thinking…

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a few weeks back, i did a special commission for a good friend.  the commission was for his father-in-law, who had a few setbacks health wise but retained his sense of humor and love of life.  it was supposed to be a christmas present…unfortunately, he had a severe stroke on christmas eve… and passed away not long after that.  he never got to see what i did.  my friend posted the following on facebook yesterday:talk about feeling good and bad at the same time.  just goes to show how you never really know the type of impact your actions, or in this case the work i  produce, will have.

in the box…

i never think of the panel in two dimensions… always in three.  sometimes that makes it hard… considering the outwardly apparent lack of real estate to work with.  sometimes limitations are an asset… making less work more…

the beard is real…

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when i first told lauren that i may end the strip, her eyes welled up with tears.

“why are you crying?”

“because you’re not going to draw anymore.”

“i’ll still draw, just not bob…”

“no. ”  except her “no” was way more emotional than a simple blog post could accurately represent.  she then told me that if i don’t do bob anymore, that i should still do a strip… just with a different animal…maybe a chipmunk.  a chipmunk that lived with us in the house… see where this is going?

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so now you know…

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it’s pretty clear that i could not see my life without bob in it.  it was a decision that from the outside seemed as though it should be a no brainer.  it wasn’t.

that being said, the rest of the month’s strips will be filled with some anger, some anxiety and a truckload of confusion.  as i’ve stated before, i pride myself on the fact that there’s nothing but truth in what i put out there.  my confusion, is there… for all of you to see until the end of december.  thank you one and all for sticking with me and the many words of encouragement i’ve received.   i’ll keep doing what i’m doing as long as you keep doing what you’re doing…