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Good Things: November 16, 2011: Hang [[fluffy is in a convenience store in Tokyo.]] / fluffy [reaching for a bottle of green tea]: [Japanese]Excuse me. / Other customer: Okay. / [[fluffy looks at the shelf of prepared onigiri, looking up symbols on a smartphone]] / fluffy [thinking]: Argh, what are any of these... Oh, salmon! [Japanese]I like salmon a lot. / [[fluffy checks out with the onigiri and green tea]] / Cashier: [Japanese]278 yen. Would you like a bag? / fluffy: [Japanese]No. / Narration: I'm getting the hang of this place.
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Journal: November 18, 2011: Jackass [[African Penguins, aka Jackass Penguins, are standing in their display at the zoo, watching the humans.]] / Not-Steve: Hey Steve! / Steve: What? / Not-Steve: See that baby over there? / Steve: Yeah? / Not-Steve: Bet you can't puke a fish into its mouth. / [[Closeup of Steve and Not-Steve.]] / Steve: You're such a jackass. / [[Steve and Not-Steve continue their discussion, as nearby a third penguin slides along on his belly. In the background, a fourth penguin watches curiously.]] / Not-Steve: Your MOM'S a jackass. / Third Penguin: Hey guys! Look at me! I'm a seal! Derpy derpy durr! / Steve: I hate my species.
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Journal: November 19, 2011: Home [[fluffy, having just crossed the threshold of its apartment, lies passed out on the floor, drooling on its passport. fluffy's luggage is seen by its legs.]] / fluffy: Z z z
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Good Things: November 19, 2011: Normal November 18 / [[Hat-enhanced fluffy and Kitao-san are walking through the crowded Tokyo airport.]] / fluffy: Anyway, as much as I've enjoyed this week, I can't wait to get back home for some normalcy. / Later / [[fluffy sleeps in the airplane.]] / Much later / [[fluffy, now in San Francisco, stands with its roller luggage in BART, eyes closed, smiling slightly. A small purple derpy-eyed monster is nomming on the luggage, while beside fluffy a short red individual with long horns, remniscent of the Devil, glares at fluffy for no obvious reason. In the foreground stands an aquamarine fellow, with pink side whiskers and goatee, with rings in his ears and nose, wearing a "LEGALIZE UNICORNS" tee shirt.]]
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Good Things: Busy-ness Narration: I'm pretty busy, but in a good way. Between work, having 1200 photos from Japan to go through, and finally getting together a printed collection of Unity (hopefully to be available in January!) I have my time pretty well-allocated. / [[fluffy, as a plaid worker bee, sorts its photographs.]] / Narration: Also, I'm travelling to my parents' house for Thanksgiving, and I only plan on bringing a netbook or maybe even just a tablet with me, so don't worry about the lack of comics.
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Good Things: November 22, 2011: Kit Kat [[fluffy comes up to Neill, who is working at his computer]] / fluffy: Hey Neill, try out this candy I got. / Neill: Heh, what, Kit-Kat comes in flavors there? / fluffy: Yeah, it's actually a pretty fancy candy in Japan. / Neill: I guess this is mint? / [[Neill chews on the candy]] / fluffy: Just try to figure it out. / Neill: Hm... not mint. I can't tell what this is. / fluffy: Well, it says right here on the package. / [[Neill looks at the Kit Kat package, trying to read the large Hiragana text]] / Neill: Hmmm... Something... sa... bi? Oh, wasabi. / fluffy: Yep! / Neill: That certainly is a flavor.
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Good Things: November 22, 2011: Kit Kat [[fluffy comes up to Neill, who is working at his computer]] / fluffy: Hey Neill, try out this candy I got. / Neill: Heh, what, Kit-Kat comes in flavors there? / fluffy: Yeah, it's actually a pretty fancy candy in Japan. / Neill: I guess this is mint? / [[Neill chews on the candy]] / fluffy: Just try to figure it out. / Neill: Hm... not mint. I can't tell what this is. / fluffy: Well, it says right here on the package. / [[Neill looks at the Kit Kat package, trying to read the large Hiragana text]] / Neill: Hmmm... Something... sa... bi? Oh, wasabi. / fluffy: Yep! / Neill: That certainly is a flavor.
