Forgot I was going out of town, so update is a day early lest I forget. I will still have internet, but my scanner and tablet will be resting at home. Thus I will not be updating Thursday. :(

I really wanted to name comic 210 "the magicalist girl transformation." It works well if you imagine the Sailor Moon transformation song during panel 3. Man, what if the Sailor Scouts actually looked like aliens? They're from space, right?

Happy news! I just saved 15% on car insurance figured out how to cut down drawing time by over half! How will this help? School's starting soon (Imma 5th year, bite me.) but by making it easier (and more fun) to do comics, we may avoid another Fall2008-void. And I may be able to do 2xs a week updates until mid-August! (which isn't long... but hey, I'll take what I can get.)
How did I manage this feat of witchcraft? I found my blue mechanical pencil, and can now avoid the inking process all together. Yays!

It really sucks, the rainy season. 'Cause here in the Midwest US, rainy season means thunderstorms, and thunderstorms means all sorts of fun air pressure fronts moving in, and that means I'm stuck with pressure headaches ALL THE TIME. Not helpful.

Just wondering. Holly is commonly associated with protection, especially the wood, and especially against witches. Leaves are used for various medieval medicines, and holly can guide dreams, as well as repel negative influences.

What about false hollies? What kind of magical properties do those have? I was watching a fansubbed anime, and it said false hollies ward off oni and obake. Is that true? ... I guess I'm more wondering whether the name of the plant was translated right. I assume they're talking about the Goshiki Osmanthus, if it was actually false holly.
Since I don't have an instance where I can use this knowledge, I'm kinda reluctant to slog through the gardenning websites and HP magical plant sites. However, I am now aware that false holly makes a great barrier/hedge, and are tolerant of heat, humidity, and rabbits.