#22 The learning curve.

Any question as to how I've been doing over the past week can be answered in this strip. Back and forth between tired excitement and whatever Flash is doing on the floor there.

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CitizenBen said…
That seems to be a common predicament on a Friday after a long week...
August 20, 2010 at 10:07 AM
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