One might ask themselves, "How is a tiny primate like Dewey able to lift a full grown woman over his head?" The preliminary answer is because he works out. The secondary answer is because it’s a comic, silly.

Despite the rudementary finishes on today’s comic, it took me forever to draw and put up on the site. I was really dragging my heels. I think part of it was because the punchline was part of a foregone conclusion. At least in my mind. But it serves it’s purpose in advancing the story arc to the point we can wrap things up on Friday. After that, it’ll be business as usual, I swear.

Truthfully, I think today’s incentive sketch is funnier, but that’s just me.

Another reason I think I was dragging my feet last night is because today is my birthday and Cami and I are taking the day off. Working on a comic with the knowledge that you don’t have to be alert for your day job the following morning is freeing in a sense. But it also removes the threat of a deadline, which is also dangerous. How these guys who produce five times a day keep up with it is beyond me.

Then again, if I didn’t have a day job and were able to take my time with a comic over the course of the day, maybe I wouldn’t feel so rushed in the last four hours I spend awake before starting the cycle all over again.

Not much special planned for my birthday. Basically just kicking back and spending the day with Cami. We’ll get lunch, probably buy comics, hang around the house for a while, get dinner. Then, this evening, we’re going sledding. There’s a place south of Des Moines with a 16-story hill and a tow line that carries you to the top. We don’t have a lot of snow on the ground right now, but this place makes their own snow every day. I’ve wanted to go there since I was in high school, but it’s never worked out. This time, I’m MAKING people go!

Thursday we’re going out for dinner and drinks with Jared and his wife. Jared’s better half also has a late December birthday, so we’re kind of doing the joint celebration thing. It’ll be fun.

Friday we’re going to see Fun with Dick and Jane with my parents and in-laws before going to dinner together. I don’t know why I keep falling for Jim Carrey movies. I should know better by now that when he’s in manic-crazy mode, there’s a certain quality deficiency. Am I weird because I tend to prefer him in dramatic roles? Don’t get me wrong – I think he’s funny. But these kind of movies tend to become all about *him* and I think the rest of the production suffers.

I shouldn’t think so hard about it. I just wanna laugh.

At some point this weekend I’m sure we’ll see The Family Stone and possibly Rumor Has It… if the reviews are any good. Those are a couple of warm, fuzzy, non-threatening movies for the holidays.

Check in with you guys later. If you’re stuck at work today, hang in there!