My Lovely G and NYC
This comic is from my sketchbook and one week old. I went to Vassar to visit G last weekend, on October 9th – 11th. While there, I got to see her play her violin while Lisa Kudrow read some narration. And I also got to see Pete Seeger warble a few tunes on the Vassar lawn. But the best part was eating cheese fries and pancakes in the 24/7 Acropolis diner while drunkenly discussing sex.
Man, I do wish I had me a bit of money. It’s my own damn fault for not working over the summer, but damnit things like grad schools and summer road trips and new laptops seem to require a frustrating amount of cash. Things like food and booze and coffee and comic books also add up.
Oh hey here are a few internet things to look at:
* Three men with variations on the same name in two a softer world comics: 1) Jeffrey Rowland of Overcompensating, and 2) Jeph Jacques of Questionable Content and Hampshire grad Jeff Barone of Necropolis.
* The segment in this episode of This American Life about the French woman whose two daughters die made me bawl in public in a cafe in Berlin. It’s incredibly sad, but beautiful.
* Elizabeth Wurtzel is such an idiot.
* Lucy Knisley did a lovely painting featuring Mickey’s Diner in preparation for this year’s FallCon in Minneapolis.
* Apparently these days, women’s pay is 77% of men’s. Progress!
October 19th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
So I listened to that episode of The American Life at work today and it was quite beautiful. I have only ever listened once in a great while, but I may start to catch up on interesting episodes at work from now on. It is so therapeutic to listen to a calm voice chat/read to you. YOU HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE FOR THE BETTER!
Also, GRAD SCHOOL/LIFE AFTER COLLEGE! I AM NOT READY AS MADE APPARENT BY ALL CAPS! Have you decided to pursue grad school? If you have good luck!
-William Fischer
October 20th, 2009 at 7:00 am
Elise and Mathilde always makes me cry.
October 20th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Woman’s pay is 77% of men. Star Wars came out in 1977. All the best characters are men. Therefore, the pay ratio should be capped at 77% and possibly reduced.
October 23rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
William: YES! TAL convert! It’s so good. And so free! My mom claims Ira’s voice is so fast she can’t understand him, but I agree with you that it’s really calming.
As for grad school…I think I’m gonna apply to at least one or two places, and also search for a few semi-interesting jobs and internships…and then see what I get. If I get nothing, I’ll take up residence on your plush Grad School Apartment couch and be that leech friend who refuses to be brushed off.
Ben: Sob! I’m glad you’ve listened to that one.
Dylan: Damn, you hit me with the logic. My only-77%-adequate brain is no match for that.