Cesar Chavez Day

Well, how would YOU celebrate it?

Growing up in a pro-Labor household has granted me increased respect for a couple of the lesser-known holidays, such as Cesar Chavez Day and Labor Day.

Anyway, after a full 24-hours of work (including two straight all-nighters), I can confidently say that I'm finished with my PoliSci paper! It's still not very good, but I just hope it's better than my last one. And it should be, considering I addressed all the problems I had in the first one.

Politics

You see, kids, politics is all about perspective, and I clearly have none of it.

After working on my PoliSci paper for 18 hours (and counting!) I took a break to draw. Wouldn't you know it, the first thing that came to my mind was this politically-themed snoozefest. It helped that there actually were a bunch of people campaigning in Sproul Plaza today, so I can pretend this ties into the whole autobiographical theme of this webcomic series.

Tip #1

2 in the morning? 4 in the morning? GET BACK TO WORK!

Something tells me I should have started working on this paper earlier in the week. Oh well. I was too busy doing nothing.

Psychiatric Ward

"You senile fool! Can't you see I'm CHINESE???"

Today I paid a visit to the hospital where I used to volunteer. My friend (see March 1st issue of CC) was there too, and I helped her deliver food. I'm a little surprised I still remembered the layout of the hospital, considering I hadn't been there in about a year.

Spring Break Retrospective

I'd wish that Spring Break was every week, but I don't think my heart could handle more than three in a row...

I got nothin'. Check back tomorrow.

Miramonte

The horror... the horror...

Let's get one thing straight here. I hated high school. Sure, I wouldn't have met cool guys like Brandon and Josh had I not gone to Miramonte. Sure, maybe my being enrolled in a halfway decent school was a factor in my acceptance into Cal. So, you're asking, what's so bad about it? Why don't you sit through four years of secondary education there. Then come back and ask me that same question.

Doctor

You want fries with that?

I went to see the doctor today so I could finish up the post-acceptance forms for my trip to Beijing this summer. I'm "in excellent health."

Spring

"Such a beautiful time of year."

I bet this would make an excellent travel brochure. I should get paid for this.

World Baseball Classic

"Oh, you Koreans always say that."

Japan. Korea. Baseball. How much better can it get?

Now, I'm not Japanese, but I'm always one to take jabs at my Korean compatriots whenever there is an international sports event.

Japanese pitcher Iwakuma is hurling a one-hit shutout through four innings. Korean pitcher Bong has suffered from some funky defense and has reached his pitch limit. The score is 1-0 Japan (that one run was unearned). Let's see how this one turns out.

Bye bye, Brandon

"Don't get stabbed by any homeless people, Sam!"

These two days went by too damn quickly.

Also, there were no upsets in the NCAA tournament today. Looking at the teams, I didn't expect to see any.

Golf

"That is an odd way to react to that exclamation, I must say."

So Brandon was back from USC today and I kicked off the start of my Spring Break by hanging out and screwing around with him all day. We went to Best Buy to look at some speakers, played golf in the rain, and played basketball with a brand new ball (which we found). Basically reliving the best of the high school days. Would have benefited from addition of a Josh, though. I love those guys.

Madness

THIS IS SPORTA

Well, our very own Golden Bears' trip to the NCAA tournament was sadly cut short, as you can see. I hadn't picked them for my Final Four, however. That distinction belongs to Memphis, Syracuse, Duke and Wake Forest.

Today marks the beginning of Spring Break. I should be happy about this, but I have recently learned of some bad news that may drastically impact my summer plans (I was planning to have fun this summer). More on that later, though. For now, enjoy the madness. Accept it. Love it like your own.

Alone

They're totally missing out. Totally.

Yeah, so I decided not to leave for an early Spring Break, mainly because I have a math quiz tomorrow. Actually... that's the only reason I'm not updating this thing from home right now.

