Centralia

I hereby reserve the right to take anything funny you say to me or around me and make it into a comic. Additionally, I reserve the right NOT to.

[[a comic within a comic in front of a photo]] Centralia was an old mining town. A couple decades ago the mines caught fire. The government did their best to evict everyone but some people refused to leave. The mines are still burning today.
Justin: They should have seen it coming with the surrounding town names. [Ashland pop 3091] [Burnside pop 280] [COAL county]
Eric: [YourTownsGonnaBeOnFireville pop 1087]
{{title text: The ground. It is smoking.}}

Can I Buy You A Drink?

[[A woman and a man talk at a bar. A woman and a man talk on the street and in a corner store]]
Man: So, what do you do?
Emily: I'm an artist. I try to encourage people to make things by hand.
Man:Oh...Hm.... Can I buy you a drink?
Emily: Sure
Emily: Thanks.

Man: Emily. huh? So, Emily, where you headed?
Emily: To the store for some milk.
Man: So what do you do for fun?
Emily: I make videos on the internet. I'm an artist. You?
Man: I rap. Wanna hear me freestyle?
Emily: Sure.
[In the store, the man attempts to pay for the carton of milk]
Man: Lemme get that.
Emily: No, no. I'm fine. Thanks though.

Red Plates

[[Inside a car somewhere in Vermont]]
Emily: {This guy is going so slow. Also, I've never seen a red plate in VT} {Oh nice! He's letting me pass!} [The word POLICE is visible on the side of the vehicle] {Oh ffuuhhh---}
Emily: I've misplaced my license. Here's my passport.
Cop: You've misplaced it?!?
Emily: I'm sorry
Cop: I don't care about you're sorry. I still feel like writing you a ticket.
Emily: I can still say I'm sorry.
5 Minutes Later
Cop: Apology accepted. Now, I don't care how you drive in New York. Here in Vermont we're nice to each other. You're unsafe! Don't tailgate! It's not nice!! And your earrings are weird.
Right.

A Tip

I like mnemonic devices and I always try to spell it 'exercize' so I this is how I have to think about it.

I googled it, and it doesn't seem like anyone else has thought of this, sooooo you can get this one as a T shirt if you're so inclined. I set up a little spreadshirt shop and everything.

What Is Art?

I made this a couple of years ago.... it's a sort of mind map about my concept of the meaning of art.

Emily in a Nutshell

And I'm thinking: "how does he know??"

[[Emily in a car on the phone with Dylan.]] You don't use a GPS, do you? I bet you just have a map with a chicken drawn on it.
{{title text: The Best Description of Me I've Heard in a While}}