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Willa the Toon
Several weeks ago I was randomly doodling in my paper journal and I spontaneously came up with a little character that I really liked. I tried to re-draw her better, but the original was my favorite. I called her "Willa" and decided she was a 50-something midget woman who was mentally imbalanced. And mean.
I used to want to start a comic strip -- but could never come up with a satisfactory character to star in it. I tried many times. After the internet came along I just gave up completely. There are about eighty gajillion webcomics online, and most of them are done by really dedicated young cartoonists who feel a passion for it. With apologies to Willa, I just don't have the drive or desire to put out even a weekly comic strip. SIGH Being middle-aged sucks.
So as not to end this entry on a bummer -- I thought maybe this could be a forum for people to leave links to their favorite web cartoonists. One of my new favorites is "Savage Chickens". Check it out www.savagechickens.com/blog/
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Willa looks just like a lady who works in a bakery I frequent, sounds like the same personality too.
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willa looks mean too
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In response to your statement, "Being middle aged sucks": I go back and forth on that one. On the day I turned 30, I cried all day. My twin sister thought I was nuts! She told me that we were only one day older than we were the day before, and to stop being a baby. I have to say I have never cried over another birthday again, because (maybe?) she was right. But we will be 53 in June, and I feel more aches and pains every day. I look in the mirror and wonder, "Who is that old woman looking back at me"? But then again, it's better than the alternative.
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aha! grins, debra
3/10/08 6:18 PM