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Kick in the Head Kick in the Head is a New York based, semi-autobiographical daily web comic by Derek Lieu.
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Kick in the Head A semi-autobiographical webcomic based in New York City. / Written/Drawn by Derek Lieu
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iPod Envy [[Dude stands at bus stop watching smiley guys enjoy their iPods, a lot]] / THAT DOES IT! / <> / <> / <> / [[iPod splashes in puddle]] / <> / [[Dude walks off angry, Smiley guy cries]] / Caption: Later... / [[Dude picks up iPod from puddle]] / {{iPod, bus, anger, violence}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-03-20
New York Times Telemarketer [[Dude sits watching TV, cell phone rings]] / <> / Dude: Hello? / Telemarketer: Hi, are you interested in a subscription to the New York Times? / Dude: You know what? I am! / Telemarketer: You are? Oh, um, in that case. Can I have your name? / Dude: C#hiss#dr D*static*g--y / Telemarketer: I'm sorry, I'm getting interference, can you repeat that? / Dude: Yes, that's Cedric. / Dude: C as in Cedric / E as in Eric / D as in Derek / R as in Rick / I as in Ick / C as in Cedric / [[Telemarketer is dumbfounded]] / Telemarketer: ... / Telemarketer: I'm sorry, I called the wrong number, bye. / {{home, apartment, cell phone, telemarketing, New York Times, junk call, Harry Potter}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-03-25
NYU: Career Jump Starter [[Dude wears T-shirt reading: I came to NYU to start my career and all I got was this lousy economy.]] / {{clothes, economy, nyu, new york university, graduation}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-03-26
Film Student Job Searching [[Dude talks with smiley guy]] / Dude: The problem with being a film student grad is that your job can't be summed up in one word. / Smiley Guy: Why don't you just do a search on a job website for "filmmaker?" / <> / {{film student, job searching, filmmaker, anger, violence}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-03-27
 
New York's Rapidly Changing Seasons [[Dude stands in pouring rain]] / [[Dude stands in gusting wind]] / [[Dude stands in bright sunshine]] / [[Dude stands in blizzard]] / Dude: Maybe it's time I started checking the weather forecast. / {{weather, rain, wind, sun, snow, forecast, sidewalk}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-03-28
Lazy at Home with Earl [[Dude sits in easy chair]] / [[Dude drinks soda]] / [[Roach walks into frame]] / Dude: 'Sup Earl?" / Earl: Hey man / [[Roach leaves]] / {{apartment, home, lazy, cockroach}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-04-01
Subway, Cold as Ice [[Dude stands in subway next to guy singing Cold as Ice]] / You're as cold as ice... / willin, to sacrifice our love... / [[Dude joins in singing]] / ...you never take advice... / [[Dude takes over singing]] / Some day you'll pay the price I KNOW! / I've seen it before, it happens all the time... / Closin' the door you leave the world behind. / [[Smiley Guy looks irate]] / [[Dude smiles]] / <> / [[Dude smiles, Smiley Guy rubs sore head]] / {{subway, singing, iPod, anger, violence}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-04-03
Hocching one up [[Dude sits at park bench with cockroach on leash]] / [[Dude notices scraggly looking guy sit down]] / <> / [[Scraggly guy starts coughing up a storm]] / <> / <> / <> / <> / [[Scraggly guy spits]] / <> / <> / [[Dude looks at large phlegmy mass]] / [[Phlegmy mass moves]] / <> / <> / [[Dude looks bewildered]] / [[Dude pinches self]] / <> / [[Dude's pinch hurts]] / Dude: Uh-Oh / {{park, outdoors, phlegm, cough, hack, scraggly, cockroach}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-04-04
Sound travels [[Dude sleeps]] / <> / [[Dude wakes up]] / <> / [[dude puts ear to floor]] / Dude: What're they doing down there? / <> / [[Dude bangs on floor, two downstairs neighbors do the same, guy on bottom plays full drum set]] / <> / <> / <> / <> / {{apartment, sleep, bed, home, noise, anger, violence, drums, scraggly}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-04-05
 
