Time Not Well Spent

 

Happy belated Birthdays to my niece and nephew!
I feel this is in line with a comic I posted back in July about a lack of dedication. Did this one spawn after one too many times of lollygagging for a bit then when I sit down to actually do something then the children are no longer placid and totally need my attention to be on them instead of whatever I just started working on? Who can say.

Text:
M: How was your afternoon?
L: I wouldn't say I wasted the time, but I can't say it was well spent.

Shark Shutout

 

So we were driving along and saw a sign for all-you-can-eat sushi, which straight up does not sound like a great idea, but then my husband made it worse and this comic was spawned. I once had a coworker who would take the occasional gamble and have gas station sushi for lunch. He thought I was in the same boat one lunch but I gently corrected him with "no, this is from Wegmans." I don't gamble with seafood. 

Shark Tank is a show where people with ideas pitch said ideas to people with money and try to get their idea to happen. Not all ideas are good ideas.

Text:
A: Hello Sharks - my idea is simple yet attention-grabbing: All-You-Can-Eat Gas Station Sushi.
Sharks: Get out.

Pesto Bismol

 

Happy Birthday to my little brother!
Funky, fresh, and what else do you need when your tummy is rumbly? I think the Sharks are gonna say nope, but maybe they like the fresh take? Maybe they have indigestion and figure, why not?

Explanation: Pepto-Bismol is a medicine for indigestion and the like. Pesto is a sauce of crushed basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic, Parmesan cheese, and olive oil, typically served with pasta. Combine the two, and I'm truly not sure what would happen. 

Text:
A: I want to innovate medicine with fresh ingredients, so I present: Pesto-Bismol!
Shark1: *inquisitive*
Shark2: *face-palm*

Furniture Princess

 

There is a wooden bench in our church atrium and it's a solid, smooth bench however the legs are not even so it wobbles. It has no upholstery so it's not dated, but it is loud since the center legs are longer than the ones on either side. It's not an ideal situation, and yet it stays.

Explanation: The princess is Belle from Beauty and the Beast, a movie where the staff of a castle are turned into furniture and other objects in said castle. There's other plot points but that's the relevant one for this comic. 

Text:
D: Did we get rid of that old bench from the church lobby?
M: Nope, someone is sentimentally attached to it.
D: Nooooo, who has sentimental attachment to furniture?!?!
Belle: :( 

Jog for Life

Happy belated Birthday to my Grandpa!
A local pregnancy center had their 5k this past weekend, and there was a one mile walk as well as some kid races. We did the walk and my preschooler did a race (about the length of a kid soccer field). I realize that there's a Mandalorian reference here but I was not up for drawing a Mandalorian helmet. Maybe I'll do a bonus scene one day but it's unlikely. My toddler was happy to be held for the full mile walk and specifically wanted to be on my right side (I tried changing him to my left side and he scooted across my front to get back to the right) so needless to say, my right arm was super sore the next day. 

Text:
L: That lady brought her jogging stroller.
M: This is the Walk.
L: You can Walk for Life and/or Run for Life, but there is no Jog for Life.

Uno Domination

 

My preschooler has a few card games that she likes, and Moana Uno is at the top of the list. It is truly unfortunate how the cards end up sometimes. I believe if you're old enough to play, you're old enough to lose; however, losing all the time is not fun or encouraging so I play more at her level. But sometimes you just have a handful of action cards and you gotta play the cards you're dealt. 

Explanation: I was playing Uno with my kiddo and I had a handful of actions cards which she was on the receiving end of. Poor girl was picking up cards left and right. She still had a great attitude about it, which is what I'm trying to cultivate.

Text:
Title: Game Time
R: I don't know how I have so many cards.
L: Well, there have been a few +2's and +4's played....

Not Pretty Not Princesses

 

The life my art imitates:

I believe this toy is a Melissa & Doug one, which has passed through my cousin's house then my nieces' house and now is in my house. It's in good shape, too! The outfits are magnetic and stick to the characters, and there are lots of options to wear. And the girls are pretty - I'm not sure why Robin was being a contrarian that day (I think it's a sibling thing, purely to rile up her brother). 

Text:

O: Playing princesses?
R: They aren't princesses.
L: He thinks all the pretty girls are princesses.
R: They aren't pretty.

