incoherent jargon, the comic

new comics

2011-10-19T10:43:00.003-05:00

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bandits

2011-02-10T17:48:00.000-06:00

It's so cold outside aghhh.
I don't care what I look like as long as my face gets covered.
And then someone will try talking to me and it's awkward.

bump

2011-02-08T18:44:00.000-06:00

Alllll the time.
People will drop things on me and I will automatically apologize.
Hmmph.

crowd surfing

2011-02-01T18:41:00.000-06:00

Liz is a square, even at rock concerts.

True story.
It was an awesome concert though. I do love Best Coast.
Although I guess the moshing and crowd surfing was happening during Wavves.
My friend and I were like...but the sign says....

inception cookie

2011-01-28T17:36:00.000-06:00

Pretty much the exact same thought process I went through when I saw this recipe.
Paired with the inception button and it is perfect.

I really want to try those at some point.
Baaaake.

hugs

2011-01-18T18:29:00.001-06:00

Color is fun to do when I get the right shades and whatnot.

Anyway, this is how I felt coming back.
It's so nice to be back.

dead week

2010-12-07T21:36:00.000-06:00

Hey look, markers.

It's been quite a while.

Also, I don't really know how to draw zombies.

Last comic of the semester!

Woah.

hahaha

2010-12-05T14:23:00.001-06:00

She's laughing at the punch line.
Laughing for just a little too long.
She has the power to repel people with her sustained laughter.

I just figured out how to use the gradient tool correctly, ha.

hats hats hats

2010-12-01T16:48:00.000-06:00

I love hats.
I only wear them when no one's around.
:(

Two more comics to go this semester.
HMM.

the most wonderful time of the year

2010-11-29T01:25:00.001-06:00

Originally the last panel was supposed to be, "Time For Finals" but I couldn't bring myself to acknowledge the terribleness of it. Didn't feel like ending on such a downer.
I love Christmas time. I love it so much.
And all the things listed above!

I just keep listening to one huge playlist of Christmas songs.
It is awesome.

super awkward powers

2010-11-23T16:47:00.001-06:00

No one can handle the super awkward stare down. She never breaks eye contact, not once.
Also, definitely used this Spaceman comic as a reference for that last panel.

Thanksgiving break! Hurrah!
Heading for New York City tomorrow weeee

dumbledead

2010-11-21T22:20:00.001-06:00

Courtesy of Gabe.
What a tool.
(hahaha)

I love Harry Potter so much, but I can also take a joke.
You have to admit, it's pretty damn funny.
Because I mean, yeah that's pretty much what happened.

end of an era

2010-11-17T11:18:00.003-06:00

I grew up with Harry Potter. The series embodies my childhood.
I'm really not depressed that it's almost the end,
and I don't think I will be next summer when the final movie comes out.
It's been a good run, and all things must come to an end.
It's been a good decade, really.

I first started reading them when I was nine, and by the time the last movie comes out, I'll be twenty.
And I still love it just as much as I did when I was a child.
So this is my tribute to that I guess.

Maybe I can think up a color comic to round off Harry Potter week.
After all, this is my chance.

november 19th

2010-11-15T00:04:00.000-06:00

Are YOU ready?
I am.
It's Harry Potter week, and I'm nerding out hardcore.

HARRY POTTER ALL DAY ERRDAY.

tune her out

2010-11-09T20:33:00.000-06:00

Turn it up, tune her out.
I realized that looking through my comics and noticing the things I put on Matt's shirts reveals whatever I'm obsessing over currently.
Which happens to be Dr. Who right now.

ruggedly handsome man

2010-11-07T18:36:00.000-06:00

Her weakness is that she can't talk to him.
I think I'll do more Super Awkward Girl things.

leaves

2010-11-04T20:27:00.000-05:00

Coloring can be kind of fun.
I like how I colored this one compared to the gnome comic, including the particular shades of color.

So much cleaning and laundry to do.
Looking forward to the weekend.

train of thought

2010-10-31T21:58:00.001-05:00

You know. You just talk, and then your mind switches, and you lose your train of thought immediately.
Ah well.

