Do I read this right? Justa's Etruscan friend intends to spend the hottest part of the summer at her Auntie's house on the mountain? Boy talk about sitting on Ground Zero. (I checked the figures, Vesuvius blows Aug 24-25) Of course that could mean the Auntie, who's a seer after all, might wise up and get out of there, spreading warnings all the way... a regular Cassandra. Verrrry Interrresting. DRW.
A couple of those things old Auntie might teach her are, how to tell when your mountain is angry, and which direction is downhill.
Hey, last night I dreamt you outfitted me and my own personal Scooby Squad with crossbows, and we set forth to raise $5million to save some historic architecture. Either by highway robbery, or through black-tie fundraising dinners, I'm not sure which. But there was a lot of running about.
One of the problems with being up here is the lack of a large local Scooby Squad. My Scoobies are scattered all over the country, and the local ones keep insisting they need to do things like go to work and buy food and go to class; and I say, what if the town were attacked by vampires (who happen to have $5million in assets), would you still be worried about having food in the fridge then; but they say, I'll miss my train if I don't get out of here, let go of my ankle; and then--
These symptoms of delirium indicate this might be a good time for me to take a break for lunch.
Hey! How about cameos for everyone on the day Mt Vesuvius has finally had enough? How thrilling! How delirious!
If E.M. can kill off most of her friends in one cataclysmic space battle, I don't see why you can't invite all your friends and acquaintences to a big post-Caesar party, (Hooray-hooray, the Emperor and his crummy henchmen have finally gone home) to be held in Herculaneum on Aug 24. Better yet, you could offer places under the arches at the Herculaneum waterfront for contributions to your architecture fund. I would be happy to make a modest contribution for the chance to be fried by a pyroclastic cloud. DRW
Ooo, different sponsorship levels, so one could take one's pick: fried by pyroclastic cloud, buried in ash and suitable for later plaster cast, boiled in the bay. It's a wonder other authors and comic artists haven't thought of selling off dooms!
There will certainly have to be a party of some sort at the End of Things. With the return of the Amazing Volcano Cake.
(That cake truly was amazing--see comic from, oh, a gabillion Januaries ago (http://10kd.outsidefood.com/archives/000233.html). And now I'm craving chocolate.)
A while back SF writer John Scalzi published a novella to raise money for charity -- if you bought the deluxe signed and numbered edition, you could get your name (or someone else's name) enshrined in an appendix listing the names of all honored dead of the military unit. People jumped at the chance.
Aha, nifty (morbid, but nifty). If enough people want to be sacrificed to the volcano, it could end up being a really, really long scene of doominess. Though, at the rate I'm going, who knows when we'll get there--I mean, uhm, I'll be working on the next installment tonight, right-o!
S wants to be plaster castable. I prefer to be vaporized by pyroclastic cloud. Just don't make me attend the cast party (ha ha) in authentic post-eruption costume.
You know, they have those little plaster cast kits for making pawprints and things. Just think of all the delightfully morbid party games one could have at the cast party (ha! ha!).
We'll make them stand and deliver, then we'll hand them a nice salad. Works whether in a banquet hall or by the side of the Interstate.
If I can find 100 rich people who want to go to a $10,000-a-plate highway rest-stop picnic, all the world's problems will be solved, gothic architecture will be saved, and little old aunties will never again be threatened by volcanoes. I have it on good authority that this is true,
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Date: 2007-04-27 04:21 am (UTC)Favorite line: It's the sort of place you'd find people like Felix!
Hee hee!!!!
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Date: 2007-04-27 04:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-27 04:23 am (UTC)Dr. Phil
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Date: 2007-04-27 05:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-27 12:01 pm (UTC)I have to agree that the third panel is beautiful. I really like your background on it. And seeing the portion of it in color makes me long for more.
You're so damned talented. Kissies.
kablooey?
Date: 2007-04-27 03:48 pm (UTC)Re: kablooey?
Date: 2007-04-27 04:56 pm (UTC)Hey, last night I dreamt you outfitted me and my own personal Scooby Squad with crossbows, and we set forth to raise $5million to save some historic architecture. Either by highway robbery, or through black-tie fundraising dinners, I'm not sure which. But there was a lot of running about.
Scooby squad
Date: 2007-04-27 05:08 pm (UTC)How many Scoobies does it take to raise $5million?
Date: 2007-04-27 05:22 pm (UTC)These symptoms of delirium indicate this might be a good time for me to take a break for lunch.
Hey! How about cameos for everyone on the day Mt Vesuvius has finally had enough? How thrilling! How delirious!
Re: How many Scoobies does it take to raise $5million?
Date: 2007-04-27 06:11 pm (UTC)Just make sure the dog is with me. :-)
Cameos
Date: 2007-04-27 07:26 pm (UTC)Re: Cameos
Date: 2007-04-27 07:51 pm (UTC)There will certainly have to be a party of some sort at the End of Things. With the return of the Amazing Volcano Cake.
(That cake truly was amazing--see comic from, oh, a gabillion Januaries ago (http://10kd.outsidefood.com/archives/000233.html). And now I'm craving chocolate.)
Re: Cameos
Date: 2007-04-27 10:35 pm (UTC)I'm just suggesting...
Dr. Phil
Re: Cameos
Date: 2007-04-28 01:26 pm (UTC)Re: Cameos
Date: 2007-04-29 04:56 am (UTC)Re: Cameos
Date: 2007-04-29 01:50 pm (UTC)Pre-eruption costume should be fine.
:D
Re: kablooey?
Date: 2007-04-28 02:05 am (UTC)wait...there's a difference? rich people are still rich when they're driving innocently along the highway, right?
*evil*
Re: kablooey?
Date: 2007-04-28 01:22 pm (UTC)If I can find 100 rich people who want to go to a $10,000-a-plate highway rest-stop picnic, all the world's problems will be solved, gothic architecture will be saved, and little old aunties will never again be threatened by volcanoes. I have it on good authority that this is true,