Spring Again [[Dude walks around]] / It's Spring again!!! / [[Dude walks through park]] / Dude: I can walk through the park again! / [[Dude holds ice cream cone]] / Dude: Eat Ice Cream again! / [[Dude holds baby]] / Dude: Kiss babies again! / [[Rain starts pouring]] / <> / [[Dude drops baby]] / Dude: Easy come, easy go. / <> / {{outdoors, Spring, rain, park, ice cream, food, baby, babies, violence}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-04-17
Subway Over the Shoulder Reading [[Dude sits reading Harry Potter book on subway]] / [[Smiley guy reads over his shoulder]] / [[Dude looks at Smiley Guy]] / [[Smiley Guy flips page]] / <> / [[Dude looks dejected]] / [[Dude slams Smiley Guy's face in book]] / {{subway, reading, book, Harry Potter, anger, violence}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-04-18
Huge Roach Problem [[Dude runs to exterminator standing by his roach van that reads: DIE!!!!]] / Dude: You gotta help me, I got a huge roach problem in my apartment! / [[Exterminator looks at cockroach twice his height]] / Roach: Yo / Caption: (Not Earl) / Exterminator: That you do. / {{pest, cockroach, exterminator, vermin}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-04-19
Blockbuster sucks [[Dude at Blockbuster counter]] / Dude: Excuse me, where would I find "Goodfellas?" / Cashier: "Action" / [[Dude stands in Action section looking at pan & scan version of Goodfellas]] / <> / Dude: I'd like to rent this and get a membership. / Cashier: Fill out an application over there / Dude: Here! / Cashier: Proof of address? / Dude: What? / Cashier: I need proof you live in New York / [[Dude throws video at cashier]] / <> / [[Dude at movie theater booth]] / Dude: One for "Spirited Away" / Movie cashier: Sold out. / {{blockbuster, video rental, scorsese, goodfellas, miyazaki, anime, movie theater}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-04-20
Job Interview of doom [[Dude sits at job interview wearing necktie]] / Bald Job interviewer: So, what is your greatest flaw? / Dude: Well, I'm detail-oriented, have excellent communications skills and must know Word or Excel. / Bald Job interviewer: Well, let me tell you about our company starting 25 years ago... / [[Dude sits one hour later still listening]] / [[One more hour later Dude is sleeping]] / <> / Bald Job interviewer: In short, we'd like to hire you. / Bald Job interviewer: ...part time / <> / Dude: I'll take it. / {{clothes, job interview, bald, video fashion}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-04-21
 
Cell Phone Reception [[Dude stands in blank space holding cell phone]] / Dude: Hey, can you hear me? / [[Dude turns around]] / Dude: How about now? / [[Dude moves again]] / Dude: Now? / [[Dude bends over]] / Dude: Still no? / [[Dude sees he only has one bar]] / [[Dude moves and sees two bars]] / [[Dude holds it high up sees four bars]] / Dude: Hello? Can you speak up? / Smiley Guy: Yes / Dude: Ok, that's better. / {{blank comic, cell phone reception, friend}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-04-22
NYU Request for Money [[Dude reads his mail]] / Mail: This letter is meant to help you prepare to pay back your student loans... / <> / Dude: AH-HA!-HA!-HA! / [[Dude on cell phone]] / Dude: First you say I'm not eligible for financial aid, now this? / Dude: HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! / Phone: hello? / {{NYU, new york university, mail, financial aid, student loan, cell phone}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-04-23
No Parking [[Dude stands in no parking zone looking at car]] / Dude: This car is parked right in the bus stop. / I think I'll kick it. / I'm totally going to kick it. / Grrrr! / <> / <> / [[Dude runs from furious scraggly man]] / I've been meaning to start jogging in the morning anyway. / {{no parking, bus stop, anger, violence, car alarm, scraggly}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-04-24
Side Effects Include: Headaches, Dizziness and Dry Mouth [[Dude reaches into medicine cabinet]] / <> / [[Dude reads medicine bottle]] / Bottle: "...headaches, dizziness, dry mouth, flu, upset stomach, indigestion, nausea, heartburn, diarrhea, cough, fever, cramps, muscle spasms, back, common cold, runny nose, stuffy nose, itching, swelling, liver damage, increase in red & white blood cells, building up lactic acid, enlarged liver, pancreas problems, malaise, gullibility, bad breath, death." / Bottle: "Side effects may include relief for minor aches and pains." / [[Dude lies in bed]] / Dude: I remember when medicine used to make you feel better. / {{bathroom, sick, side effects, medicine, bed, sleep, lazy, dry mouth}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-04-25
A Minute for Greenpeace [[Dude walks down sidewalk, looks alarmed, then tries to flee]] / <> / Greenpeace Worker: HI! Do you have a minute for Greenpeace? / Dude: You know what? I do, but it's at home. Let me go and get it for you. / Greenpeace Worker: Wait a minute... / {{sidewalk, greenpeace, charity worker, clipboard, gullible}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-05-01
 
