It's crazy to be posting August comics... in October? But in my own defense... I mean... WTF! This concept of telling myself "I'll get back to working on ____ as soon as I finish ____ or heal from ____" is just so WRONG!

August and September were all about surviving the compression of my house to create an apartment that I can rent to traveling nurses, and surviving the complete removal of my skin. So. gross.

It's been a while since we've visited the Western Avenue Studios - yes, I seem to STILL be on the waiting list. Going back there reminds me that I still have a lot I want to do in my life and gives me hope that someday I'll get to belong to a tribe or family that support me and think I am amazing!

I find it reassuring to have peers like Winona Ryder and Mel Robbins, rather than "The Golden Girls". The Mid-Fifties are the new Mid-Thirties! After all, I will never be able to afford to retire... I will stay, Forever Young.

*NOTE: persons in real life are not as creepy as they appear in the above birthday drawing.