And that’s the problem; Mouse is a still a boy emotionally.
Generally, there’s not a lot you can do with someone like Mouse. Anything you do or try to do won’t address his primary challenge: Gaining self-confidence. He’ll need a “situation” to come up that he successfully handles to get him on the right path, methinks.
Pete… When I was in the 8th grade, there was this boy, Charlie. He had a crush on me (which I was onto… but was rather uninterested). He would call me on the phone… (we were on student government together). For the most part, he was an annoyance. At the end of the year, he asked me to go to 8th grade prom… and then promptly gave me a kick in the shin. We didn’t talk after that.
Chug… good point. Die inside, Mouse!
Yat… yes. When I introduced Mouse, it was my intention to make him a weak & spineless co-worker who couldn’t stand up to Grace or his boss… the infatuation with Randie was a happy side street I was glad to find.
Jack… I should so make those for Christmas. Small market though.
I don’t know if Midge (a girl) is the right one to straighten Mouse out. Maybe Max. Max as a wingman. Ha. Now that’d win Randie over.
This is not such a bad situation for Mouse. He does not have to spring for two event tickets along with a dinner to impress. All he has to do is dress up and show up, he already knows Randie will be there and a lone dance with her is not such a long shot for an entire night of partay.
Okay, so is Bullwhompers refering to people in a particular trade, some sort of smacking tools, or actions that are rather bovine un-friendly?
Maybe you could do up some lettering and art and then take it over to Kinkos and copy it backwards onto some heat transfer paper. The copies can make good x-massing gifts and show-booth selling items and you won’t have to deal with having to pay for mastering a pricey screen with a short lifespan and inventorying a buncha guy and girls shirts in assorted sizes.
Okay, you got me curious with your reply of yesterday. You mentioned that you got a tat but left out the what of and where at parts.
mischugenah: What I said was for Mouse’s benefit. It probably won’t be Randie, you’re right. But that growing experience would certainly help him in life in many other areas.
brig… *heh* My brother used to do that to a girl he knew in 8th, too. Guess it’s the “romance punch of the 8th grader”; akin to a cave man whonkin’ the girl of his dreams over the head with his club. (And exactly WHERE did that image get started? Must be cartoons.) Oh… My brother? He and that girl have been married now for over 20 years.
stick… the Bullwhompers is a play on Bullwhackers (the pub on Cannery Row). A bullwhacker is someone who drove the bullock team or oxen. It’s Aussie, I believe. In any case, Mouse’s girl problems are about to take an interesting turn.
I know of some DIY style methods of making shirts… it’s just a matter of doing it. That’s what unbusy weekends are for. Hmmm… may not have too many of those before Christmas. We’ll see.
… and as far as tattoos go. One should have some mystery about them.
Pete… “Conking,” whonking or kicking a girl apparently can get a mate… It certainly isn’t recommended in my book. But I am glad your brother had a good go of it.
I’m not saying he should die inside 😛 I’m saying he should accept that she doesn’t return his affection and stop obsessing. I say this from the point of view of the person on the other side of the equation, who has had numerous friendships ruined by guys who couldn’t accept ‘I’m really only interested in friendship’ as an answer.
Chug… no, no… I was only kidding with the dying inside… but sometimes in unrequited love, it sure does feel that way. I’ve been on both sides. I empathize with Mouse… and can write from that side with some insight. It’s hard to focus elsewhere when you work right next to the person you’re obsessed with. Every little thing that person does you notice and magnify. If Randie were to get another job and quit The Artbox… it might do Mouse some good. Although, he’s been known to hang out around her apartment.
And that’s the problem; Mouse is a still a boy emotionally.
Generally, there’s not a lot you can do with someone like Mouse. Anything you do or try to do won’t address his primary challenge: Gaining self-confidence. He’ll need a “situation” to come up that he successfully handles to get him on the right path, methinks.
Why? It’s quite clear Randie feels nothing towards him but friendship, why should he make things awkward by proclaiming his feelings?
I used to wonder where Mouse got that name. Now I think I know.
The “Comic Snob” shirt rawks!
Pete… When I was in the 8th grade, there was this boy, Charlie. He had a crush on me (which I was onto… but was rather uninterested). He would call me on the phone… (we were on student government together). For the most part, he was an annoyance. At the end of the year, he asked me to go to 8th grade prom… and then promptly gave me a kick in the shin. We didn’t talk after that.
Chug… good point. Die inside, Mouse!
Yat… yes. When I introduced Mouse, it was my intention to make him a weak & spineless co-worker who couldn’t stand up to Grace or his boss… the infatuation with Randie was a happy side street I was glad to find.
Jack… I should so make those for Christmas. Small market though.
I don’t know if Midge (a girl) is the right one to straighten Mouse out. Maybe Max. Max as a wingman. Ha. Now that’d win Randie over.
This is not such a bad situation for Mouse. He does not have to spring for two event tickets along with a dinner to impress. All he has to do is dress up and show up, he already knows Randie will be there and a lone dance with her is not such a long shot for an entire night of partay.
Okay, so is Bullwhompers refering to people in a particular trade, some sort of smacking tools, or actions that are rather bovine un-friendly?
brig… Comic Snob shirts?
Maybe you could do up some lettering and art and then take it over to Kinkos and copy it backwards onto some heat transfer paper. The copies can make good x-massing gifts and show-booth selling items and you won’t have to deal with having to pay for mastering a pricey screen with a short lifespan and inventorying a buncha guy and girls shirts in assorted sizes.
Okay, you got me curious with your reply of yesterday. You mentioned that you got a tat but left out the what of and where at parts.
mischugenah: What I said was for Mouse’s benefit. It probably won’t be Randie, you’re right. But that growing experience would certainly help him in life in many other areas.
brig… *heh* My brother used to do that to a girl he knew in 8th, too. Guess it’s the “romance punch of the 8th grader”; akin to a cave man whonkin’ the girl of his dreams over the head with his club. (And exactly WHERE did that image get started? Must be cartoons.) Oh… My brother? He and that girl have been married now for over 20 years.
stick… the Bullwhompers is a play on Bullwhackers (the pub on Cannery Row). A bullwhacker is someone who drove the bullock team or oxen. It’s Aussie, I believe. In any case, Mouse’s girl problems are about to take an interesting turn.
I know of some DIY style methods of making shirts… it’s just a matter of doing it. That’s what unbusy weekends are for. Hmmm… may not have too many of those before Christmas. We’ll see.
… and as far as tattoos go. One should have some mystery about them.
Pete… “Conking,” whonking or kicking a girl apparently can get a mate… It certainly isn’t recommended in my book. But I am glad your brother had a good go of it.
I’m not saying he should die inside 😛 I’m saying he should accept that she doesn’t return his affection and stop obsessing. I say this from the point of view of the person on the other side of the equation, who has had numerous friendships ruined by guys who couldn’t accept ‘I’m really only interested in friendship’ as an answer.
Chug… no, no… I was only kidding with the dying inside… but sometimes in unrequited love, it sure does feel that way. I’ve been on both sides. I empathize with Mouse… and can write from that side with some insight. It’s hard to focus elsewhere when you work right next to the person you’re obsessed with. Every little thing that person does you notice and magnify. If Randie were to get another job and quit The Artbox… it might do Mouse some good. Although, he’s been known to hang out around her apartment.
brig… You’re not just a girl of mystery, but a girl cartoonist of mystery.
chug… Sounds like you beat some sense into your team of bulls, er, guys, you Bullwhomper, you.
Admittedly, I wouldn’t know– I’m asexual, so the whole ‘unrequited love’ thing is kind of a foreign concept to me.