Also, I found out when my Tele-BEARS appointment time is for next semester: April 30. The system opens beginning April 13. For you non-Berkeley readers, that means I sign up for my classes two and a half weeks after they become available. Thankfully I'm planning on taking a bunch of intro classes (Bio 1B, Physics 7A, etc.) that should theoretically have sufficient capacity so that they won't be filled when I get a chance to sign up. I still probably won't get a chance to take all the classes I need to take next semester, but I suppose that's what summer school is for.

Arms and the Dude

"... and then suddenly the Greek soldiers stormed the walls of USC with their great horse..."

So basically, I went into my Classics 10B class thinking that the works we'd be reading would all be as boring as the old, bearded folks who had written them. Boy, was I wrong. Virgil's "Aeneid" is easily one of the most awesome books I've read in a while, and definitely better than most of the shit I had to read in high school English class.

St. Patrick's Day

Ireland's Christmas.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Of course, I forgot to wear green...

Goodwill

"What the fuck, man! You expect me to buy drugs with this???"

This comic was inspired by two separate instances. One was when John actually did find some maggots in the food he had left in our floor's refrigerator. The second was today, when some street bum saw me walking by and called out to me, saying that he was "Asian just like [me] because I've got green tea. Isn't that what you people drink?" I proceeded to flip him the bird.

Hippolytus

"Don't worry, dude. I promise not to tell anybody."

So yeah, our very own Chris will be acting in this week's premiere of Euripedes' Hippolytus, the tragic tale of a chaste vegetarian. And our good friend's role? He's part of the chorus. But he's the part of the chorus that talks a lot. So come and see the show if you have a chance! Contact me for more information, although I can't offer you much more than what's already in the comic besides the fact that its a free show.

Pi Day

The obligatory sacrifices of Pac-Men were, of course, performed off screen.

It's Pi Day today! So why don't you go out there and measure the area of some circular object, maybe even the volume if you're feeling adventurous. Or you could practice it the corrupt Hallmark style and stay inside to eat pie all day. I promise I won't judge you... too kindly.

The Battle

"I'm gonna integrate you so hard, you'll wish you were improper!"

Yeah, so the Math midterm wasn't half bad. Maybe it was because I had been studying for three days straight, but all of the problems seemed extremely doable. I only figured out how to do one of them at the last minute, and one of them had an answer that would have made its own mom abort it, but overall I think I did okay.

Meltdown

Don't try figuring out the perspective in the illustration. You'll only give yourself a nosebleed.

Yeah, you know those times when all the shit seems to pile up at once? This happened just now. The internet literally died while I was in the middle of emailing my Chem GSI requesting a regrading of my midterm since they screwed up my score. I had to rush over to Moffitt to log on to AirBears. That last sentence may not have made any sense to you if you don't go to Cal. Oh well.

Math midterm tomorrow. It's going to be rape. That being said, expect a comic starring the Math Ninja. Unless my internet dies again.

Lama Alert

"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, go get completely hammered."

So yeah, His Holiness the Dalai Lama is coming to town in a week or so, and today the tickets went on sale. I didn't get a chance to get one, which is a shame since I'd expect it to be an interesting experience... if not an enlightening one (har har har har har)!

Sproul Plaza Survival Guide

Or you could just, you know, ignore them.

Disclaimer: I mean no ill will towards the proponents of the student organizations that may or may not have been represented in the above comic.

Now that the legal matters are out of the way, we can get down to business. Yesterday sucked big hairy man-balls. The Classics midterm was simple enough, but I got completely handled by the Chem midterm. Oh yeah, and I just remembered that I'm getting my PoliSci paper back today. This week is pretty much the worst one imaginable, so I'm just going to throw out there that my comics for the rest of the week may reflect my general crankiness. Please don't be offended, it's just the outlet for my anger.

Other news, I'd like to know what you all think about the new style. You know what I'm talking about. Early morning postings with the little caption underneath. Tell me if it's an improvement or not! I depend on your criticism to make this webcomic better!

Of Bullets and Blue Books

"God, that cashier was rude..."

Reiteration: Classics midterm from 10-11 AM, Chem midterm from 6:30-8:30 PM.

