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7 May 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, May 6, 2014,

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5 May 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, May 4, 2014,

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11 April 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, April 10, 2014,


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9 April 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, April 8, 2014,




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26 March 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, March 25, 2014,


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14 March 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, March 13, 2014,



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7 March 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, March 6, 2014,


"You're an ox and a moron!"
    That line was from Oscar, a charming comedy film.  It's also where I heard of oxymorons for the first time.  Nowadays, whenever someone uses them they stick out to me.  I love them because they're so wrong yet so right.
    Oxymorons are phrases containing words that somehow contradict each other, such as Rianne repetitively uses in the above comic strip.  In fact, the word "oxymoron" is an oxymoron!  In ancient greek, oxus means "sharp" while
mōros means "dull"...

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28 February 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, February 27, 2014,


The Digital Age... Humbug!
    Believe me, I've tried. The phenomenon is not exclusive to medical books (though I do feel it is particularly true with them).  I just can't read books off tablet computers.  There are exceptions though.  I can read comics just fine!  And books that were made specifically with their digital aspect in mind seem to do okay.  But academic textbooks, novels that were traditional then translated to an e-book, and magazines don't seem to do so well with me.  It may be ...

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20 February 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, February 19, 2014,


I don't know, I've found the classic faces of celestial bodies a little bit freaky for some reason.  While I understand that Georges Méliès' Le Voyage Dans la Lun is an important piece of cinematic history, the iconic image of the "man on the moon" had always unsettled me somewhat.



On that note, I'd much rather see the kind of celestial faces seen in Irma Eriksson's Cosmical!

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4 February 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, February 3, 2014,

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21 January 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, January 20, 2014,

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17 January 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, January 16, 2014,

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10 January 2014 - Guest Art from The Demon Archives

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, January 9, 2014,


Hey everyone!  During the last holidays the Webcomic Creators Group on Facebook arranged a Secret Santa and today I'm featuring the awesome gift I received!  This is from the folks at The Demon Archives (arranged by author Daniel Sharp)!



Thanks to the amazing people behind The Demon Archives for this.  Do hit the link to check it out, it's an amazing comic!  And follow them on Twitter, give them a like on Facebook, and circle them on Google Plus!

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9 January 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, January 8, 2014,

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31 December 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, December 30, 2013,


HAPPY NEW YEAR!
BRING ON 2014!

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21 December 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, December 20, 2013,

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20 December 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 19, 2013,

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18 December 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, December 17, 2013,

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6 December 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 5, 2013,

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5 December 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, December 4, 2013,

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4 December 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, December 3, 2013,

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28 November 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, November 27, 2013,

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6 November 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, November 5, 2013,

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31 October 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, October 30, 2013,

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14 October 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, October 13, 2013,

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11 October 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, October 10, 2013,


Today I received a wonderful surprise through Facebook:


Dr. Rianne Nicah and Ling Duck by Christian Kaw

    I was a huge fan of Heavy Metal magazine back in the day when it was readily available in magazine stores in my country.  It introduced me to the fantasy comic genre and to numerous artists who would later on inspire and influence me in my own craft, most notably Massimiliano Frezzato, who is to this day my favorite comic artist.
    It's memories of those days of reading the magazine that...

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1 October 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, September 30, 2013,


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19 September 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, September 18, 2013,

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16 September 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, September 15, 2013,

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21 August 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, August 20, 2013,


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9 August 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, August 8, 2013,


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5 August 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, August 4, 2013,

Hey everyone!
    As we charge ever closer to August 7, 2013 (Callous' 17th anniversary) I'll be featuring a couple of comic strips that had Dr. Rianne cameo in them.  These two are my colleagues in the Manila Bulletin, the newspaper that publishes Callous!



Dr. Rianne Nicah appears in an Ambush comic strip

    Ambush is by Andrew Villar, one of the first professional cartoonists I met in person.  His comic has been running in the Manila Bulletin for many years and has been the subject of many co...

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1 August 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, July 31, 2013,


Hey everyone!
    It's August 1 and not only are we returning to a six-a-week update schedule, we're also beginning the week-long countdown to Callous' 17th anniversary!  Today we'll be featuring some guest art and comics that had been submitted in the past that had not yet been shown here.
   

Dr. Rianne Nicah by Florencio P. Jusay, Jr.