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Good Things: November 23, 2011: Kickstarter [[fluffy kneels on the colourfully carpetted floor of its studio, making a video. It peers over the top of a black and white plaid panel which it is using as a backdrop for the plush platypus which serves as the spokescreature for the video. fluffy reaches around the side of the panel, puppeteering the platypus. A gooseneck lamp provides lighting, and a small video camera is mounted on a tripod a short distance in front of the platypus. A MIDI keyboard leans against the desk, and on the desk we see a computer and speakers.]] / speaker: Hello! I am a pla-tee-pus!
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Journal: November 26, 2011: Toby 2002 / [[fluffy, drawn in the original journal comic style, sits with Toby, who is drooling a little on fluffy's chest.]] / fluffy: Aww, you think I'm your mom! / Toby: purr purr purr / 2004 / [[fluffy, drawn in the mid-2004 journal comic style, sits with Toby, who is drooling a bit more on fluffy's chest.]] / fluffy: Okay Toby, I know you like me, but you gotta stop with the drool. / 2011 / [[fluffy, drawn in the late-2011 journal comic style, is lying on a couch, with Toby standing on fluffy's chest and drooling considerably right onto fluffy's mouth. fluffy is trying to push Toby away.]] / fluffy: Ack! Ew ew ew GET OFF GETOFF GETOFF mrpfhhhl!
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Good Things: November 27, 2011: Windfall [[fluffy sits at the table, looking a bit sick and desperate with a big pile of medical bills]] / fluffy [thinking]: Good thing my comic printing is paid for, because jeeze, these medical bills... how am I going to handle them all? / fluffy [thinking]: I wish I could put off my kitchen repairs... / [[fluffy looks down at an envelope from Wells Fargo Home Mortgage]] / fluffy [thinking]: And what the heck does Wells Fargo want? The refinance is already done! / Wells Fargo letter: Dear FLUFFY, / We're attaching a check in the amount of $[BIG_NUMBER], which represents the escrow funds due to you. / We're happy to have you as our customer and look forward to helping you with your financial needs. / Sincerely, / Wells Fargo Home Mortgage / [[fluffy stares at the letter in surprise]]
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Good Things: November 28, 2011: Mindless [[fluffy approaches Boober]] / fluffy: Hey Boober, do you want to-- / Boober: What is it this time?! / fluffy: Huh? / Boober: What mindless chore do you think I'm going to help you with?! / [[Close-up of Boober's face]] / Boober: Is it taking out the trash? Organizing your receipts? Oh, let me guess, you want me to water the cat! I'm not some sort of avatar for boring tasks! I just. Like. LAUNDRY. / [[fluffy shows Boober a Netflix envelope and a copy of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.]] / fluffy: I was just wondering if you wanted to watch Spirited Away and then play some Skyward Sword. / Boober: Oh. / Boober: Yes. / Boober: Yes, I would.
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Good Things: November 29, 2011: Progress Juni: Hey, um... Shouldn't you be working on the book? / fluffy: [[holding Wii controller]] Yeah, probably. / Juni: Have you made any progress at all? / fluffy: Sure. Rough layout's done, first three chapter title paintings too. / fluffy: Gah, damn octorok! / Juni: What is this, anyway? / fluffy: Much more entertaining than drawing, is what. / fluffy: Ugh, and now for more stilted exposition.
http://beesbuzz.biz/d/20111129.php
Good Things: November 30, 2011: RSI [[A view of fluffy's hands, the right thumb rubbing the left wrist]] / fluffy: Urgh, my wrists hurt so much right now... Have I taken any typing breaks at all today? / [[A view of RSIGuard's window, registering no typing activity and only a sliver of mousing activity]] / fluffy: Damnit, this typing break software must have broken AGAIN. Stupid Windows-ported piece of crap. / fluffy: What else is out there these days? / [[A view of the MacBreakZ homepage]] / fluffy: Well, this looks promising. Might as well try the demo. / [[A MacBreakZ break reminder windwo overlaid over the previous day's comic's Photoshop session]] / fluffy: Hey, yeah, this is great, and I guess $25 isn't too bad after what the LAST piece of poo cost. And it's App Store so I can install it everywhere, too. / fluffy: I guess I won't have a joke today, just unpaid product placement.
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Good Things: December 1, 2011: Paint For the Unity book, I am doing painterly-style chapter title interstitial pages. / [[A painterly-style painting of fluffy, naked]] / It is good practice for pushing my art.