Searching for Little Grey Cells

 

I was introduced to Hercule Poirot by my in-laws. Not sure how I hadn't heard of him before, but then again I didn't know much about Agatha Christie other than she was a writer in the mystery genre. As for the unfinished comic, I could not decide who to put as the foil so I leave it up to your imagination. 

Explanation: Detective Poirot uses the phrase "little grey cells" for his brain. Instead of asking where someone's mind has wandered off to, you can use this phrase instead!

Text:
HP: Let us send out a search party for those little grey cells of yours.
X: <insert character here>

Rich Young Ruler: Luke vs Mark

In a Sunday School lesson, my teacher mentioned the passages about the rich young ruler. I came to the realization (it could be a translation thing) that only Luke calls him a ruler - Matthew and Mark just call him a person, like maybe they didn't know he was a ruler. So in my mind, Luke is aware of local politics but the others are not. I also gave him a name so it seems Luke really knows who he is.

Luke 18:18: "And a ruler asked him, 'Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'"
Mark 10:17: "And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'"

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2018%3A18ff&version=ESV
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark%2010%3A17-31&version=ESV

Text:
Title: Gospel Writers
M: Some guy is talking to Jesus. (Mark 10:17)
L: That's Octavius - I voted for him. (Luke 18:18)

Rich Young Ruler: Luke vs Matthew

 

In a Sunday School lesson, my teacher mentioned the passages about the rich young ruler. I came to the realization (it could be a translation thing) that only Luke calls him a ruler - Matthew and Mark just call him a person, like maybe they didn't know he was a ruler. So in my mind, Luke is aware of local politics but the others are not. 

Luke 18:18: "And a ruler asked him, 'Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'"
Matthew 19:16: "And behold, a man came up to him, saying, 'Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?'"

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2018%3A18ff&version=ESV
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2019%3A16ff&version=ESV

Text:
Title: Gospel Writers
L: That is our rich young ruler. (Luke 18:18)
M: He's just some dude? (Matthew 19:16)

Kid Song Remix

 

Why not do a song mashup, but I do need them to know that they are doing a song mashup and that's not the way either song actually goes and also it's a weasel not a monkey that pops. Why? I don't know. It's just the way the ancient song goes.

Text:
R&O: Ring around the rosie, Pop goes the monkey, Ashes, ashes, we all fall down.
L: Wait a minute...

Hard vs Soft Tasks

 

This was written in reference to getting my preschooler changed into her swimsuit. I'm trying to get her to do more tasks that she can do, but it's a struggle because it's hard for her and much quicker for me. But this is how we grow? Wet swimsuits are a struggle at any age.

Explanation: Hard and soft are opposites. We describe difficult situations as hard, but we don't usually describe easy situations as soft.

Text:
R: You do it.
L: Why?? It's hard.
R: I only do things that are soft.

House Rules

 

Happy early Birthday to my Mom!
The weird things you say as a parent. Why do we have to specify such things? Oh yes, it's because they are new to the world and don't realize social norms. If a toe can fit in a nostril, why not?

Text:
A: What surprising things have you legislated this week?
L: Do not put his toes up your nose.
A: Wow.
L: Do not grab your sister's tongue. Or anyone's tongue.
A: You can be too specific.

Summer Library Challenge

 

I did not read all of these but I did read one of them and I made a separate comic about it, which will be uploaded once I figure out how many comics I'll make in the summer reading booklet.
Explanation: All of the books mentioned were made into movies starring Matt Damon. My library does a summer reading challenge which is a booklet with about a dozen categories of books and five or so books in each category, and the goal is to read at least three books in different categories (don't have to be the ones listed, those are just samples) then you get a prize like a reusable bag or cup or notebook with the library logo on it. It's a nice way to expand your reading list and find some books that you might have overlooked otherwise.

Text:
A: Did you do the Library Summer Reading Challenge?
B: Yep! For sci-fi, I read The Martian. For spy/thriller, I read The Bourne Identity. And for voices of war, I read Saving Private Ryan.
A: Over-achiever.

Adorables

 

True Story. They are both adorable. Ori has been saying he's not adorable because that's not his name or the animal he's pretending to be. But it is super adorable to have an adorable kid say they're not adorable. 

Text:
M: Are you adorable?
O: No!
M: Your brother thinks he's not adorable!
R: But he is!