o I haven't exactly forgotten about you guys, but my new hard drive for the desktop system arrived yesterday. I'm finally replacing the old, busted drive. It's taking a lot longer than I thought.

In order to get the desktop system back on its feet, I've postponed the new comic. It'll be up in a day or two.

I have a few friends who are expendable. Feel free to take out any frustration on them. Really -- I don't mind.

March 1st, 2006

f you missed the mention of Life In Plastic Pants on Radio GoDaddy this past Wednesday, here's a transcript:

Bob: "Hah-hah! This site is made completely of LEGO blocks!"

Nima: (Something unintelligible, followed by mic thumping) "Hah!"

Bob: "Woo! That's live radio for ya!"

Yeah. That's about it. Okay, so that was a Cliff's Notes version, but it didn't get much more in-depth than that. Hey! What can you do. Any more advertising, and I'd probably have to start paying them.

The comic above actually has an inadvertent story behind it. Aside from the "Lost" referencing, that is.

Computer problems plague the Marten Compound once again -- as the desktop system I used to save a previous desktop system now no longer boots. So, in an effort to solve the problem (and get away with not having to use the "recovery disc" that my computer company demands I resort to), I've decided to snag another hard drive and just boot the hell off that.

I've become frustrated with various types of tech service personnel, as their only solution is, "Use the recovery disc." That's great, but why the hell did I pay the money for a pre-made system with "excellent customer service" if you're just going to tell me to use the fucking "recovery disc" every time I've got a problem?

Thankfully, these people work for computer companies and not for the president in the War Room.

President: "We are at a diplomatic impasse."

Tech Service War Reps: "Drop a nuke."

So, in an effort to keep updates on-time, I've resurrected Human and Robot from Refugees From Planet Cartridge (a side-project of mine that I worked on for about a year). I loved the idea, but it never really caught on. Thusly, this episode is named "So That's Where They Went."

Lost? Never heard from again? Get it? Bah.

I happened to find a few files (including a template, thank God) on a back-up disc I had laying around in a filing drawer. So, there you go. That's why RFPC has made a guest appearance where you'd normally find LIPP.

True, there's other "pixel comics" out there -- but holy shit. Have you read some of them? Yeah, their graphics may be fun, but the writing sucks. The cheese, bread, and salami in my fridge is funnier than these fuckers.

Can you smell that? That's the smell of pungent, day-old, locked-in-the-trunk during a hot Summer day e-mail. You can chuck it into  jackson.marten@hotmail.com, because it sure as hell isn't going to bury itself.

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