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Good Things: December 2, 2011: Layout Hashing out more book layout issues, and getting better at LaTeX as a result. / [[fluffy wrestles with a big blob of stretchy purple goo that's spewing forth from a book and getting on fluffy's arm and torso]] / It's still pretty sticky stuff, though.
http://beesbuzz.biz/d/20111202.php
Good Things: December 3, 2011: Vita-l [[fluffy and Neill are at a party where there is a raffle]] / Announcer: And the next item, a PS Vita (when it ships), goes to ticket... number 634! / Neill: Oh hey, that's me. Huh. / fluffy: Cool. / [[Neill walks off to claim his prize, while fluffy sips on some whiskey.]] / [[Neill returns.]] / Neill: Well, THAT was random. / fluffy: That's generally the idea, yes.
http://beesbuzz.biz/d/20111203.php
 
Good Things: December 4, 2011: Strata Finally getting rid of old paperwork / [[fluffy is wielding a large pickaxe and is tunneling through the strata of accumulated paperwork in the office]]
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Good Things: December 5, 2011: Hole [[A roughly rectangular hole has been sawn into fluffy's ceiling. Through it, we can see a joist, and the floor of the apartment above.]] / As part of my ongoing home renovations, I have a hole in my living room ceiling (to verify that a water leak problem has been fixed). / [[fluffy smiles to itself as it contemplates a paper towel core with toothpicks embedded in it.]] / I wonder what I can put up there to confuse people in the future? / fluffy: (thinking) A DVD of someone playing a nose flute? Or "I am a pla-tee-pus" A single worn-out shoe? An immaculate collection of low-value coins and stamps? A box containing a box containing a box containing a paper airplane? / Post your suggestions in the comments - fluffy
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Journal: December 7, 2011: Busy Not forgetful, just busy / [[fluffy sits naked at the computer, intensely drawing. Only fluffy is colored in.]]
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Good Things: December 6, 2011: Abbey [[fluffy sits at its workstation. Behind it, through a cutout in the wall, we see Abbey seated at a table, being interviewed by Steph and Neill.]] / fluffy: (thinking) It's weird to think Abbey is interviewing in the office right next to me. I wonder how she's doing.
http://beesbuzz.biz/d/20111208.php
Good Things: December 9, 2011: Progress 9 of 15 chapter title paintings are "done," and so is most of the interior book layout! / [[pictures of the chapter title paintings for the Unity book, chapters 1-9]] / Also, because of poor planning on my part there's no way for the printing to be done in time for Further Confusion, so that gives me even more time to work on it. Yay me, I guess.
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Good Things: December 10, 2012: Frolic [[Pat is talking on the phone]] / Pat: Heyyy, fluffy, it's Pat. Want to go to Frolic tonight? / [[fluffy is talking on the phone]] / fluffy: Sure, might as well finally go to one. Let me get my costume together. / Soon / [[fluffy is dressed as a mad scientist, dancing with an eevee. fluffy holds glowing test tubes, and wears a necklace of glow sticks. In the background, a cheerful looking green cat and some others are visible. On a dais at the end of the room, a bunny DJ plays music and oversees the party. Coloured spotlights illuminate the scene.]] / Much later (at the bus stop) / [[fluffy and some random person are waiting at the bus stop. A partially-obscured poster in the background promises that no attempt to improve service will be made - ever. fluffy appears amused.]] / Stranger: Oh, man, am I high on life! And also pot. But mostly life!
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Good Things: December 11, 2012: Rain [[fluffy stands looking at the hole in its living room ceiling]] / It finally rained today / and the ceiling / didn't / leak / (so I can finally schedule getting it patched up)
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Good Things: December 17, 2011: Adoption fluffy: So, like seemingly every other journal cartoonist on the Internet*, I'm suddenly a parent! / * Keith Knight, Greg Dean, Mike Gray, who else? / fluffy: You might be wondering, "Wait, fluffy, you don't have a partner! [quietly]or a uterus! How did that happen?!" / fluffy: Well, of course, I had to adopt. / [[fluffy holds up Werner, who looks sadly at everything]] / fluffy: Everyone, meet Gandalf! / fluffy: (I didn't name him.)
