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| Christmas With The Curriers | PHOEBE IS HOME FOR CHRISTMAS!
/ (and I'm in Northfield for the night.) / She's looking particularly chic--good glasses, good hair, etc. / Sarah Currier: So now that they're married, they're changing their last name to "Catcastle"! / Phoebe Currier: Oh man, I have to read you guys this girl's blog,... http://actionathena.com/2011/12/19/christmas-with-the-curriers/ |
| Endless! | Athena: It's really hard to make comics right now. / Athena: I feel like an 80-year-old: SO little strength and energy. And I have no idea what's wrong! / Athena: It's been going on long enough that I'm having difficulty believing I'm going to get over it. / Athena: I'm TERRIFIED that I will NEVER... http://actionathena.com/2011/12/21/endless/ |
| Abominable | WILL I EVER RUN AGAIN? / Athena: Lymes disease? Celiacs? Vitamin deficiency? Recently developed food allergy? / Athena: Fuck it, it's the holidays. Try to turn your worries off for a few days, Currier. / Athena: ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS is my health! http://actionathena.com/2011/12/23/abominable/ |
| Normal Boob Shirt | The Night Before Christmas Eve, 2011. (Jason and I stayed at my parents' house in Northfield.) / Jason: Mmm... You look good in this shirt. / Jason: It...kinda makes your boobs look big. / Jason: I mean--not like, WEIRD big! Just, like, normal. / [[A pause. He realizes what he's said.]] / Jason:... http://actionathena.com/2011/12/26/normal-boob-shirt/ |
| Jazz On Christmas | Saturday, December 17. Party Mix Making Party At Jason's Parents' House In Hudson. / Jason's Mom: Do you guys want to listen to some Christmas music? / Jason: Nnngh...as long as it's not "Jazz on Christmas."
/ Jason's Mom: What! Why! / Jason: Mom. When I was in high school, you started playing that... http://actionathena.com/2011/12/28/jazz-on-christmas/ |
| Traveler Falls | Sarah Currier: Oh, hi Traveler! / [[Traveler holds out his paws to hold Sarah's hands, but loses his balances and awkwardly FALLS OVER.]] / Sarah Currier: !! http://actionathena.com/2011/12/30/traveler-falls/ |
| Refreshing Melodrama | The last night Goldfeather was in town, I hung out with her and a bunch of high school friends at the Cow. / We ended up talking for a long time with this guy I used to date. I hadn't really talked to him in about a year and a half. / He can be overwhelmingly flippant and sarcastic. I kinda figured... http://actionathena.com/2012/01/02/refreshing-melodrama/ |
| Better Follow Through | I've been having LOTS of dreams about RUNNING and SICKNESS. / Recently, I dreamed that I told Jason,
/ Athena: If I ever get over this sickness...I'm going to get A CATHARTIC HAIRCUT! / The next day I was all,
/ Athena: Ha! I just realized I had a dream where I told you I was gonna cut my hair if I... http://actionathena.com/2012/01/04/better-follow-through/ |
| Tattoos and Marriages | I was thinking about how getting a tattoo too young/for the wrong reasons is sort of like getting MARRIED too young/for the wrong reasons. / Both are about trying to define something essential and eternal about yourself.
/ People: THIS is who I am. / It's about trying to pin down something important,... http://actionathena.com/2012/01/06/tattoos-and-marriages/ |
| Dixie Dream | Last week I had a dream where I was taking a bath... / ...when I suddenly realized that Dixie had crawled in and was sleeping under my legs.
/ Athena: Oh no! Dixie, you'll drown! / When I pulled her out, she wasn't breathing. I hurried to the vet. In the vet's hand, she looked just like the runt... http://actionathena.com/2012/01/11/dixie-dream/ |
| Guys Who Wear Glasses | SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 8, 2012 / Jason: I should get another pair of glasses from that website.
/ Athena: Oh yeah?
/ Jason: Yeah, like a more normal, everyday pair. / Jason: Leopard print ones. With flames on the sides.
/ Athena: ha ha / Athena: Wait, did you say rhinestones on the sides?
/ Jason:... http://actionathena.com/2012/01/13/guys-who-wear-glasses/ |
| The Purple People Reader | Thursday, January 5, 2012. Midnight Outside the Yacht Club. / Dan Murphy: Remember the comic we did back in high school?
/ Danno Klonowski: Bartman? Of course! It was a blatant rip off of The Simpsons. / Danno Klonowski: The baby's name was "Suckin." Her speech bubbles just said "suck suck suck... http://actionathena.com/2012/01/16/the-purple-people-reader/ |
| Pen Tape | At a recent Cartoonist Jam, Ryan Dow told me:
/ Ryan Dow: I'm becoming one of those cartoonists I hate: I'm getting very PARTICULAR about art supplies. / Ryan Dow: I've started putting bands of tape on certain pens, so I'll know which ones are newer, and which tips are blunter and which are finer. / Athena:... http://actionathena.com/2012/01/18/pen-tape/ |
| Like Hitler | I've got sort of sharp features and a serious expression. Most people assume I'm older than I am.
/ Jason: Yeah, I figured you were at least 25! / I don't mind, mostly. I'd rather be taken seriously than presumed a ditz. Also, this face helped me get some real neat roles in high school theater.
