Happy Friday! Have some Dailies! (Patreon)

Hello and welcome to Friday, the best day!

You get TWO Fennel comics this week! She's been on a tear!

Mercifully, my toothbrush fell into the sink. The earrings required a total deep-clean of all the products and canisters next to the counter before I found them. (Maybe Fennel was just trying to get me to clean.)

Here's the original for that strip! I thought I should show you a picture of my little shelf, and I will, not because of the shelf per se...

(although, the shelf is pretty cute)

... but because I can't remember if I ever showed you this INCREDIBLE gift my talented friend Jon made?! LOOK AT IT!!

If it looks familiar, it's because he based it on a painting of Ollie doing yoga that I made years ago!

IT LOOKS JUST LIKE THE PAINTING!?! Jon is AMAZING. (He's also very not-online or I'd link to his stuff.)

Moving on.

I got the print shop down the street to print the 2024 Daily Comics books! I was originally going to drive all the way to Richmond to have them printed by a small shop that does great work (but you have to pick up in person). The shop in my town was more expensive, but then I remembered that this year is all about putting my money where my mouth is, which includes investing in my neighborhood.

Anyway, I developed a great rapport with a gal named Sadie who works there. She must've printed like 6 proofs before I okayed the print run (if you ordered a book, that's why it took so long to ship!).

Not that I think a kid would be interested in half the topics in the book, but... well, I dunno, THAT kid was CACKLING, so maybe I'm wrong!

Here's the original, but apparently one of you already bought it?! Y'all are QUICK, dang!

Here's your second dose of Fennel:

Ah, the immediate disinterest in something which has not been STOLEN. -_-

Here's the original! Remember to use the DAILYSMILE50 code at checkout for 50% off!

You'll note there's only 3 comics here, and a huge gap between dates. I spent the middle of the week starting a long-form comic (still in daily format) about a more in-depth topic that feels like it should all be shared together. I'll keep adding to it next week; I suspect it'll be done in time for next Friday's post. It's a topic that's on fire in headlines now, but from the naval-gazey perspective of yours truly, because I guess that's the best way that I work, and I needed to get some thoughts out on paper.

You'll see it soon enough. :) Until then, keep your heads above water and be especially nice to trans people, federal employees, and immigrants (or anyone who "looks like" an immigrant). They're really going through it right now. Love to you all (especially if you're in that group)!