Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later.

During my usual rounds of the factory floor where I work, I was approached by one of the other workers. Turns out, in a night of boredom, he Googled QB Soling, and ended up finding the comic. Which doesn't surprise me...I just did it myself right now, and I'm on the first page of results, 9th link down. Plus, I've been getting search words hits (or similar ones, like Quaboag or Vibram) for the last few months.

So now is the first confirmed case of someone who I work with (sorta) finding my comic. And he liked what he saw, which is a good sign. Though it makes me wonder. It's got to be weird for the person who's doing a serious Web search for footwear products, and ending up on my webcomic, which has decidedly little to do with footwear.


Couple other quick thoughts, while I'm at it...

On the way to work today, I was passed by an SUV on the highway. A New York license plate, and an obvious vanity plate...because it read "SQUIRTLE". I shit you not.

I saw a commercial on TV the other night for Crotched Mountain. First of all, that's not a name that inspires me to go skiing. Secondly, the ad boasted that Crotched is "the newest mountain in New Hampsire". And my thought was, "Don't mountains usually take millions of years to form?" I mean, it couldn't have just sprung up overnight. And I had a nice little chuckle.
posted by Tim at 12:21 AM