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| Goodbye Goodbye Blue Monday | Goodbye Blue Monday Coffee House
/ Coffee Tea Bakery
/ Cafe Au Lait Espresso Cappuccino Coffee
/ open http://actionathena.com/2011/01/17/goodbye-goodbye-blue-monday/ |
| Opening The Coffee House | Working the Opening Shift at Blue Monday / 5:00am
/ Alarm: BEEP BEEP
/ Athena: no. / 5:15am
/ [[Athena shivers outside by the car.]] / 5:30am
/ [[Athena unlocks the back door.]] / 5:45am
/ [[Multiple Athenas perform a variety of opening tasks.]] / 6:00am
/ [[Athena serves coffee to Terry, one of the regulars.]] / 6:15am
/ [[Athena... http://actionathena.com/2011/01/19/opening-the-coffee-house/ |
| Hello Diamonds | Diamonds Coffee Shoppe http://actionathena.com/2011/01/21/hello-diamonds/ |
| Keep The Ibuprofen Handy | UPDATE from MINNEAPOLIS
/ Well gee, it is already the last week of January! / What a wacky month. Bouncing between Northfield, and Jason's, and my new Northeast place... / Working my last shifts at Blue Monday while also job hunting in Minneapolis... / And let's not forget, this is always THE coldest,... http://actionathena.com/2011/01/24/keep-the-ibuprofen-handy/ |
| Sketchbookin' | This sketchbook was begun on October 13, 2010.
/ Female Bodybuilder Nikki Fuller / SKETCHBOOK SELECTIONS
/ September 2010-December 2010 http://actionathena.com/2011/01/26/sketchbookin/ |
| Yes Yes Yes | [[Athena stands, arms above her head, in front of the Minneapolis cityscape.]]
/ Athena: yes! http://actionathena.com/2011/01/28/yes-yes-yes/ |
| Dog Shit | Athena: I'm excited for summer. I wanna go on longer runs and take my wallet with so I can stop for food halfway through.
/ Jason: I did that a lot with biking last summer. / Jason: One time I stopped at this awesome bakery and got this, this peanut butter cookie that was like--
/ Athena: The size of... http://actionathena.com/2011/01/31/dog-shit/ |
| Idiots on the Bus | Athena [[thinking]]: Man! I can't believe I messed up the bus schedule again. I must be the biggest idiot EVER. Oh well, at least I'm on my way now, however slowly... / Athena [[thinking]]: God, and I'm getting sick AGAIN! And it's supposed to be 30 BELOW tonight! I must be an idiot to live here.... http://actionathena.com/2011/02/04/idiots-on-the-bus/ |
| What Am I Doing? | WHAT am I DOING?
/ Monday, January 24, 2011, but it's just the same ol' shit as always! / I don't like being underemployed. It gives me too much time to think about what a loser I am. / So I run a lot. 60 minutes yesterday, 70 today...and who knows what tomorrow will bring! / I don't know how to... http://actionathena.com/2011/02/07/what-am-i-doing/ |
| My Little Cartoonists | Thursday, February 3, 2011
/ Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy Jam / my LITTLE CARTOONISTS
/ FRIENDSHIP is MAGIC / Ted: So I've been watching that new "My Little Pony" TV show. / [[Awkward pause.]] / Ted: I swear, it's actually a really good show! The animation is fantastic! / Ted: The main character's... http://actionathena.com/2011/02/11/my-little-cartoonists/ |
| Good Right Now | Tuesday Night, February 8, 2011 / I stop into the Bulldog for a beer after my shift. It's just too cold to wait outside for 40 minutes.