In other news, Halloween weekend has been pretty fun.
weee

switcharoo: eye contact

2010-10-29T00:48:00.002-05:00

Switcharoo! This is Kathryn Menefee's guest comic! Quirrelmort shirt! Yes!

Also, I hate when this happens. I'm pretty sure awkward eye contact happens at least once a day for me.

In other news, I really want a cupcake right now.
Oh! And I drew a ton of Googs for Googstock!
I'll post that sometime this weekend in the spirit of Halloween.
Also, if you google "best frandz" my comic totes comes up on the first search page.
PRETTY SWEET.

switcharoo: best frandz

2010-10-27T01:30:00.000-05:00

My first ever Switcharoo comic! How exciting!
I switched with Kathryn Menefee of "thirty second warranty" and "Big Hair and Monsters," from last semester. It was no easy feat either, mind you.

Here is Kathryn's comic in it's usual state, for a point of reference:

Her comics are often slightly demented or morbid. There's always something slightly fantastical about them. Many times when I read it I think, how does she think of these things? And only when I was sitting around in the comics office all afternoon trying to think of something to do, did I remember that I really have no idea how to think like Kathryn.

But it was fun! A nice break from the normal comic routine.

I'm excited to see what she does for my comic!

friends

2010-10-24T20:27:00.005-05:00

I think about this so much. After a combination of real life conversation and Facebook creeping, sometimes I come to the conclusion that I really want to be friends with a person. Like, hey we should hang out! And they say yeah! And then I think, but really! Please?

Also, I've been wanting to do a jumping pose for a while.
So yay!

dark mark

2010-10-20T19:26:00.001-05:00

True story, via my dear sister.
I really do love nerds.

Also, six panels whaaat.

understood

2010-10-17T18:55:00.000-05:00

Originally, Liz was supposed to be made fun of, or at least more ashamed. But then I thought that Matt should be pretty used to her idiosyncrasies by now. It's nice to find people who understand your quirks.

Plus, when this happened to me it was just plain awkward.
I talk to myself a bit too loudly and a bit too often.

yay best frands

disco guest comic

2010-10-15T18:33:00.002-05:00

So here is a snazzy guest comic by one Riki Tsuji who does Naptime Comics. He is a funny dude, and I was quite impressed with how well he did my comic. I very much liked it.

I've gotten through two concerts and one exam, and then one more next week. And then I can concentrate on fixing things. Because I suck at balancing, which is what my goal was this semester. Happy about music, going to the music building. Alternatively now I hardly go to the comics office, and that makes me sad.

Eep.

the hills

2010-10-12T23:33:00.001-05:00

I find that running down hills is one of the simple joys in life. Exhilarating if only for a few seconds.
The original version of this comic was much lazier. But I'm hesitant to reveal exactly how lazy I can be. Let me just say I love the bus system.

I have a few side projects swimming around in my head, but as this next round of tests comes up, they must be pushed to the back of my mind along with other fun things.
*sigh*

edit: Doug compared this comic to Cathy. And I was really sad and slightly outraged. Note to self, never fall into the Cathy trap.

mail time

2010-10-10T19:20:00.000-05:00

Mail is so much fun. Know what's even better? Packages! Got three in one day some time this semester, and it was the best day.

Anyway, went home this weekend, and I was able to all thanks to Jon and Victoria! They are the best people, truly. I drew a crappy quick comic about it on the plane, and I might post it here later, but I don't feel like scanning it in right now. We'll seee.
It was a fun weekend. Got to see my best friend, Michael, who is kind of sort of the basis for Matt.

Yay friends!

different

2010-10-06T12:08:00.000-05:00

You know how some days when you know you're going to see a certain person you just want to look a little nicer? Maybe?
Also, Matt lacks tact. But we already knew that.

Going home this weekend, yay.
No ACL for me, booo.

umm yeah

2010-10-04T21:42:00.001-05:00

She doesn't have the greatest people skills.
This weekend I was busy with art related things. Illustration, comic, Moore-Hill shirt design.
And then UT Bassoon Day was on Sunday!
But I did it all! I felt so productive. I even fixed the wires on my reeds!