    This awesomely cute drawing of Dr. Rianne Nicah is by Florencio P. Jusay, Jr. (KRISIS! Komix)!  This was actually submitted way back in late 2011 when I was...

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26 July 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, July 25, 2013,


August 7, 2013 is Callous' 17th Anniversary! I'm opening the site up to guest comics and/or art to help promote other artists and comics!  If you're interested in being featured, click HERE for details!

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1 July 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, June 30, 2013,


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29 June 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, June 28, 2013,

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13 June 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, June 12, 2013,

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30 May 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, May 29, 2013,

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28 May 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, May 27, 2013,

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14 May 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, May 13, 2013,

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11 May 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, May 10, 2013,


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7 May 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, May 6, 2013,


De Brevitate Vitae - Often referred to as "On the Shortness of Life", is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger.
Carpe Diem - Popularly translated as "seize the day". It's a phrase from The Odes by Horace.
Collige, Virgo, Rosas - "Gather, girl, the roses", from the poem De rosis nascentibus by an unknown author, speaking to enjoy life before it is too late.
Nunc est bibendum - "Now is the time for drinking", also from The Odes by Horace.

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Fear Itself

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, May 14, 2012,

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Loving Technology

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, February 23, 2012,

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Fresh Perspective

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, February 21, 2012,

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Pasta

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, February 20, 2012,

Behind the Scenes of this comic strip.
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Wean to Health

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, February 9, 2012,

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Meditation

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, February 3, 2012,


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Winning

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, January 29, 2012,

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Getting Through It

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, January 29, 2012,

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Culinary Introspection

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, January 22, 2012,

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Guest Holiday Comic Strip by Joanah Tinio Calingo

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, December 23, 2011,

    This charming guest comic strip is by Joanah Tinio Calingo, the incredible artist behind Cresci Prophecies!  Thanks Joanah!



    According to her site, Cresci is a series that started in 1996 and is a story set in a fantasy scape of Mortals and gods called Accaides.

    Check out Joanah's DeviantArt site and her comic's website!  She can also be found on Google +!  Thanks again, Joanah!

Callous Comics is currently on break and is open for guest work!  If you'd like to be featured, please clic...

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Guest Art by Cátia Ana da Silva

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, December 6, 2011,



    This marvelous painting of Dr. Rianne and Cal Duck is by a wonderful Brazilian artist, Cátia Ana da Silva!  In the e-mail this painting was attached to, Cátia Ana explained that she had been painting (of the non-digital sort) using India Ink lately and decided to use this medium in depicting the main protagonists of Callous Comics while adding an extra touch that Rianne and Cal would love... she also used coffee!

    Cátia Ana has an innovative online illustrated tale of a young woman r...

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Guest Art by Ferrari Ferrarez

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, November 21, 2011,

This phenomenal guest art of Cal Duck and the Retskaffenfaust-brandishing Rianne is by Ferrari Ferrarez!  Unfinished colors by yours truly.

This was actually a commissioned piece as Ferrari was at a nearby table during Metro Comic Con 2011.  I asked if he could try drawing my characters in his style and he accepted the challenge!  I was expecting a little sketch on a piece of paper but the following day he gave me this drawing which filled up an entire A3 sheet!  I gave him a free copy of my b...
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Sunshine Share

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, November 7, 2011,

    This comic page was my contribution to the Indies Maximus anthology/sampler comic book given out last Free Comic Book Day.  It's significant in several ways.  One of the most striking is the fact that it's a longform page, something I'm not used to doing.  It's also a return to Black & White, as the book was printed as such.  Furthermore, the panels were hand-drawn!  In a way, all the back-to-basics was a welcome change from the ever-growing digital aspect of the production of Callous Com...
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Another Chapter Ends

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, October 27, 2011,


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Tough Convincing

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, May 9, 2011,

This is part of the storyline, "On Lighter Dreams"! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Book of Motives

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, May 9, 2011,

This is part of the storyline, "On Lighter Dreams"! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Shocked

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, May 5, 2011,

This is part of the storyline, "On Lighter Dreams"!  Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Cutting In

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, May 3, 2011,

This is part of the storyline, "On Lighter Dreams"! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Those About to Rock

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, May 1, 2011,

This is part of the storyline, "On Lighter Dreams"! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

The design of Cal Duck's twin blades, Tizona and Colada, are in tribute to Hiroaki Samura, my favorite Manga artist, of Blade of the Immortal fame.  The blades names are in reference to the swords of El Cid.

