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| Introducing... | LINDSAY, SIERRA, CLEO, JEFF, BRIGID, PETER, ADA. http://actionathena.com/2009/02/15/introducing/ |
| Chris Still Exists | Athena: This is that song I was thinking of. Not Donna Summers, but hella cheesy: endlesslove.mp3 / Chris Semple: You...you equate Donna Summers with cheesy?! / Chris Semple: You clearly must be confusing the superior and classy Donna Summers with the inferior Gloria Gaynor. / Athena: Ha ha, I knew... http://actionathena.com/2009/02/16/chris-still-exists/ |
| Sample Size | On Saturday I hung out with Sarah and her friend Tim and my friend Lindsay. / Despite lack of cellphones, and poor planning, Lindsay and I met up perfectly. [[Boddinstrasse subway station.]] / For lunch we ate delicious Turkish wraps in an outdoor market. / Later we ate hot waffles! Mine had cherries. / That... http://actionathena.com/2009/02/18/sample-size/ |
| T.M.I. Times Twenty-Five | Everywhere I go in Berlin, there are beautiful men! / On the subway... / On the sidewalks... / In cafes... / In comic shops... / At my language school... / At my apartment... / In my room?
/ Athena: psh. http://actionathena.com/2009/02/20/tmi-times-twenty-five/ |
| Haarschnitt | Sketches done during German language school. Monsters and damsels and knights. http://actionathena.com/2009/02/22/haarschnitt/ |
| Holding Auditions | Athena: I am the only recurring cast member in my life. / Athena: Maybe Semple could get a spin-off or something... / Athena: ...but in this series, I'm the only regular cast member. / Athena: I should hold auditions. http://actionathena.com/2009/02/23/holding-auditions/ |
| Boy Howdy Doody Friday | Our Lone Hero: At first it was a good day. Seemed every pretty girl I passed looked me in the eye. / Our Lone Hero: On my way into town some boots started speakin' to me. So I got them for a party! / Our Lone Hero: Next I noticed an unbelievable sale on hair dye. On a whim, I bought a bottle. / Our... http://actionathena.com/2009/02/25/boy-howdy-doody-friday/ |
| Wir Gehen Jetzt Spazieren | Life off of Boddinstrasse / [[Athena walks out of the Boddinstrasse subway station...]] / [[Past a daycare center...]] / [[Past a bakery...]] / [[Past an egg shop...]] / [[Past a playground...]] / [[Past a women's center...]] / [[And past an "art and action room."]] http://actionathena.com/2009/02/27/wir-gehen-jetzt-spazieren/ |
| Domestic, Frivolous, and Tawdry | A sketch doodled during German Language School. A woman and man argue, their speech bubbles filled only with "!!!" The man gets bored, notices another woman... The fight circulates for all eternity. http://actionathena.com/2009/03/01/domestic-frivolous-and-tawdry/ |
| Lindsay's Birthday | Saw the WORST production of Faust
/ Athena: I'm fuckin' tired of virgins & whores! / We went out for a drink (thanks, Hampshire!) at an awesome old man bar.
/ Sophie: Be careful in Turkey!
/ Athena: nod nod / On the ride back, Lindsay and I made an emergency stop at Kottbusser Tor.
/ Lindsay: need to pee... http://actionathena.com/2009/03/02/lindsays-birthday/ |
| What's Goin' On | Moved upstairs to a harder German class. / Got a library card at a German library. / Can satisfactorily read German comics and magazines. / Athena: It's a BEAUTIFUL language! http://actionathena.com/2009/03/04/berlin-comics-events/ |
| Campaign to Make Chris Grow Up | Chris Semple: Did I tell you I'm growing out my hair? 10 inches. I'm donating it to Locks of Love.
/ Athena: NO CHRIS PLEASE. Really?? / Chris Semple: I'll keep it in a ponytail and tuck it back so it looks like it's short. But we'll see. I'm reserving the right to back out on cancer-ridden children... http://actionathena.com/2009/03/06/campaign-to-make-chris-grow-up/ |
| GRAY. | Athena: This city is so gray. it's SO gray. so fucking gray. Hey Berlin: where's the FUCKING SUN?! gray gray gray gray gray. it's SO FUCKING GRAY. GRAY. gray. http://actionathena.com/2009/03/08/gray/ |
| Matador | Once a week, Sophie gives Turkish lessons at her apartment. / Since I'm supposedly going to Turkey in April, I figure I should learn a little.
/ Athena: iyi guglur hos bulduk / Last week her old dog Matador stopped by / (Matador advances on Athena.)
/ Matador: snortle / Somebody'd better a) buy me... http://actionathena.com/2009/03/09/matador/ |
| Kurt Severing Fan Club | Each week, one group member picks a topic, which we discuss at Jeff Wallen's apartment. / This week it's me. I've assigned Jason Lutes' comic "Berlin."
/ (Plus some academic pieces on the Weimar Republic that Jeff recommended.) / I met Lutes briefly at a comic expo last fall. / Athena: yer pictures--that... http://actionathena.com/2009/03/11/kurt-severing-fan-club/ |
| Tickets Tickets Tickets | Sarah's making music in Vienna. / My cousin Ellen's learning medicine in Copenhagen. / Ben's at a film school in Prague. / Ashley and Alison are studying in Edinburgh. / I'm finally learning European capitals! http://actionathena.com/2009/03/13/tickets-tickets-tickets/ |
| Whew. | Athena: Look, the "Amerikaner" cookie. / Athena: Funny, I've never really seen them in the U.S.
/ Jeff: Yeah? I think it's a New York thing. They're everywhere there. / Athena: They're usually black & white though--right?