Here is the illustration I did for Longhorn Chronicles in the Daily Texan. The piece was called 'A Study of Self and Others.' I quite liked it, mostly because of the whole 'being inside your head' thing. Because I can relate. The article can be found here: http://www.dailytexanonline.com/content/study-self-and-others

A finally, here is the shirt design I did for Moore-Hill. Not that it matters really, ha. I did a rough sketch at first to turn in, because if it wasn't picked I didn't want to have spent much time on it. Luckily, it was chosen (yay!), and here is the much cleaner version.

In other news, some side projects have come up. It's kind of cool really. I mean, not cool with the whole time consuming thing, but hey, creative projects are fun.

damn test

2010-09-28T00:57:00.000-05:00

Oh Liz, you're so dramatic sometimes.

Not that I drew that exact thing on my scratch paper or anything.

I think the TA will think I'm crazy.

If that doesn't get them, the paragraphs of stream of consciousness will.

But now the first round of tests are done. And before the next round, I shall prepare and study diligently. Amidst making bassoon reeds and comics. Because I just try to balance things like that.

Completely random but awesome thing that I need to mention but is completely irrelevant: Last night I saw Joseph Alessi (the principal trombone of the New York Philharmonic) premiere John Mackey's Trombone Concerto along with the UT Wind Ensemble, and let me just say it was amazing. And it's been stuck in my head all day.
I have never heard such beautiful trombone playing in my life.
Plus, John Mackey is just an awesome dude.

Also, from my lovely editor, VGE:

"Alright, so, Claire told me yesterday that Doug (you know, the overseer guy) has a crush on Awkward Girl. Hooray!"

Hooray indeed!

narwahls

2010-09-21T21:42:00.001-05:00

I honestly don't know how I went through almost 20 years of life thinking narwahls were mythical creatures.

But I did.

And so I had the best Monday I've had in recent memory.

ALSO, fan page is all set up! http://www.facebook.com/incoherentjargon

Hurrah!

the truth

2010-09-19T19:43:00.005-05:00

Warning: this is not a funny comic.
It's not even worded very well.
Goddammit.

I need to work on wording my comics.
I have the same problem in real life.
I know what I want to say, but I don't know how to say it.
Or at least the best way to say it.

It's so annoying.

But, content wise, this is something that just makes me sad. Everything is just so interesting. I want not only to do it all, but I want to do it well. There is so much to learn about.
I want to improve as a musician, and I want to learn about music history. I want to learn more about art and comics, and there's so much I need to research. And I miss reading books for fun.
But I'm a science major.
And there's just not enough time.
It's really a damn shame.

OH, and some news, I made a page for the comic! People can be Facebook official with Incoherent Jargon now. How lovely.
Unfortunately, before I actively try to get people to join the page, I want to clean up all the old comics. It's a really tedious process. But after about the first 25 30 (rawr), I think I can just post them as is.
Blah.

oh bother

2010-09-14T20:50:00.002-05:00

500 Days of Liz?! ...or not.
I've always said her biggest downfall is living inside her head too much.

But it really is an annoying thing when you want to talk to someone, but they're too busy drowning out the world via headphones to make any human contact. But then again, I do that.

Also, I would've put an actual band for the name, but I try not to come off as pretentious whenever possible. And that includes obvious references! (which I am still guilty of from time to time) Subtle references are alright. I actually encourage those..

Anyway, considering making a fan page for the comic. OH MAN.

SUPER awkward

2010-09-12T19:51:00.000-05:00

This is all in her head, you know.
Typical.

By the way, I am absolutely obsessed with anything related to Team Starkid, a.k.a. the creators of 'A Very Potter Musical.' It's really quite sad exactly how obsessed I am right now.
But seeing as how big of a Harry Potter nerd I am, combining HP with my love for musicals was just bound to end up in obsession.

Oh God I am an uber nerd.

time management

2010-09-02T21:32:00.002-05:00

I always seem to never have time to do anything ever. Or at least anything productive.
I know it's my fault.
I just suck at time management.

love this movie

2010-09-01T18:02:00.007-05:00

I do this, but it's more in my head. I just usually glance over nervously, like 'Please like this movie that I absolutely love, why aren't you laughing?!'
Also, so many patterns. I'm sorry. It's fun though.
I need to get to the point where I can draw comics faster. Because right now I'm going at about the pace of that 800% slowed down Justin Bieber song.