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Full of Awesome

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, March 28, 2011,


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Pizza Pizza

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, March 26, 2011,


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A Good Turn

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, March 17, 2011,

This is in reference to the earthquake and resultant tsunami that devastated large areas of Japan last March 11, 2011.
Check out the following links to see just a few of the many ways you can do some good too to help our affected friends there.

1) SECOND HARVEST JAPAN - http://www.2hj.org/index.php/eng_home People can send supplies directly to the survivors on the ground!
2) RED CROSS Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Relief Fund
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Silent Repartee

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, March 4, 2011,

This is part of the "Movie Mess" storyline! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Reviewing Rampage

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, February 27, 2011,

Hmm...

This is part of the "Movie Mess" storyline!  Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Discomforting Relief

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, February 26, 2011,

This is part of the "Movie Mess" storyline! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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A Real Plan

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, February 25, 2011,

This is part of the "Movie Mess" storyline!  Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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A Plan

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, February 24, 2011,

This is part of the "Movie Mess" storyline!  Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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A Synapse Ignites

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, February 24, 2011,

This is part of the "Movie Mess" storyline. Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

In the last panel, Cal Duck is referring to Audrey Nicah's discovery of the Guardian Ducks.

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What's Your Password?

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, February 16, 2011,

I'd like to give some credit to Jande Rowe for helping me come up with this comic strip through a discussion over Twitter. :)
Please check out Aedre's Firefly, her incredible comic!
 

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Rain Relief

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, February 11, 2011,


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Blurry Life

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, February 10, 2011,


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Fast Youth

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, February 10, 2011,


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Want Cookies

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, February 8, 2011,


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Pizza Delivery

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, February 2, 2011,


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Planning Dates

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, January 31, 2011,


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At Your Fingertips

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, January 24, 2011,


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Clogged Drain

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, January 18, 2011,


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Living Initiation

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, January 15, 2011,


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Skills

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, January 13, 2011,


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Bummed

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, January 9, 2011,


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Guest Comic by Teddy Pavon

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, January 2, 2011,

This guest comic is by Teddy Pavon, artist of the online comic series, Work in Progress!

I first met Teddy during the 2010 Metro Comic Con, where he and Work in Progress writer, Hub Pacheco, were going around the event floor handing out free copies of their series' introductory chapter.  I once again met the duo at Komikon 2010 when they released the printed first chapter of their comic (which I was fortunate to get a copy of as I heard they sold out fast).

Work in Progress is the story of Eli,...
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Guest Holiday Cartoon by Zoë Kirk-Robinson

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 23, 2010,

For the second year in a row, I participated in the Webcomic Secret Santa Exchange which is organized by one of the first friends I made in online comics, Sheryl Schopfer, author of the great comic, Deer Me.

This year, I have the great fortune and honor of having Zoë Kirk-Robinson, who along with Jennifer Kirk works on such great comics as All Over the House and The Life of Nob T. Mouse, as my "Secret Santa"!  She made this delightful holiday art for Callous Comics and I love it!

Are you wonde...
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Guest Comic Strip by Ernest John Daryll Fiestan (3)

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, December 4, 2010,
Originally published in Fiestan's DeviantArt site, republished here with permission.  Crazy Metro is © 2010, Ernest John Daryll Fiestan

Ernest returns to Callous to finish his guest storyline (which began HERE), this time featuring Gray Woodrow and Audrey Nicah!  At least now Rianne's secret is safe!  Thanks again Ernest!

Check out Ernest's comic, Crazy Metro!

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Guest Art by Lyndon Nuyles

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, December 1, 2010,

This great piece of guest art is by Lyndon Nuyles!  He's a talented artist and has recently been impressing the local indie scene with his interpretations of various characters!  Thanks, Lyndon!  Can't wait to see what you have in store in the future!

Lyndon Nuyles and Darco do the great comic book, Earthborne!

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Guest Comic Strip by Ernest John Daryll Fiestan (2)

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, November 30, 2010,
Originally published in Crazy Metro!  Republished here with permission.  Crazy Metro is ©2010, Ernest John Daryll Fiestan

Crazy Metro's Ernest John Daryll Fiestan follows up his previous guest comic strip for Callous with this one!  With all the roasted fowl present, it's probably best that Cal is in Peanut Butter heaven elsewhere... albeit in the thoughts of one JV!

