#152: Live, Laugh, F**k the Sand
It's a beach day!!!
Greetings from Hawaii!!! I have not been here in 23 years. Being able to say the sentence "I haven't been her in 23 years!" makes me feel so friggin mature. What have you not done in 23 years? Roller-skated?? Killed a guy?? I can relate.
When I was a pre-teen my parents had to draaaaag me to the beach. I was all like, "I love the beach, minus the whole sand thing." And sand is like the whole thing so the sarcasm ran deep. We were at the beach all the damn time. Most of my mother's family lived in Monterey, so she took us there nearly every weekend to visit with them (Wow humble brag much, Hilary???). My cousins were so into the beach. They'd zip up their tight ass wetsuits and boogie board for hours. I couldn't believe it. The amount of effort it all took and the water wasn't even warm! What was the POINT!? I wanted nothing to do with it. In fact, I wanted to be wrapped in a blanket sipping on my mother's Diet Coke, laughing about whatever funny thing was said at dinner last night. Ah yes, I've always been so beyond my years. I'm relieved to say that today I love the beach. I still hate sand, but I'm able to cope with sunsets and sand dollars and of course, still, a Diet Coke. I'll even sit at the beach, for hours, reading about murder. I think that legally makes me a beach bum. Live, laugh, love everyone!! Lifes a beach, watch out for crabs! Some say I have resting beach face!!!!
Enjoy the beach toons and I'll catch ya on THE FLIP SIDE!
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Ellis Rosen
I famously hate the beach. Standing in the sand, sweating from the sun, sulking in the saltwater, sipping on seltzer while seagulls steal my snacks. Sorry, but it sucks. And those seashells! Why is she selling them by the seashore? They should be free! Is she even allowed to do that?
That said, I do like a cooler. Beer, soda, water. It's nice to see them all hanging out together.
Kendra Allenby
I remember drawing this one. At the time, I still had trouble drawing lots of things (and by "trouble" I mean massive, daily, existential frustration that what I saw in my head couldn't get onto the paper). But I loved drawing this one, especially that cute little beach fence. Other things I happen to love: The beach and martinis.
Amy Kurzweil
I am not a beach person but I could always go for a sunset, even the reruns.
Sarah Kempa
There are people who delete Slack and Email off their phones will on vacation, and there are people like me, who go on vacation but still check periodically for fear of the unkown and what I will be returning too. This year I hope for more balance!
Jason Chatfield
I was born in the home of a place rated as the World's Best Beach, several times over. Western Australia hosts some fo the 'best' beaches in the world, but when I did 'Surf Club' every Saturday morning (mandatory for Aussie kids) I would inevetibly come home with an earful of sand and a bright red finger-painting on my back, where my sister didn't rub in the sunblock. At least it made me look less appetizing to the sharks. Anyway...here's a cartoon about ants.
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My fave issue yet! So good.
Love these. You have such a great way with words and images, just brilliant.