I always gave him an obnoxious, high pitched voice myself, sort of like Mandark from Dexter’s Lab.
Whereas I imagine Dina being rather quiet, sort of like Fluttershy.
Incidentally, Sal totally sounds like Applejack.
LaurelRaven
I always heard Faz’s voice as rather nasally and effeminate. Maybe the reason Dina sounds like Faz is more that she doesn’t seem to use contractions. We’ve just never seen her talk enough before this for it to be noticeable.
Then again, I don’t remember if Faz used them or not…I just don’t remember him ever using them…
“The largest of them was cornered by several others. Their hostility showed that they had plans to take her down. In a rare show of unpreparedness, the largest one winced uncomfortably from the pack of harpies.”
This is basically what happens to anyone who becomes friends with a girl. Be warned, Coppermouth. Or at least, buy some plain, cheap bras in a range of sizes just so you’re covered during the change.
begbert2
This is of course the reason why “I just want to be friends” is such a dreaded response the world over.
Eh, not always. Only two friends I made my Freshman year actually lasted the past three years. I’m cool with this because I meet more people every year. And you will too!
What Mike said. What does determine “everything” is how you approach first semester freshman year. What you do will lead to the people and crowds you surround yourself with, which will only reinforce the actions you did, making it harder to not do them later. Now if these actions are productive, like exploring, learning, studying, non-destructive fun, working
… no worries.
Not really. I made new friends from my neighbors every year. I also met new people through the anime club, from classes (especially group projects), and from going Greek my 4th year (of 6). If you’re open-minded and willing to talk to strangers, you can always find a new social circle.
(This is true after graduation too, but it gets harder thanks to work taking up so much time and sticking you with the same, relatively small group of people in your department/project/whatever.)
I’d say it’s half and half, though that’s only anecdotal – between me, my brother, and a few other mates. The internet has kind of tweaked this a bit though, as it’s so much easier to keep in touch.
The people I know and have influenced me are sort of evenly divided up into “family and people from school” (many of whom I’m still in with), “people I met and became good friends with in the first half of my first semester at university”, and “people I met in the remaining 5 1/2 semesters, and at work or socially since”. It’s a very strange period, you imprint on each other quite strongly as for many it’s the first time living independently, and, well, you can’t really go into that cold. You have to co-depend to a certain degree, so those around you the most (on your dorm, in your classes or clubs…) become a sort of surrogate family. After a year… or three… it’s hard to give up on them.
Obviously it depends on where you go, but there is a lot of truth to that statement yes. In some cases you become socially defined by who you hung out around Freshman year… for better or worse.
A new activity can help change your circle potentially though.
It can be, but if you find sucky friends your Freshman year, you can dump them for worse ones. That’s what I did. If I could do college over again as a traditional student, I would skip making friends outside of my classes and limit my friends to the ones that go to class and study more.
Mainstream-ish science geekery. Balsa wood dino model kits and chemistry sets and tumbled rocks to collect and things of that nature. (Probably electronics/robotics stuff, now, too – it’s been a while since I’ve been in one.)
150 thoughts on “Wander”
Mkvenner
Where’s a sporting goods store when you need it.
Khrene Cleaver
There is a bat store, but its more suited for buying guano…
Usayasha
And shark repellent, but that’s simply to be expected.
LionHeart
…I love you.
TheLastOutlaw
Ooh, Sarah’s past catching up with her.
NCP19
I’m immediately picturing the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World soundtrack playing (don’t know what song yet)
Rex Hondo
It’s “Battle Without Honor or Humanity” for me.
http://youtu.be/xm6xg1CdNCc
Yotomoe
Three evil ex-classmates?
TheLastOutlaw
Given the foreshadowing on her bio page and the previous run in in the cafeteria it’s probably more than three.
AJBulldis
“Sarah, it’s your bab-” *BLAM*
Kensou
Can’t go wrong with Death to All Hipsters.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NjuK2ElKbE
RachelEvil
“We Hate You, Please Die” seems appropriate.
Zoey
HA! WIN^^^
Mrelegos
Lets not exclude the possibility of “SO SAD”
Vex Godglove
“This song is called ‘I am Sad So Very Very Sad'”
Jackson
I read that as “Sarah’s cast patching up with her,” but somehow I think that’s a little optimistic of me.
Wonder Wig
This may worry some people, but… Dina sounds like Faz in my head.
Doctor_Who
Okay…what does Faz sound like?
Yotomoe
I’ve always thought I’d be Fazinated with how he would sound.
Wonder Wig
Like PewDiePie on valium.
Doctor_Who
I always gave him an obnoxious, high pitched voice myself, sort of like Mandark from Dexter’s Lab.
Whereas I imagine Dina being rather quiet, sort of like Fluttershy.
Incidentally, Sal totally sounds like Applejack.
LaurelRaven
I always heard Faz’s voice as rather nasally and effeminate. Maybe the reason Dina sounds like Faz is more that she doesn’t seem to use contractions. We’ve just never seen her talk enough before this for it to be noticeable.
Then again, I don’t remember if Faz used them or not…I just don’t remember him ever using them…
Sam
I always imagined Faz sounded like Wilmer Valderrama’s character from “That 70’s Show”, but without the ambiguous foreign accent.
Yotomoe
Fez?