/ Not in love with the place, but it's fun to get a touch drunk by myself. / The #4 takes me past MCTC, which makes me think of last fall's Bookfest, and meeting Chris... http://actionathena.com/2011/02/14/good-right-now/ |
| More Financial News | SOME MORE o' my FINANCIAL NEWS / I just sent off $900 to my college loan. The last few months, I've been sending smaller payments. But after getting a second part-time job (in Minneapolis!), and reviewing my finances for the millionth time, I decided I could send another big one. / It was a gift... http://actionathena.com/2011/02/16/more-financial-news/ |
| Girly Grumpy's | Apparently it was Ladies' Night...
/ At the Downtown GRUMPY'S after the "Evolution" signing at Big Brain Comics
/ Saturday, February 12, 2011 / [[At the table, drinking beer: Britt Hammerberg, Sarah Morean, Jamie Schumacher, Danno Klonowski, Jason, and Athena.]] / Sarah Morean: I'm gonna need one of... http://actionathena.com/2011/02/18/girly-grumpys/ |
| Every Day Is A Holiday With Becca | The moral is that Isaac has a harder job. / HALLOWEEN
/ Athena: pumpkin latte. / CHRISTMAS EVE: eggnog latte. / NEW YEAR'S EVE
/ Athena: peppermint...raspberry...irish cream...latte. / VALENTINE'S DAY
/ Athena: orgasmic chai. / [[Athena's childhood friend Becca and her boyfriend Isaac offer Athena... http://actionathena.com/2011/02/21/every-day-is-a-holiday-with-becca/ |
| Rocking The William Boat | Last week it FINALLY warmed up...and I finally found time to catch up with William.
/ In middle school I thought he was weird.
/ In high school I wised up and we became friends. / William's been going through some of the same things as me: had grad school plans that turned into moving-back-home-for-awhile... http://actionathena.com/2011/02/25/rocking-the-william-boat/ |
| Hunkering Down, Fixing Up | Okay fine. The winter weather is finally getting to me. I'm tired of putting on practical ensembles like THIS:
/ [[Athena in boring winter coat and hat and mittens.]] / And then getting on the bus and seeing THIS:
/ [[A sexy lady in tank top, heels, and miniskirt.]]
/ HOW DOES SHE DO IT?!?! / So I've... http://actionathena.com/2011/02/28/hunkering-down-fixing-up/ |
| Sketchy Dreams | IN MY DREAM APARTMENT/HOUSE... / There would be a small couch in the kitchen, for hanging out while cooking. / I would have my own studio with a big monitor and a perfect height desk. / Guests could sleep on a futon or spare bed that was actually comfortable. / There would be a basement gym with... http://actionathena.com/2011/03/02/sketchy-dreams/ |
| What Is Going On Here | little funny 2010: Comics Are Going To HELL! / Grouchy Old Man: No question about it, kids these days are just RUINING COMICS! / Grouchy Old Man: They're makin' 'em BIG and DARK and SERIOUS. Callin' 'em "graphic novels." / Grouchy Old Man: I like my comics BRIEF and STUPID. / Grouchy Old Man: With... http://actionathena.com/2011/03/05/what-is-going-on-here/ |
| No More Customer Service Plz | [[An ugly, worn-out Athena slowly falls to the ground.]] / Athena: No / Athena: more / Athena: customer / Athena: service / Athena: plz. http://actionathena.com/2011/03/07/no-more-customer-service-plz/ |
| Gayngs Affiliyated Showcase | GAYNGS AFFILIYATED SHOWCASE. First Avenue. Sunday March 6, 2011. / Jason: Huh. I wondered if the 7th St "TBA" might be Justin Vernon, but it doesn't look like it.
/ Athena: To the mainroom, then? / MEGAFAUN (plus Ivan Howard...and Justin Vernon!)
/ Ivan Howard (singing): oh lord, stuck in Lodi again
/ Jason:... http://actionathena.com/2011/03/09/gayngs-affiliyated-showcase/ |
| Winter Cartoonist Camping | CARTOONIST CAMPING! / [[speech bubbles come out of a cabin, with the following images in them: Alan Moore, boobs, butt, comic page, ink and pen, scissors, minicomic, Minnesota, snow, hot dog, and a penis.) http://actionathena.com/2011/03/11/winter-cartoonist-camping/ |
| Three Is A Magic Number | Action Athena is 3 years old today. / (the lady herself.)