BLAHH

gnomes

2010-08-31T15:38:00.003-05:00

Look it's in color! How fancy.

I have a bit of a thing for gnomes. By the way.

So, new semester, new comics. Just got a bit of a slow start what with band and orchestra auditions going on. But now, it's time for comics. If I want to make it back on the page. No doubt it's going to be a busy semester, but I can do it! Right? Right. Maybe. I think. Sure?

Anyway, I have Photoshop now! Should make things a lot easier. It's exciting stuff.

spearmint

2010-05-10T17:10:00.001-05:00

This is what I call bad planning. Way too much text to fit into four panels. I think this barely constitutes as a comic.

Anyway. I often wonder about these things. Particularly in regards to my decision to play bassoon before 6th grade, as opposed to clarinet. Pretty sure that would have changed almost everything. The people I'm friends with (I definitely wouldn't have known Michael as well, or any of my bassoon friends), my experiences, my views on music. I might be writing the occasional clarinet comic, not bassoon ones. It's just crazy to think about how this one decision I made at the end of 5th grade has come to shape so much of my life.

The movie Sliding Doors deals with this idea. The movie starts out as normal, and then as the protagonist arrives late to board a train, the movie splits off into parallel universes, one in which she catches the train and one in which she doesn't. It's interesting.

awkward hug

2010-05-05T20:32:00.000-05:00

Awkward hug!

D'aww.

Semester's almost over. weeee

nerd party

2010-05-03T21:56:00.001-05:00

Why am I so lame.
I really really want to have a Harry Potter party though.
I've done nerdier things.
Like make Hogwarts acceptance letters for my friends. Straight from the book: emerald green ink, wax seal, and parchment paper I made my soaking paper in tea. It was fun.
I'm so laaaame.

western week

2010-04-28T13:23:00.002-05:00

We're doing westerns this week. It's awesome.

This was a background for the saloon for Day 3.

Check out the 6 dollars, please blog for awesome DT comic western action.

yayyy

sucks

2010-04-21T20:15:00.001-05:00

If you play the background of 'Christmas Time is Here' by the Vince Guaraldi trio in that last panel, that could be an Arrested Development reference. Which I guess would also be a Charlie Brown reference.

Things are looking a bit bleak.

I feel like baking a cake.

google

2010-04-19T21:16:00.001-05:00

Matt's just irritable.

This week has a lot of potential to be awesome.

First I just have to meet my own potential to be productive.

Where did this semester go? I really don't know.

Yann Tiersen concert on Thursday.

yesyesyes.

babysitting

2010-04-13T19:13:00.007-05:00

I realized that it's been a while since my comic girl has smiled.

And I keep having ideas for somewhat depressing comics. Or at least ones that don't require smiling.

But then I was in chemistry, and thought about how I watch too many kids shows. I kind of love 'Little Einsteins.' Probably because of the classical music bits. Gotta love a show with an artist and composer of the day.

So, happy comic girl. Ice cream, Dora, and coloring. What a blissful day.

And then back to adulthood. Or the college form of it anyway.

I think I might name her 'Liz,' short for Elizabeth.
Also, eek my markers are dying.

get some

2010-04-11T19:40:00.004-05:00

This comic can be attributed to Danica and Veronica from next door.

Apparently scraping, drilling, and cat noises can be heard from the room above them.

I really like how using the computer looks on these.

Hurrah for Squidfingers patterns.

Also, I think I enjoy playing Robot Unicorn Attack a little too much.

berlioz

2010-04-07T20:50:00.006-05:00

Yes, and then write a symphony about it. A fantastic symphony.

Too much? Perhaps.

Symphony Fantastique is one of my favorite pieces ever. It tells the story of "an artist gifted with a lively imagination" who has "poisoned himself with opium" in the "depths of despair" because of "hopeless love." (thank you Wikipedia). It's also what Leonard Bernstein described as "the first psychedelic symphony in history." Plus the bassoon part is pretty awesome.

