Buycycling is how I never have more than a $60 grocery bill. It’s also why I never have soda, chips, or really much food at all in my apartment.

Any of you guys buycyclists?

(Thanks to Marty and Ben for assists with the writing on this one.)

Think Geek + Super Art Fight Tomorrow

Yep! Tomorrow! We’re doing a show with ThinkGeek in Vienna, VA!

• Details on SuperArtFight.com about the show are here »
• Buy tickets here »
• RSVP on Facebook here »

Facebook

I made a Facebook page for The System. Still figuring out what to put there, but if nothing else if you show a little love it’s greatly appreciated.

You can find the Facebook page here »

If you can also figure out a way to be a Graphene Aerogel, you’ll really have it beat. (Thanks for the link, Christopheeerr!) Also, while I was suffering from #1 but meanwhile Dern was suffering #2. Let’s hope neither of us suffer from #3 and, y’know, feel better. And thanks to Marty for help with the last panel!

UPDATE: Hey Systemics! What other ideas for effective diets do you guys have? Cutting out carbs with a knife? Jumping really high? Standing around fatter people? Slowly buying baggier clothes (As Rossmom mentioned)?

See You at Awesome Con DC This Weekend!

Yes, that’s a big damn map.  It’s also a big damn convention, and now holds the record for “closest convention to my apartment” clocking in at a whopping 1.5 miles away! Thanks to Dawn Griffin, I’m able to share with you EXACTLY where I’ll be on the map above. Thanks!

Remember, the rules of all my con appearances apply: come by the table and say hi if you read the comic, with NO PRESSURE of buying anything. I really cherish the chance to meet the people that are the commenters and numbers in all my analytics. Prove to me you’re a real person, come by! Remember the secret word, “TACOS” and get a FREE Jimmy the Murderdog sticker!

Of course, if you really want to come see me, we’re doing SUPER ART FIGHT at Awesome Con on Saturday:

5PM, Room 103A – Super Art Fight

Hilarious, ridiculous, insane and most of all, stupid – Super Art Fight is the self-described “Greatest Live Art Competition in the Known Universe”. A unique mixture of live art and pro-wrestling, we doubt it’s like anything you’ve ever seen before!

More about Awesome Con »

Then again burps are just farts that took a wrong turn at Albuquerque.

Thanks to all who made it to Super Art Fight at The Ottobar on Saturday! Hopefully soon, I’ll tell you more about it. Needless to say it was awesome.

Thanks to Jeff Beckman, writer of the new comic Ulti-Man, for sending in this guest comic. I think he’s onto something, either that or he’s eaten one too many meals from a 7-Eleven.

Ulti-Man follows the ongoing tales of a hero who used to save the world from monsters, and now just kinda goes about his everyday life.

To answer the question I know you’re thinking, YES. We’re going back to consistent updates. Life is calming down, and while there’s always projects in the works, there must also be new content on the site. So watch for that all week and going forward as well. Thanks for sticking with me, Systemics!

They say “you get what you pay for”, but I don’t think that applies to a conference room with tuna wraps and white chocolate macadamia nut cookies.

What’s the best free food you’ve ever gotten?

By the way, we are BACK UP AND RUNNING. New comics, M/W/F.

Finally, a quick recap! Got a chance to spend some of the weekend around Dave and Rob from Explosm, as well as Dante from Surviving the World. Neither one of them particularly need more readers, but as a fan of both their works I suggest you check them out if you haven’t already.

I’ve decided. February 4th is Roommate Appreciation Day. Why not. Here’s another comic I did on roommates too.

I think you should all actually cut this out, fill it in, leave it for your roommate, and then take a picture of them with it and their dish-pile. Then send it to me. Then I’ll post them here. COME ON, SYSTEMICS!!

It’s true, Comedy Central has a new logo that they revealed the other day (thanks to Marty for the link!) and will be going live in January. A very many blogs have been picking on this logo for being too boring for such a funny network, looking too much like the Chanel logo, and just not being that interesting. And, of course, the similarity to the copyright symbol.

One thing is for sure, this logo lends itself much more to being a simple and clear logo. In an age of swooshes and 3-D messes for logos, I for one am excited to see something look so clean with a slight visual wit. Of course it will be rare that this logo sits still. It will be on screen, on web, etc. and in that context it will have its chance to really shine. I think those haters will be turning tides. I mean, come on. This isn’t the Gap logo. This is clear and a refinement of what came before.

Btw, how has nobody made the obvious reference? Comedy Central is going to build Robocop. Check out the OCP logo:

What’s your favorite place to use a smart phone?

This story is true (as much as I didn’t want to clean more dishes than I had to). What do you do to be lazy for the environment?

Also, a quick hello to all the Explosm / C&H readers visiting from my guest comic. Say hi in the comments! Oh, and stay tuned! New shirt premieres this week! If you want a hint, you might want to re-read this comic.