So I went on a formal-apology kick a couple years back, seeking out the folks I’d screwed up badly enough around that my brain could not forget about it and trying to set things right by at least saying I was sorry.

Not one person had any memory of what the hell I was talking about.

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Hey! Big fancy handshakes to any of you tuning in after SpringCon this weekend! I met so many cool people there, no kidding! Thanks, each of you, for stopping by my table (or at least taking the free comics I was foisting at you).

To celebrate the newcomers, how about a game? For the next two weeks, ending 11:59pm Sunday on June the 2nd, I’ll be taking entries for the first-ever Cordyceps Tickles! Let Your Bork Flag Fly contest. Three winners walk away with their very own portable bork keychain, as seen here:

The rules? Post either here in the comments, or on the CT! Facebook page, with the best story you’ve got of when you let a bork (best known by its common name, the ‘brain fart’– just not by its abandoned name, the ‘derp’, anymore) call the shots for you.

There’s gotta be some entertaining material out there, ’cause I know I’m not the only one who takes advice from borks. They’re so gosh darn convincing!

Hey, I’m gonna be at SpringCon this Saturday and Sunday from 10pm-5pm at the MN State Fairgrounds! I’ll have Cordyceps books, bork charms, and my older Grey Bouquet stuff along too.

Things I’ve lost moving that I really really wish I hadn’t:

1.) my Cease and Desist letter from Steven Spielberg’s lawyer
2.) a mail-away poster that had all the Battle Beasts action figures on it
3.) the cheat sheet I’d scribbled down of what animal was on what month of this calendar

Also, I know you’re all in awe of my bus-drawing skills. It’s okay. You can admit it.

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Speaking of moving: I moved to a new apartment this weekend! Which meant I was a little slow dealing with the rest of life, but it only held the comic back by a day, woot~

EDIT: Just noticed this comic is apparently not brought to you by the letter S. Ah, well.

Yup, the brainfarts have been strong in this one since waaay back.

Still got the scars from this particular stroke of genius.

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Big snuggly fistbumps to everyone who was at the Black Hat Collective’s panels at Anime Detour this weekend! (Including our co-panelist Randy from Something Positive, who’s a swell guy. Really knows his way around a clothes hanger joke. If you haven’t already, go read his comic! It’s cynical-icious.)

Had a kidney stone on the move during the Saturday morning panel, so extra thanks for having me along to wince and stare bug-eyed at you all for an hour while the other artists gave the good advice.

And to the reader who came up to me in the hallways and asked me to sign his copy of CT! Volume 1: congratulations, you officially made a Gerbil’s week.

Next con appearance will be SpringCon this May the 18th and 19th!
This time I’ve actually remembered to update the “See Me In 3-D” info tab beforehand. Promise.

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MERCH NEWS! Portable borks are GO!

A 1.5-inch tall, hard-plastic embodiment of all things brainfarty can be yours for just $5, or $3 with a book purchase. Send inquiries to cordyceps.tickles@gmail.com !

Extra bonus doodle comic this week ’cause I felt like it, and it’s over HERE!

BOOK-RELATED NEWS: Cordyceps Tickles Volume 1 can now be found at Big Brain Comics in Minneapolis, Minnesota! If you’ve been meaning to pick yourself up a copy, they’ve got one of the best indie comic selections in the Twin Cities. Check ‘em out!

I don’t know if Mom knows that I remembered. Guess she will now, either way. (Hi, Mom! Ha, ha. You said a swear.)

EDIT: Hey! Look who showed up, fittingly enough, this April Fool’s Day!

Size ratios in outer space are friggin’ terrifying.

So of course, I studied up on space facts for the next few years, purely to show space how not-afraid of it I was. I’m sure the cold void of our solar system was ever so concerned.

SPOILER: I got better