Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for January 24, 2024

So.. where are Dez and Bets off to??

I hope it’s not to buy drugs.

After Dez’s comments about “aural energy,” clogs and voids, I don’t have much hope for this “patch.” Bets fired herself from a job she loved and was successful at. I wish someone would talk to her about getting back to it within moderation. Gunther’s solution was…we could go day-camping once. Hope Dez has something more appealing in mind…

Crowd sourcing?

Didn’t Gunther do that last night?

Dez, English not Spanish.

Hm… Bets knows about soul patches? Has Gun ever grown one? We may be skirting Rule34 territory here!

Probably going to take her to a soup kitchen.

Hadn’t Bets better change out of her PJ’s first, Dez??

The Garden of Cosmic happy-go-lucky drug-free solution! ❤️ ❤️

Pitts is having a cold spell? Need a heavy coat?

‘I spend hours a day on Bets an Gun. Without that, who am I?’

Who were you before?

Cosplayer?

Is this going to be a group meditation, yoga, massage?

Soul Patch! Stay tuned – we may not need psychiatrists anymore.

And…. What if this was 1994 and not 2024… when there was no social media, and the commercial Internet was in its infancy. What then, Bets?

Plot twist Dez is taking bets to church.

Heh.

Dez is OFF to somewhere with Bets in tow.

It’s Winter, so it can’t be farming.

WAIT!

Didn’t Dez once mention that she was in naked yoga stuff??

Is this arc to set up book 2?

Hope they fix her soon. I’m tired of it.

Without Bets-N-Gun you’ll still be the same loser, some manipulator, same toxic user you were before and during Bets-N-Gun.

Off to fix a soul, it will be interesting to see what the answer is!

I don’t wanna see Bets with a soul patch.

Bets should turn to Tiffany for some advice. After all, she’s come a long way since high school.

Tea time!

Oh Lord. My least favorite characters getting all the focus. Can we get off these two, please?

I hope Dez can actually do what she says because Bets needs help. But I’m afraid she’ll tell her to start volunteering or gardening, which are wonderful things, but don’t seem to have much to do with Bets. It would be interesting if her classmate Tiffany could actually be the one able to do something for Bets. Touching her entrepreneurial side with some interesting project.

I still don’t see what was so wrong with Bets being an influencer. All she had to do was get a little perspective on it and add some limitations to please Gunther.

a soul patch? i guess dez just bleaches?

Will this never end?

Dez is going to shock her shockras, aerate her aura, and cannabis her karma! So typical of college kids today. Go shout it out in your safe space!

With the proper hormones, she can grow a mouche

Social Media IS Bet’s drug

They’re going to a Chris Gaines concert.

You need a soul patch to fix your clogged, voided, and malnourished aural energies.

I’ll admit it. I did chuckle a bit at this one,

This, hopefully will be interesting.

A soul patch????

Well, this is still better than Tiffany’s Epic Pool Party™, or the weeks of Luann’s purple prose about how skydiving made her “a changed person” only to find out she backed out at the last second and her essay was just well-presented BS.

Who is growing the “soul patch?”

2 silly ladies.

“Oooo! A soul patch?”

I thought it was called a “runway,” but whatever.

No! Soul Man! “…so grab the rope, and I’ll pull you in, give you hope, and be your only boyfriend, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

Oooo, road trip!?

I’ve been wanting Bets to get some help to get over her depression. Dez to the rescue! I hope she has some answers for Bets.

Dez is probably taking Bets to the community garden she works in. Being outside and working in nature will help the soul and steer your focus to what is real and healthy. The sunlight and exercise will help too.

Dez is pretty smart. A little “out there,” but pretty smart. This could be interesting.

It is good to have caring friends.

I have no use for “influencers”.

I hope Dez is going to get her refocused on helping others in some way, like working in a soup kitchen or food or clothing bank. The more you focus on others and less on yourself the more you find yourself. It’s a great prescription for what Bets is going through.

If Dez can’t fix you, you can’t be fixed.

Bets’ problem is not uncommon. It is called the letdown effect, known as “post event letdown” or PELD. After completing a big project or task, one loses a sense of purpose, becoming sad and irritable. You have gone from being THE person to someone with nothing to do. You no longer have the same mental stimulation. People have even committed suicide, just when you think they should be thrilled with their achievement. The dopamine release, and flooding of endorphins and serotonin leave you riding high while the event happens, and then, suddenly, nothing. There are many ways of dealing with this, with sharing your feelings being one of the big ones. It is also good to reflect on things that make you happy, get some exercise, and look forward to the next big event.

If I was wrestling with a personal issue and if I could choose between Dez and Bernice to help me through it, my choice would be obvious…

Athletes tend to have the same problem — what are they when their (oh so brief) athletic careers are over?

Watch Julie Christie in DEMON SEED—1977

That’ll get you away from computers.

“Now let’s go and get that hole of yours filled.”

Oh,look,a stray bunny rabbit. Catch it,Bets!Cute pet videos are IN !!

Does Bets know what a soul patch IS!?

Who were you before you started your blog, Bets? What’s wrong with being that person again?

She’s getting a gross little beard?

I’m surprised Roz didn’t brew Betts a cup of one her teas, then lead her into some meditation.

This strip is as exciting as watching paint dry.

This storyline isn’t not confusing.

Has anyone else noticed Dez is a 1000% better therapist than Bernice?