Mother's Day (a dumb comic)
Added 2021-05-10 01:41:09 +0000 UTCHow many other people only clean their house when houseguests come over and are cultivating year-old cobweb camps along their ceilings?
On the bright side, my house is clean and I got to celebrate my excellent mom with my family all day. Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there!
Because of... well, all of that and a little sangria, I'll be finishing up Monday's Elephant Town update tomorrow. It's only two pages, but holy smokes that second page is gonna be a bruiser! ($5 patrons, I'll show you what I mean in a bit!) Thanks for your patience! I hope this dumb comic makes up for the wait. :p
I had to properly meme this, obviously:
Comments
Got it! Yes, you caught the expressions well! And thanks! The kitchen is working its way there! And we're vaccinated, it's just the *OMG PEOPLE* thing. :-) (like we're partially-feral cats or something... ๐ )
Theadora
2021-05-19 13:11:55 +0000 UTCIt hadn't occurred to me that not everyone knows what meme I was basing this on! I copied her expressions best I could. :) https://boingboing.net/2016/11/08/heres-the-unexpected-origin.html (And boooo, I hope the kitchen sitch got straightened out, literally!)
Danielle Corsetto
2021-05-13 16:39:37 +0000 UTCI love the cleaning=complicated math visuals and the way your eyes flicker back and forth! Really cements that feeling of growing dread and panic! (and sympathies, by the way; we had to have kitchen remodeling where a leak in the roof messed up some cabinets; the cleaning went WAY beyond the kitchen in the freak-out!)
Theadora
2021-05-13 15:55:29 +0000 UTCThe cobwebs in that last 'thinking' panel is perfect
Meisterj
2021-05-12 01:39:09 +0000 UTCSomeone I used to know was fond of saying, "The best way to clean your house is to invite 20 people over. " Meaning, of course, that you'd panic clean like a whirlwind prior to your party.
Ruth Merriam
2021-05-10 20:09:48 +0000 UTCAww happy Mother's Day, Ruth! Sounds like your kid knew how to treat you, especially by loosening all dress codes. :)
Danielle Corsetto
2021-05-10 18:16:52 +0000 UTCWas that your equation for a vinegar based cleaning solution? We went to my son and d-i-l's and had the most wonderful "brunch for dinner" that my son cooked, including Mimosas (with Prosecco because my son is smart). He even made a fresh blueberry clafoutis for dessert. I felt totally spoiled and loved, and it felt very weird to have the shoe on the other foot. Also, I went in pj pants and a Godzilla/Mothra hoodie like a boss.
Ruth Merriam
2021-05-10 16:05:50 +0000 UTCWent to my sister's for Mother's Day gathering of vaxxed family, instead it was like "wait, I guess I should wear real clothes. But, how do these outfits work again??"
Jason
2021-05-10 15:40:15 +0000 UTChaha, we had a couple of fully vaccinated friends over last weekend and had the similar "...oh i guess we need to clean" combined with "oh dang, one of them is allergic to cats, I guess curtains are also getting washed, hope we still have anti-allergen spray"
Sheri Spangenberg
2021-05-10 14:59:25 +0000 UTCI deeply relate to this.
Natalie Wagner
2021-05-10 13:45:53 +0000 UTCWe're still in lockdown.. I don't have to worry about that .... yet. AIEEEE! :)
2021-05-10 12:51:23 +0000 UTCAhahaha, that was us this weekend, cleaning all the things in preparation for a family visit soon. The house needed it, and I'd like to think we'd have gotten around to the scrubbing eventually, but the visit sure provided the motivation!
Nancy K
2021-05-10 10:23:23 +0000 UTCOhhhhhh yeah. I usually earn about a B/B+ on my weekly housekeeping. I raise my grade by a half or a whole letter in the two weeks before entertaining guests. I lost half a grade every couple of months during the pandemic...
Andy Ihnatko
2021-05-10 05:27:22 +0000 UTCHaha yeah I always say it's good when people visit, because I actually get around to cleaning. I much prefer it cleaned, but it's just so much effort when it will just get dirty again. :P
2021-05-10 03:08:46 +0000 UTCAllergies naturally limit my cobweb supply.
2021-05-10 02:22:45 +0000 UTC"cob webs". Yes, yes. That is what the house looks like. Definitely not like a life after people set
Drazi
2021-05-10 01:42:54 +0000 UTC
