Comics Tagged : cell phone
Grustle Hours
Bonus Panel
Strip Info
- Title
- Grustle Hours
- Date
- July 14, 2024
- Tags
- bonus panel, capitalism, cell phone, couch, grind, hustle, Kevin, productivity, relatable, self care, side hustle, social media, The Grustle Monster
- Notes
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I think about time a lot. Like a whole lot. There’s so much I want to do in my lifetime. So I worry that, unless I make the most of every minute, I won’t get to everything. This anxiety has made me very susceptible to productivity and hustle culture. The Grustle Monster is, obviously, the embodiment of my anxiety. I have conversations like this with him every day.
But lately, my relationship to time and achievement has been changing. Part of that has been due to several big personal events in the last year. Part of it is due to reading the book 4000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman. Now I’m trying to think about time as this beautiful, limited resource of unknown quantity. This lovely video from my old boss Ze Frank sums it up nicely.
So do you have a Grustle Monster in your head? How do you deal with him?
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Kevin’s Apartment – Day
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Kevin lays on his couch, looking at his phone. Behind him, The Grustle Monster stands with his arms crossed.
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- Grustle Monster
- Eight hours for sleep. Eight hours for work. Two hours for meals. One hour for exercise.
- Panel 2 : Int. Kevin’s Apartment – Continuous
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The Grustle Monster continues.
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- Grustle Monster
- That leaves five hours per day for your side-hustle. You say you don’t have time, but it’s your discipline that’s lacking.
- Panel 3 : Int. Kevin’s Apartment – Continuous
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Annoyed, Kevin retorts.
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- Kevin
- You forgot: two hours for commute, three hours for family, two hours for bathing and chores…
- Panel 4 : Int. Kevin’s Apartment – Continuous
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The Grustle Monster does the math.
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- Grustle Monster
- That’s twenty-seven hours per day.
- Kevin
- So piss off.
- Bonus Panel : Int. Kevin’s Apartment – Moments Later
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Kevin, still on his couch, still looking at his phone.
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- Grustle Monster
- Where does ‘Scrolling Social Media for Two Hours” fit?
- Kevin
- SELF CARE!
Just A Reminder
Bonus Panel
Strip Info
- Title
- Just A Reminder
- Date
- February 5, 2023
- Tags
- awkward, cell phone, dental humor, dentists, Kevin, medical, relatable, self care, social interactions
- Notes
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Office – Day
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Kevin sits at his desk at work, checking his email on his laptop. A message from his dentist reads: “Reminder: Your dental appointment is tomorrow at 10:30AM.”
- Panel 2 : Int. Subway Car – Later
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Later that evening, Kevin stands in a crowded subway car, checking his phone. A text message from his dentist reads: “Reminder: your dental appointment is tomorrow at 10:30AM. Reply STOP to opt out of reminders.” Kevin looks annoyed.
- Panel 3 : Int. Apartment – Later
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Later that night, Kevin sits at his dining room table, eating dinner. He holds his phone out to listen to a voicemail. It says “This is an automated reminder from your dentist’s office. Your appointment is tomorrow at 10:30AM.” Kevin looks angry.
- Panel 4 : Int. Bedroom – Later
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Later that night, Kevin lies asleep in bed. It’s quiet.
- Panel 5 : Int. Bedroom – Continuous
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Suddenly, Kevin’s dentist pokes his head up at the foot of Kevin’s bed.
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- Dentist
- …Don’t forget about tomorrow!
- Kevin
- DAAAAH!
- Panel 6 : Int. Bedroom – Continuous
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The next afternoon, Kevin sits on his couch, watching TV. His bird sits on his head.
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- Bird
- Hey – didn’t you have a dental appointment this morning?
- Kevin
- Ah shit! I forgot!
Advice From The Future
Strip Info
- Title
- Advice From The Future
- Date
- July 9, 2019
- Tags
- cell phone, dumb things people do, Future Kevin, Instagram, Kevin, smart phone, social media, time travel, white people
- Notes
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Easter Egg: I actually made an Instagram account for Future Kevin. That’s how far I’ll go for a bit.
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Room – Day
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Present Kevin looks at his phone.
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- Present Kevin
- Oh look – a new social network.
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He starts to type a username: “fartybut..”
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- Present Kevin
- Heheh.
- Panel 2 : Int. Room – Continuous
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A time portal opens and out steps Future Kevin. Future Kevin looks just like Present Kevin, except he has greying hair, a pudgy belly, and a beard.
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- Future Kevin
- Stop!
- Panel 3 : Int. Room – Continuous
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Present Kevin is taken aback.
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- Present Kevin
- Who are you?
- Future Kevin
- I’m you from the future!
- Panel 4 : Int. Room – Continuous
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Present Kevin looks incredulous.
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- Present Kevin
- I grow a beard in the future?
- Future Kevin
- Yeah.
- Present Kevin
- Weird.
- Panel 5 : Int. Room – Continuous
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Future Kevin ignores him.
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- Future Kevin
- Listen! Someday you’ll want to use that account for professional stuff.
- Panel 6 : Int. Room – Continuous
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Present Kevin looks down at his phone as Future Kevin continues.
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- Future Kevin
- People won’t take you seriously with a dumb username. So don’t do it!
- Panel 7 : Int. Room – Continuous
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Present Kevin smiles as Future Kevin steps back into the time portal.
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- Present Kevin
- OK I won’t. Thanks!
- Future Kevin
- Thank you!
- Panel 8 : Int. Room – In The Future
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Future Kevin looks down at his phone. His username is now “dumbbeard69.”
Normal Selfies
Strip Info
- Title
- Normal Selfies
- Date
- April 4, 2019
- Tags
- bffs, cell phone, couples, Egg & Toast, selfies, smart phone, ugly selfies
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Void – Whenever
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Close up on a series of 6 selfies of Egg & Toast, each increasingly ridiculous and heavily filtered.
- Panel 2 : Int. Void – Continous
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Smliling, Egg & Toast look at their phones.
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- Toast
- Have we ever sent each other a normal selfie?
- Egg
- Nope.
Stranger Things 2016
Strip Info
- Title
- Stranger Things 2016
- Date
- August 4, 2016
- Tags
- cell phone, Dustin, Lucas, Mike, Netflix, Stranger Things, Upsidedown
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Basement – Night
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Lucas, Mike, and Dustin stand in a semi-circle. Looking down at their phones.
- Panel 2 : Int. Basement – Continuous
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Mike looks up for a moment.
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- Mike
- Where’s Will?
- Panel 3 : Int. Basement – Continuous
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Dustin answers without looking away from his screen.
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- Dustin
- I dunno.
- Panel 4 : Ext. Basement – Continuous
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The boys’ attention goes back to their screens.
- The End