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| What Ifs | Athena: What if instead of my name, I had a normal name?
/ Jason: Like what? / Athena: Like...Anna.
/ Jason: Um...that would be fine? / Athena: Or...Heather!
/ Jason: Eh...Heather makes me picture that hair that's like, kind of a perm, but mostly just...frizzy.
/ Athena: Ha ha! Exactly! / Athena: Heh... http://actionathena.com/2012/03/21/what-ifs/ |
| Decision Fatigue | Athena: What do I want? And what does my body need? And how do I know if I'm doing it right? / Athena: And how do I know which decisions (or lack therof) I'll live to regret? / Athena: And do I really have any control over anything anyway? / Athena: And am I ungrateful for not better appreciating... http://actionathena.com/2012/03/23/decision-fatigue/ |
| Cartoonist Cabining | Cartoonist (not camping) CABINING / Trego, Wisconsin. March 23-25, 2012. / A.Z., Lupi, Mark, Athena, Jamie, Jason, Britt, Sarah, Kevin, Dan, Adam, Danno http://actionathena.com/2012/03/26/cartoonist-cabining/ |
| Definition | If you've been feeling like a failure... / STOP for a moment and consider whether, from another's perspective, you might be a big success. / Consider then whether it might be more productive to stop hating yourself so much... / ...and instead change your definitions. http://actionathena.com/2012/03/28/definition/ |
| Pretty Clothes | sometimes I just want to draw pretty people in pretty clothes http://actionathena.com/2012/04/02/pretty-clothes/ |
| Grocery List | groceries: lentils, tomatoes, peas, jams, mushrooms, sweet potatoes, corn, grapefruit, kiwi, kale, potatoes, pears, pineapple, lemons, lettuce, onions, clementines, nectarines, limes, mint, artichokes, spinach, carrots, raspberries, strawberries, bananas, avocados, asparagus, banana peppers, apples,... http://actionathena.com/2012/04/04/grocery-list/ |
| Seen On The Bus | [[Two punks try to catch a bus that's just closing its doors.]] / [[A little kid watches this from inside the bus and smiles.]] / [[One of the punks waves broadly at the bus driver.]] / [[The bus driver projects INDIFFERENCE.]] / [[The punk makes a crude hand gesture at the bus driver.]] / [[The... http://actionathena.com/2012/04/07/seen-on-the-bus/ |
| Fatale | On Saturday I read the first 3 issues of "Fatale," the new series from Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips. / They're Jason's. I've never been a monthly comics buyer. / But thanks to him, I've fallen in love with a whole pile of stuff from Image. / Comics are great, y'all. http://actionathena.com/2012/04/09/fatale/ |
| How Was Your Week | HOW WAS YOUR WEEK?
/ with Julie Klausner / Top Row:
/ The Real Housewives of New York?s Ramona Singer and the duchess LuAnn de Lesseps, How Was Your Week producer Chris Spooner, Rosie O?Donnell as she appeared in Riding the Bus with my Sister, Oprah, Ted Leo, Glenn Close as Albert Nobbs, and Paz de la... http://actionathena.com/2012/04/13/how-was-your-week/ |
| Greyhounds at SpringCon | Last year at Spring Con, there was a booth with a bunch of retired racing greyhounds up for adoption.
/ Greyhound: ADOPT ME!! / I checked this year's Spring Con guest list. / The greyhounds are gonna be there again. / Would it be weird to request that my booth be next to theirs? http://actionathena.com/2012/04/16/greyhounds-at-springcon/ |
| Dixie's Twelfth | TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012 / Athena: Oh! It's Dixie's 12th birthday today. I wouldn't have remembered, but Phoebe texted me.
/ Jason: Wow! That's an old dog! / Athena: I know! That's what I said to Phoebe. She said, "but she's young at heart."
/ Jason: Psh! / Jason: That dog's been a bitter cranky... http://actionathena.com/2012/04/18/dixies-twelfth/ |
| Easily Irritated, Easily Entertained | THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012
/ easily irritated, easily entertained / Athena: Low 40s? Come ON, April. / Athena: Mmm, New Pornographers. / Athena: This bus is SO LATE!! Goddamn light rail construction. / Athena: The light rail will be so cool, though. And these construction workers are working really... http://actionathena.com/2012/04/20/easily-irritated-easily-entertained/ |
| Springtime and Pretty Girls | spring is here and I can't stop drawing ladies. http://actionathena.com/2012/04/25/springtime-and-pretty-girls/ |
| New Favorites | I seem to be short on good webcomics these days. / In college I had a whole list of favorites that updated regularly. / But a lot of those strips have ended, and I haven't found many new ones to replace them. / Guess it's time to reread Bobwhite! http://actionathena.com/2012/04/27/new-favorites/ |
| Killer Prom Queens | The Killer Prom Queens: / Sarah Goldfeather, Phoebe Currier, Athena Currier http://actionathena.com/2012/04/30/killer-prom-queens/ |
| Meritage Oysterfest | MERITAGE SECOND ANNUAL OYSTERFEST http://actionathena.com/2012/05/02/meritage-oysterfest/ |
| Gastro Non Grata | Gastro Non Grata. Friday, April 20th, 2012. The Triple Rock. Minneapolis, MN. / Jason: Well, well...looks like date night!