/ Jeff: Yeah, divided straight down the middle! / Athena: These ones are just... http://actionathena.com/2009/03/15/whew/ |
| Weekend Update | Firday night, Peter, Ada and I went to a gallery opening. / At a bar next door, we drank Kreuzberg beer. / Back in Kottbusser Tor, Peter briefly excused himself.
/ Peter[[peeing]]: just a sec / KARAOKE! / Saturday afternoon we toured 8 art galleries with Nicole, a Hampshire alum.
/ [[A paper mache... http://actionathena.com/2009/03/16/weekend-update/ |
| Happy Birthday | Athena: Huh. / Athena: I've been posting comics about myself on the internet for a year now. / [[She puts on a party hat.]] / Athena [[with a party kazoo]]: PHOOooo http://actionathena.com/2009/03/18/happy-birthday/ |
| We Want Mo Doyle | MAKIN' NOISES / [[Mike Doyle prances.]] / Mike Doyle: wahkawahkawah! / Mike Doyle: I like makin' noises! / Athena: You are so bouncing off the walls. / Mike Doyle: I KNOOOW. I'm--tonight's one of those energetic nights. 'Cause I went to the movie, and then we were tryin' to teach Daniel how to... http://actionathena.com/2009/03/20/we-want-mo-doyle/ |
| Saturday Night with Peter in Eight Panels | SATURDAY NIGHT WITH PETER IN EIGHT PANELS / 1) KOTTBUSSER TOR / 2) Peter: opa! / 3) Peter: what / 4) fucking delicious falafel / 5) Peter: watch out for that third rail.
/ Athena: what! / 6) Peter: hang on! / 7) GOTH CLUB. / 8) Peter picking up glow stick from hulu-hooping goth girl. http://actionathena.com/2009/03/23/saturday-night-with-peter-in-eight-panels/ |
| Jeff Wallen Has All The Answers | Lindsay: It's weird, y'know, I can't even remember what we did yesterday! / [[The entire Hampshire-in-Berlin group looks on in horror.]] / Jeff Wallen: You went to a concentration camp. http://actionathena.com/2009/03/25/jeff-wallen-knows-all-the-answers/ |
| Preliminary Division III Proposals Are Due Today | This is first year.
/ Drew, David, Me, Chris. / In our social group, the four of us were particularly fixated on creative aspirations. / What did we want to do?
/ All: MOVIES! / So we tried to make some.
/ Drew: This way.
/ David: THIS way.
/ Athena: MY way!
/ Chris Semple: la la da la dee / But it didn't... http://actionathena.com/2009/03/27/preliminary-division-iii-proposals-are-due-today/ |
| Guess What I Am. The Answer is Tired. I Am Tired. | I used to think that the point of life was to build something.
/ [[Image of my mom, powerful as Rosie the Riveter, in overalls, with hammer.]] / (The ultimate goal being to build something to completion.) / I didn't know then that everything is being constantly swept away. / What's built today, tomorrow... http://actionathena.com/2009/03/30/guess-what-i-am-the-answer-is-tired-i-am-tired/ |
| What Happened in Weimar | HEEEY...it's our WEEKEND TRIP TO WEIMAR! March 27-29 2009 / [[Athena spies on Professor Jeff Wallen as he selects music on his iPod.]] / [[Mozart 1, Mozart 2. Mozart 1, Mozart 2.]] / [[Jeff Wallen lives dangerously. He hits SHUFFLE.]] / Sophie: I'm gonna steal this girl's rabbit. / Jeff Wallen:... http://actionathena.com/2009/04/01/what-happened-in-weimar/ |
| Spring Break Woo | SPRING BREAK! / [[Sarah Goldfeather and Athena look at one and another excitedly, suitcases in their hands. A giant map of Europe looms before them, with a dotted line stretching from Germany to the Czech Republic to Austria to Slovakia to Turkey.]] http://actionathena.com/2009/04/03/spring-break-woo/ |
| Goodbye Marc | This Morning:
/ Athena [[eating breakfast]]: mmm / Athena: hmm...ashtray, tobacco, nutella... / Athena: bag o' pot... / Athena: I'll miss ya, Marc. http://actionathena.com/2009/04/06/goodbye-marc/ |
| April, April, Macht Was Er Will | APRIL, APRIL, MACHT WAS ER WILL! / 9:30
/ Athena: brrrrrrr! / 10:50
/ Athena: raining...but not cold. / 11:15
/ Athena: HAIL! / 11:45
/ Athena: sun and mist! / 12:15
/ Athena: lovely sun. / 1:00
/ Athena: WIND! COLD! / 1:45
/ Athena: SNOW? / 2:30
/ Athena: bring it on, bitch. http://actionathena.com/2009/04/08/april-april-macht-was-er-will/ |
| The Show Is Called Skins | Athena: ha ha this is pretty funny / Athena: wait--WHAT! WHAT ARE THEY DOING. THIS MAKES NO SENSE. / Athena: NO! Not him! WHY! WHY! / Athena: omigod, NO, no, no, this is just TOO crazy. I'm done. Oooh wait sex. / BRITISH TELEVISION, YOU FUCK WITH MY HEART. http://actionathena.com/2009/04/10/the-show-is-called-skins/ |
| Looks Like I Didn't Die! | I'm drawing this on a train headed back to Berlin, my spring break adventures at an end. The last 10 days have been a blur of... / Buildings / Beaus
/ Turkish Man: ladies! yes? please? / Bikes / Baklava / Baths
/ [[Turkish ladies' boobz.]] / Bratislava
/ Airport Speaker: Flight nach Wien...4:40... http://actionathena.com/2009/04/13/looks-like-i-didnt-die/ |
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