What Should We Do With Them?
So a few days off, and we’re back on track. Or so I hope. And Colonel Haulley, restraining himself, seems to have had a revelation, of sorts. Gosh, I can’t tell you how good it is to finally start unraveling some of this story now that it’s gotten so wound up. Not all of it, mind you, but some.
Anyway, to my fellow Americans, I hope you all enjoyed your Independence Day holiday. If you missed it, there was a little bit of special artwork for the holiday, but you can see it (in hi-res, too!) over at topwebcomics.com as a voting incentive.
As for me, I have another long and very full week ahead of me, now. And on top of that, it’s buttass hot in the Eastern United States right now. Not as hot as it used to get when I lived in the Caribbean, but pretty darn hot. Which is, actually, normal for July in this part of the country, but still, pretty unpleasant. It makes everything into an enormous physical and mental effort, and can be quite depressing, to boot. At the same time, site numbers are taking their traditional summer slide, which always makes me have to set my teeth and really commit myself to the comic for its own sake – and recognize that it’s when the readership slides that the people who are sticking around really matter to me a great deal. So everyone who’s taking the time to keep reading and commenting and spreading with word to people who you think will like the comic: thank you all. I know I say it all the time, but seriously. Thank you. I’m getting terribly busy at work and with about a million other things, and knowing that even just a few people are out there reading, well, that really helps get me into my studio night after night to draw this thing.
Anyhow, I’m hot, tired, and I have to get up early, so I’m turning in. Until next week, folks, all the best!
All my D’aaw to the vote picture.
😀
We all need a little romance. Even Tom and Sarah. Or ESPECIALLY Tom and Sarah.
–M
What becomes of the broken hearted
Who had love that’s now departed?
Haulley: Because God-Dammit, I’m gonna shoot some sum’bitch today… Its just been one of those days.
I got guns out the yinyang, just let me shoot SOMEONE!
–M
“Sir, are you seriously saying you want to randomly shoot someone?”
“Would you miss them?”
Guess the previous outbursts have let some of the staff wondering now…
I almost expected him to say “Shoot them!!!”, but then realised they where central to the story. (So far?)
Well, don’t put it past me. I dropped the Bomb at the end of Chapter 1!
😉
–M
George R. R. Mathieu agrees.
Soak a shirt in some water, throw it in the fridge (not the freezer, it never folds right again ;_;), and when you get to where it’s hot you have an ice cold shirt to wear. I do it with skivvies too!
That sounds incredibly… refreshing.
–M
Another long-term trick is to exercise frequently (like running, hiking or cycling). Your body will soon adapt to the new demands, improve endurance and your ability to start sweating to cool your body naturally.
Sounds a little gross, but remember that sweating often due to exercise and physical stress cleans your skin, pores and body from all that nasty stuff which is often the cause of bad body odor.
Ultimatley: Sweat more, sweat better and smell nice, too.
It’s like win:win!
2nd panel: Angry Haulley makes everyone sad.
Angry Haulley… SOunds like a game where you launch hacked off Canadian Marines from an over sized slingshot