You’ll remember this recent A&J episode. I hope you will! It appeared last month in newspapers. No, I’m not quite that hard-up for classic strips yet, but I want to illustrate something. This is why I can’t get ahead of deadlines, no matter how much I’d like to or how hard I try. The work expands to fill the time allotted! I first drew this yawner at a leisurely pace, well ahead of my weekly deadline, except I wasn’t quite satisfied with it. I didn’t like the last panel, which originally was this:
Janis’ body language was off slightly, and body language, to a comic, is almost as important as the written language. Oh, it was close. Under the pressure of deadline, I would have let it pass, but given the time, I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. I drew a fifth panel, to replace the above. So, I spent an arguably inordinate amount of time fretting about this one strip, and the next thing you know I’m racing to finish the others. Business as usual. By now, you’re thinking the same thing I’m thinking: I’d be a better cartoonist if I’d only take more time with my work. Well, that’s another topic, albeit related.
No Present Like the Time
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74 responses to “No Present Like the Time”
Lady Mindy, one doesn’t even to particularly believe in the existence of Hell to hope there will be a special place in it for people like that.
And if you can’t yell at friends when you need to yell, who can you yell at?
I’m so sorry, Mindy, that they were denied the chance to be with her. The husband and children truly have a bizarre notion of relationships and love.
Mindy from Indy, my condolences to your aunt. It sometimes seems like that kind of illness brings out the absolute worst in people. Hang in there, and don’t let these people drag you down. We know you aren’t yelling at us, just in our presence, because you trust us. Thank you for that.
You tell’m Mindy.
Mindy, I am not eloquent… So – love, hugs, and prayers…
Mindy we are ALL family – you yell as loud and as often as you need in our presence.
I thought I heard an atmospheric disturbance about the time you posted.
I’ve learned…. That I can always pray for someone when I don’t have the
strength to help him in some other way. AR
emb, it’s 48 degrees and the sun is up on Abbey Road. People are out jogging and riding bikes to work. I never see Bobbies on bicycles as Roger Miller said. I wonder if they don’t do that anymore.
Debbe 😉 Because I felt like I needed a Knopfler moment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo-J1wf2KHc
Good morning Villagers….
Indy Mindy, you vent all you want….we’re fam damily, remember? I am sorry for your loss and sorry that your aunt and her 94 year old mother were not allowed to be there…some people are just born to be a$$holes. Sp, like Gal, love, hugs and prayers from me to you.
Jerry, I can’t top Denise’s answer (pun intended)…and Mark’s too.
And I learned something from Steve today regarding roosters…..thanks, never knew that.
GR 😉 love “Sultans of Swing”, out of curiosity, I Wiki’d it and also learned some interesting factoids. Check it out, guitar George…..
So, The Boss finally gets things moving by sending in his main man, got the augers all in sync, we’re down to 17 fans being down, nothing like a catastrophe to pull one’s head out of their a$$.
Thanks cxp for keeping us updated, copied and pasted, on emb. Great memories there.
gotta go
ya’ll have a blessed day
=^…^=
today’s grin….
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I was just thinking about Roger Miller the other day, Jerry!
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