Ernest seems to be having a lot of fun with this multi-series crossover.  In the middle frame, he features yours truly in a came...
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Guest Comic Strip by Ernest John Daryll Fiestan

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, November 29, 2010,
Originally published in Crazy Metro, re-published here with permission.  Crazy Metro is © 2010, Ernest John Daryll Fiestan

This guest comic strip is by Ernest John Daryll Fiestan!  I consider it a joy to meet fellow webcomic artists from my own country and Ernest was gracious enough to lend his great art skills to Callous in this guest comic strip!

Ernest writes and illustrates the webcomic Crazy Metro which is about five guys who live in an apartment experiencing life's ups and downs and brav...
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Opinion Assertion

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, November 20, 2010,


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Swords and Shadows

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, October 30, 2010,
This is the finale of the 2010 Callous Halloween Special: "Dark Escape"! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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My Friends

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, October 29, 2010,
This is part of the "Dark Escape" storyline! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Into the Shadow

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, October 28, 2010,
This is part of the "Dark Escape" storyline!  Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Guard On

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, October 27, 2010,
This is part of the storyline, "Dark Escape"!  Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Slim Pickings

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, October 26, 2010,
This is part of the storyline, "Dark Escape"! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Grand Night Out

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, October 25, 2010,
What do you know?! A new Callous storyline for Halloween! This is the start of the "Dark Escape" mini-storyline, Audrey's new adventure with the Guardian Ducks!  What could be in store for them?  Come back soon to find out! ;) Oh, and Happy Halloween!

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Anger and Punishment

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, October 21, 2010,


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Guest Comic Strip by Thorne

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, October 16, 2010,
This nice little gift is from Thorne, who does the fantasy comic series, Tears and Pain!  This strip is a nice little gift, featuring a bobblehead figure of Tears and Pain's main protagonist, Conlan!

Thorne has done a guest comic strip for Callous before, he's been a great supporter of the series!  Thanks again, Thorne!

Please check out Tears and Pain, a truly epic fantasy adventure!
Tears and Pain

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Guest Comic Strip by Steve Brute

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, September 27, 2010,
Yipes! This creepy guest comic strip is by Steve Brute, the man behind the Frightfully Shocking Tales of Spoons comic!  Thanks Steve!

It must be said, his comic is not suitable for people under the age of 15!  Be warned, naughty language, some violence, and general horror await you there!  At the proper age and still up for it?  Great!  Check out this chilling, suspense-filled and fun comic!

Frightfully Shocking Tales of Spoons Banner

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Lasting Day

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, September 20, 2010,


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Hamming Burgers

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, September 11, 2010,


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Guest Comic by Pilar Nenita P. Esber

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, September 9, 2010,
Mishap Realms #95 is ©2010, Pilar Nenita P. Esber, originally published HERE. Republished with permission.

This great-looking guest comic strip is by Pilar Nenita P. Esber, the fantastic talent behind the endearing art of Mishap Realms!  Thanks for the awesome Cal Duck cameo!

Pilar is currently a Fine Arts and Designs student with a Major in Advertising whose lifelong passion for comics was further sparked upon meeting the great Gerry Alanguilan.

Mishap Realms features a depiction of the artist...
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Sunny Side Up

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, August 30, 2010,


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Productivity

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, August 28, 2010,


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Kisses and Chocolate

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, August 24, 2010,
This is the finale of The Land of the Guardians storyline! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click 'Next Post" to proceed!

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Reevaluation

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, August 24, 2010,
This is part of The Land of the Guardians storyline! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Needs

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, August 23, 2010,
This is part of The Land of the Guardians storyline!  Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Wished for Day

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, August 21, 2010,
This is part of The Land of the Guardians storyline! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Good News

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, August 20, 2010,
This is part of The Land of the Guardians storyline! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Wuv

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, August 16, 2010,
This is part of The Land of the Guardians storyline! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Dream in a Dream

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, August 14, 2010,
This is part of The Land of the Guardians storyline! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Getaway

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, August 1, 2010,
This is part of The Land of the Guardians storyline!  Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Dawn of Doom

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, July 30, 2010,
This is part of The Land of the Guardians storyline! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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A Sword Day, A Red Day

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, July 29, 2010,
This refers to a previous Callous storyarc, The Chronicles of Chaturanga.  You can see the first appearance of the Black Queen HERE!

