Crushing Krisis

Comic Books, Drag Race, & Life in New Zealand

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Krisis has been creating Crushing Krisis since 2000, writing songs since 1996, and reading comics since 1991. He is a Customer Success and Digital Brand Strategy executive, serial organizer, parent, and feminist, among other things. Based in Philly through 2017, he now resides in Wellington, NZ.

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I love the rain. Living in dorms and apartments doesn’t really give me the chance to enjoy it like i wish i could, but i love it all the same. This summer while we were training for Orientation, there was a massive downpour one really humid night, and a third of the orientation leaders decided to go outside and dance around like children. By the time we skipped and hopped the half a block to the soccer field we were soaked to the skin. On the curiously spongy astro-turf we kicked off our sandals and chased each other around for no reason at it. Towards the end we had a sort of sumo-wrestling match, which i lost at huge. The rain started to let up after a while, and without the constant torrent of fresh drops we all started to feel a bit soggy and cold, so we returned to the dorm and dripped our way back up to the eighth floor.

https://crushingkrisis.com/2000/11/1514286/

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I have this uncanny knack for wearing corduroys when it rains. When i put them on yesterday morning it was nice outside, though a bit chilled, but it managed to rain all night so i wound up looking and feeling like a damp piece of shag carpeting. We finally found our way to the indoor clues, at which point i knew i was going to get sick, and that made me all the more manic and anxious to get the hunt over with. I finally found a hot chocolate machine on the 7th floor of one of the engineering buildings, and after that everything got better.

https://crushingkrisis.com/2000/11/1514196/

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I felt a bit sick because i was out in the rain for quite a while last night. If i could have helped it i’m sure i would’ve made my way inside by the time it really started to come down, but it was the night of Pi Nu Epsilon’s scavenger hunt for the new members, and all the brothers and sisters of the fraternity come out to participate and hang out with the pledges. Anyhow, our hunt was on a balmy Spring evening, but the Fall class had no such luck, and so we ran to and fro all over campus with cameras in the rain. Early on in the sequence of events i sent my guitar home with someone who had work to do, so at least it wouldn’t be soggy when i got back to my apartment.

https://crushingkrisis.com/2000/11/1514187/

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I apologize for my temporary absences; i typically do take Monday & Wednesday off because of school work, but after that huge rush of posts this weekend i feel as though i’m responsible for a letdown. I did wind up writing that song, though, so hopefully i’ll record it tonight and post it. I slept through my Recording Studio class today because i felt a bit sick, and the sleeping was helping. Afterward i realized we had a test, which might have subliminally had something to do with the sleeping, but i’m not sure. The funny thing about that class is that i’m great at all the studio stuff, but i keep getting B’s on the tests. I can’t stand that… but, i aced yet another C++ test, so all’s well. I still have a 100% in my C++ class — i wish i could take 10% off of it and spread it around to the rest of my classes

https://crushingkrisis.com/2000/11/1514139/

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When you say “She’s a good writer,” it just sounds so awful. “Writer” isn’t really meant for that place in the sentence, and “Author” really doesn’t always fit either. That’s always bothered me… i suppose i’m just supposed to say “She writes well,” but what if i want to assign “her” a title such as “Writer.” What then? Not sure… newest alternative is “She’s a great collector of words.”

https://crushingkrisis.com/2000/11/1498568/