving.

Amtrak calls to me for some strange reason. Plusses: no thinking, safer, can walk around the train all day, can read and use my 3G card, moves while sleeping. (And well, it's good enough for Joe Biden.) Minuses: on a schedule, possible delays, sharing tiny bathrooms and having no escape from sweaty humans.

I've never ridden Amtrak. My first extended train ride was the Eurostar from London to Paris, which reduced me to tears of mechanized joy. I'd love to hear about your experiences on trains and photos if possible!

Yes, I know flying is faster and cheaper. I never take a break and go anywhere, though. This is my treat and vacation before the hell of a big con.

Giraffes and MOCCA

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:21:12 GMT

I done gone drawed a giraffe yesterday and put him/her on a t-shirt called "Invisible Giraffe." You buy get the aforementioned t-shirt until next week for only $15. I'm experimenting this summer.

I will also be in New Yorkland this weekend for the MOCCA Art Fest. I'll have many socks, CRUSH ALL HU-MANS books and a few squishy plush Red Robots.

the ol' canucklehead

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Tue, 12 May 2009 04:23:12 GMT

Nine hours in the car later, we are back from Toronto drinking out of coffee mugs adorned with the Canadian $20 bill.

They were much cheaper than $20 bills and will be more useful after Armageddon.

flat earthers

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:51:05 GMT

I wonder if it would be more or less difficult to launch a ship to space if the Earth actually *was* flat.

Of course since a flat Earth would be infinitely large to maintain a horizon, it would need to also be quite thin. You could burrow to the bottom, open a chute and simply fall to space.

I do not like this world view.

Canada, Ho!

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:42:24 GMT

Just FYI:

If you're in the Toronto area, perhaps I shall see you at TCAF this weekend?

I'll be the guy dressed as me giving Miss Beaton a stern lecture on how Spock is not mean and scowly, he is simply serious and logical. (Perfect Kirk, though)

happy cinco de mayo

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:39:07 GMT

This post will simulate drunken antics. Tell the union I met my holiday minimum.

(I'm reasonably sure some of these came from randompictures.)

Tacos with Joe

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Fri, 01 May 2009 04:22:06 GMT

“The dietary bar is set by the president,” said Ron Klain, Mr. Biden’s chief of staff, who recently fielded a prelunch query from the White House kitchen about whether Mr. Biden wanted sour cream with his tacos (he did). “Biden eats anything. He’s a pretty easy guy that way.”

Just imagine! Tacos with Barack and Joe.

(oops, I tricked you into reading a neat article)

show me your desktop

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:25:49 GMT

hide your windows, show your desktop, screenshot and shrink it to not-huge. all your monitors. stat!

four two zero

clango@dieselsweeties.com — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:57:05 GMT

I trust you all had a fun, productive 4/20 yesterday? No shenanigans or anything untoward?

I beat up a dragon and searched for Mountain Dew Throwback in order to become more extreme. I failed at one of those tasks.