Comic Transcripts

[[A man with a pointed mustache is sitting at a table in a top hat, writing something with a quill.]]
Tophat: I love finding old to-do lists from months or years ago.
Tophat: Sometimes I can check off, like, half of it instantly. I did eventually do that and that and that!
Tophat: You have no power here! I did you!

[[A disinterested-looking young girl joins the conversation.]]
Tophat: Other items I realize I didn’t ever do, and that’s okay. The sky didn’t fall. Nobody died. I thought it was super important at the time, but I’m over it now.
Tophat: And then… there’s the icebergs.
Dilettante: Icebergs?

Tophat: The stuff I didn’t finish then and still haven’t finished now.
Tophat: Still bobbing in my life like a giant cold iceberg. I can chip away at it, but there’s always so. Much. More.

Tophat: Wherever I go, whatever else I do, the iceberg follows. Silent… immense… stark in its beauty, but impenetrable.
Tophat: Too many of them can surround, freeze, lock me in place until I can’t move at all! Icebound.

Tophat: What’s the date on this list? Two years ago. I sighted these icebergs then.
Tophat: They are patient. They are silent. They reflect my shortcomings in their gleaming facets.

Tophat: I hate finding old to-do lists

{{header: keep doing that WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: the only thing not crossed out on this list is ‘figure out how to reconcile yourself to a level of productivity that you can reasonably achieve’}}

#1081; The Lingering Icebergs, Part 1 (of 3) transcribed by in

[[A man with a pointed mustache is sitting at a table in a top hat, writing something with a quill.]]
Tophat: I love finding old to-do lists from months or years ago.
Tophat: Sometimes I can check off, like, half of it instantly. I did eventually do that and that and that!
Tophat: You have no power here! I did you!

[[A disinterested-looking young girl joins the conversation.]]
Tophat: Other items I realize I didn’t ever do, and that’s okay. The sky didn’t fall. Nobody died. I thought it was super important at the time, but I’m over it now.
Tophat: And then… there’s the icebergs.
Dilettante: Icebergs?

Tophat: The stuff I didn’t finish then and still haven’t finished now.
Tophat: Still bobbing in my life like a giant cold iceberg. I can chip away at it, but there’s always so. Much. More.

Tophat: Wherever I go, whatever else I do, the iceberg follows. Silent… immense… stark in its beauty, but impenetrable.
Tophat: Too many of them can surround, freeze, lock me in place until I can’t move at all! Icebound.

Tophat: What’s the date on this list? Two years ago. I sighted these icebergs then.
Tophat: They are patient. They are silent. They reflect my shortcomings in their gleaming facets.

Tophat: I hate finding old to-do lists

{{header: keep doing that WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: the only thing not crossed out on this list is ‘figure out how to reconcile yourself to a level of productivity that you can reasonably achieve’}}

#1081; The Lingering Icebergs, Part 1 (of 3) transcribed by in

[[A man with a pointed mustache is sitting at a table in a top hat, writing something with a quill.]]
Tophat: I love finding old to-do lists from months or years ago.
Tophat: Sometimes I can check off, like, half of it instantly. I did eventually do that and that and that!
Tophat: You have no power here! I did you!

[[A disinterested-looking young girl joins the conversation.]]
Tophat: Other items I realize I didn't ever do, and that's okay. The sky didn't fall. Nobody died. I thought it was super important at the time, but I'm over it now.
Tophat: And then... there's the icebergs.
Dilettante: Icebergs?

Tophat: The stuff I didn't finish then and still haven't finished now.
Tophat: Still bobbing in my life like a giant cold iceberg. I can chip away at it, but there's always so. Much. More.

Tophat: Wherever I go, whatever else I do, the iceberg follows. Silent... immense... stark in its beauty, but impenetrable.
Tophat: Too many of them can surround, freeze, lock me in place until I can't move at all! Icebound.

Tophat: What's the date on this list? Two years ago. I sighted these icebergs then.
Tophat: They are patient. They are silent. They reflect my shortcomings in their gleaming facets.

Tophat: I hate finding old to-do lists

{{header: keep doing that WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: the only thing not crossed out on this list is 'figure out how to reconcile yourself to a level of productivity that you can reasonably achieve'}}

the only thing not crossed out on this list is 'figure out how to reconcile yourself to a level of productivity that you can reasonably achieve'

Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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