January 2012
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Priorities
A page from my journal (2006?), planning out the upcoming week. Includes two separate entries for “ice cream,” and, almost as an afterthought, “go to New Zealand.”
Jan 27th
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MS Paint Portfolio: Halloween, 2012
Been feeling very dispirited and not in the mood for MS Painting of late, but here’s a couple I did in October to figure out my Halloween costumes. First, plans for my PharmVille office party, which had a “PharmVille” theme (go figure). My idea was to go as the Rod Of Asclepius: Unfortunately, I left costume-making till the last minute and then tried to make the snake out...
Jan 26th
My life these days
A Word document that just popped up on my computer… » Does your treatment           fit well / into / with your current lifestyle?            comply with your current lifestyle?           impact your current lifestyle? How well does your treatment fit into your current lifestyle? Is your current treatment preventing you from Is there anything about your current treatment...
Jan 25th
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Nudibranchia
A conversation at work with the guy in the cubicle next to mine…. KJ: (audible sigh) Marque: Oh Katherine, what’s the matter? KJ: Huh? Oh nothing—I’m just slogging my way through the thesaurus, that’s all. Marque: What? Slugging your way through the thesaurus? KJ: Yeah. Only, slogging. Marque: What’s slogging? KJ: Well, I can tell you! KJ: Hold on… KJ:...
Jan 24th
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Three King's Day Party
Eduardo: Have you ever taken the Bolt Bus from Philly? Stef: Yes, ugh, once. I sat next to a guy who drank a whole bottle of whiskey during the trip. And then I ended up editing his paper… it was a whole thing.
Jan 16th
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Walking home from Ditmas Park
Post karaoke… “But where are we? Are we behind the park?” “Greenwood Cemetery?” “This isn’t Greenwood Cemetery! This is that weird part behind Prospect Park, right?” “We’re nearly at Prospect Park. I know where we are!” “This sign here says Bowling Green! Are we at Bowling Green?” “Bowling Green is in...
Jan 16th
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MS Paint Portfolio: Summer, 2004
Apparently when I got back to college after my semester/summer abroad, I created an old-school style “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” cartoon, and then completely forgot about it. This might be one of the main reasons I’ve never tried to get anything published; once a project is done to my satisfaction, it drops off my mental radar almost entirely. Going through old word...
Jan 13th
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The bickering of 'Thoons
Dad (spying a brown-speckled seagull standing on one leg): Oh look, it’s a monoped. KJ (as seagull lowers raised leg): Now it’s a diped! Dad : No wait, it’s a biped. She’s a biped. KJ: That’s not a she, it’s a juvenile. Dad: What? Rosie: Hes and shes look the same for seagulls. That one’s a juvenile. Dad: And are juveniles genderless? Rosie: No. KJ:...
Jan 12th
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time capsule
While home, I found this old wallet with a note—to myself, from myself—in the picture flap: the note says: Katie! Cheap chocolate makes you angry Tequila makes you morose Caffeine gives you a migraine Rich creamy things make you feel sick DON’T BUY THEM! Inside the wallet: Tower Records gift card Body shop gift card & coupon map of the London Tube ...
Jan 11th
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self awareness
The F.A.B. family is waiting in line at the Berkeley Rep will-call KJ: Oh look, there’s a 24 Hour Fitness right across the street. Quincy: You could have worked out before the show! KJ: Eh, coulda woulda shoulda. KJ: Well, coulda shoulda, anyway.
Jan 10th
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MS Paint Portfolio: Senior Year 1
Another comic from the college years. One day, our roommate’s boyfriend left his video game system in our apartment, so… LC is pretty low-testosterone; sometimes you just had to overcompensate with large doses of Vin Disel.
