Check it out, my good friend Patrick Rodriguez finally started posting his comic where all of us can see it! Check it out, it’s called “Who Am I.” Tell him I said hey!

I guess I could tell him that myself… hmm…

…awkward…

Yeah, so I don’t know what caused this (as if I knew how any of these types of things are caused for me) but I am totally on a Led Zeppelin kick right now. Obviously this is not news — Zep was a favorite band of mine through all of High School — bassist John Paul Jones was probably my biggest influence during the early years of me learning bass — I even named my first bass “Jonsey” after the legendary low-end master.

But during college and since then, I’ve drifted away form them, not because of dislike, but because of other things. Jazz, electronica, britpop, andjust about everything else has taken my interest away from my roots, but for some reason I have had a craving to get the Led out lately. I quickly realized that much of my catalog was lacking. My favorite album “Houses of the Holy” and a few other gems were imported into iTunes long ago, but there was several albums that I used to own only on ancient cassete tapes — long since lost to the ravages of time. “Physical Graffiti,” “In Through the Out Door,” and even “IV” (or “Zoso,” if you prefer) were completely absent.

I simply HAD to get these as soon as possible. I went wild, unable to buy them at work, I was clawing wildly anywhere on the internet trying to find streaming versions of the classics. How could I live without “Carouselambra” at my fingertips? This morning I thought I was going to have a heart attack if I didn’t hear “When The Levee Breaks” right that second…

Well, I’m happy to say the situation has been remedied. The albums I once treasured are now back in my safe, loving hands, thanks to the internet. I’m also glad that iTunes carries Zepp now — for the longest time they were unavailable. Let’s all breathe a sigh of relief…

Bonus track: I couldn’t pass up the ZZ Top Best Of while I was searching. They are the best driving music ever, hands down.

I’ve always claimed that my favorite step in making a webcomic is the writing process, and that’s definitely true. But today, I had to back up and have some good, old fashioned slapstick fun. This strip was real fun for me to draw, I don’t usually play around with guestures that much in Dorm Dorks, but those last two panels were really fun for me.

This storyline has been real fun, and I’m trying to push myself art-wise in ways I haven’t before, and as good as that sounds, there’s been a serious downside. The strips are taking longer to make, and in combination with some other things happening in my life… I’ve had to put my Warcraft account on hold…

I know, it’s a sad day for all of us. I’m definitely not “out” on liking the game or anything, so don’t worry about that, but I simply don’t need to be paying $15 a month to play for just  two or three hours (if that) each month. So it’s on hold. I fully intend to come back, so don’t worry about it. Until then, peace out!