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Something Gives Last week I worked Thursday + Friday mornings, 5:30 as usual, but I had Saturday off. / I thought...that I could do SOMETHING Friday night. Stay up AS LATE AS I WANTED. / But I hadn't anticipated my own exhaustion. / Athena: ZZZ / I'm good for the 6 hours of my shift, but after that... / Athena: ZZZ...
Milk Run I had this dream where I was running a half marathon through some brightly-lit warehouse. / Every time a runner finished a lap, they had to drink a large glass of milk. / I was frustrated: through I had the energy and desire to keep running, with each lap I grew warier of that next damn glass of milk. / During...
MIX WEEKEND! MIX is UPON US!
Name Droppings AT THE MINNEAPOLIS INDIE XPO AFTER-PARTY. ALTERED ESTHETICS. AUGUST 21, 2010. / Athena: Jason watched my booth for awhile today so that I could go to the John Porcellino panel. / [[Present: Kevin Cannon, Britt c.h., Jason, Lars Martinson.]] / Athena: Danno called him a "booth beard." Like instead...
Nap Or No Nap The bosses are on vacation. / Athena has to be at work at 5:30. / Gus has to be at work at 5:00. / Abby has to be at work at 4:00. / Athena: How do you guys DO this? / Gus: Eh... / Gus: Sometimes I take a nap...but then I can't fall asleep at night till really late...so then I'm really tired the next day....
 
Traveler Athena: Traveler, MOVE! / Athena: No, MOVE! TURN AROUND! / Traveler: CLOMP CLOMP / Athena: You weirdo! Why are you just BACKING UP? / Traveler: CLOMP / Athena: Mom, we own TWO stupid dogs now!
MIXsters At the September 2010 Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy. Diamond's Coffee Shoppe. / Ryan Dow: So--okay-- Were there any hipsters at MIX? / [[Ryan Dow had a booth at MIX.]] / [[Danno Klonowski and Athena look at Ryan in alarm.]] / [[Everyone else in the room laughs uproariously at Ryan.]] / Danno:...
Two Ian & Mike have left Laurel Ave for Larcy-Holmes. FRIDAY, SEPT 3, 2010. / The Living Room / Athena: Jesus Christ, this place is HUGE! / Ian: Yep! / Athena: The ceilings are like, TWICE as high as at Laurel! / Ian: Yep. / Mike's Room / Ian: Who's this in this I.D. photo? / Mike Barthman: That's Jason in...
September Wishes Wishes / An apartment in NE Minneapolis... / ...with cheap rent. / Athena: Only 300/month plus utilities?! / Just a short bike ride's distance from a job... / ...and Jason! / Paid off college loans. / Athena: Take it, then git! / [[She hands a sack of money to Mother Hampshire.]] / Normal work hours. / [[Alarm...
A Calendar, Kind Of SUNDAY / 5:30am-11:30am Blue Monday / Draw comics / In bed by 9:00pm / MONDAY / 5:30am-11:30am Blue Monday / To Do list / In bed by 9:00pm / TUESDAY / 5:30am-11:30am Blue Monday / Draw comics / In bed by 9:00pm / WEDNESDAY / 5:30am-11:30am / SHUDDER SHUDDER SO TIRED / 7:00pm-1:00am Library / THURSDAY / SLEEP...
 
Exhausting Fantasies When I got bored and pissed off during high school classes, I'd picture a huge dragon bursting forth from my mouth, coating the classroom in flames. / In college, when I was stressed and anxious, I would picture dozens of knives slicing me into pieces. / These days, exhausted and uncertain, I just...
Mop(p)ing DRAWN ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2010 / I'm wearing a sweater that may once have belonged to one of Goldfeather's ex-boyfriends. / Yesterday at the Open Book cafe I had a great conversation with Sarah Morean (whose last name I was mispronouncing for way too long--this is one problem with discovering...
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Seven Hour Comic Day The Geek Report went great, and hey, it looks like I'll be 15 minutes early to 24 Hour Comic Day! / Um...why won't the key turn? / Angry Athena: 15 minutes later: BANG BANG BANG! / 50 minutes later than that: Athena reading comic with arrow pointing to it "Good comic, though". (Waiting for AAA) / AAA...
Detective/Reporter/Lawyer Three Jobs I PROBABLY wouldn't like but TOTALLY glamorize in my head: / (Athena: mmm mmmm) / DETECTIVE, REPORTER, & LAWYER / DETECTIVE is an obvious one, so heavily coated in the sex and mystery of noir. / I love the idea of being able to find information, no matter how well hidden, in order to get...
Because It's Fight Club At the Carleton Library Reserves Desk. Fall 2010. / Reserves Dan: And since this is on Closed Reserves, you can only check it out for 3 hours. / Girl Student: Oh, really? / Girl Student: Hmm, I wonder how long it is-- / Reserves Dan and Boy Student: A HUNDRED AND FORTY MINUTES. / Girl Student: Ha ha!...
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In Retrospect, I Was Never Much Fun My biggest fear about graduating from college was that the demands of a job would leave no time for comics and other creative projects. / Athena (holding coffee drink and library book, thinking): Where is the third hand for my pencil? / While it has been a HUGE relief to discover that I still have time...
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