Dan Goldman ([info]dangoldman) wrote in [info]act_i_vate,
@ 2006-05-11 20:26:00
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"Kelly" Part 14


My dear friends: this is a special birthday gift from me to you. I know it's supposed to be the other way round, but things have been really sweet lately and I wanted keep the psychic nectars a-flowing. Lots of exciting things happening since 2006 began... and now suddenly it's May(??!?) and I've turned 32. And Kelly is 14, parts long that is. Need to catch up before we begin?















Thanks for playing with me; see you jerks next week... and DON'T FORGET to drop by SMITH Magazine on Monday AM for the beginning of SHOOTING WAR, my other free weekly graphic novel.

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[info]benchilada
2006-05-12 12:47 am UTC (link)
Frame five is PERFECT.
It's like a combo between "Are you fucking kidding me?" and "Well, maybe it wouldn't be so bad."

This is rocking me.

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[info]jerem_morrow
2006-05-12 01:11 am UTC (link)
Seconded.

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[info]dead_kid_fred
2006-05-12 01:14 am UTC (link)
Your Bub icon is the stuff of legend!

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[info]jerem_morrow
2006-05-12 01:16 am UTC (link)
And yours keeps nagging on my mind. Have I seen it somewhere before? Did I have english class with it?

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[info]dead_kid_fred
2006-05-12 01:19 am UTC (link)
Here lies your answer! :)

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[info]jerem_morrow
2006-05-12 01:25 am UTC (link)
Now I remember! Smelly kid. I always had an issue with figuring out whether he was leaning my way to cheat on pop quizes or leaning due to necrosis. Now I know! Huzzah!

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[info]dead_kid_fred
2006-05-12 01:33 am UTC (link)
That's a pretty swell TOOL icon as well.

Looks like I was too dense to get your joke until just now. Go, me!

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[info]jerem_morrow
2006-05-12 01:43 am UTC (link)
Not in the least related to this post, but have you cracked the puzzle in the 4 portrait pics on 10,000 days?

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[info]dead_kid_fred
2006-05-12 05:27 am UTC (link)
No, sir. Have you?

I noticed Danny's has a Tree Of Life diagram in the background, but I haven't really studied hard yet.

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[info]jerem_morrow
2006-05-12 02:00 pm UTC (link)
I've only just started looking in depth, but I must admit to being stumped. I figure it'll occur to me out of the blue.

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-12 10:15 am UTC (link)
Thanks, doggy! I nearly added a line there but reading the whole thing with Lilli before, that silent panel got the best laugh... and so it remained.

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[info]lukeii
2006-05-12 12:50 am UTC (link)
Wow! A Very Happy Unbirthday to the rest of us!

I still can't express enough how much I love this comic.

And a content cat, is there anything better?

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-12 10:18 am UTC (link)
And I can't express how much I love you. Words fail. It's like — aw, fuck it.

Thanks!

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[info]man_size
2006-05-12 12:58 am UTC (link)
Max has seen the light? Shit, I think I'VE seen the light. Thank you so very much from the bottom of my heart to the tippy-top.

Again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Dan!

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-12 10:21 am UTC (link)
The story needed some room and breathe and chill (I did too)... the fact that this particular bit landed on my birthday was extra reason to work on it instead of going to the park for a few hours. I was washed clean too.

Thanks for the birthday wishes!

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[info]misfitwes
2006-05-12 01:12 am UTC (link)
sweeeeeeeeeeet.

my friend ___ got a clown fish from another friend of mine once. the fish ended up dieing pretty quick. so of course, he fried it up and ate it. appearently clown fish are only poisonous with anemonies in the tank. also, they have no taste.

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-12 10:36 am UTC (link)
If I were your friend, I would've slit my wrists halfway through FINDING NEMO after that affair. Maybe tartar sauce would've helped...?

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[info]misfitwes
2006-05-12 10:42 am UTC (link)
i don't think anything will ever help him.

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[info]jasonturner
2006-05-12 01:15 am UTC (link)
Great stuff. I love the calm in this installment after the drug-addled chaos of the preceding ones!

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-12 10:36 am UTC (link)
EXACTLY! Ladies and gentleman, an It-Getter! Welcome sir!

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[info]dead_kid_fred
2006-05-12 01:16 am UTC (link)
Talk about closure!

Happy day again, good sir!

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-12 10:38 am UTC (link)
Thanks, boss... It's a little soon for closure though. Might I remind you of 3 very important words...?

Check. Your. Voicemail.

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[info]dead_kid_fred
2006-05-12 07:11 pm UTC (link)
Ah! I had forgotten!

You dirty dog, you.

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-12 11:15 pm UTC (link)
I am da dirtiest. There are many events in motion right now, some about to come to the surface... next week.

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[info]rawsocket
2006-05-12 01:27 am UTC (link)
Squee! Super great surprise! Thank you!!! I love Kelly.

Happy Birthday!

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-12 10:39 am UTC (link)
You're welcome! Kelly loves you too...

Squee again!!

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[info]zegas
2006-05-12 02:23 am UTC (link)
The morning after has never seemed so peaceful and tolerable. You've mastered the beat to your own tune, my friend. Feliz Cumpleanos!

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-12 10:42 am UTC (link)
Hahaha... the calm moment is only ever just a pause, man. The morning after never ends; it's called LIFE.

No es facíl, Don Panorama...

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[info]rami_efal
2006-05-12 02:44 am UTC (link)
That is one happy cat. Excellent closure, and Max's expression in panel 5 is more than just appropriate, it also omiously indicates he learned to trust Kelly.
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Bring on the catastrophe.

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-12 10:44 am UTC (link)
Thanks Rami! Panel 5 is my favorite one too.

Catastrophe? But we're doing so well right now with Max and Kelly? You mean, things are going to get bad again...?

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Damn
[info]jahfurry
2006-05-12 06:42 am UTC (link)
Jeez, was about to go to sleep, and now you got me all in the mood for smelts.

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Re: Damn
[info]dangoldman
2006-05-12 10:46 am UTC (link)
Barney Greengrass Delivers...

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Fine Goldman Silk
(Anonymous)
2006-05-12 11:38 am UTC (link)
The series has landed. The universe has normalized nicely and this is the perfect capper to 1-13. I'm calmed, calibrated and ready to go back into the fray. Will somebody answer that damn phone!

Yeah - I'm now pumping my praise directly into the public eye.

Happy b-day punkin!

- Brett Jackson

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Re: Fine Goldman Silk
[info]dangoldman
2006-05-12 06:54 pm UTC (link)
Keep it public, Jackson..!! Don't hide your love away... I will be bringing the noize next week and thereafter too.

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[info]lukkucairi
2006-05-12 02:24 pm UTC (link)
Priceless! Frame 5 makes me able to face Friday in Chicago with a smile.

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-12 06:55 pm UTC (link)
That one seems to be the Hit of the Week... Glad to be of service.

The priceless part would be the actual reference photos, tho... ;)

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[info]lordrexfear
2006-05-14 04:23 am UTC (link)
I wished you a HB in my LJ on the day, but I can do it again, so there ya have it.

Now, to clrify my last confusion and I still have it here. How the hell did Kelly see what Max was tripping about? and why isn't he more upset about the dead fish? Seriously, I need to know what and who Kelly really is... it's almost like I'd rather not read each week and wait for it to be over. The suspense would kill me less!

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(Anonymous)
2006-05-18 10:05 am UTC (link)
GREAT PURGE, I LOVE IT!


LOVE, JO

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