how ideas came about

whenever i run of ideas for a comic strip, i've always blamed it on the fact that maybe i'm just not "in the zone," or that i'm not in a "funny mode."

but that's wrong. there is no such thing as a "funny mode" or "the zone." when we run out of ideas, what you need to do is one thing: go out with some friends and look around. because if you want to find something that you can exaggerate to the extent that it becomes funny, you'll never be able to find it when you're sitting alone in your room staring at a piece of paper.

i'm currenly giving up meat for lent, so when katie asked me to go eat with her at souplantation, i didn't even think once before i said yes. $10 for all-you-can-eat salad, plus pizza, pasta, and soup was definitely well worth it. too bad i'm not arvin. nonetheless, the trip to souplantation has supplied me with plenty of ideas for new comics. thanks katie, you're a good muse.

gotta write them down before i forget.