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| Looking For A Fight | One time, a summer during college, my friend Mickey was walking me back to my parent's place. / We noticed it at the same moment, when the truck behind us began to slow down. / When Mickey said, "you get on the sidewalk, I'll protect you," I was spooked, so I did. / Then we heard the truck's driver... http://actionathena.com/2012/06/15/looking-for-a-fight/ |
| Things Are Happening | some things that have been happening: / Last fall:
/ Athena [[holding MFA program applications]]: You'll never know if you don't try. / So then in the winter:
/ Athena: Didn't get into the U of Minnesota, or Wisconsin, or Michigan. Or the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. / Athena: ...but I got... http://actionathena.com/2012/06/18/things-are-happening/ |
| Forsyth Park | [[Drawing of Jason and Athena in Forsyth Park in Savannah, GA.]] http://actionathena.com/2012/06/20/forsyth-park/ |
| Apartment Hunting | 1 day. 5 showings. 17 miles of walking. / Apartment Hunting / Athena: So our first showing is at 8am, and it's a 40 minute walk from our hotel.
/ Jason: That's okay. / 8:00am
/ Jason: Um, roaches. Woah. A LOT of roaches.
/ Athena: The carpet looks like ass. And the ceiling is what, 5 foot 10?
/ Jason:... http://actionathena.com/2012/06/22/apartment-hunting/ |
| Signs That It's Been A Stressful Work Week | signs that it's been a stressful work week: / You're picking at your skin / You're picking at your cuticles / You're pulling out eyelashes and eyebrows / (And it's starting to look weird) / Your intestines are in turmoil / You're consuming alarming amounts of crappy junk food / (Did I mention... http://actionathena.com/2012/06/25/signs-that-its-been-a-stressful-work-week/ |
| Jason's Babies | Saturday, June 23, 2012. NE Minneapolis. / At Jason's comics and action figures garage sale:
/ Little Boy: Dad, LOOK, BATMAN! / Athena: So...all these nerdy little boys who keep coming through here, buying Star Wars toys and stuff? / Jason: Yeah? / Athena: I look at 'em and I'm like, "Huh. So that's... http://actionathena.com/2012/06/27/jasons-babies/ |
| Madison Party | MADISON, WISCONSIN: PARTY CITY! / Jason and I are in Madison this weekend. Two of his college buddies are getting married nearby. So Jason and I are sharing a hotel suite with two other college buddies and their girlfriends. / The only times I've been to Madison over the last couple years have been... http://actionathena.com/2012/06/29/madison-party/ |
| Sketches | Sketches of bodybuilder women, and a sexy lady on a couch. http://actionathena.com/2012/07/02/sketches/ |
| Let's Go To Northfield | Monday, July 2, 2012. Nearly 100 degrees. No air conditioning at my apartment or Jason's. / Jason: There's still a half hour of happy hour across the street at Town Hall. Wanna get a beer there to give ourselves a little more time in air conditioning?
/ Athena: YES. / Athena: Oh no, it's like 90... http://actionathena.com/2012/07/04/lets-go-to-northfield/ |
| Line In The Sand | Athena: There's this girl I went to high school with, who was in the same general group of friends I was in, who I just never liked. / Athena: She was very religious, very "moral," in a smug way that always made me feel judged and pissed. / Athena: It was like, slut-shaming, only that term didn't exist... http://actionathena.com/2012/07/06/line-in-the-sand/ |
| I Love Lund | I love Lund. / Jason and I watched the first season of the Danish show "Forbrydelsen" over the winter and, well, it's great. / The protagonist is Detective Sarah Lund, an insightful, fierce, unstoppable badass. / Between her and Lisbeth Salander, it's been quite a season for hard-as-nails, crime-solving... http://actionathena.com/2012/07/09/i-love-lund/ |
| Valiant Pigeons | Valiant / When I worked at mr. movies in high school, I often got stuck with the Saturday morning shifts--just me and the owner. / His rule was that the movies we played in the store had to be rated G. Not even PG. When he was working, he picked the movies. / An animated movie about pigeons had... http://actionathena.com/2012/07/11/valiant-pigeons/ |
| Two Years | two whole years / Jason and I have been dating for two years now. / It feels like a long time, but also no time at all, y'know? / He's a good fit for me, in so many ways, so it's felt natural to slip into sharing our lives like this. / While my emotions and plans and dreams tend to bounce all over,... http://actionathena.com/2012/07/13/two-years/ |
| Horse Head | Friend of Jamie's So that's Nick's horse head? That must've been an impulse buy. / Jamie: Actually, no! He thought about it for months! One day he called me over to the computer and said, "Honey, look at this horse head, isn't it great?" / Jamie: And then, two MONTHS later, he was like, "I think... http://actionathena.com/2012/07/25/horse-head/ |
| Going To Georgia | Reading Amtrak's shipping policies:
/ Jason: Ooh, this section's about "human remains." We could just kill ourselves and get to Georgia that way. / Moving across the country is fucking expensive. http://actionathena.com/2012/07/27/going-to-georgia/ |
| Flashing | Jason: We could just watch an episode of something, if you don't wanna commit to a movie...
