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the nice thing is, no matter how crappy and bleak of a winter it is, spring is eventually gonna come, no matter what. i can feel the sun on my face even as my toes freeze

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No comic update today because I am Tired

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When you’ve gone up the stairs with no plan on how you’re getting back down the stairs

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My comic updated today waves vaguely in website’s direction, dies of ennui

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It takes 90 minutes to get the kids to sleep and 45 minutes to get the dog to sleep and then I have um…45 minutes to draw comics before bed

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Right handed people will never know the true horror of smudging literally everything constantly

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Valentimes for the children

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Happy Valentine’s Day

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Meanwhile my 5 y.o. Is very diligently making valentines for all of her and her sister’s pet rocks

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Tried to take the dog for a car ride this morning but he can’t use his ramp (required walking in a straight line) and I couldn’t lift him (too much dog, very slippery). I got a mouthful of fur for my trouble, and now we are both sad

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Some good things on this Thursday: - People making cool art and comics - people helping other people - animals being little dudes - tacos

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I hate this painting i'm working on so bad

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Can’t believe he’ll be 13 in a few weeks and yet he’s still just a baby.

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life lesson: don't let the severely colorblind spouse do the produce shopping >_>

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Hey team - I am the founder of the Make More Comics Arts Grant and each year we give away a cash award to assist a creator or project in physical publishing. The due date for submissions is March 31st. Please consider applying today! 100comics996889703.wordpress.com/make-more-co...

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"Workin' 9-5, for an evil wizard..." Wait, what? it's a new page of The Black Orb? busysquirrelpress.com/blackorb Support the Comic! Patreon - patreon.com/BusySquirrel Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/busysquirrel

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I'm procrastinating working on anything meaningful this morning by cleaning out the fireplace ashes and scrubbing the hearth

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"Alright cool, next batch of pages, let's get started!" Looks at script, it's all crowd action scenes "Alright, cool, lets take a nap!"

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I wish I was less afraid to exist

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Take a look, it's in a book, in today's new page of The Black Orb! (reposted to fix link!) ‪ busysquirrelpress.com/blackorb Support the Comic! Patreon - patreon.com/BusySquirrel Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/busysquirrel

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How’s it going folks?

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Everyone: “call or write your senators” My Senators: “on it 🫡”

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I have so much stuff I have to do but I'm so so so sleepy

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Comic!

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Please enjoy today's color cover of my webcomic, The Black Orb: www.theblackorbcomic.com

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I've been thinking a lot about comics lately and the craft and calling of making them. So I wrote myself a comics manifesto. Please comment, share, steal, or disregard.

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People think they’re getting married to have someone to help them decide what to have for dinner every night ever, but it rarely works out that well. Worse, some people marry people who look at them judgmentally when they suggest eating waffles for dinner for the third night in a row.

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Attempting #hourlycomicday , Part 1

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drawing the comic takes me the whole hour so idk how that works out

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Oops I accidentally bought two new sketchbooks

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cracks knuckles Today we draw comics.

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I took the dog out tonight and he decided we were going for a little walk up the block and suddenly we’d stumbled into a liminal space where we were the only living creatures out and the sky was wrapped in cotton and the lights were tired and grey

the nice thing is, no matter how crappy and bleak of a winter it is, spring is eventually gonna come, no matter what. i can feel the sun on my face even as my toes freeze

No comic update today because I am Tired

When you’ve gone up the stairs with no plan on how you’re getting back down the stairs

My comic updated today waves vaguely in website’s direction, dies of ennui

It takes 90 minutes to get the kids to sleep and 45 minutes to get the dog to sleep and then I have um…45 minutes to draw comics before bed

Right handed people will never know the true horror of smudging literally everything constantly

Valentimes for the children

Happy Valentine’s Day

Meanwhile my 5 y.o. Is very diligently making valentines for all of her and her sister’s pet rocks

Tried to take the dog for a car ride this morning but he can’t use his ramp (required walking in a straight line) and I couldn’t lift him (too much dog, very slippery). I got a mouthful of fur for my trouble, and now we are both sad

Some good things on this Thursday: - People making cool art and comics - people helping other people - animals being little dudes - tacos

I hate this painting i'm working on so bad

Can’t believe he’ll be 13 in a few weeks and yet he’s still just a baby.

life lesson: don't let the severely colorblind spouse do the produce shopping >_>

Hey team - I am the founder of the Make More Comics Arts Grant and each year we give away a cash award to assist a creator or project in physical publishing. The due date for submissions is March 31st. Please consider applying today! 100comics996889703.wordpress.com/make-more-co...

"Workin' 9-5, for an evil wizard..." Wait, what? it's a new page of The Black Orb? busysquirrelpress.com/blackorb Support the Comic! Patreon - patreon.com/BusySquirrel Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/busysquirrel

I'm procrastinating working on anything meaningful this morning by cleaning out the fireplace ashes and scrubbing the hearth

"Alright cool, next batch of pages, let's get started!" Looks at script, it's all crowd action scenes "Alright, cool, lets take a nap!"

I wish I was less afraid to exist

Take a look, it's in a book, in today's new page of The Black Orb! (reposted to fix link!) ‪ busysquirrelpress.com/blackorb Support the Comic! Patreon - patreon.com/BusySquirrel Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/busysquirrel

How’s it going folks?

Everyone: “call or write your senators” My Senators: “on it 🫡”

I have so much stuff I have to do but I'm so so so sleepy

Comic!

Please enjoy today's color cover of my webcomic, The Black Orb: www.theblackorbcomic.com

I've been thinking a lot about comics lately and the craft and calling of making them. So I wrote myself a comics manifesto. Please comment, share, steal, or disregard.

People think they’re getting married to have someone to help them decide what to have for dinner every night ever, but it rarely works out that well. Worse, some people marry people who look at them judgmentally when they suggest eating waffles for dinner for the third night in a row.

Attempting #hourlycomicday , Part 1

drawing the comic takes me the whole hour so idk how that works out

Oops I accidentally bought two new sketchbooks

cracks knuckles Today we draw comics.

I took the dog out tonight and he decided we were going for a little walk up the block and suddenly we’d stumbled into a liminal space where we were the only living creatures out and the sky was wrapped in cotton and the lights were tired and grey

it's heckin' wimdy out

When you’ve got really bad vertigo but still give good face