S.Yeske
Yes! That is what I imagine Faz sounding like too. Possibly because Wilmer Valderrama’s character was called “Fez”.
Only more clipped accent wise.
TheLastOutlaw
I always pictured Faz as sounding like a very self righteous but dead pan version of Balky from the old sitcom Perfect Strangers.
Rex Hondo
Don’t be ridiculous.
Animal
Adolph Menjou.
MikeSpader
NO
Don’t you ruin Dina, now!
MISTER MERCY
Naw just make new ones!
SkepticJ
Uh oh, Joyce may need to come to Sarah’s rescue with the baseball bat this time.
Yotomoe
If she did, regardless of how the rest of the comic goes, Joyce’d have to be my favorite character.
Plasma Mongoose
Joyce’s weapons of choice are Mike, broken glass and Chick Tracts.
Rex Hondo
Not to mention her own fists, “God’s Wrath” and “God’s Justice.”
Yotomoe
“You’ll have to talk to my two friends Mr. Fisty and his wife Elaine”
Raoullefere
Dear god, not the Chick Tracts! Those things distort reality for miles around when they go off.
Yotomoe
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7p0kySDXg1r2ay1do1_500.png
See what you made me do!?
Blob Marley
Oh, it’s already been brought it!
Yotomoe
nuh-uh, girlfriend
don’t talk that smack in mah’ mall!
Yotomoe
“The largest of them was cornered by several others. Their hostility showed that they had plans to take her down. In a rare show of unpreparedness, the largest one winced uncomfortably from the pack of harpies.”
Coppermouth
I’m starting college in the fall…this little fact isn’t true, is it?
Yotomoe
When I started I made friends with some girls and promptly grew boobs and become one.
Plasma Mongoose
It takes more than boobs to turn someone into a girl you know.
Yotomoe
I didn’t want to go into detail about it.
Plasma Mongoose
So you decided to nip and tuck the issue? 😛
Yotomoe
I decided to cut out the jokes.
Jehosaphat
Among other things.
tahrey
This is basically what happens to anyone who becomes friends with a girl. Be warned, Coppermouth. Or at least, buy some plain, cheap bras in a range of sizes just so you’re covered during the change.
begbert2
This is of course the reason why “I just want to be friends” is such a dreaded response the world over.
Animal
You were friendzoned so hard that it changed your hormone balance? Wow.
Blue
Depends… if you become involved in a new activity halfway through college, it can refresh your friends group.
MikeSpader
Eh, not always. Only two friends I made my Freshman year actually lasted the past three years. I’m cool with this because I meet more people every year. And you will too!
Faeyas
What Mike said. What does determine “everything” is how you approach first semester freshman year. What you do will lead to the people and crowds you surround yourself with, which will only reinforce the actions you did, making it harder to not do them later. Now if these actions are productive, like exploring, learning, studying, non-destructive fun, working
… no worries.
Valdrax
This is also pretty insightful. +1
Valdrax
Not really. I made new friends from my neighbors every year. I also met new people through the anime club, from classes (especially group projects), and from going Greek my 4th year (of 6). If you’re open-minded and willing to talk to strangers, you can always find a new social circle.
(This is true after graduation too, but it gets harder thanks to work taking up so much time and sticking you with the same, relatively small group of people in your department/project/whatever.)
tahrey
I’d say it’s half and half, though that’s only anecdotal – between me, my brother, and a few other mates. The internet has kind of tweaked this a bit though, as it’s so much easier to keep in touch.
The people I know and have influenced me are sort of evenly divided up into “family and people from school” (many of whom I’m still in with), “people I met and became good friends with in the first half of my first semester at university”, and “people I met in the remaining 5 1/2 semesters, and at work or socially since”. It’s a very strange period, you imprint on each other quite strongly as for many it’s the first time living independently, and, well, you can’t really go into that cold. You have to co-depend to a certain degree, so those around you the most (on your dorm, in your classes or clubs…) become a sort of surrogate family. After a year… or three… it’s hard to give up on them.
Dunamis
Obviously it depends on where you go, but there is a lot of truth to that statement yes. In some cases you become socially defined by who you hung out around Freshman year… for better or worse.
A new activity can help change your circle potentially though.
ziplap
It can be, but if you find sucky friends your Freshman year, you can dump them for worse ones. That’s what I did. If I could do college over again as a traditional student, I would skip making friends outside of my classes and limit my friends to the ones that go to class and study more.
Ron
You can always re-roll.
Plasma Mongoose
I guess Sarah’s RaiDAR failed her.
Yotomoe
Is that a device to find Raiden from Mortal Kombat?
Plasma Mongoose
Not Raiden, Raidah.
Aizat
Sounds like the name of my ex-girlfriend.
Aizat
Or a radar to track down Raiden/Jack the Ripper?
Phil
Oh FUCK.
Doctor_Who
Your Dinatar makes this comment super awesome.
Plasma Mongoose
I would have gone with “BUGGER”.
Plasma Mongoose
What exactly is a Discovery Store? Army Disposals? Travel Centre? What?
Adelene
Mainstream-ish science geekery. Balsa wood dino model kits and chemistry sets and tumbled rocks to collect and things of that nature. (Probably electronics/robotics stuff, now, too – it’s been a while since I’ve been in one.)
Bekah
Do you guys get Discovery Channel in Australia? You’re Australian, right?
Yotomoe