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Jennifer M Potter's avatar

I wish I had the self-restraint to slow-eat fancy snacks! Maybe it depends on how fancy. A Swiss friend gave me a chocolate dog once and it was too cute to eat...almost. I held off for over a year but eventually caved.

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Lian Cho's avatar

A chocolate dog!!! I would probably never eat that and just simply display it until it molded

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Bejinha's avatar

Thank you!

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angelica 🌹's avatar

ugh lovvvvvve !

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Christina Chung's avatar

This comic is so relatable omg :') Congrats on the healing hand and new big girl desk!!!

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Lian Cho's avatar

hehe thanks christina!! I'm definitely a big girl now

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Kevin McSpadden's avatar

And they say capitalism is evil :P

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Lian Cho's avatar

ask not what you can do for capitalism but what capitalism can do for you!!

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Beth Spencer's avatar

Do you ever do non dominant hand drawings? Could be a fun way to break in a sketchbook and give the other one a break. Happy healing! ❤️‍🩹

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Lian Cho's avatar

OOF i tried and it was rough! It's such an odd experience to feel like a toddler again

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Sarah Doan's avatar

You're reminding me to eat my stale snacks I saved from my trip abroad lol!

Congrats on your new studio setup, love the brightness. Wishing you a speedy recovery on your hand 🫶

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Lian Cho's avatar

As someone who had to throw away my childhood snacks I got on my New Zealand trip LAST year, EAT THE SNACKS!! No one else is going to eat them!!! Just enjoy them now!!

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Marie-Camille Grangier's avatar

You make me LAUGH OUT LOUD, Lian! Your newsletter is always a breath of fresh air to read, thank you so much. And your desk IS gorgeous!! I especially love the way you've meticulously arranged all your paint brushes in the top left corner, and by size if you please!! Hope you enjoy your journey with your new editor. Wishing you all the best! Marie-Camille

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Lian Cho's avatar

Oh THANK YOU Marie! I love making people laugh so I'm glad to hear this!

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Ruchi Vyas's avatar

Hahahaha love this so much! I’m exactly the same, with the snacks too. I was laughing so hard reading this. Love the table and glad you’re able to improve your posture. Always looking forward to your comics

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Lian Cho's avatar

Thanks Ruchi! Isn't it SO tragic having to throw out a pretty much full package of snacks?! I curse myself for "saving it", more like saving it for the trash! Ugh!

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Virginia Neely's avatar

Great news! I have to admit, I'm a bit precious with my sketchbooks too. Also, I'm something of a compulsive organizer, so I have different ones for different kinds of sketches (horses, doodles, people, "real" sketches.) Face palm.

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Marie-Camille Grangier's avatar

Exactly!! 😂

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Bernice Sioson's avatar

WAIT LMAOOOO I ALSO SAVE MY SNACKS... damn

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Rachel Ooi's avatar

Standing desk rocks and loveee the comics, so funny and so adorable at the same time. Ahh, the apprehension on starting to write my ugly handwriting on a premium notebook... it never goes away, the embarrassment that is me for defiling it... :)

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Sam's avatar

Brilliant! I so do that with snacks too 😂

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Kinga's avatar

I cured my preciousness the same way!! I tell myself "ffs you can totally afford a new sketchbook once you finish this one! and you love buying stuff and it will even be guilt free!"

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