Jan 9th
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Walking on the beach with fellow 'Thoons
December 2011: Roshanne: What kind of shell is this? Rosie: I don’t know. But this hole was made by a Boring Clam. KJ: As opposed to an interesting clam? Rosie: They bore with what’s called a radula. It looks like a cheese grater without holes; all snails have them. KJ: A cheese grater without holes? What? Rosie: You know, just the sharp bits. KJ: How? Rosie: The sharp parts...
Jan 6th
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Going through old sketch pads
Apparently in college I went through a brief but intensely dorky “parrot cartoonist” phase.
Jan 5th
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Don't forget to tip your waitress
(Christmas Eve, 2011. Earlier that morning, Katie gave Mum a pair of socks with ninjas all over them.) Mum: My kickboxers are so comfy! KJ: They’re not kickboxers, they’re ninjas! Mum: No, they’re… wait, what was it, Rosie? Rosie: What? Mum: What are female ninjas called? Rosie: Kunoichi. Mum: What? “Too noisy”? KJ: That’s what the male ninjas call them! ...
Jan 4th
December 2011
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Truth
“You can’t spell parts of anticipate without participate!” -KJ
Dec 24th
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Lots of little animals
Things I Doodle In Meetings: initial sketches for the sketchpad section of Infrasonic Sound my, how delightfully terrifying
Dec 16th
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MS Paint Portfolio: non sequester
Product of a very late night (like, still at work at 6AM) conversation.
Dec 15th
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MS Paint Portfolio: Episode 169: Masks
Some meetings call for exponential doodles.
Dec 14th
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yep
“It’s like, Dawn Treader, Daywalkers… Night Rider.” -Aemon
Dec 13th
November moments, 2011
Driving through rain on a slow winding nighttime mission to recharge the car’s batteries. We’re silent, listening to the sound of windshield wipers and a WNYC program featuring a duet for broken grand piano and broken toy piano. The dissonant tones and disjointed rhythms match the weather perfectly. Inside the car is warm; the rest of the world is just a blurry darkness punctuated by...
Dec 12th
Excelent.
I recently came across the following comment in this thread: …and found it thoroughly delightful. Keep teaching us Sue.
Dec 9th
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MS Paint Portfolio: Aaaaand another one.
Silly Worf, you should use a shuttle instead!
Dec 8th
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MS Paint Portfolio: where do you keep the sea...
P.S. Bonus Worf: http://www.treksinscifi.com/trekdaily/?p=186. You’re welcome.
Dec 7th
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wisdom over ramen
Sarah: Did you watch Party Down? KJ: No. Sarah: Okay. First of all, watch Party Down. Second of all, watch Party Down. Did you watch Veronica Mars? KJ: Eh, I tried, but I just didn’t like it. Sarah: The thing is: you’re wrong.
Dec 6th
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simplicity
KJ: What exactly is the plot of this movie? Mark: Zombies. Jon: There are a lot of zombies.
Dec 5th
Soapboxing
This is how I feel whenever I want to buy a magazine these days: …and that hole represents my dearly-departed Jane Magazine. Why do all current women’s magazines suck? I know so many funny snarky ladies; how is it that every available women’s magazine thinks I’m inclined to buy $3,000 purses and find enlightenment through Julia Roberts movies? If I don’t want...
Dec 4th
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you'd better sasquatch out
Dear Adam: Your birthday is my new favorite holiday.
Dec 3rd
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MS Paint Portfolio: Infrasonic Sound
Music by Jonathan, animation by meeeeee.
Dec 2nd
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what the helvetica
“They stopped me going into the stock exchange because they assumed I was wearing a suit to trick them. I guess I look like a protester, or terrorist? They examined my anti-Comic Sans button very carefully. I had to explain to them what a font is.” -Ben
Dec 1st
November 2011
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MS Paint Portfolio: dangerous animals
Mark came up with ham grenade, I believe.
Nov 30th
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capital coppola
Television: …that’s all coming up on The Willis Report. KJ: “The report is: he’s still in Budapest.” Mark: What? KJ: Willis. He’s still in Budapest. Mark: Ohh. Actually, he’s in Bulgaria. KJ: Whatever. Ben: Is the capital of Bulgaria Sofia? Mark: Yes. Ben: Ha! Bring it on, Sporcle!
