Looking back I wonder how I managed to concentrate on such a solo job with life going on all around me. I had to divide my time carefully. I kept to a routine — depending on my daycare provider across the street and the time Aaron would be in school. My most productive hours were between 9:00 am and noon. I wouldn’t be able to go back to the studio until both kids were fed and ready for bed. I often worked until midnight, then I was up by 6:00 am the next day to get breakfast prepared, lunches ready, and set out the kids’ clothes for the day. It’s no wonder that the drawings done in my early years were so simple!
Way to kill the mood…I know the feeling. I keep a notepad next to my bed so I don’t have to get up to write things down. I know if I wait till morning I’ll forget. Everything I think up during my waking hours goes straight to Evernote on my phone.
gobblingup Premium Member over 9 years ago
“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”-Thomas A. Edison
Space_cat over 9 years ago
It doesn’t, Inspiration controls you..
MIHorn Premium Member over 9 years ago
John never misses a chance for a put-down.
ron47 over 9 years ago
I think he was trying to be funny.
kinggroovy over 9 years ago
/r/DadJokes
MeGoNow Premium Member over 9 years ago
Kind of interesting. He suggest controlling her inspiration, while an a-hole husband inspired the course of this strip.
ladamson1918 over 9 years ago
I’m with John. Writing well requires work, not magic.
JanLC over 9 years ago
Lynn’s Notes:
Looking back I wonder how I managed to concentrate on such a solo job with life going on all around me. I had to divide my time carefully. I kept to a routine — depending on my daycare provider across the street and the time Aaron would be in school. My most productive hours were between 9:00 am and noon. I wouldn’t be able to go back to the studio until both kids were fed and ready for bed. I often worked until midnight, then I was up by 6:00 am the next day to get breakfast prepared, lunches ready, and set out the kids’ clothes for the day. It’s no wonder that the drawings done in my early years were so simple!
USN1977 over 9 years ago
With that kind of comedy, the next response would be “Don’t quit the dental practice, John”.
slsharris over 9 years ago
Actually — your husband is such a jerk, he’ll be able to kill that inspiration in you fairly quickly…
Mickeylacey over 9 years ago
What an ass!!!!!
codedaddy over 9 years ago
How to kill off inspiration, John? Take up dentistry – that ought to do it.
Adele Derwald over 9 years ago
Way to kill the mood…I know the feeling. I keep a notepad next to my bed so I don’t have to get up to write things down. I know if I wait till morning I’ll forget. Everything I think up during my waking hours goes straight to Evernote on my phone.