Don't Think About It Too Much

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Don't Think Twice is a movie written and directed by comedian Mike Birbiglia about an improv group and what happens when one of the members advances his career to the next level. I like Mr. Birbiglia's comedy (check his specials on Netflix!), I'm taking improv classes while my brother is in an improv team, and reviews have been good; sounds like a slam dunk solo viewing experience, right? 

What I expected: Wacky hijinks, beginner's improv cringe moments, "Funny Guest Star?!", and comedy(love?) conquers all in the end.

What  I got: The fragility of friendships, tangling with defining failure, "Funny Guest Star?!", and how life marches on. 

It's an excellent film with a lot of great jokes, but make sure you're in a good place when you watch it. You know what won't put you through an emotional roller coaster? The new Time Cheetah Page! Ah sweet comfort.

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Welcome To Stalin Island

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Getting Time Cheetah out two pages at a time is very exciting and slightly vexing.

Exciting = you all get to see something that me, my brother, Matt, and Mike have been working on for quite some time, and you’ll get new Time Cheetah week in and week out for a while yet.

Slightly Vexing = We wrote this story more than a year ago and it’s all drawn, too! Knowing everything that happens in it, we just want you to be able to read the whole thing, like, RIGHT NOW!

This week marks a true turning point, when the scales come down firmly on the exciting side: Time Cheetah arrives on Stalin Island! From here on out, things keep getting (hopefully) funnier and (definitely) weirder; if you’ve just been dipping your toe and checking out a page here and there, this is the week where I would suggest diving in. It’s about time you find out why Time Cheetah is known as the hottest new webcomic on the internet! (it’s true [probably, if we keep saying it])

And a reminder: like us on Facebook, follow Time Cheetah on Twitter and Tumblr, and share the website with your co-workers and loved ones! Hope you enjoy the gorgeous art on today’s page, and get ready for a fun twist to the story on Thursday!

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License to Drive

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You can tell a lot about a country by how easy it is to get a Driver's License. 

Thanks to my time in Japan and now work with Turista Libre (Rad Tijuana Tours, woo!) I've met people from all over. Bitching about traffic is a great cultural unifier, but in those same conversations I learned what they had to go through to be able to sit in driver's seat and bitch about said traffic. A few highlights:

- Japan: I once saw a friend studying what can only be described as a map of the hardest Mario Kart level I had ever seen. When I asked what it was for, he said it was the practice track for the driver's exam. It was his third try.

- Germany: You legally have to take several classes, each costing a tidy sum, before being allowed to take the test, which costs an insulting sum. Driving in Germany requires a monetary investment akin to starting a small business.

- Mexico: I drove around the block. 

Really makes you think about how special each country in this world is. You know what else is special? The new Time Cheetah page. Check it out!

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NUMBERS ON THE BOARD

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Played some fun board games over the weekend, which reminded how much I used to love board games as a kid. So, figured I'd take today's post to rank, in arbitrary order, my favorite childhood board games:

Monopoly – Every child needs to play this, it teaches so many valuable life lessons: winners gloat like assholes, losers have to stick around until it's over, and the uncaring capitalistic system will only punish you for your careless deeds.

Candyland – It's candy. There's a land of it. Whaddaya need, a road map?

Operation – I've heard this actually gets you some Pre-Med credits in a couple of schools. Seriously.

RISK – War reduced the whims of an untrained commander and the roll of a die. Sounds about right.

Battleship – War reduced to “YOU BASTARD, YOU LOOKED AT MY BOARD WHILE I WAS IN THE BATHROOM, DIDN'T YOU?!”

Connect Four – I'll be honest, I never finished a single game since I would release all the pieces just before my brother beat me at it. After the third time, he caught on to my winning strategy.

Sorry – Love means never having to say you're sorry, ya dingus!

Crossfire – Ha! You fool, nobody owned Crossfire! But now the song is stuck in your head!

Hey! Did you read today's Time Cheetah page yet? Go check it, people argue and Cheetah gets all sulky about it. Enjoy!

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