June 2, 2011
First off, apologies to Al for this, but sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do.
Okay I worked kicked my ass all day and all of the night to quote Ray Davies. Everything was a rush, and not a good kind of a rush like after you’ve huffed a whole can of spray paint either. I could go on, but I just don’t want to. There’s only one place I want to go...
And it's off we go. Today and tonight was an eleven hour packed day of pure stress and it's hard to put one foot in front of the other.
And here we are at the Mothership that houses my Fortress of Solitude...whatever that means.
At least people are standing still on the escalator. On a night like this you savor any moment that somehow goes your way.
Huh, the Duane Reade. Let's see if they've gotten any better cards in here, the last one's I saw were pretty nasty!
These cards in here are harsh! Someone should write a letter to the manager! Sheesh!
Aaahhh! The Fortress of Solitude! I see a familiar face...
And he's got a dog and a giganzo Budweiser waiting for me! I love it in here!
My table awaits...
Gumby's settled in...
Time to relax. Maybe I'll draw a few cartoons while I'm here. Let me get some napkins.
You can't see it, but there were folds in the napkins and they were really flimsy, not a good canvas at all! What a horrible night!
Oh well, fuck it, I'm on to beer number two.
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Rush Limbaugh
Rush Hour
Rush, Rush
Rush
The factory’s got a good medical plan,
And cousin I’m a union man.
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Marty, I don’t how to tell you this, so I’ll be frank (papaya pun); my name is Jor-El, and I’m your Father.
Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your fatherYour name is Kal-El. You are the only survivor of the planet Krypton. Even though you've been raised as a human, you are not one of them. You have great powers, only some of which you have as yet discovered.All those Rush thingies look like funner than an ulcer.
"There's never enough time to do it right, but there's always enough time to do it over."-Jack Bergman
(Who the fuck is Jack Bergman?)
If you have "super rush" jobs, doesn't that kinda take away the impact of the "rush" job? Even with the folds issue, love your drawings!! Does the guy at Papaya know your name yet?
Hey cheapskate, where’s my freakin’ beer?
Settled in, my ass….
@Harry: PAPA! Uhh...now that you've revealed yourself there's some past allowance money issues we need to settle!
@csp: I'll Google Jack Bergman soon. After I run the current Super Rush job I just got handed!
@kari: They all know my name there! I'm a regular! As soon as I walk in it's, "Marty!" It adds to the fun!
@Gumby: Quit your complaining, your mouth doesn't open, remember? I'll research into mainlining beer for you.
Al's Diagnosis
Seems like you are setting out for my fortress of solitude with that surprise link....
Relax, Marty...unwind.....here's a nice big hot dog and a tall, cool everclear screwyapapa...you can drink it right over there, by the gazeebo....in Willoughby...mouahahahahahaaaaaa!
@Burp: Ha! Al wouldn't be the first to come up with that diagnosis!
@Gidgie: I knew you'd like that link!
@Jaws: Aaaaaahhhhh!
My guess is that Al has smashed his computer into a million pieces after reading this post :)
"URGH, a papaya war" me against those papaya's,,,its lonely being in my spot. Thank you Burp,,,for a fine diagnosis and Ive had compulsive disorder for a hell of a long time,,,nothing new there. I will add that the secret link was a fine one today,,,,"Wiloughby" was a great episode and that boss chomping on that cigar saying "Williams,,,this is a push, push, push business" always liked that. So all in all, not bad today and @Gene: I thought about smashing the computer but I think I would just rather get smashed.
Dedicated to Al.
At the Po-pa, Po-pa Papaya.
Your true new fruity messiah.
Mustard and Ketchup were all the get up.
At the Po-Pa...
He had a beer.
Boy, you look seriously exhausted in your caricatures. Plus, you've got a little of that Celine Dion thing goin' with your neck. Might want to eat a few more hotdogs to put some girth on that thing before your head snaps off.
@Al: Getting smashed is always the smarter option! Good decision!
@csp: Nice song parody! Weird Al would be jealous!
@Biff: I feel worse than that tonight, so far it looks like the forecast for this evening is gloom and massive amounts of doom!
I'm with Biff on the neck thing....seriously, you should get into the greeting card business.
Sounds like a rough day...napkins with NO folds?!? The NERVE of some people!
MAD...the forecast for this evening is gloom and massive amounts of doom!...man sorry to hear that...but you are still breathing you can walk and talk and amuse all MAD followers one way or another...i sorta enjoy revisitin' the "fortress of solitude"...napkins seem to be of less quality everywhere i go...
When we cannot bear to be alone, it means we do not properly value the only companion we will have from birth to death - ourselves.
~Eda LeShan
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@raginrr: Fuckin' aye!
@Clacky: I'd love to get into the Greeting Card business, but the odds are I'm more likely to end up a Greeter at WalMart!
@SuzRocks: It was rough and I know you know how that goes!
@rr: I'm with Clacky! You really pulled up a winning quote tonight! Now...back to work. Ugh.
I'm feeling exactly like your pictures today, Marty - I had my hot dog and beer yesterday so I'm sticking to 3 Buck Chuck as my fortress of solitude. Cheers, friend.
@Britta: What is 3 Buck Chuck? And cheers right back to you!
What?! 3 Buck Chuck is the Trader Joes brand of wine that only costs, you guessed it, $3. I know Manhattan has a Trader Joes that sells wine - better get yourself down there in case you have any fancy guests show up. My favorite is the Cabernet.
@Britta: I'm not a Trader Joe's fan. I understand that in some cities it's okay because there's not that many choices, but here Trader Joe's hurts local delis and stores, so sadlly I will never sample the 3 Buck Chuck. But cheers to you anyway!
Ah. No worries - I see your point. :)