Yes. That is me playing the character of “The Only One Laughing. Loudly.”
It’s a favorite character of mine.
Especially during dark comedies that spend the first 2/3 of the running time simply making the audience increasingly uncomfortable.
Jesse Miller: Drive-by Therapist.
It is so easy for the brain to focus on what you do not have rather than what you do.
Especially when it’s addled by fevers the likes of which I can’t remember having since I was a kid and some pretty serious medication once I finally went to a real doctor (thanks for nothing, Zoom Care!).
I have told one hundred versions of the story of this tattoo and this is the one I decided to put on paper.
If there seem to be punchlines here that you don’t quite understand, then it’s because you don’t get the Peanuts references that are peppered throughout these four pages. The solution to this, of course, is to go read Peanuts comics until all of this makes sense to you.
Of course, I think the solution to most of life’s problems is to read more Peanuts comics.
If … anyone thinks I’ve referenced too heavily and need to change anything for legal reasons, just shoot me a message. Especially if you’re big, scary lawyers. I love Schulz and his work with all of my heart.
You’re allowed to resist the urge to make jokes here. Really, I promise.
This dream became strangely prophetic as it turns out that whatever illness I may have originally had, this particular set of problems was caused by an abscess.
Am I in tune with my body or have dream, reality, and my work mingled somehow? Does it matter?
Yes, this is always my reaction when I almost fall or otherwise put my life in danger.
At Devil’s Churn near Yachats, Oregon.
And yes, I’m going on a 40 mile solo hike in a few weeks. I don’t know why anyone is worried about this trip at all …
I think kids like me because I understand their frustration with the world.
Still single, ladies!