/ Mary... http://actionathena.com/2012/01/20/like-hitler/ |
| Based On | "BASED ON"
/ RECORDED IN THE LIVING ROOM OF MOD 71. FALL 2007. / Ben: "Fever Pitch" is based on a book by Nick Hornby? I can't believe the Farrelly brothers based something on a book. / Sam: Well, they changed it around a whole lot.
/ Flanagan: It used to take place in space, during the Civil War. / Sam:... http://actionathena.com/2012/01/23/based-on/ |
| Covered In Jam | Sam: What do you guys wanna do tonight? Wanna watch a movie?
/ Flanagan: I wanna watch... / Doyle: I feel antsy, I really wanna go out and do something.
/ Flanagan: ...bears...fighting over... / Doyle: But I wanna stay sober.
/ Flanagan: ...a... / Sam: You're gonna have to. So what do you have in mind,... http://actionathena.com/2012/01/25/covered-in-jam/ |
| Watching The Simpsons | WATCHING THE SIMPSONS
/ [[A girl enters. She stares at a boy in a chair.]]
/ Girl: hiii
/ Boy: hey / Girl: I've never seen this show. It looks stupid. / Girl: I mean, this is why I don't watch TV. It...it traps me, because I'm not used to it, but...it's terrible.
/ [[Boy loves the Simpsons.]] / Girl:... http://actionathena.com/2012/01/27/watching-the-simpsons/ |
| Five Months | Athena: So, I've been sick for five months now. There've been a few brief respites, but basically: FIVE MONTHS. / Athena: Symptoms are all over: HEADACHES, sore ears and throat, sneezing, upset stomach... But ABOVE ALL... / Athena: EXTREME, RELENTLESS FATIGUE and WEAK, ACHEY MUSCLES / Athena: It's... http://actionathena.com/2012/01/30/five-months/ |
| RIP Le Sabre | Oh RIGHT, so I got in a CAR CRASH the other day. / I'd been in Northfield the night before for this:
/ Nurse Practitioner whom I LOVE: Alll right! That diaphragm'll fit great! / After that I had dinner with my parents, and then thought:
/ Athena: I'll spend the night here and drive up to work in the... http://actionathena.com/2012/02/03/rip-le-sabre/ |
| The Le Sabre Lives! | The Le Sabre lives! http://actionathena.com/2012/02/08/the-le-sabre-lives/ |
| St Paul Saturdays | Last weekend was the second in a row that Jason and I spent entirely in my neighborhood. / On Saturday we made amazing breakfast burritos... / ...walked to the library, Uncle Sven's Comic Shoppe, and ended up at The Groveland Tap happy hour. / Then we hopped on the bus to get to Half Price Books in... http://actionathena.com/2012/02/10/st-paul-saturdays/ |
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| Back on the Bus | I'm not glad I crashed the Le Sabre, but I am glad to be riding the bus again. I forgot how much I love riding buses. / It gives me this calm, womb-like "everything's-gonna-be-okay" feeling. Even if those I'm riding with are less than ideal, I love knowing that, for the duration of that bus ride,... http://actionathena.com/2012/02/15/back-on-the-bus/ |
| Bad Cartoonist Night | Bad Cartoonist Night at the Bad Waitress / 2 East 26th St Minneapolis, MN / Comic trivia with Prizes! / Monday, February 27, 8-11pm / Food & drink specials! / Tabletop drawing stations! / And your handsome host, Danno Klonowski! http://actionathena.com/2012/02/17/bad-cartoonist-night/ |
| Answers and Allergy Tests | THE ANSWER TO ALL MY PROBLEMS????? / Last Tuesday I went in for an allergy test. [[Bandana Square]] / After discussing my health problems with the allergist, the nurse came in to test me for all sorts of potential allergens. She wrote rows of numbers on my back, and then poked me with a different... http://actionathena.com/2012/02/20/answers-and-allergy-tests/ |
| The Shit Hitteth The Fan | 10/5/10 / Call Dad, Stephanie, Anna, Mom / --> Don't call Paul about Stephanie & Jack / Spanish test tomorrow; flash cards, grammar. / Re-read articles to practice comprehension. http://actionathena.com/2012/02/22/the-shit-hitteth-the-fan/ |
| Here We Go | Ross Currier: So Athena, do you know what a "queef" is? / Athena: Um...yes. / Athena: Why? / Ross Currier: Well, there's a Carleton band that's been playing regularly at the Cow, and they're called "The Prom Queefs." Every time they've had a gig, I've mentioned it on the town blog. / Ross Currier:... http://actionathena.com/2012/02/24/here-we-go/ |
| We'lll Be Right Back After This Short Break | Athena [[with a cathartic haircut]]: HEY GUYS! I'm taking a short break from Action Athena. I will be back soon, I PROMISE. I've just gotta step back for a bit. I love y'all, and I LOVE this comic. So I'll see you again soon. But I ain't settin' no deadlines! Sorry! Ha! http://actionathena.com/2012/02/29/well-be-right-back-after-this-short-break/ |
| Annus Horribilis | Annus horribilis*
/ *horrible year / I'm not talking about strict calendar years, I'm talking about the last 12 months.) / Monday March 5, 2012 / This evening I went on a five mile run. / Six months ago, that wouldn't have been significant. But six months ago, I became sick. / Jason said he read... http://actionathena.com/2012/03/16/annus-horribilis/ |
| Four Years Of Internet Comics | Athena [[holding up a 2012 calendar]]: Huh! Would you look at that! / ACTION ATHENA is four years old! http://actionathena.com/2012/03/19/four-years-of-internet-comics/ |
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