This is part of The Land of the Guardians storyline! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!
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Lady from the Moon

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, July 26, 2010,
This is part of The Land of the Guardians storyline!  Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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The Beating

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, July 24, 2010,
This is part of The Land of the Guardians storyline! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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A Parting

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, July 18, 2010,
This is part of The Land of the Guardians storyline! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Swan Down

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, July 17, 2010,
This is part of The Land of the Guardians storyline!  Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Another Plan

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, July 16, 2010,
This is part of The Land of the Guardians storyline!  Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Blinded Glory

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, July 15, 2010,
This is part of The Land of the Guardians storyline! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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The Choice

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, July 13, 2010,
This is part of The Land of the Guardians storyline!  Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Lesser of Two

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, July 10, 2010,
This is part of the storyline, The Land of the Guardians!  Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Precautions

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, July 7, 2010,
This is part of a storyline, The Land of the Guardians! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Swan Hall

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, July 4, 2010,
This is part of a storyline, The Land of the Guardians! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Coco

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, July 3, 2010,
This is part of the storyline: The Land of the Guardians! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!

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Guardian Gateway

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, July 1, 2010,
Th-that's it?!
This is part of the storyline, The Land of the Guardians!  Click HERE to start from the beginning and click "Next Post" to proceed in the story...

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Consent to Adventure

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, June 30, 2010,
Well, she's up for it! Here we go!
This is part of a storyline, The Land of the Guardians! Click HERE to start from the beginning and click "Next Post" to view the next installment!

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Nimbus Chillin'

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, June 29, 2010,
Yup, the wrong coat is better than no coat!
This is part 4 of The Land of the Guardians! Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to go forward!

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Six to Beam Up

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, June 28, 2010,
This is part 3 of The Land of the Guardians! Click HERE to start from the beginning the click "Next Post" to go forward!

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You've Been Served

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, June 27, 2010,
... say what?!
This is part two of The Land of the Guardians storyline!  To start from the beginning, click HERE then click "next post" to read the succeeding chapter!

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Gateway Keeper

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, June 26, 2010,
This is the start of The Land of the Guardians storyarc!  This is also the first appearance of Master Kalus in Callous' canon continuity, a character I used to doodle in the art staff logbook during my time in The LaSallian.
There's a whole new adventure in store for Dr. Rianne and the Guardians Ducks coming up... and it continues tomorrow!  See you then!

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Cheerful Drink

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, June 23, 2010,


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Back from a Date

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, June 18, 2010,


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Duck Duck Whew!

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, June 15, 2010,


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Part of the Process

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, June 14, 2010,


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Guest Comic Strip by Horton Novak

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, June 7, 2010,
This comic strip is a great guest contribution by Horton Novak of Skeletica!  In this crossover Skeletica tells it like it is!  Give it up, Rianne!  No matter how hard you try you won't find a pulse! 

Skeletica features the titular character, a stylish, beautiful blond skeleton who attends college!  The series chronicles her student "life": chasing boys, going shopping, and looking at her awesome self in the mirror!  Join Skeletica and her other "lively" friends by clicking HERE!

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Guest Comic by George Ford

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, May 19, 2010,
This great guest comic is by Addanac City's George Ford!  Poor Cal Duck!  He may mean well, but he needs to know when to let the good doctor be!

Addanac City by George Ford stars Hank Addanac, an endearing kid whose every step hilariously disturbs the very fabric of peaceful life like a tornado!  In his wake are his family and friends who not only have to play damage control but may realize that maybe, just maybe there's a little Hank in each of them!  Furthermore, even amidst the destruction,...
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Dinner Delight

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, May 13, 2010,
This Callous comic strip is the series' participation in Dialogue Free Comics Day (May 14, 2010) organized by Noel Curry, author of the webcomic DJ Bogtrotter!  Check out other participating online comics by clicking here!

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Romancing the Cookie

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, May 2, 2010,


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Fate's Rain

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, May 1, 2010,


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Guest Strip by Thorne

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, April 22, 2010,
Today's guest Callous comic strip is by Thorne, the writer and current artist of the fascinating fantasy adventure comic strip, Tears and Pain!  Thanks Thorne!