Anyway, I guess this just reflects my mood of late. But I swear I've been wanting to make this comic since way before my latest career crisis. But not to worry, I realized that I do indeed want to medicine. This actually improves things, because now I know it's what I want. I just don't want to major in biology. Pre-med music major anyone?

We'll see.

Another Bernstein quote: "Berlioz tells it like it is. You take a trip, you wind up screaming at your own funeral."

distractions

2010-04-05T18:06:00.006-05:00

You never think of those things?

I want to draw more existential cupcakes and include Sartre.

Also, I got to use the 'rawr' dinosaur. Previously featured in my flyers when I was running for NHS Vice President my senior year (which attributed to my victory, according to Thomas) and then the design for the flute shirt. Now he's in a comic! Running amok on campus. He's a fun loving sort of fellow.

Guess what, I found out that I have a herniated disc in my lower spine, which explains the leg pain I've been experiencing for the past month. Lame.

Oh, and the page was in color today! It was preeetty.

in which a reed is made

2010-03-31T03:18:00.006-05:00

Done partially while waiting for bacteria to incubate and other such things during lab.

And look, it's almost all colored on the computer! I'm really liking the look of it. But I have to color the hair with markers, I figured that much out.

Anyway, another bassoon comic! I love them so much.

And there will be several parts to this one. Be excited.

Now I just need more ideas for regular comics that people will get.

crunch

2010-03-28T19:48:00.004-05:00

On the quiet floors of PCL, I find that people often throw disapproving glances toward any source of noise.

Dianna actually had to go to another floor just to eat her apple.

I should try coloring one entirely on the computer.

I've been watch House episodes all day. Damn marathons. Does this count as studying for pre-med?

This week is not going to be very pleasant.

entrapment

2010-03-24T20:38:00.002-05:00

I've never colored things on the computer before. I don't know how I feel about it. Hmm.

And look, actual speech bubbles! But only because it was necessary. Even so, crazy stuff.

Ah well, experimenting is good.

samuel coleridge win

2010-03-23T23:29:00.002-05:00

Behold, another bassoon comic! Funnily enough, I keep having ideas for these. Not so much for regular comics though. This is not good.

I wonder if I'll ever submit any of these bassoon ones for the paper. Hmm. I mean, it's for an awfully specific audience.

Also, this is not quite so much bassoon, as just bassoon nerdiness. You can pretty much substitute 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' with Wuthering Heights or The Natural. Both of those mention bassoon as well. Yes, I keep track of these things. (There was also mention of bassoon in my AP U.S. History textbook.)

Anyway, being sick is no fun. It's pretty miserable actually.

Good news, we'll be playing Tchaik 4 Finale in band, hurrah! I should write a comic about Tchaikovsky. He's awesome.

japanese

2010-03-22T19:17:00.003-05:00

My pens are dying. It makes me sad. I need to go buy new ones.

Also, I have less than 5 pages left in my sketchbook. So, I need to buy another one of those as well.

Anyway, got this idea from Michael, the most cultured person in the world.

He said that, and despite the slight humor, I definitely felt disappointment more than anything else at the time.

I love to travel and experience different cultures. The customs, the food, the architecture- it's so different! Agh, just thinking about this argument is making me angry again.

sad happy

2010-03-22T19:11:00.004-05:00

I liked this idea soo much better before I drew it. I still like it, just not how I executed it. Sad, because I really liked the idea.

You know how everything seems slightly more terrible when listening to sad music (it just so happens that a ton of my favorite music is very sad sounding)? And then you put on something happy and it's like the world as a whole has just improved somehow? Or at least that's how it is for me. I was thinking specifically of 'Inní mér syngur vitleysingur' by Sigur Rós. That song makes me feel like I can do anything, you know?

But apparently when I draw landscapes I revert to kindergarten style drawing.

Just awful.

panda punch

2010-03-09T21:05:00.002-06:00

Man, I'm so randomly unhappy about little things in this comic. But then again, there are also random little things that I am pretty pleased with.

