foiled
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008i frequently forget to link sites I sometimes look at and enjoy (and I sometimes link sites I never look at) so when I link one under here, you bitches better listen up. Joey, of A Softer World also does a site called Overqualified, which I find highly amusing. specially since half my life is spend looking for jobs and wishing my cover could be funny instead of pathetic.
February 20th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Nice one, Julia. Great pacing, and you’ve unleashed two new phrases on the world to boot.
And that site is hi-larious.
February 20th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Good strip, Julia. It was a blast talking with you on the phone yesterday. The show with you, Chad and Danielle should be up later on today. Feel free to plug away when it’s up! ^^
February 20th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Two? We’ve got box-blocked….and?
February 20th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
gay not gay boyfriends?
February 20th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
And that comics guy friends are like gay, not-gay boyfriends.
February 20th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Right, right…I guess I’m a little distracted as I just got back from seeing a big ol’ fire a few blocks from where I live. It’s a fun phrase and reminds me of Sarah Silverman.
February 20th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Whoa, OVERQUALIFIED reads a LOT like Zack Sternwalker’s PLEASE LET ME HELP (and his other zines).
Not trying to be a retard detective, but I wonder which came first?
OVERQUALIFIED is pretty damn good, but I prefer the Sternwalker zines personally– they weave a really pathetic narrative into all the job applications and unsolicited idea suggestions (like to Justin Timberlake, SPRITE and TACO BELL, etc). His stuff is available at Needles & Pens.
February 20th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
If you lived in LA, and were into fat bald guys, I would totally ask you out!!!
February 20th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
taco-blocked ?
February 20th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
The term we use ’round these parts is “cunt-punted.”
February 20th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
ah the perils of being friends with the opposite sex… but then again the trade is that you get the opportunity to hang with some pretty crazy-talented individuals… so that part is cool, can only help to push you to become a better artist in the end. I guess what I am trying to say is that I am jealous… or something along those lines anyways.
February 20th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
hm…ryan, you raise a good question taht I too was wondering, because I picked up “please let me help” at needles and pens too, but that was over a year ago…lemme do some sleuthin’ and see what I come up with.
“pencil fuck” and “some guy” are missing the point. “box blocked” is funny because it’s an example of poetic alliteration- you know, when the first letter is the same in a string of words. like “butt burglar” and “asshat assassin.” I’m not sure what an asshat assassin is, but I totally wanna be one. “some guy” kinda wins for rhyming, but it works better if you flip it around to be “punt to the cunt”
February 21st, 2008 at 12:08 pm
In philly we have the don’t block the box signs at intersections and it always reminded me of this very situation. thank you for making this comic, those signs will be even more funny now.
February 21st, 2008 at 3:56 pm
That bartender looks strangely like every guy you’ve ever had a crush on in the history of your comics.
If I were to make an alliteration about being foiled in the romantic department as a female, I’d call it a coup de cunt… which, when read like a hick (all in one word and literal pronunciation) sounds delightful as well.
February 21st, 2008 at 5:01 pm
box-blockin’ beats?
February 21st, 2008 at 5:13 pm
*sigh* I just can’t draw, okay? geeez. or, i’m just lazy and draw all guys the same. but that was Ty, who I did not have a crush on, although he was pretty hot. box blockin’ beats should be a music label.
February 21st, 2008 at 10:42 pm
I was thinking the same thing as lower case ryan.
Zack gave me a copy of Please Let me Help at least two, maybe three years ago. Both are hilarious.
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:57 am
all your comics in sf were about what a loner you were and now all the ny ones are about your social butterflyness. is it the city, the people, you?
February 24th, 2008 at 1:35 am
We gays call it clit-blocking.
February 27th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Please. The only thing blocking YOUR box is miles of thick, juicy mansausage.
March 7th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Seriously? I find it really surprising you have such a hard time finding a date. I’d ask you out in a second.
Hope.
March 29th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
I am so adding box-blocking to my daily vocabulary.
August 10th, 2008 at 7:28 am
I always thought “twat-block” would work as a companion to “cock-block.” Not an exact rhyme, but very close.