My ability to get excited over stupid shit like finding a lost pair of pants occasionally makes for good material. A lot of my early comics come across as almost an academically simple example of a certain kind of joke. This one is a basic ramp from the sublime to the ridiculous, but it works well and it cracks me up.
Several years later (check the date/initial, superfans!) I was jazzed to see the same joke used in a Rob and Elliot story arc. It's kind of like a vindication to see the "big leaguers" cross into your wavelength (or vice-versa, I'm in over my head with this analogy).