Also, it would have been funnier if I had expanded the third panel, dialogue wise. Needed more build up. That's how it was in my head! But no space, no time.

bassoon comic

2010-03-07T18:18:00.004-06:00

Not submitted for the paper. Obviously.

Only bassoonists would get it. It's kind of sad how much I was giggling to myself while drawing it.

Just for fun, hopefully the first of many.

Now I should go draw a real comic.

With, you know, straight lines and everything.

on the radio

2010-03-03T20:09:00.008-06:00

Agh my pen keeps acting weird. Pens, plural I guess. But they're both Sharpie pens, same type. And they both keep being a bit wonky about boldness. Which I can actually take advantage of sometimes, but other times it's just random. Which is mostly just annoying when writing things. Maybe I should just get some legit pens.

Anyway, I couldn't pick a real song for that lyrics snippet, and I felt like I needed lyrics and not just music notes in order to get the point across.

So, I hate when this happens. The radio just ruins things. I mean, it doesn't happen too often, because it's not like the music I listen to appeals to the radio crowd, but it's still annoying when it does. Look at her, she's fuming! It's amusing. I also like how she's creepin' in the first panel.

dead battery

2010-02-25T16:38:00.011-06:00

This happened to me earlier this week. It was very lame. Plus it doesn't save how long the conversation was when this happens! And I'm the weird type of person who likes to look back proudly at hour and half long conversations in the call history.

Anyway, I tried experimenting with marker stuff in the background. It kind of looks cool? I don't know though. I mostly did it to offset her white shirt. Also, I really didn't mean to break it up into so many panels. Buuut for some reason I really like the whole, close-in-on-things bit to make it seem slightly dramatic. And her arms look weird in that one panel. Bleh.

Ah well, must study for chemistry now. ick ick ick.

come on kim

2010-02-23T14:56:00.012-06:00

Poor Matt. Kid can't catch a break.

Anyway, three for one! References that is. Although I don't know if 'Come On Eileen' counts as its own reference. Anyway, Cyrano de Bergerac and Say Anything count for sure. Hopefully people get the Cyrano reference..

Anyway, I kind of love the third panel. And seeing unnamed girl look so excited in the first.

I think I like the name Amelia. Does she look like an Amelia?

P.S.

Oregon Trail reference! That makes four. Or three. Depending on...stuff.

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P.P.S. Check this out! I finally found a font I like! Should I continue with this? Hmm. I must say, it looks pretty snazzy.

mediocre

2010-02-22T16:56:00.008-06:00

Kind of depressing. But only slightly, ha.

I used to wear that exact same type of thing in the first panel. ...Yep.

Oh! And special thanks to Michael and Michael's mommy for letting me use their scanner.

comic sans

2010-02-17T19:45:00.006-06:00

I stayed up until 6 in the morning doing this. Never again.

But look at all the different expressions! He's chewing, scrunching his face. Also, I hope people can tell that she's reaching from a stool.

Anyway, I can't stand Comic Sans. It just looks stupid. In the first panel it was also supposed to include a bit about how the font can even alter how someone perceives the writer's intelligence, but there wasn't space. Also, wouldn't you carry around Einstein's Theory of Relativity paper with you just to prove a point? Unnamed girl would.

Although maybe I should have used Curlz MT, because that would get my point across better. Because not everyone's a typography geek. Unfortunately.

Oh my goodness, so I just googled 'Comic Sans' and I am certainly not alone, apparently there's an entire website promoting- well, as the website says, "putting the sans in comic sans." That's a little much.

Anyway, I'm thinking of trying thinks in just black and white. It just looks so clean...and I wouldn't have to deal with all this contrast crap. But I do like my grayscale markers. Not sure how things would transfer to only black and white. Oh well, we'll see.

well...

2010-02-16T11:06:00.004-06:00

Yay, new boy character perhaps? At any rate, unnamed girl is awkward.

valentine

2010-02-11T23:18:00.004-06:00

Drew this during chemistry. A bit unsure about how the wood on the door looks. Hmm.

I originally started drawing something else, but then I realized that Valentine's Day is soon, and I should draw something for the occasion. I like this. (except for the grain in the wood)

techno

2010-02-09T20:00:00.005-06:00

This could have been so much better blahhh. His eyes look hella creepy in the first panel.

