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14 April 2005

Countdown of DEATH



So here we go, the Death Countdown. I had a trial run back in March where I tried to convince myself it was the day I was going to die but that turned out okay. This is the real deal now; it is a quest for a human boy to get nasty with a lady before his ticker stops tocking. This will end one of two ways.

1. I will die on April 23 and it will be all freaky like Final Destination.
2. I will survive April 23 and get on with my life.

Either way, I am currently "seeding the torrent" for my friend Vera's wonderful finished animation project, "Sno-bo." Get the torrent here: Sno-Bo!

Good day to you.

34 Comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh thats great. We get to listen to your paranoia for another week, AND you eat up the bandwith seeding a torrent at the house.

BAD BAD J-RO

14/4/05 17:58  
Nick said...

My birthday is on April 23d. It gives me a strange sense of comfort knowing that the day I was born, someone will die.

I'm sure shakespeare felt the same way... when he died on his birthday. Coincidentally, that is also April 23d.

14/4/05 17:58  
Dave Hoffman said...

Jeff, you've died before. You should be pretty used to it.

14/4/05 18:00  
Ian said...

Holy shit dude, my birthday is April 23d too! Three days after Hitler's.

14/4/05 18:13  
Anonymous said...

Jeff, I probably don't tell you this enough: You're a moron.

Although having said that there were those weird premnitions of your hideously painful death......

14/4/05 18:20  
Jeff said...

"seeding the torrent" sounds dirty, doesn't it?

Premonition dreams are meaningless! Except when they're not!

14/4/05 18:33  
Gleemonex said...

I do share my birthday with Hitler. It's not as glamourous as you might expect.

But, considering that it is 4/20, I would imagine it is Weedmaster P's birthday as well.

14/4/05 18:33  
TheStripèdOne said...

Good luck on your death, Jeff!

You can hang out with the pope. It'll be fun.

14/4/05 18:57  
Anonymous said...

Mitch Hedberg is dead.

Jeff, if you die, you will simply be contributing to the already gaping hole in the world of humor.

14/4/05 19:03  
johnald said...

Won't you just escape from death again? Its not as if its a big deal. Also, I was led to believe that my socks would be rocked much more than they actually were. While you didn't quite lie, I still feel misled.

14/4/05 19:09  
PlotlessViolence said...

That animation was HORRIFYING, AND I had to battle 12 RIAA/MPAA commandos to the death just to download it illegally.

Don't be selfish: you CAN'T die! Who will entertain ME?

14/4/05 19:11  
Ben said...

So if these ARE your final days of earthly life, you will be spending them... updating your webcomics?

I've been enjoying these extra-much lately!

--Ben Hatke

14/4/05 20:16  
Anonymous said...

Don't forget option #3: you die before April 23rd, and everyone laughs at you.

14/4/05 20:20  
Anonymous said...

Animation creepy... but goood.

14/4/05 22:23  
Death said...

Jeff, Sorry Dude but I'm just going to be too busy late April to fit you in, and I think your file was just mis-filed on the April 23rd pile - we caught the error before it was too late.
Sorry about the premnitions, our bad.
Stay off the salty snacks, and don't be in Paris next Christmas...trust me.

14/4/05 22:43  
HexoMatt said...

ummm your friend's animation was SPECTACULAR. i will seed the HELL outta that torrent.

14/4/05 23:16  
Anonymous said...

I hope you don't die on april 23! Because that is my birthday! and on that day I shall become a man!

Left by your wannabe friend
Patrick "The John" I'm not saying my last name because of hackers!

14/4/05 23:17  
So-Called Austin Mayor said...

"it is a quest for a human boy to get nasty with"

Uhh... whatever floats your boat.

14/4/05 23:26  
Anonymous said...

Pshaw, this is coming from the guy who a few days before said it would be fun to die. Pshaw, I say! Pshaw!

Also, my computer likes to pick the coolest things on the whole internet and decide to not support the file type. At first it was kind of cute, but now it's just really annoying.

14/4/05 23:42  
Anonymous said...

I'm the fourth person commenting on this whose birthday is April 23rd. It's an obvious omen that you may or may not die.

14/4/05 23:43  
Lagomorpho said...

Perhaps you will perish in an heroic* 24-hour comic attempt.


*having to do with heroin

15/4/05 01:38  
Travis said...

Wow, excellent short! This is totally worth 6 months of no Return to Sender. Jeff, is there any place I can give props to Vera?

15/4/05 01:39  
vitamin jed said...

i just downloaded vera's thingy: that's pretty fucking awesome, now all of a sudden i want to animate things. like the dead.

rowland is the first on my list

15/4/05 02:06  
death said...

let me check my date book... oh yes, there you are, penciled in for the 23rd. better start getting your groove on.

15/4/05 02:54  
jeffrey rowland said...

That's two separate people claiming to be Death with vastly different itineraries. Which one should I be afraid of?

Also Vera will see this so props are given automagically.

15/4/05 03:48  
Death said...

Sit down, posers.

Jeff, I'll see you on Sunday. Wear something black.

15/4/05 05:11  
Anonymous said...

Yet another guy chiming in to say that April 23rd is his birthday. You'd better keep updating from beyond the grave, y'hear?

15/4/05 05:43  
Anonymous said...

Neither is my birthday April 23th, nor is my name Death.
This makes me a minority and makes me feel special.

15/4/05 08:41  
Shon Richards said...

This April 23 is my 32nd birthday. That makes it a Birthday Palindrome. I'm sure that means something.

15/4/05 10:32  
I'm Brent, ya dorks. said...

I trust the Death who says "don't be in Paris" on Thursday and then 20 people die in a Paris hotel fire on Friday. When Death sends a warning, bones burn.

15/4/05 12:13  
Anonymous said...

April 23 is my birthday, too. I'll be 27. Jeff will be alive. Come on, man, you can do it. Don't bum me out on my birthday.

15/4/05 17:18  
izzabehr said...

Agggghhhhhhhhhh!! No death, no death!!! *Clings to Jeff's feet*

15/4/05 17:32  
aprobablythebest said...

i turn 18 on april 23. Whats with all the folks having my birthday. Thats ok we can share. Shakespere was born on april 23, and thats when he died too. Dont be like shakespere

18/4/05 16:40  
cS said...

http://www.deathclock.com/ ;)

19/4/05 04:13  

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