Nov 29th
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Don’t forget the motor city
So the other day I was stuck in an interminable meeting, and doodling, and suddenly this head showed up on my paper: And I said to myself, “Hmm. I wonder if that’s Mark?” So I gave him a body: …and he immediately started dancing: And so then I knew it was definitely Mark. But since the meeting was still going on, I decided to put myself on the page: ...
Nov 28th
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MS Paint Portfolio: a href
Nov 27th
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imperative!
Tim: Wait—what’s the difference between shiv and shank? You shank someone with a shiv, right? Marcie: Yeah. KJ: Shank is verb? Gania: Shank is a verb.
Nov 26th
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MS Paint Portfolio: Spring Break 9
A totally factual account of our final day of Spring Break… I like this excerpt from the original drawing: …Alright, that’s enough. There’s a couple more cartoons floating around that I will get redrawn and post some day in the future, but for now: back to the usual Debauched Sloth hodgepodge!
Nov 25th
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MS Paint Portfolio: Spring Break 8
Nov 24th
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MS Paint Portfolio: Spring Break 7
This sums up a lot of our Spring Break trip.
Nov 23rd
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MS Paint Portfolio: Spring Break 6
One of our favorite running jokes in college was making people over-explain things. This always either started with someone saying “Wait, what?” when someone was being repetitive, to make them repeat themselves one more time; or else saying “…I don’t get it,” after a joke, so that the joke teller would then have to explain at great length exactly why, for...
Nov 22nd
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MS Paint Portfolio: Spring Break 5
On the island of Milos, in a tent:
Nov 21st
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MS Paint Portfolio: Spring Break 4
Nov 20th
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MS Paint Portfolio: Spring Break 3
This is a placeholder… I know I’ve got one about an elevator somewhere, but I can’t find it for the life of me.
Nov 19th
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MS Paint Portfolio: Spring Break 2
Freshly arrived in Athens: I’m still not sure if that man actually ripped us off, but given all our subsequent experiences in Greece, the answer is probably: yes.
Nov 18th
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MS Paint Portfolio: Spring Break 1
During our time in London, Christine, Jonathan and I went on a Spring Break trip together to Greece, with a short stop in Budapest at the end. This first encounter pretty much set the tone for the rest of the trip:
Nov 17th
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MS Paint Portfolio: England Comic 3
This was a conversation between Mahria, Megan and Christine (respectively). Originally I thought I could use the original drawings and just replace the text, a method I tried out with this one here. I kind of like the effect, but it turns out it takes even longer than just redrawing the damn things; so, the rest are all fully MS Painted.
Nov 16th
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MS Paint Portfolio: England Comic 2
(England Comic 1 is here.) Me, Christine, and Jody on the tube (possibly prior to our Ireland trip?)
Nov 15th
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MS Paint Portfolio: College comics
I mentioned once that I used to do a lot of “this just happened” comics in college, all hand-drawn (usually in my journal, to be shared once and then promptly forgotten). I already re-drew and posted one of these a while back, and now, thanks to a quiet couple of weeks at work, I’ve gotten the rest of them MSPainted up and ready to go. So, without further ado… ...
Nov 14th
Staring contest
LBM won:
Nov 13th
yang, yin
Nov 12th
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Eavesdropping
Earnest young man in in The Strand: “The thing is, it makes SENSE. Where are all the mythical creatures? They all LEFT. The elves, the… the… y’know, they all just LEFT. That’s why…” Guy talking on his phone near my office: “He forwarded me the invite and was all, ‘I just got dumped by my boyfriend, do you want to come with me?’ And I...
Nov 11th
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MS Paint Portfolio: Pistachio Liberty
Based on a misunderstanding at a party recently. One of these days I should get my hearing checked.
Nov 10th