Although I like how the girl looks in this one. I think I'll stick with this hairstyle. Also, the guy is starting to look more like how I want.

Anyway, this is what you get when you try to figure out techno songs. The guy in the third panel is being sarcastic, by the way. Hopefully people catch that.

I need to think of names...Quinn? Cosette? Kim? Kate? Matt? Guy?

well cuss

2010-02-07T18:32:00.009-06:00

I just figured out that I can edit Layers using iPhoto! Woohoo! Before I was just like "Man, I wish I had Photoshop" (still do, of course), but at least I can do a bit more cleaning up than I previously thought.

Anyway, in regards to the comic, whenever I fall asleep in class and look at my notes later, it looks exactly like that. Although this actually hasn't happened much in college yet. Instead I busy myself with doodling.

nope not her

2010-01-29T00:11:00.004-06:00

Drew this at the DT Comics office a few hours ago. It is by far the most beautiful comic I have ever drawn, and I am very proud of it. Especially the perspective in the first panel. I changed the girl's look a bit, not so straight bangs. Also the nose is a bit different...I don't know if I'm going to keep this look. But I do like the shading and everything. And I'm proud of the hand I drew! I can't draw hands to save my life. Ordinarily. This one was alright.

But I like how clean it's been looking, starting with the last comic. True, it takes a lot more time...but it looks better. So, it's good. Except now I have to keep this up. Ugh. At least from now on I won't have this many panels to deal with.

It was nice to chill in the comics office. The pad thai was quite delicious.

clair de lune

2010-01-27T01:10:00.007-06:00

This annoys me to no end. Clair de Lune existed before Twilight, you know. But nooo, after those awful books came out, if you look up the piece on YouTube, the comments are flooded by pre-teens saying how they like this song just because Edward likes it. Damn you Stephenie Meyer.

make a man out of you

2010-01-25T20:37:00.004-06:00

One thing I was glad to learn in college: the random outbursts of this song continue into college, only now it's drunken singing. Seriously though, "I'll Make A Man Out Of You" is a classic.

snuggie

2010-01-24T17:48:00.004-06:00

This is me. Ashley got me a snuggie, and I use the thing all the time. This combined with my newly found Farmville obsession results in me being about the most pathetic person ever. Although I did try playing bassoon with my snuggie on for a bit. That might have beat it.

awkward

2010-01-18T15:11:00.006-06:00

This happens to me way too often. Especially since I live at the end of the hall. I usually end up half smiling and nodding or mumbling some sort of greeting. It's kind of awkward. I just think too much about everything.

Also, look how big it is! Crazy. I need to get out of the same layout more often.

Anyway, nice awkward start to the new year, eh? I need to go draw more strips now.

pancakes

2009-12-04T13:13:00.007-06:00

This is pretty much what I thought when I saw that sign at Kerbey Lane.

Also, it is surprisingly difficult to draw someone thinking without it looking like their hand is awkwardly crawling up their face.

crunk

2009-11-16T11:36:00.006-06:00

First three panel comic! Kudos to Kristen for actually overhearing this amusing conversation and thus getting me out of my two week long comic slump.

Really, I've been very sluggish for a while. But now I'm feeling up to it again.

stupid pen

2009-11-12T19:34:00.005-06:00

Couldn't think of much. Just stems from my OCD-ness when it comes to writing utensils. Seriously, if I've been using the same pen for a while, it's the only one I can use until it dies completely. And when that happens I really try to find the same one in the store. However, they're never exactly the same...it's unfortunate.

I hold great stock in good pens. Totally affects my mood. Yeah, I know it's weird.

faulkner

2009-10-29T21:55:00.005-05:00

Stream of consciousness. It's fun stuff.

Got this almost word for word from something I typed during lab. My mind tends to wander.

And Carolynn said she lol'ed, and I was like, yeahh success.

pumpkin

2009-10-28T23:36:00.004-05:00

Mm in the spirit of Halloween. Especially trying to find a costume while in college. Not much choice, you know?

