[[A disheveled man is dancing on top of a deer.]]
Man: WOOOOO!! Adrenaline junkie! I live for the rush!!
[[The camera zooms in a bit.]]
Man: I've figured out how to get my body to squirt out fear chemicals in semi-controlled situations!
[[A boy is eating a piece of bread and holding a cup of tea while at his computer, watching a video of the man.]]
Boy: Psshhh!! While YOU'RE out there risking your life, I'M exploring the world from the comfort of home! JUST as fun and MUCH safer!
[[The camera zooms out. The deer is leaping off of the edge of a cliff, with the man still slightly above it.]]
Man: Clicking on links compulsively gives you intermittent hits of dopamine. YOU'RE CHASING THE SAME RUSH I AM!
Man: And all that SITTING is still endangering your health in measurable, albeit slower, ways!!
[[The boy is now eating his sandwich with renewed vigor.]]
Boy: You're RIGHT! Staring at my screen is an extreme sport of its very own! LIVE FOR THE RUSH!!
Man: BRAH! WE'RE BOTH ADDICTED TO OUR BRAINS!!
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{{alt-text: Meanwhile, for the deer, it's just another Thursday.}}
Meanwhile, for the deer, it's just another Thursday.
The computers tell me it was 20 years ago, June 9, 2006, that I arrived in New York for my first-ever comic convention as an exhibitor, MoCCA.
It was an important trip for me, a milestone in what would go on to become my career.
I wrote a little reminiscence on Patreon (free/unlocked) — including a first-since-then reprint of the photocomics I made at the time, documenting the trip!
Read the rest here: [ 20 Years Ago (In Photocomic Form) ]
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