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Good Things: December 20, 2011: Werner The cat, who I am calling Werner*, has warmed up to his new home. / [[fluffy sits on the couch, looking uncertain. Behind it on the floor, we see a grey blob that may or may not show the current position of Werner the cat. An arrow points to fluffy, reading "At home, sick with its annual cold".]] / fluffy: Werner, may I observe you? Yes? No? Both? / *After Werner Heisenberg / During the day, he can still only be measured indirectly... / [[A litter box sits in the corner. There is unburied cat poop in the box, and litter has been scratched onto the floor. A short distance away we see Werner's food and water bowls. Food and water have gotten onto the floor around the bowls.]] / But at night it all balances out. / [[fluffy lies in bed, covering its ear with one mitt, as six Werners lay affectionate siege to it. One licks fluffy's hair, one lies face to face with it, one stands like a glowing-eyed zombie cat, one sprawls across fluffy's legs, with another Werner on its back for added weight, and one peeps over the edge of the bed. ]] / fluffy: ARGH! LET ME SLEEP! / Werners: nya! nya! nya! nya! nya! nya!
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Good Things: December 24, 2011: Catsmas Things Werner got for Christmas: A better litter box. / [[We see Werner's new litter box, equipped with an overhanging 'lip' to help prevent litter from being scratched out of the box.]] / More toys to play with / [[Werner happily cuddles a plush pig, while a catnip mouse and a ball lie in the foreground.]] / A bath / [[Werner sits abjectly, scruffed by fluffy's mitt, as it uses the other mitt to spray Werner with the shower nozzle. Werner's fur is wet and spiky, and he's making a sad kitty face.]] / A good night's sleep / [[fluffy sleeps beneath a plaid comforter. Atop the comforter, Werner sleeps peacefully, huddled against fluffy's legs.
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Good Things: December 26, 2011: And now, a brief massage Problem: tendon and nerve issues in arms and wrists / [[fluffy lies on a massage table, eyes closed and smiling, as it hugs a pillow. A purple-haired masseuse lifts one of fluffy's arms while manipulating its shoulder.]] / masseuse: Take a few deep breaths. / Solution: massage
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Journal: December 27, 2011: Criticat [[fluffy sits with its new mandolin, looking happy. Werner reclines at its feet, looking testy, twitching his tail.]] / fluffy: Hey Werner, mind if I play some mandolin? / [[Werner is seen at fluffy's feet, throwing up.]] / Werner (sound effect): hrk hrk hork / [[fluffy, still holding its mandolin, now has a puddle of cat vomit at its feet. fluffy looks dejected, as Werner noses affectionately at its leg.]] / fluffy: So, that's a "yes". / Werner (sound effect): mrbl
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Journal: January 5, 2012: Scaredy-cat 1:30am / [[fluffy is asleep, looking happy and relaxed. From the left, we see the tip of Werner's muzzle entering the scene.]] / [[Werner hops up on the bed, sticking his nose right in fluffy's face. fluffy, wide-eyed, has been startled awake.]] / Werner: Rreinnnn! / fluffy: Gah! / [[Werner is passing out of the picture toward the foot of the bed. fluffy watches him go from the corner of its eye.]] / fluffy: Werner...
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Good Things: January 12, 2012: Work Despite my ongoing health issues, I've finally been able to get back to work. Sometimes. / [[A schedule of events]] / December 2011 / 19: Out sick / 20: Went home early / 21: Out sick / 22-31: Holiday / January 2012 / 2: Holiday / 3-5: Out sick / 6: Office move (while sick) / 9-10: Out sick / 11: CT scan in PM / 12: Worked all day! / 13: Dr. appt in PM / 16: Holiday / 17: Dr. appt in AM / 20: colonoscopy / So I'm getting some work done for the first time in weeks. / [[fluffy is in the new office, glaring at a monitor]] / fluffy: C'mon, compile compile compile compi-DAMN IT! / This is even after being forcefully reinstated as team lead while I was sick. / Steve: Yeah, while you were out we had to make a decision. / Devshi: Sorry. / Which goes to show that taking time off just doesn't pay.
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Journal: January 22, 2012: Hairball [[fluffy is reading a bottle of Vetscription Hairball Remedy]] / fluffy: Okay... "For adult cats, feed a one-inch ribbon by placing on top of cat'sf ront paw where it can be licked off." Seems simple enough. / [[fluffy applies it to Werner's paw]] / fluffy: Okay, Werner, let's see if this helps you any. / [[Werner shakes his paw, getting hairball gunk everywhere]] / fluffy: GAH! Werner!!!
http://beesbuzz.biz/d/20120122.php
 

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