Business Casual

Comic for Monday, February 8, 2010

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST

Comic for Friday, February 5, 2010

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST

Comic for Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST

Comic for Monday, February 1, 2010

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST

Know Your ABCs

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST

Honestly, it's a wonder we get anything done at all at our jobs. With all of the terms, acronyms, and other job specific nomenclature that workplaces make up, employees almost have to learn a whole new language to perform their daily tasks. For instance, all of the acronyms that are used in today's comic are just some of the actual acronyms that I've encountered over the years.

Can anyone guess them all? Feel free to leave your guesses in the comments section.

Also, I wanted to let everyone know that I've entered the latest Shirt.Woot Derby. My design can be found here, and it's doing better in the contest than I thought it would. To vote for my design in the contest, you need to have previously purchased something from a woot site.

So if you've ever used woot before, I'd definitely appreciate a quick vote. If my design makes it into the top 3, it will be printed and available for sale on woot's site.

Comic for Friday, January 29, 2010

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST

Too Much Detail

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST

Not only do I sometime fall into this trap with my day job, I see the same behavior with Business Casual. I'll spend half an hour trying to get someone's chin just right when I look at the comic at 500% magnification. Instead of wasting my time on these minor things, I need to be able to put my time and effort into more productive areas. So I'm trying to not worry as much if the balloon tails aren't as perfect as I want them to be, and instead worry about getting the comic completed, getting the book ready to publish, and getting my site updated.

Comic for Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST

The Box Office Award Goes To...

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST

Congrats to Avatar for passing the 600 gajillion dollar mark or whatever it's up to now. Is there a limit to how much this movie will make? I don't see any signs of the numbers drying up soon as it continues to be a phenomenon.

But is it a good to great movie? Well, my opinion is a wholehearted Yes andKinda. The Yes comes from the pure enjoyment aspect of watching the movie. I loved the detail that went into creating Pandora. The 3D was enjoyable with some stunning scenes. The opening scene of the movie with the people waking up in their pods was astounding and was the first movie scene that made me go Wow in some time. So there was a lot to enjoy in this movie. And I definitely felt that I got my money's worth both times I went to see it.

However, I don't think that it will be all that great when people re-watch the movie in 10-20 years. By that time, some other technological and graphical achievement will be in the theaters that will make us look at Avatar the same way we look at the Jurassic Park movie these days. It's not the same with some other big budget special effect movies such as Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. The stories of these movies help make them enjoyable and give them shelf life way past their effects date. I'm just not sure that Avatar has that.

In comic news, today's joke is probably the most groan-inducing joke that I've ever written here at Business Casual. But it was a joke that I thought was so bad that after mulling it over a while in my head, it just started becoming funny to me. So, I just had to do it.

Comic for Monday, January 25, 2010

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST

Tablet Computer

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST

Ok, I'm not sure if I can consider myself an actual "tech" guy, but that's mainly because I'm too careful with my money. So I never really get the latest gadgets or tech gizmos that come onto the market.

So would I want a media/computer tablet if it comes out? Sure. I want a lot of things. And if anyone has some new tech gadgets and toys they want to give me, I'll give you my address right away. So the likely insane starting price point will keep it out of my hands for sometime.

Another thing that doesn't have me ready to wait in line for this tablet is that I also can't think of anything that this tablet will do that I shouldn't be able to do with my laptop. And if it doesn't have the extra portability factor like a smartphone which fits in my pocket, I personally don't see the huge selling point behind this product.

So, will it be cool? No doubt, but I just don't know if it's going to be the game changer that everyone is hyping it up to be.

Comic for Friday, January 22, 2010

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST

Please Some People None Of The Time

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST

Like today's comic implies, there's just some people that are going to be unhappy no matter what. They say that they want something red. You give them red, but it's not red enough. It's just in people's nature to complain. I can even see it in myself sometimes. A co-worker will bring in some homemade candy, and my first response sometimes will be more along the line of "You put walnuts in the brownies? Yuck!" instead of "Thanks for the brownies."

Also, I'm doing some behind-the-scenes maintenance on the site so if you see any odd behavior or broken links, feel free to let me know.

Comic for Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST

Comic for Monday, January 18, 2010

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST

The Lost Weekend

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST

Once you're married and have three young children in the house, you hardly ever get to tell exciting weekend stories to your coworkers on Monday. If we make it to a restaurant, the library, and Target in a day, that's a big deal at my house.

Of course, like Pete in today's comic, I really didn't do too much before the kids were around either.