/ Athena: Yeah... / Athena [[lifting up her shirt]]: ...We could do that... / Jason: I...you have your computer in front of you, so...
/ Athena: Oh. / Athena: Could you even see them? / Jason: No. http://actionathena.com/2012/07/30/flashing/ |
| a class="searchlink" href="http://actionathena.com/2012/08/01/helpful-professors/">http://actionathena.com/2012/08/01/helpful-professors/ | [untranscribed - please consider transcribing this comic!] |
| a class="searchlink" href="http://actionathena.com/2012/08/03/righteous-ira/">http://actionathena.com/2012/08/03/righteous-ira/ | [untranscribed - please consider transcribing this comic!] |
| Last Day Of Work | FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2012 / Athena: Today is my last day of work. / Athena: They have been very good to me here. / Athena: I even got to do some graphic design work! / Athena: So, um...yeah! Heh heh. I uh...I don't think it's sumk in that I'm really moving to Georgia. http://actionathena.com/2012/08/10/last-day-of-work/ |
| a class="searchlink" href="http://actionathena.com/2012/08/13/comic-flash-mob-danno-klonowski/">http://actionathena.com/2012/08/13/comic-flash-mob-danno-klonowski/ | [untranscribed - please consider transcribing this comic!] |
| a class="searchlink" href="http://actionathena.com/2012/08/15/comic-flash-mob-ted-anderson/">http://actionathena.com/2012/08/15/comic-flash-mob-ted-anderson/ | [untranscribed - please consider transcribing this comic!] |
| a class="searchlink" href="http://actionathena.com/2012/08/17/comic-flash-mob-ryan-dow/">http://actionathena.com/2012/08/17/comic-flash-mob-ryan-dow/ | [untranscribed - please consider transcribing this comic!] |
| Comic Flash Mob: Lupi McGinty | Athena: Hi, Lupi! Hi, AZ!
/ Lupi: Hi, Athena!
/ AZ: Look what I can do! / [[AZ smacks Lupi in the face.]]
/ Lupi: Waugh!
/ AZ: Raar! I'm hadpanagus! / Athena: Your face fell off!
/ Lupi's Face: son of a... / Lupi: Aw, I was supposed to hit your butt! I have to try again. / Athena and Lupi: NO! / Lupi:... http://actionathena.com/2012/08/20/comic-flash-mob-lupi-mcginty/ |
| a class="searchlink" href="http://actionathena.com/2012/08/22/comic-flash-mob-dan-murphy/">http://actionathena.com/2012/08/22/comic-flash-mob-dan-murphy/ | [untranscribed - please consider transcribing this comic!] |
| a class="searchlink" href="http://actionathena.com/2012/08/24/comic-flash-mob-lance-ward/">http://actionathena.com/2012/08/24/comic-flash-mob-lance-ward/ | [untranscribed - please consider transcribing this comic!] |
| a class="searchlink" href="http://actionathena.com/2012/08/27/savannah-floorplan/">http://actionathena.com/2012/08/27/savannah-floorplan/ | [untranscribed - please consider transcribing this comic!] |
| Paula Deen's Restaurant | Looking for a restaurant to go to with my grandparents:
/ Athena: Ooh, we could go to Paula Deen's restaurant!
/ Jason: Nnnh...I don't want to set foot in there. / Athena: Oh, come on! There's a buffet!
/ Jason: I mean, it just... / Jason: LIke, THIS: when a tourist trap advertises a dish as being "a... http://actionathena.com/2012/08/29/paula-deens-restaurant/ |
| Whining Vaginas | I had an IUD put back in shortly before moving to Georgia. / It is an infuriating time to be a woman in America. I don't want to take chances with birth control. / So, back to the IUD it is. / And when I'm dealing with week-long periods, mega cramps, and torrents of menstrual blood, I'll think of... http://actionathena.com/2012/08/31/whining-vaginas/ |
| End Of August Sketches | Sketchbook sketches from August 2012.
/ (I am reteaching myself to draw and write using the correct pencil grip.) http://actionathena.com/2012/09/03/end-of-august-sketches/ |
| Correct The Position | So I've got this ganglion cyst on the wrist of my drawing hand. / It's got me scared enough that I'm finally correcting the way I hold my pencil.
/ (no more of this!)
/ [[Athena holds her pencil incorrectly.]] / And then I figured, "what the hell, I'll correct my awful sleeping posture too." / So excuse... http://actionathena.com/2012/09/05/correct-the-position/ |
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