Jon: I drew this one in class when I was bored. I would’ve drawn it in Photoshop, but my laptop isn’t working. Also, I think the instructor would get suspicious if I whipped out my Wacom tablet in the middle of class.

Jon: This one is straight out of Da Vinci’s notebook.

Jon: A real strip next week!

Jon: It’s back to school for me this week.

From now on, when there’s a week where I don’t have time to draw a full strip, I’m going to start doing little one panel bits like this. Sometimes they might be related to the plot, other times not at all. I guess it will depend on how much I’ve had to drink that night.

Nick: When you’re in Amsterdam, it’s important to get a bike right away. Mine was a rusty, beige, beat up Gazelle Premier Luxe from the ’70s, and I got it for less than 100 euros. I used it every day for four months, sometimes for hours a day, and it never gave me a problem.

About two weeks before my study abroad program ended, the front brake went out, which was fine, since I still had the rear one. Then the rear brake got mushy from overuse, so I tightened up the cable a bit. When I squeezed the brake handle, the cable snapped. For my last two days in the city, I rode with no brakes. (Of course, this was the only time a child ran in front of me–I didn’t hit him.)

My rear tire also started losing air, so I had to fill it up once in a while. But it kept deflating faster. On my last ride from school to my apartment, I filled the tire about a half-mile from home and it was flat when I got back. I left the bike outside my building with the chain around the seat and the key in the lock.

More on bikes in Amsterdam here.

Jon: Sir Edmund Hillary’s first words to George Lowe after summiting Everest with Tenzing Norway: “Well, George, we knocked the bastard off.”

Nick: The altitude/tolerance effect is one of those things I can never keep straight in my head, like the difference between near and far-sighted. I’ve worn glasses because I can’t see far-away stuff for like 10 years, but I still can’t tell you what kind of eyes I’ve got. I also can’t tell the difference between butter and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, but I think that’s a separate problem.

Jon - The Bat Pillow is a critically important piece of Batman’s arsenal.

Apologies for the massive delay. As you can see, I’ve revamped the template and upgraded the artistic style. Posts should continue regularly from now on…hopefully.

Jon: Sorry about the delay, people.