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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2007

Unplugged

Things have been interesting at work lately. We were finally getting over our miffed-ness about not receiving any form of a holiday bonus (unless you count our personalized post-its), when they decided to remove our break room T. V. and internet privileges. It's been rough...I mean, after three straight hours of data input in a cramped, windowless room, it's nice to take a quick gander at CNN.com and remind yourself that life exists, and is even flourishing, outside your prison walls. But alas, we have been technologically neutered, and we will have to make the best of things. To show you what a drastic transformation this has been, I snapped a picture of a co-worker entertaining himself on his dinner break.

Bill used to enjoy watching CSPAN on his break.

Some quick plugs:

I will be doing the open mic at Helium Comedy Club on February 20, go here for more info.
I've added a new poem, the first in a few years, and soon will update the other sections. And there will be a bi-weekly "Life of a Rock" comic coming soon...
Yes, we are still working on Jake & Kate. Tomorrow we should finish up most of the remaining audio work, and it's currently being scored by Sean. I'd guess a late March online release.
There is still a message board, people. Though it may look as if it is an a Terry Schiavo-ish state, I assure you that it has its moments. It's free to join, you cheap bastards.
I'm not really digging 24 this season. Don't get me wrong, I'll continue to watch it, I just feel a little let down, that's all.

Posted by Justin Hagerman at 7:58 PM | Comment on the message board

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2007

A Cry For Help

I must apologize to my legions of fans who showed up Tuesday night to see me perform at Helium. I in fact did not make the list, which kinda sucked, because I had a whole new set. That's right, all new, baby. Guess I'll just have to try again next month. They were being pretty selective because Comcast was there filming shit for their local On Demand segment, but I still was miffed. I know, I know, "That's how the industry works, man." But still, I had to use a vacation day to go there, and in my shameful ride back home I raged about all of the other things I could have used this day for, including, but not limited to,:

Working on my Holographic-Porn patent
Searching for old 1970's 3-D porn on eBay
Reading back issues of Playboy
Spending time with Kelly

Ok, and now for the "Cry for help." If anyone, anywhere, who reads this and is local, please, please, please hook me up with normal, 9-5ish daytime job. I need to start doing more open mic nights, and open mic nights are almost always at night (weird, huh?) Don't get me wrong, I like watching hour after hour of Summer Breeze douche ads intermingled with Tulsa furniture store clearance ads and getting paid for it, but I'll be 26 in September, and it's high time I get started with my life. So if you can, hook a brother up.

On my day off Monday I was still asleep at noon when Kelly came home for lunch and asked if I was ready for a big surprise. Fearing the worst, I immediately started punching her in the stomach, but she quickly corrected me and said we had been given a cat (see below). I got to name it, so its name is Lutz. If you're one of the fortunate few to have seen The German Connection, you'll find this funny.

Oh, check this out. At first you'll cry, but then you'll realize it's pretty funny.

Posted by Justin Hagerman at 3:08 PM | Comment on the message board