I like how I'm getting better at drawing backgrounds and what not. Unfortunately, the guy's hair looks funny in this one. I don't like it.

Ah well. Daily Texan still printed it.

greenpeace

2009-10-26T22:21:00.008-05:00

So, Dianna and I often complain about the amount of Greenpeace people trying to get us to stop while walking on the Drag. I mean, I respect their cause, but I'm usually trying to get to class or I'm on my way somewhere. Panels 2 and 3 are things people have said to me before; they definitely have a way of wording things so you feel like an awful person for declining. And so I try to walk around them, or I usually end up muttering something about being in a hurry.

And then once I was walking with Max, and it was basically exactly what happened in the third panel. Word for word. And it was kind of hilarious, and the person just kind of chuckled like, "Oh, ha..."

Oh, and the guy's shirt says "Forget the Whales," in the spirit of poking fun at the Greenpeace people.

Also, this is my favorite comic aesthetically. Actually, I really like the content as well. But yeah, this was definitely my most elaborate one so far. Finally got the hang of the markers. I really like how the guy in the third panel looks, and I also figured out that I like how striped shirts look with the markers. Cool stuff.

i <3 u

2009-10-26T22:12:00.004-05:00

Got the idea for this comic after Anwesha texted me exactly what it says in the first panel, and I immediately took out a notepad and figured it out, and excitedly texted back about its awesomeness. And then I thought about how non-math people probably wouldn't appreciate this so much. And here is the result.
Personally, I think it's a really cool thing. Very exciting for nerds such as myself.

pandora

2009-10-25T18:44:00.006-05:00

Ah, the genius of Pandora radio.

Really though, it's pretty amazing. I love discovering new music through it.

Joy didn't know what it was, but since I've introduced it to her, she uses it a bunch.

I got the idea for this comic when Joy said something like, "Well, I like it, because Pandora says I should. And...I do, actually." Something along those lines.

So I just expanded on that. Because you just tell Pandora a bit about your music interests, and it will give back pretty good stuff, I must say. I think this is where I learned about Pony Up!

This is after I bought my two markers I different shades of gray. Added a bit more to it aesthetically. Unfortunately I was still getting the hang of it, so it looks a bit crappy.

They printed this, but I didn't find out until a week later after searching the Daily Texan archives. I was a bit sad that I couldn't get a hard copy of it anymore.

ace of cakes

2009-10-24T14:14:00.005-05:00

Daily Texan didn't print this, ha. Makes sense, it's not very funny.

I just wanted to put it on here because I really love Ace of Cakes, haha.

Unfortunately the comic itself kind of has nothing to do with it. But the point was that this happens to me a lot. Like, I think I should go exercise, but then I get distracted because Ace of Cakes is on. It's a great show! And Geoff is awesome.

shirts

2009-10-23T18:04:00.003-05:00

Based off the obvious. Well, if you know me.

I don't wear as many textually humorous shirts, mostly just random Threadless shirts. And those are awesome.

But yeah, packing for college I honestly thought, "Which of these shirts will make me friends?"

And lo and behold, the first day I wore Threadless as opposed to just a v-neck, people loved my shirt.

It works, I swear.

indie film

2009-10-23T17:57:00.003-05:00

My first attempt at a comic. Not very good, ha.

The one thing I'm proud of is the background in the first panel. Because I like drawing shelves?

Pretty awful looking people.

Ugh, whatever. I did this at like midnight, the first of three comics I submitted while applying for the Daily Texan.

Anyway, I got the idea for this from the 'Ode to the Indie' bit from CurrentTV. Pretty funny, because it's sooo true. What they say in the video, mostly. This comic only partially touches on that.

Could be a lot better. Oh well, it was my first try. And the Daily Texan printed it, so yeah. Success?

lolwut

2009-10-23T16:28:00.003-05:00

So, blogspot is supposed to be the legit blogging website, correct? I already have a blogdrive...which isn't as legit, supposedly, but I am friggin' proud of the thing, so I don't care. Does this mean I have to keep with two now?

Well that kind of sucks.

The other one is just so much more aesthetically pleasing.

Hmm...maybe I'll just use this for my comics.

But dude, my comics suck.