“FYI, IDK” Max Ink Writer/Artist
Dedication To Dave Alkire, thank you so much for buying me my very first computer, you jerk.
BLINK: FYI,IDK © 2008 Max Ink Published by ONWARDStudio 1645 Elmwood Ave Apt C Columbus, OH 43212
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“Today is not yesterday: we ourselves change; how can our works and thoughts, if they are always to be the finest, continue always the same? Change, indeed is painful; yet ever needful; and if memory have its force and worth, so also has hope.” Thomas Carlyle (1795 ‑ 1881)
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“Creatorial” See that fuzzy-wuzzy “coosh ball” looking guy in the Chucks on the opposite page? I created that little fluff ball while I was visiting my own real-life “fave aunt” way back when I was all of eleven years old. In a recent conversation with her (the real Aunt B.), we were reminiscing about the old days and she recalled the little guy’s creation—she even remembered its name: Quackamole. (Pronounced like a mix between guacamole and whack-a-mole.) She’s always encouraged me to keep doing what I love (drawing comics) and she always shared her enthusiasm in seeing what I’ve created. And so, I’m sharing right back at her—this little comic is an honestto-gosh belated birthday gift to her. And since this is a free minicomic, I’m sharing it with you. As you can see, I enjoy splicing aspects of my real life into my comics. People who know me have pointed out various traits and perspectives that my characters (Blink, Hank and Sam) and I share. I usually don’t comment much about them in public. However, I’d like to address some points made in Sam’s nearly nonsensical anti-blog/ texting/technology rant. I, too, have a difficult time getting into reading daily blogs (even when they’re written by people whom I greatly admire). For the most part—from what I’ve seen—the majority of them deal with such minute details of the writer’s life, that they’re about as much fun to read as a shopping list. (I’d like to give a shout-out to my coworker, Joyce, for Sam’s “bathroom/toilet paper” line.) I also totally concur with Sam’s comment on how people can become slaves to their technological toys (keeping up with the Joneses 2.0), but I realize we can’t stop progress. Or maybe it’s change that we can’t stop; since “progress” is a very subjective thing. One person’s new & improved; up-to-the-minute advanced gadget is another person’s time-wasting, life-draining, idiocy-inducing device.
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That’s not to say I’m a Luddite. I mean, I loved to watch Your Damn Channel’s You Suck at Photoshop episodes on the YouBoobTube. (Check it out! It’s a winner of three 2008 Webby Awards and if you look closely, you might be able to make out Hank watching it as Sam gets to the end of her rant on the bottom of page 9.) I’m also grateful for all of my daily RSS feeds... but how much information/ entertainment does a person really need to ingest (via computer) in a day? Maybe I’m not into all this techno-communiqué because I don’t have a “desk job” with all it’s “down time” that would make me bored out of my gourd and probably drive me insane enough to visit all those time wasting websites and so forth. (Not to say that anyone visiting those websites are insane…) When I am away from my drawing table, sitting at the computer, reading email, updating my website, or just diddling around on the internets, I get a little guilty. I think my time is better spent drawing comics, y’know? Then again, maybe it’s just that I can’t type either—so if I can’t join in the fun, then I’ll just carp and whine like Sam does.
This issue of Blink takes place in the real-life, LUCK BROTHERS’ COFFEE HOUSE, located at 1101 West 1st Ave in Grandview Heights, Ohio . It’s a nice, family-owned shop and they are committed to bringing you the finest coffees available. They also sell fresh baked goods from select local bakeries, which are made by hand, in small batches, and delivered daily. And, of course, they provide free Wi-Fi, so you can surf the internets and update your blog(s) to your heart’s content.
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