Going Native

I am a native Midwesterner!  I am!  I think that many confuse Midwest nice with some false propriety.  Being polite does not mean conforming to Victorian etiquette.  There are some strange imaginary rules out there.

Easily Distracted: The Pen Edition

I am bad at juggling interests!  I tend to throw myself at something until something else demands my attention.

The Oatmeal Returns

Occam's razor (also written as Ockham's razor, and lex parsimoniae in Latin, which means law of parsimony) is a problem-solving principle attributed to William of Ockham (c. 1287–1347), who was an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher and theologian. The principle can be interpreted as stating Among competing hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected.
- from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor

Hanlon's razor is an aphorism expressed in various ways including "Don't assume bad intentions over neglect and misunderstanding", "Never assume malice when stupidity will suffice", and "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by carelessness". It recommends a way of eliminating unlikely explanations for a phenomenon (aphilosophical razor).

As an eponymous law, it may have been named after a Robert J. Hanlon. There are also earlier sayings that convey the same idea dating back at least as far as Goethe in 1774.

- from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor

Maren's razor is a problem-solving principle most easily expressed as "assume the first thing that comes to mind; sloths probably are or should be involved."

Don't You Sass Me

I was in BD for a few days, and that was enough to rock out a few comics.  Can I keep it rolling?  Magic 8-Ball says "Reply hazy try again."  Fountain pens to learn about.  Prompts to draw.  Dreams to document.  Photos to edit.  What is a barista to do?

Baristapiece Theater

See what happens?  I did not check the blog before drawing, and ended up riffing on the same joke.  I really like that first panel though.  I am in wave of resolutions; maybe comic drawing will be able to surf it into habit.