Behind the 8 Ball

Can't Wait to Finish Procrastinating

2007-06-01T13:52:00.000-07:00

I know I procrastinate too much. Don't we all? I put off everything just to play pool or a game or magic. Folding clothes is overrated, isn't it? I just wear them all over again, then wash them, then wear them. I save time and energy by not folding them, and just playing some 8-ball. Right?

Zombies - Part IV

2007-05-22T23:58:00.000-07:00

Didn't you ever wonder when watching the zombie movies what would happen if everyone died? I mean, the zombies feed off the brains of the other people. If everyone died, and all living things became undead, except for those that are now the dead undead, and those people less fortunate to not become undead, do the zombies just starve to death? Are they doomed to walk the earth in search of brains that aren't there? I want answers! Somebody get George Romero on the phone!

Zombie - Part III

2007-05-10T11:35:00.000-07:00

I was going to wrap this section up, but I just had to reference "RE: Your Brains" by Jonathan Coulton.

Zombie - Part II

2007-04-25T01:45:00.000-07:00

I guess I should explain where the cowboys come from in the last strip. Cowboy is my favorite billiard game. It's a points game that's combination of pocket billiards and carom billiards. My favorite rule is that on the final point, you have to scratch, seeing as it's what I'm best at. At least, it's what I'm best at, except when I'm actually trying to. Some of the rules for cowboy can be a bit blurry, but luckily, I have a copy of Virtual Pool 3 (with Jeannette Lee, ooh la la!) to help me. As for the zombie, it's not a ghost ball. A ghost ball is something you imagine to help you line up your shot, as in Virtual Pool 3.

Zombie - Part I

2007-04-10T23:00:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone had a great Easter. I got to spend it with my wonderful in-laws. I had a blast in California and took some great photos of the trees in ~~Bonfante~~ Gilroy Gardens. I have some projects I absolutely need to get done (including taxes), so BT8B will be going to weekly... for now.

Turtle Power

2007-03-27T11:49:00.000-07:00

I used to love the TMNT when I was a kid, especially the originals. If only they would make a movie as dark as the original comic. Of course, it would have an "R" rating. I have to get Rodriguez or Tarantino on it.

New Years Resolutions

2007-03-19T22:35:00.000-07:00

I never wrote New Year's resolutions because usually one never keeps them, but mostly because it ends up a large marketing tool. I'm afraid that as soon as I write out my resolution, I'll get bombarded with spam from people begging me to purchase their product. Like, if I resolve to play more pool, all of a sudden, everyone's asking me to buy their pool cue.

Romance - part 3

2007-03-11T22:05:00.000-07:00

Good news, but not great news. Some people found my aunt's van, but my aunt is still missing. The wife is home from the hospital and my baby's over her ear infection (I hope). Let's just hope things continue upwards. In the meantime, I'll be transitioning into a few more story-based comics, with lots more action.

Romance - part 2

2007-03-07T20:24:00.000-08:00

Well, it's another simple one today. I'm still sick; it's apparently not the flu; it's upper respiratory infection. Our youngest is getting over an ear infection and the older one is sick today, and finally, the wife is in the hospital with pneumonia. Oh and they still haven't found my aunt. I'm going back to the hospital to sleep.

Romance - part 1

2007-03-03T21:15:00.000-08:00

If you look close, you might find a few puns in there. I wanted to put the strip up last night, but the flu bug caught up to me and my family. Anyways, this is what I call "the setup."

On a sad note, my aunt is missing. If anyone sees her vehicle, please call the police at the very least. Thanks!

Nice Rack

2007-02-27T19:29:00.000-08:00

This was supposed to be an easy one. Well, it didn't take as long as I had figured. I didn't have a lot of time because my daughter has an ear infection; somehow it made her vomit on me. How fun!

I did have fun doing this one, although it didn't come out as well as I had hoped. The idea has been in my head since I figure when I open up a new pool hall with my father-in-law, we'll have hire some topless girls just to rack our balls. Er... well, they'll be the ones racking the balls. Well, that doesn't sound right either. I'll stop now. If you look closely, you just might be able to see some virtual "cleavage" between the 10 and the 12 in the straight-pool rack.

Ball in Hand

2007-02-23T18:44:00.000-08:00

I know; I did it. I just about pulled all the stops when it comes to double-entendre puns for pool. I also know that the 4 and 12 aren't usually pink, unless you're using the Super-special Superpro Aramith Pro Super balls. This is an illegal shot and thus really is ball-in-hand, since no rail was hit. As for the puns, this isn't the last of it. There'll be more to come.

I Spy

2007-02-20T21:01:00.000-08:00

We all enjoy the 007 films, but I think that the womanizing and the cockiness would eventually get annoying, at least to those that work with him. He evades death constantly, so I figure this would be the only way to kill the "Bond."

More War?

2007-02-16T21:01:00.000-08:00

Nothing is ever what you think it is, especially if you overhear a conversation and think you heard what you didn't really hear. I would have used a chess set, but being the uber-gamer that I am, I don't own a "real" one. A "real" one being one that didn't come bundled with checkers and chinese checkers. Go or Othello probably would have worked, but I don't have those either. I had Yinsh. All Gipf games rock.
In 8-ball, it really is a battle of black vs. white, as in chess or yinsh, or just about any other "versus" game. We dread that 8 until we legitimately sink it. Then we love it, and we do it again.

The Warriors

2007-02-13T21:00:00.000-08:00

For those of you that aren't sure, this references The Warriors. In a standard game of 8-ball, it's a war between the solids and stripes. I figured, what better way to convey that image?

Buttons

2006-01-01T16:19:00.000-08:00