iTunes Music Store Smiley Guy: I've downloaded five albums already from the iTunes Music Store... / Smiley Guy: ...but they didn't have any Beatles, I wonder if they will later on...? / Smiley Guy: How much have you downloaded so far? / Dude: My Mac can't use the iTunes Music Store. / Smiley Guy: When did you get yours? / Dude: Four years ago. / Smiley Guy: Oh. / Smiley Guy: Did they even make computers back then? / [[Dude prepares to punch Smiley Guy's lights out]] / Smiley Guy: I sense I touched a nerve... / {{itunes music store, apple, mac, computer, anger, violence}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-05-05
Subway P.A. System Maintenance [[Dude sits in subway]] / Subway Announcer: This is a...train the NEXT STOP will be... / Subway Announcer: STAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING DOORS PLEASE / Dude: Subway train P.A. maintenance must not be a very high paying job. / {{subway, p.a., announcer, MTA, loud}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-05-06
Weather Control [[Dude sits on idyllic park bench scene]] / [[Black cloud approaches, Dude watches]] / Dude: Don't even THINK about it bub! / Dude: Sometimes you just can't let the weather ruin your day. / Cloud: Darn. / {{weather, rain cloud, park, flowers, outdoors}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-05-07
Almond Cookie Violence [[Dude beats up guy]] / <> / <> / <> / [[Dude jumps on Smiley Guy]] / Dude: Hold on a sec. / Dude: Why am I beating you up again? / Smiley Guy: I made you drop your ice cream. / Dude: What flavor? / Smiley Guy: Uhhhh... / Smiley Guy: Almond cookie? / [[Dude strangles Smiley Guy]] / Smiley Guy: Wrong answer. / {{anger, violence, chinatown ice cream factory, blank comic}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-05-08
Subway, is this your drink? [[Dude enters subway car]] / [[Smiley Guy sits next to his drink, guy next to him listens to iPod]] / Dude: Excuse me, this this your drink? / Smiley Guy: Why, yes. Yes it is. / Dude: Were you going to move it anytime soon? / Smiley Guy: No. / Dude: In that case you better find a towel. / Smiley Guy: Huh? / [[Dude sits, soda cop now on top of Smiley Guy's face]] / Smiley Guy: Oh. / {{subway seat, soda, food, anger, violence}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-05-09
 
Lazy Saturday [[Dude sits walching TV]] / Dude: I don't do much on Saturdays / {{TV, television, saturday, lazy}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-05-10
NYU Graduation Instructions [[Dude reads mail]] / Mail: Class of 2003 Salute Instructions / Mail: Arrive with academic attire, ticket and student ID. / Dude: God forbid anyone off the street come and accidentally graduate... / {{mail, new york university, NYU, graduation, ID, identification}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-05-11
NYU Graduation Jumping in the Fountain [[Dude stands amidst other graduates]] / Announcer: Congratulations Class of 2003! / Smiley Graduates: YAAAAYY!!! / Dude: woo. / Smiley Graduates: Everyone in the fountain!!! / <> / Dude: Hey look at that, the color bleeds / Dude: Good thing I don't wear clothes. / {{new york university, NYU, graduation, fountain, clothes, self referential, meta}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-05-12
Massive subway detour [[Dude sits in subway car]] / Announcer: Due to construction on the Q line all trains are running local between Dekalb and Canal St. / Announcer: From Canal the Q will be running on the 6 local train express to 42nd street / Announcer: also due to construction, the downtown 6 is making express stops to 34th st & Brooklyn Bridge / Announcer: In order to get to local stops on the NR or 6, get off at 34th and take the shuttle bus... / Announcer: ...which will be making local stops in mid to downtown Manhattan. / Announcer: Once again, this is a Manhattan bound Q train... / [[Dude strangles announcer]] / Announcer: St-stand...c-clear..of...th-the...doors. / {{subway, detour, service change, Q, brooklyn bridge}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-05-13
Movie Theater - Psycho Preview narrator [[Dude sits in darkened movie theater]] / Preview narrator: in a world... / Preview narrator: a psychotic preview narrator... / Preview narrator: an unsuspecting audience... / Dude: Should I be concerned? / Preview narrator: a really big knife... / {{movie theater, preview, movie trailer, narrator, violence.}}
http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2003-05-14
 

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