http://www.overcompensating.com/ Jeffrey Rowland's Life Story en-us 1999-2008 Jeffrey Rowland Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 60 http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20120202.html http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20120202.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <a href="http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20120202.html"><img src="http://www.overcompensating.com/comics/20120202.png" width="780" height="410" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" alt="strip for February / 02 / 2012" title="Beings emerge from caverns or holes, make predictions, ascend, kids hide eggs/throw eggs at cops."></a><br /> St. Groundhog's Day 2012<br> <a href="http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&amp;Store_Code=TO&amp;Category_Code=ALL"><img src="http://www.topatoco.com/graphics/00000001/bee.gif-sm.jpg" vspace="3" width="150" align="left" border="0" hspace="6"></a> <font size="+1">Do you know why Groundhog's Day is my favorite holiday?</FONT> 1) Because nobody gets the day off, 2) because it's like, adorable, and 3) because it's SOME WEIRD GUYS IN TOP HATS THAT PULL A GROUNDHOG NAMED PHIL OUT OF A LITTLE HUT THAT THEY BUILT FOR HIM, CLAIM TO OBSERVE HIM DOING SOMETHING KIND OF UNOBSERVABLE, THIS IS AN ACTUAL THING THAT HAPPENS. I love it. <br><br> More comics about St. Groundhog's Day <a href="http://www.ohnorobot.com/index.pl?s=groundhog&amp;Search=Search&amp;comic=676">here</a>! <br><br>
St. Groundhog's Day 2012
Do you know why Groundhog's Day is my favorite holiday? 1) Because nobody gets the day off, 2) because it's like, adorable, and 3) because it's SOME WEIRD GUYS IN TOP HATS THAT PULL A GROUNDHOG NAMED PHIL OUT OF A LITTLE HUT THAT THEY BUILT FOR HIM, CLAIM TO OBSERVE HIM DOING SOMETHING KIND OF UNOBSERVABLE, THIS IS AN ACTUAL THING THAT HAPPENS. I love it.

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]]> http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20120201.html http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20120201.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <a href="http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20120201.html"><img src="http://www.overcompensating.com/comics/20120201.png" width="780" height="410" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" alt="strip for February / 01 / 2012" title="The World Record for Highest-Marked-Up-Thing in the world is Airport Miller Lite."></a><br /> St. Groundhog's Day Eve 2012<br> <a href="http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&amp;Store_Code=TO&amp;Category_Code=ALL"><img src="http://www.topatoco.com/graphics/00000001/joco-problems-sm.jpg" vspace="3" width="200" align="left" border="0" hspace="6"></a> <font size="+1">Do you know what the problem is</FONT> with the Bahamas? Friggin' North Americans. Gross, fat, loud, tramp-stamped North Americans who are never happy with anything and don't even act right at home, and then <i>cut loose</i> when there's free drinks flowing like wine. Also it felt weird that it was like all black people serving mostly white people. But if you don't mind understanding why Americans have a bad reputation in some places (and I'm glaring at you too, Alberta, Canada) and weird slave-guilt, I can highly recommend the Bahamas. I saw a guy with a Calvin Peeing on a Ford Logo <i>tattoo</I>. But now we are back, and it is St. Groundhog's Day Eve. Let us bow our heads. <br><br> More comics about St. Groundhog's Day <a href="http://www.ohnorobot.com/index.pl?s=groundhog&amp;Search=Search&amp;comic=676">here</a>! <br><br>
St. Groundhog's Day Eve 2012
Do you know what the problem is with the Bahamas? Friggin' North Americans. Gross, fat, loud, tramp-stamped North Americans who are never happy with anything and don't even act right at home, and then cut loose when there's free drinks flowing like wine. Also it felt weird that it was like all black people serving mostly white people. But if you don't mind understanding why Americans have a bad reputation in some places (and I'm glaring at you too, Alberta, Canada) and weird slave-guilt, I can highly recommend the Bahamas. I saw a guy with a Calvin Peeing on a Ford Logo tattoo. But now we are back, and it is St. Groundhog's Day Eve. Let us bow our heads.

More comics about St. Groundhog's Day here!

]]> http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20120123.html http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20120123.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <a href="http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20120123.html"><img src="http://www.overcompensating.com/comics/20120123.png" width="780" height="410" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" alt="strip for January / 23 / 2012" title="Dangit I thought I could get in there before that check for the McNinja Squishables hit the bank"></a><br /> The Getaway<br> 'When you're here, you're family' refers to the small print on the entrance of each Olive Garden that informs you that by entering the building you are legally marrying Darden Restaurants, Inc. <a href="http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&amp;Store_Code=TO&amp;Category_Code=ALL"><img src="http://www.topatoco.com/graphics/00000001/rb-weemcninja-sm.jpg" vspace="3" width="150" align="left" border="0" hspace="6"></a> <font size="+1">BRB</FONT> going to the Bahamas. Be back on the 30th ready to make all the comics. <br><br> <a href="http://www.ohnorobot.com/index.pl?s=money&amp;Search=Search&amp;comic=676">More comics about money here</a>!
The Getaway
'When you're here, you're family' refers to the small print on the entrance of each Olive Garden that informs you that by entering the building you are legally marrying Darden Restaurants, Inc. BRB going to the Bahamas. Be back on the 30th ready to make all the comics.

