Merry Christmas!
Saturday, December 25, 2021
Friday, December 17, 2021
Magi Road Trip
Don't know how many wise men there actually were, but I can see some impromptu sing-alongs of varying quality and success popping up during the trip. Especially if, say, an understudy or a caravan driver's son managed to tag along for the ride.
Friday, December 10, 2021
Friday, December 3, 2021
Friday, November 26, 2021
Asking For It
Incident from college. With students from all over the country, some weren't exactly prepared for cold weather, which I garnered maybe a little too much entertainment from. Fortunately, most of them were looking forward to the snow as much as I was.
Friday, November 19, 2021
Head of Security
Could be worse. If dogs had thumbs, she'd probably be preparing Medieval-style defenses.
I don't think I've shown her here before, but this is my late doggy Rosey (and yes, that's how her name was officially spelled, because I got her when I was nine). She died before I first started this blog, so I guess it just didn't occur to me to make a comic about her. Which considering all the excitement her cast-iron stomach caused, it's kind of surprising. Maybe sometime I'll remedy that.
Anyway, as pictured, she doubled as an alarm system for visitors. Sometimes better than a doorbell.
Friday, November 12, 2021
Friday, November 5, 2021
Paino
Rumor has it that it was built in a nice little tower in London.
The real pain is the fact that the spikes are grossly asymmetrical.
Friday, October 29, 2021
Sugar Skulls
That moment where you wonder how on earth you got roped into this. The Grim Reaper is next on the list.
Happy Halloween!
Friday, October 22, 2021
Not So Keen
Historically, several banshees appearing at once is the omen of the death of a great or holy person, so this is actually a compliment! A very, very noisy compliment.
Fun fact - the Irish spelling of "banshee" is "bean si." Because Irish.
Friday, October 15, 2021
Hidden Talents
Just because she's a half-skeleton Norse underworld goddess doesn't mean she can't appreciate romance or pretty things. A little ominous for everyone else, though.
Friday, October 8, 2021
Pushing Up Daisies
Not exactly your typical underworld aesthetic.
Well, it's that time of the year when I pull out the Deities of Death, starting with Hades, Charon, and of course, Persephone. Let the chaos commence.
Friday, October 1, 2021
Friday, September 24, 2021
Friday, September 17, 2021
Champion of the Joust
Friday, September 10, 2021
Pop-Up Book
Well, that's one way to make science interactive. And also to take out the ceiling fan, but try not to worry about that.
Friday, September 3, 2021
Scheduling Troubles
Secure your passwords and put on a helmet. It's going to be one of those days.
The question is, does knowing make things easier, or is it the anticipation that kills?
Friday, August 27, 2021
Having a Ball
And that's a ticket for unauthorized vehicular modification, a ticket for compromising highway safety, and a ticket for causing a UFO panic.
Friday, August 20, 2021
Friday, August 13, 2021
Friday, August 6, 2021
Run on the Blood Bank
Otherwise known as the reason why a large percentage of medical workers have also graduated from the Van Helsing Institute of Vampire Smiting.
Saturday, July 31, 2021
For Gold and Glory
Nothing says world peace and unity like people from around the world gathering to compete in events that are most definitely against the Geneva Convention, right?
Friday, July 23, 2021
Magical Mirth
Actually, never engage a unicorn in any kind of war. The results of this kind at least will be hilarious, as long as you don't mind losing spectacularly.
Friday, July 16, 2021
Friday, July 9, 2021
Friday, July 2, 2021
Shock and Awe
Humans can't possibly enjoy bright, loud explosions... right?
Note: Just to clarify, Bonfire Night is November 5th and involves fireworks, which is what the goats are referencing in the last panel. Which yes, my family celebrates, because why not?
Friday, June 25, 2021
Friday, June 18, 2021
Friday, June 11, 2021
Cave Capra
Thou hast meddled with Security. Thou must be punished. And also allow Security to show how macho he is.
Friday, June 4, 2021
Wonder Waffles
Why the Nazis lost, reason #874.
Okay, so wunderwaffes were revolutionary Nazi superweapons, so said their propaganda department. There's a bit from the Wikipedia article that sums it up.
Historian Michael J. Neufeld has noted that "the net result of all these weapons, deployed or otherwise, was that the Reich wasted a lot of money and technical expertise in developing and producing exotic devices that yielded little or no tactical and strategic advantage".
And when I first read about them, I kept reading wunderwaffe as "wunderwaffle," and the German version of waffle just happens to be waffel, so it was practically begging me to exploit it.
If there's a language safe from my puns, I haven't found it.
Note: Color will come later. But right now I'm tired and technology is ornery.
EDIT: Color has invaded! Such as it is.
Friday, May 28, 2021
Friday, May 21, 2021
First Will and Testament
An incident from back in driver's ed. To be fair, I wasn't exactly a picture of confidence behind the wheel either. But the instructor at no point screamed hysterically, so we were maybe probably not going to actually die.
Friday, May 14, 2021
Friday, May 7, 2021
Friday, April 30, 2021
Tumbleweed Graveyard
There's several different kinds of tumbleweed. The ones where I live are actually very civil, providing amusement for motorists before wandering off to the foothills. Meanwhile, the ones in the rest of the country are far less considerate, burying houses and having the nerve to have spikes. And are also an invasive species, which doesn't exactly improve relations.
Friday, April 23, 2021
Always and Forever
Friday, April 16, 2021
Nose Mythology
Spell-check fails us once again.
And if you were wondering, yes, those are real myths. Among others. Yes, there are other nose-related myths. You have been enlightened.
Friday, April 9, 2021
Melodic With a Chance of Bricks
"Chance Music" (also known as "Aleatoric music," from the Latin word alea, meaning "dice") is music either written or performed with elements of chance. For example, a song written with the notes chosen by the roll of the dice, or one that includes a drawing of a tree in the sheet music, with the performers improvising based on what they think that should sound like. When learning about it back in my college musicianship classes, my teacher asked us to list a few ways a few ways chance music could be written. I was sorely tempted to write this one down, but restrained myself.
Friday, April 2, 2021
Friday, March 26, 2021
Friday, March 19, 2021
Perfect Logic
Friday, March 12, 2021
Friday, March 5, 2021
Friday, February 26, 2021
Degrees of Action
I'm told that the Minnesota thing is true. Somehow.
Friday, February 19, 2021
Friday, February 12, 2021
Designated Babysitter
It's a tough job, but he'll rise to the challenge. After all, his pride is at stake.
I originally was going to do a Valentine's Day comic, also featuring modified lion photos. Then I realized halfway through that it wasn't working, and wouldn't be able to salvage it in time. Thus this. Oh well.
Oh, and before anyone asks, my wrist is healing well, and I can draw again! But I have a few other art projects I'm trying to stay on top of, so I'm trying not to overdo it. Should be back to regular comics soon, though.
Friday, February 5, 2021
One With Nature
Friday, January 29, 2021
Mistakes Were Made
Just because you can jump into the feed bin doesn't mean it's a good idea.
These were some goats I saw at the state fair a few years back, so I don't know if this particular goat was already in a habit of trying to be clever. But if he's anything like the goats I know, probably.
Friday, January 22, 2021
Friday, January 15, 2021
An Introduction to Nature
Being stranded among beautiful plant life builds character!
I know it's the middle of winter, but I found these photos and couldn't resist.