/ (stack o' comics)
/ (minneapolis)
/ (fuckin' work)
/ (fuckin' college diploma)
/ (another comic)
/ (minnesota)
/ (art supplies) http://actionathena.com/2011/03/18/three-is-a-magic-number/ |
| Cartoonist Camping: William O'Brien Edition | CARTOONIST CAMPING
/ William O'Brien State Park
/ Fri/Sat/Sun, March 11, 12, 13, 2011
/ Jason was sick, and Jamie's fiance Nick had a work thing, so we ended up driving there JUST US LADIES.
/ Jamie: WAIT: were we supposed to pick up Kevin?
/ Athena: uh...
/ Jamie: Oh good! Dan and AJ got him. Along with... http://actionathena.com/2011/03/21/cartoonist-camping-william-obrien-edition/ |
| Heart the Helicopters | YIP YIP YOU, YIP YIP ME, YIP YIP BABY, YIP YIP FAMILY / Plenty of negative things have been said about the current trend of "helicopter parenting."
/ [[HOVER HOVER goes the helicopter around Peter Pan Athena.]] / While I agree that my generation would do well to GROW THE FUCK UP a little, I'm tired... http://actionathena.com/2011/03/23/heart-the-helicopters/ |
| Runniversary | RUNNIVERSARY: MARCH 25, 2011 / It was one year ago today that I got back into running. / I went through a couple of running phases in high school, but back then I'm sorry to say it was always more about crash dieting than running.
/ Athena [[thinking]]: MUST BE PERFECT. / But when I started up last... http://actionathena.com/2011/03/25/runniversary/ |
| Goddamn Sunday Shifts | Athena (daydreaming): a job with no nights or weekends, or at least a barista job in Northeast, an intelligent (maybe even FEMALE?) boss, NO MORE LOAN, a down payment on a house... / I have pretty boring goals and dreams these days. / Unfortunately, it turns out practical dreams aren't any easier to... http://actionathena.com/2011/03/28/goddamn-sunday-shifts/ |
| David Bazan at Aesthetic Apparatus | Jason and I went to see David Bazan at one of his "living room converts." This one was at Aesthetic Apparatus in Seward.
/ (We rode the #10 & the LIGHTRAIL!) / As is often the case when I go to concerts and other Cool Young Person events, I felt a little grumpy before we got there. But once the show... http://actionathena.com/2011/03/30/david-bazan-at-aesthetic-apparatus/ |
| Spiderman vs. The Ponies | DRIVING TO WET PAINT TO TALK ABOUT MINICOMICS. Thursday, March 24, 2011. / Zander Cannon: So do the girls have their SpringCon costumes planned?
/ Steve Stwalley: Not yet. Ooh, maybe they can coordinate with Jin! / Danno Klonowski: Y'know, if you keep up that Jin Quote Twitter, over time it could... http://actionathena.com/2011/04/01/spiderman-vs-the-ponies/ |
| No More Moka | So I've had this ongoing fixation with the Moka Pot, ever since I found one in the apartment i lived in in Berlin. / Unfortunately, that one was so old and rusted, I never got it to work.
/ Athena: guess it's more "mountain coffee" for me... / My current housemate also has a Moka--a big one. I'd been... http://actionathena.com/2011/04/04/no-more-moka/ |
| Life Is Okay | Athena and Jason (at work, thinking): fuckin' work / Athena and Jason (thinking, running, playing guitar): whew...fuckin' work. / Jason: Hey.
/ Athena: Hey. / MAKE OUT*
/ * etc / EAT FOOD / LIFE IS OKAY
/ Athena and Jason: sigh... http://actionathena.com/2011/04/08/life-is-okay/ |
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