In case you don't understand what's going on here, Thorne's strip is following-up on the recent Callous story arc, The Chronicles of Chaturanga, where Rianne stars as the mighty Black Queen.  You can check out that tale by starting at "Prelude to Retribution"!

You can check out Tears and Pain in the following URL!
http://www.tearsandpain....
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Starry Appreciation

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, April 18, 2010,


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Dénouement

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, April 16, 2010,
Final part of the Chronicles of Chaturanga mini-story arc!

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Dawn Break

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, April 15, 2010,
Part 4 of The Chronicles of Chaturanga mini-story arc!

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The Black Queen

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, April 14, 2010,
Part 3 of the Chronicles of Chaturanga mini-story arc.

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Dutiful Pawn

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, April 13, 2010,
Part 2 of the Chronicles of Chaturanga mini-storyarc.

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Prelude to Retribution

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, April 12, 2010,


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Glory

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, April 9, 2010,


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Music Machine

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, April 6, 2010,


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Life Catch-up

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, April 5, 2010,


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Absence to Recovery

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, March 26, 2010,


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Time Management

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, March 22, 2010,


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Great Show

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, March 12, 2010,


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Butterfly, Oh Butterfly

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, March 9, 2010,


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Lost in Translation

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, March 5, 2010,


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Stimulated Philosophy

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, March 2, 2010,


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Eureka!

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, March 1, 2010,


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Early Morning Wake

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, February 24, 2010,


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Self-Improvement

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, February 14, 2010,


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Setting Straight

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, February 12, 2010,


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Woodchuck Philosophy

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, February 10, 2010,
Written by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD and Calvin Innes
Calvin Innes is a fantastic illustrator, cartoonist, animator, artist, author, and self-styled degopethanthonomist! You can find more of his work at http://www.calvininnes.com/blog!

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The Smile

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, February 9, 2010,


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Opinions Matter!

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, January 29, 2010,


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Cold Turkey

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, January 26, 2010,


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Sales Pitch

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, January 18, 2010,


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Outdoors

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, January 17, 2010,


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Rid Temptation

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, January 10, 2010,


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E-bookworm

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, January 5, 2010,


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User Friendly

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, January 3, 2010,


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Boxing Day

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on December 26, 2009.

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Ode to Chocolate Chips

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on December 19, 2009.

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Audrey's Hunt Part 1

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on December 12, 2009.

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Sugar Rush

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on December 11, 2009.

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Waking

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on December 7, 2009.

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Numbers

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on December 2, 2009.

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Microblog

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on December 1, 2009.

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Ah!

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on November 28, 2009.

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Soda Fizz

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on November 21, 2009.

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Coffee Charisma

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on October 23, 2009.

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Breakfast of Champions

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on October 22, 2009.

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Golf

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on October 21, 2009.

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Sick

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on October 20, 2009.

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Fish Tank

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on October 19, 2009.

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Cookie Confusion

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on October 12, 2009.

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Indulgence

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on October 10, 2009.

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Jam

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on October 11, 2009.

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Rough Day

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on October 5, 2009.

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Hobby Dabbling

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, December 30, 2009,
Originally published on October 1, 2009.

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Movie Date

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, December 30, 2009,
Originally published on September 28, 2009.

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Preparations

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, December 26, 2009,
Originally published on September 12, 2009.

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Keeping Up

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, December 26, 2009,
Originally published on September 8, 2009.

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Rest Day

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, December 26, 2009,
Originally published on September 7, 2009.

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Revival

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, December 26, 2009,
Originally published on September 2, 2009.

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Social Network

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, December 26, 2009,
Originally published on September 1, 2006.

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Italics

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan on Saturday, December 26, 2009,
Originally published in the Serous Demilunes student notes on the pituitary gland in February 28, 2001.

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Job Offer

Posted by CJ San Juan on Saturday, December 26, 2009,
Originally published in The LaSallian in September 1998.

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Demolition Duck

Posted by CJ San Juan on Saturday, December 26, 2009,
Originally published in The LaSallian in June 1998.

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Wrong Arrow

Posted by CJ San Juan on Saturday, December 26, 2009,
Originally published in The LaSallian in February 1998.

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Scariest Ghoul

Posted by CJ San Juan on Saturday, December 26, 2009,
Originally published in The LaSallian in November 1997.

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