/ (couples) / Athena: Why'd they turn the music up for this song--WAIT. Does Gastro Non Grata have its own THEME SONG?
/ Jason: It would appear so. / FIRST COURSE: Lagunitas... http://actionathena.com/2012/05/04/gastro-non-grata/ |
| Hair Trim | I got my hair trimmed at Aveda on Saturday. / The stylist asked what my plans for the day were, so I told her I was going on the Town Hall Brewery tour. / She said that sounded fun, and asked whom I was going with. / I guess I got nervous she'd think I was a dork, 'cause I lied and said:
/ Athena:... http://actionathena.com/2012/05/07/hair-trim/ |
| City Pages Sketchbook | [[sketches drawn from photos in City Pages.]] http://actionathena.com/2012/05/09/city-pages-sketchbook/ |
| Burning Party | Burning PARTY. At Danno Klonowski's house. Saturday, May 5, 2012. / Sarah Morean: It's actually at the tip of your thing, so please don't put it in my box.
/ Sarah and Adam are preparing to move across the country in an airstream trailer. So they've been getting rid of stuff. / Athena: Burning the... http://actionathena.com/2012/05/11/burning-party/ |
| The Awkward Picnic | Thursday, May 10, 2012. / Athena: ? / A Coworker: Are...are those people setting up a picnic immediately in front of our windows?
/ Athena: YES! / [[A pause.]] / Coworker: It's kind of weird.
/ Athena: Yes. http://actionathena.com/2012/05/14/the-awkward-picnic/ |
| More Sketches | [[More sketches from photos in City Pages, The Sartorialist, etc.]] http://actionathena.com/2012/05/16/more-sketches/ |
| More Of What We Always Were | more of what we always were / Girl 1: I feel like we haven't talked in forever.
/ Girl 2: I know! I have my own apartment now.
/ Girl 1: Huh.
/ Last weekend I went to Diamonds Coffee Shoppe to draw. / Girl 1: So, um. How's that guy?
/ Girl 2: Oh, we broke up.
/ Girl 1: Oh.
/ While I sat there, two pairs... http://actionathena.com/2012/05/18/more-of-what-we-always-were/ |
| Maturing and Emoting | In high school I was pretty unruffled and blase in my reaction to the media I consumed.
/ Athena: meh. / I kind of figured that age would only make me more so. Like, the more you consume, the less emotional impact stuff has?
/ Athena: meh. / But actually I find it's the opposite. These days almost... http://actionathena.com/2012/05/21/maturing-and-emoting/ |
| Big Hat | Jason: Oh! I almost forgot my hat! / [[The hat doesn't fit over his headphones.]] / Athena: snicker / Athena: Should've bought a bigger hat.
/ Jason: I know, right? I knew I should've gotten the extra large. http://actionathena.com/2012/05/23/big-hat/ |
| Danno Does Trivia | BAD CARTOONIST NIGHT @ THE BAD WAITRESS. APRIL 2012. / Danno Klonowski: Are you guys here for trivia? / Random Girl: Uh...we could be? / Danno Klonowski: This round's about the Avengers. / [[He pauses.]] / Danno Klonowski: You're gonna do great. / Danno Klonowski: Okay, this section's about Thor... http://actionathena.com/2012/05/25/danno-does-trivia/ |
| Sweet Dude | Athena: I want something sweet, but your fridge is EMPTY.
/ Jason: How about PUDDING? / Athena: Is it ready yet?
/ Jason: I'll see! / Athena: Oh my gosh! You made it all cute! With a garnish of pretzel sticks, and graham cracker crumbs! / Athena: You always do that. You always find little ways to... http://actionathena.com/2012/06/06/sweet-dude/ |
| Kisses | Athena: Y'know, in the time we've been together, you've given me a lot of kisses. / Athena: But in our future, I think I'll need at least a billion more. / Jason: Hmm, let's see, how many kisses is that per day? / Jason: If I divide by--
/ Athena: LOOK. The take-home point here is, I need a lot of... http://actionathena.com/2012/06/08/kisses/ |
| That Steve | Steve Refuses To Enter The Gossip Circle. Saturday, May 26. Grumpy's Downtown. / Steve Stwalley: That guy? Oh, he's fine. I certainly don't hate him.
/ Danno Klonowski: Oh, STEVE. / Athena: Steve, have you EVER hated someone?
/ Danno Klonowski: Yeah, like another cartoonist? / Steve Stwalley: Mmm...yes. / Steve... http://actionathena.com/2012/06/11/that-steve/ |
| Sketchy | [[Sketches of fashionable ladies.]] http://actionathena.com/2012/06/13/sketchy/ |
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