Wish me luck!

Ambush

"I'm sure glad I didn't go to USC! I just wouldn't have felt safe there."

Errr... this comic isn't that good, but it explains the kind of week I have in store. Tomorrow, I have a Classics midterm at 10 AM and a Chem midterm at 6:30 PM. These events are represented by the aging senator-assassin and the guy with caustic chemicals, respectively. On Friday, I have a Math midterm at high noon. This is represented by the third thug, who appears to want to rape me. Not to mention I need to read more of the Federalist Papers and do homework for other classes. Also, I had my second bloody nose in as many months last night. Not fun. And I lost an hour thanks to Daylight Savings. Life is pretty much not fun right now. But I'm a winner, so I'll survive. Unless I have a stroke or something.

Inkblot

"And this one... all I see is a chiral amino acid!!!"

Studying for midterms is not fun. Chem jokes are not funny.

I went to go see Watchmen last night, though, and that WAS fun. That movie kicked some ass, and took some names. Definitely one of the best superhero movies I've ever seen. There were some acting problems, but it didn't distract from the overall awesomeness. I also thought that the trailer for Star Trek was freakin' amazing, although I thought that Spock was a little too much like Sylar.

Josh's Big Day

"So, are you just going to lie there unconscious or are you going to show me around?"

A new beanie: $5.00. A new t-shirt: $12.00. A poorly-drawn webcomic: priceless. There are some things money can't buy. For everything else there's Seashore paint program.

Anyway, if you are reading this, Josh old buddy, I just want to wish you a very happy birthday. I hope everything is going well with you and hope to see you some time soon. And if you are reading this and you aren't Josh, then go and wish him a happy birthday.

Manhattan

"We are all of us living in the shadow of Manhattan."

Okay, so I forgot that my first class started at 9:30 and not 9:00 this morning, so I went ahead and threw this little baby together. The Watchmen film comes out tonight at midnight. I might be going to the premiere, but it's more likely that I'll stay in and study for midterms. I'm definitely going to see it though. Maybe this weekend, even.

Scalpers

"I don't get it! Cousin Laughing Bear said I would make a killing in this business!"

Something doesn't make sense here. Actually a couple of somethings. Firstly, the Cowboys are a football team and the Indians are a baseball team, so they wouldn't be playing against each other unless the commissioners of the sports world actually listened my suggestion to combine the two into "faseball." Secondly, nobody would be attending if it was a game hosted by either of these teams.

One of Those Days

"Smile! You're on candid comic!"

Ohhhh boy this one sucks balls. I'm kinda getting ready for some midterms next week, though, so please forgive the shoddy quality. I'm just throwing these bad boys together to leave myself more time to study/finish work so I have time to study later.

Tarot

"Well, I've just divined that you will make some poor dental decisions in the near future."

This guy gets on my nerves. What gets even more on my nerves is the fact that he seems to be getting customers. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE??? Just go buy a fucking Magic-8 Ball! It would be cheaper and smell a lot better.

Speaking of divinations, the weather is kinda shitty and the forecast says that it will be like this at least until the end of the week. But then again, I checked the same forecast that promised the worst of the rain was over with, so who knows.

Also, it turns out my backpack ISN'T waterproof. God freakin' dammit.

Yesterday

"You are my destiny..."

Sorry for all the cheese, but I just felt like telling a nice story for once. That being said, this comic does not express what really happened yesterday. It's true that an old friend from the days I volunteered at a hospital came to town for a school competition. It's true that I missed out on seeing her earlier in the day because I was at home preparing for the birthday celebration. It's also true that I had to go on a wild goose chase once I got back into town. But what isn't true is what happened once I got to the pizza place. There was no dramatic, heart-clinching reuniting scene; we simply sat and talked for a while, catching up on life. I promised I would visit the hospital during Spring Break, and she promised she would be there. And then we said our goodbyes and she walked out the door and out of my life once again. Spring Break can't come fast enough.