This week’s comic came pretty close to being filler. At the last minute I had this random idea and decided to go for it. I guess it beats having a panel with Brandon telling you how busy he is.
So it’s been a few weeks since I added subtle noses to the characters, and it’s already a thing were the older comics without just don’t look quite right to me anymore. Weird, huh?
I must admit, there was some sarcasm involved when I wrote that. It has to do with how the original white sclera eyes (not the ancient black dot eyes) really do look weird to me because they were kind of small and bug-like. The truth is, adding that subtle nose is more work than you would expect without a noticeable payoff.
Other things that actually look weird to me now: When I first added articulated hands, the forearms were too long. It is very, very weird looking to me now. It’s like a bug-eyed Slenderman or something.
The breasts on the females used to look like gumdrops stuck to their chests. When I look back at that, I just shake my head and say, “What was I thinking?!”
But the “subtle nose” is just that. Subtle. I rarely frame the characters in a way in which you can actually see the effect, so should I forget to do it in the future, I seriously doubt if anyone will even notice.
As mentioned a few weeks ago, I lost my beloved orange tabby, Alex, on June 19, 2025. While he had an amazing 16 year run, his passing came much sooner than it should have. I still miss him dearly.
Fortunately cats are pretty easy to come by. All you need is Craigslist and a little patience. After watching religiously for about 7 weeks, anyone could find the exact cat they were looking for... and that's how I got Murphy! Come to think of it, that's kinda how I got Alex as well.
Murphy was born on June 22, 2025. This tasty little hash brown was listed Tuesday night. I texted the number the next morning and went right round to go see him that afternoon. He was perfect, so I paid the $10 "rehoming" fee and took him to be my newest, bestest buddy.
Ten bucks probably sounds like a pretty good deal, right? Well... Yesterday he had his first vet appointment, and the bill wasn't cheap. I already knew he had ear mites because he had been scratching at his ears, so I swabbed them and looked at it under an old microscope of mine. Let's just say they threw in the ear mite cleaning FOR FREE because they were already able to cover a yacht payment with everything else they charged me for!
His follow up booster shot is in 3 weeks. Cha-ching! smh.
As of this Sunday, I've had him a total of about 4 days, and so far he's cost me well over $500! At least he's comfortable and feels right at home. While he can't jump up on the bed yet, his needle like claws allow him to climb up the side of the mattress like Spider-cat, and then he likes to snuggle up with me an Gail... Which kinda worries me, cuz him being so small and all, he's liable to get flattened!
To recap: I got another cat. He's orange, he's smol, and he's a little spitfire. That's about all I have to say on the subject at the moment, but I'm sure there will be more photo ops along the way.
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Flush Twice has been around since May of 2003. It started out as a JOTD (Joke of the Day) website. New jokes were published every weekday. Over the years, good jokes were increasingly hard to come by, and eventually they got so rare that I just stopped trying to publish them.
Since 2004 there has also been an eponymous comic. I still occasionally publish a new one on Saturdays. It’s also rare anymore, but sometimes it happens.
Here lately I’ve been posting a “Link of the Day”. For the time being, I will be featuring a new website from my enormous collection of bookmarked websites every weekday. None of it is solicited promotions, and no one is paying me to feature their site. These are just websites that at one time I thought were interesting enough to add to my bookmarks folder.
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So subtle, I had to zoom in and squint to see what you were talking about.
I must admit, there was some sarcasm involved when I wrote that. It has to do with how the original white sclera eyes (not the ancient black dot eyes) really do look weird to me because they were kind of small and bug-like. The truth is, adding that subtle nose is more work than you would expect without a noticeable payoff.
Other things that actually look weird to me now: When I first added articulated hands, the forearms were too long. It is very, very weird looking to me now. It’s like a bug-eyed Slenderman or something.
The breasts on the females used to look like gumdrops stuck to their chests. When I look back at that, I just shake my head and say, “What was I thinking?!”
But the “subtle nose” is just that. Subtle. I rarely frame the characters in a way in which you can actually see the effect, so should I forget to do it in the future, I seriously doubt if anyone will even notice.