You know, I’ve almost come to actually like diet soda with Splenda in it. Also, I really like Dr. Pepper. I whole-heartedly endorse it as my soft drink of choice. However, when this strip popped into my head before I drifted to sleep last night, I simply had to use it. Why deny my subconscious its deepest desires?

Who Twitters? That’s a question I see more and more on the web lately. Twitter membership is seemingly growing by leaps and bounds, and if you’re anything more than a casual internet surfer, you’ve probably heard of it. Heck, you may even already use it. I’m actually pretty far behind the times for only coming around to adopting it now. However! If you’re unfamiliar with Twitter, you’re probably familiar with either MySpace or Facebook, so I’ll explain it like this: You know those “status updates” on Myspace and Facebook where you can write a little blurb about what you’re doing right now? That’s what you do on Twitter. You write these little blurbs about what’s going on in your life, and people can “follow” you (i.e. be kept up-to-date with your Twitter posts) and you can follow them. It also keeps a log of all your past Twitter posts (called “Tweets”), so in essence, it’s like a tiny blog. You can then post a box that houses your most recent Tweet on your MySpace page, or any website of your choosing if you’re savvy enough. If you’re a normal internet user and you feel like it’s already a hassle to update your status on Myspace and Facebook and you don’t see the point of using Twitter, well, I guess I can’t blame you. But, it does offer a unique way for me to connect with you, my loyal and attractive readers, without having to make full-blown blog posts every three hours.

So, anyway, I’ve had a Twitter account for something like a year and a half, but it wasn’t until a few days ago that I started putting my Twitter feed here on George. If you scroll down and look beneath the tower ad that runs on the right side of the site, you’ll see a little box with my latest Tweet in it. Or, you can head over to http://twitter.com/georgecomics and follow my Twitter feed. That is, if you feel like it. No pressureDO IT NOW!!

On July 2, 1982, something historic happened. A former truck driver named Larry Walters decided that he was finally going to fulfill his 20-year dream of soaring with the eagles…by strapping 45 eight-foot weather balloons to a lawn chair and cutting the rope, allowing him to drift up into the beautiful blue sky like he’d always wanted. “Lawn Chair Larry” had only planned to float about 100 feet in the air, but as soon as he cut the rope holding the chair to his Jeep, he immediately soared to a height of about three miles. After spending a certain amount of time (anywhere from 45 minutes to 14 hours, I’ve read) alone in federal airspace with nothing but a lawn chair and some beer and sandwiches, he decided to start popping the weather balloons with a pellet gun he’d brought along (he was obviously a thinkin’ man). He slowly descended into a Long Beach neighborhood where he got tangled up in some power lines and caused a blackout. He calmly climbed down and into the handcuffs of the waiting police force, saying, “A man can’t just sit around.”

Also, I was born. Happy July 2, everybody!

George just got a positive write-up over at Online Comics, a webcomic review blog. Seeing that definitely brings a smile to my face! There are lots of reviews here, so if you’re a fan of webcomics, scroll through the site and you just might find something you like.

I’m trying something new…for all the people who come to the website to read the strip, you’ll be either elated or mortified to know that my actions here today do not affect you. However, those of you who subscribe to the strip via either RSS or e-mail…this concerns you. You lucky people. I’ve decided to include George blog posts (like this one) in the RSS and e-mail subscription feeds so 1) I can communicate with all of my readers more easily, and 2) you get even more Georgy goodness. If you’re worried about me flooding your inbox with things like “Guess what I just found between my third and fourth toe?” you needn’t fuss; I typically only blog a couple of times a week at most. I think, ultimately, this will be pretty sweet and allow me to connect more with you, my intelligent and attractive readers.

Oh, um….and please, bear with me if, while trying to get this to work properly, you receive like, A BILLION EMAILS from me. My sincerest apologies beforehand. I’ll try to remain professional. *Burp*

Man, I gotta start paying more attention around here! A few days ago, we hit a big milestone here…300 George comics! Shows you the attention I pay to milestones, though; I didn’t realize it until I was uploading today’s comic and finally realized I had surpassed 300 some time ago. So eat, drink, be merry, and revel in the celebration, even though…even though it was like, five days ago!