More comics about money here!]]> http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20120112.html http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20120112.html Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <a href="http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20120112.html"><img src="http://www.overcompensating.com/comics/20120112.png" width="780" height="410" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" alt="strip for January / 12 / 2012" title="Batman might actually save a lot of money if he just threw fish oil pills at bad guys, that stuff is RANK"></a><br /> Pellets<br> <a href="http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&amp;Store_Code=TO&amp;Category_Code=ALL"><img src="http://www.topatoco.com/graphics/00000001/rb-weemcninja-sm.jpg" vspace="3" width="150" align="left" border="0" hspace="6"></a> <font size="+1">As you can tell</FONT> I'm kinda wading back into this comics-making thing. Everything feels weird right now. I want to do something big and amazing, but I don't know what it is just yet. Let me get these taxes sorted out and maybe after we get back from the Bahamas I'll have some idea. <br><br> Also I'm going to the BAHAMAS in a couple weeks. First vacation in... seven years? Swim-up bar? Hope they got a rope. <br><br> <a href="http://www.ohnorobot.com/index.pl?s=pills&amp;Search=Search&amp;comic=676">More comics about pills here</a>!
Pellets
As you can tell I'm kinda wading back into this comics-making thing. Everything feels weird right now. I want to do something big and amazing, but I don't know what it is just yet. Let me get these taxes sorted out and maybe after we get back from the Bahamas I'll have some idea.

Also I'm going to the BAHAMAS in a couple weeks. First vacation in... seven years? Swim-up bar? Hope they got a rope.

More comics about pills here!]]> http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20120110.html http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20120110.html Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <a href="http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20120110.html"><img src="http://www.overcompensating.com/comics/20120110.png" width="780" height="410" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" alt="strip for January / 10 / 2012" title="Oh good, now when we say the name of the year we don&#39;t have to start it with &#39;two thousand and&#39; anymore."></a><br /> Twenty Twelve<br> <a href="http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&amp;Store_Code=TO&amp;Category_Code=ALL"><img src="http://www.topatoco.com/graphics/00000001/bee.gif-sm.jpg" vspace="3" width="150" align="left" border="0" hspace="6"></a> <font size="+1">Another year?</FONT> I was just getting the hang of the last one. Not really, I never felt in control for even one second of 2011. Gotta get some control. <br><br> Happy 2012, let's get this thing figured out.
Twenty Twelve
Another year? I was just getting the hang of the last one. Not really, I never felt in control for even one second of 2011. Gotta get some control.

Happy 2012, let's get this thing figured out.]]> http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20111211.html http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20111211.html Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 <a href="http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20111211.html"><img src="http://www.overcompensating.com/comics/20111211.png" width="780" height="410" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" alt="strip for December / 11 / 2011" title="You actually have to put a lot of weight in the back of the van to do this. Also this actually happened on December 4, I&#39;m behind! What are even the cool songs now, who cares."></a><br /> The Morning I Drove Away Vannah<br> <a href="http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&amp;Store_Code=TO&amp;Category_Code=GOAT"><img src="http://www.topatoco.com/graphics/00000001/mspa-ps-book03-sm.jpg" vspace="3" width="150" align="left" border="0" hspace="6"></a> <font size="+1">This is one of the</FONT> rare Overcompensating comics that is actually more than 90% true. I (or, <a href="http://topatoco.com/hey/about/" target="_blank">The Topato Corporation</a>, rather) now owns <a href="http://frontalot.com/" target="_blank">MC Frontalot</a>'s van, the one that was in <a href="http://www.nerdcorerisingmovie.com/" target="_blank">Nerdcore Rising</a>. <br><br> Expect way more sporadic updates in the next couple weeks as we battle the forces of millions of orders coming in every second at <a href="http://www.topatoco.com">TopatoCo</a>! If you've placed an order recently please be patient; our deadlines have been set up to deal with delays involved this big old thing. We got about 12 people now helping get your stuff out. We're gonna do it! It's gonna happen! <br><br> You can read more Overcompensating comics about MC Frontalot <a href="http://www.ohnorobot.com/index.pl?s=frontalot&amp;Search=Search&amp;comic=676">here</a>! <br><br>
The Morning I Drove Away Vannah
This is one of the rare Overcompensating comics that is actually more than 90% true. I (or, The Topato Corporation, rather) now owns MC Frontalot's van, the one that was in Nerdcore Rising.

Expect way more sporadic updates in the next couple weeks as we battle the forces of millions of orders coming in every second at TopatoCo! If you've placed an order recently please be patient; our deadlines have been set up to deal with delays involved this big old thing. We got about 12 people now helping get your stuff out. We're gonna do it! It's gonna happen!

You can read more Overcompensating comics about MC Frontalot here!

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