Comic Transcripts

[[GERALD and ANASTASIA talk on her porch.]]
GERALD: Not gonna buy anything then, huh? That’s all right, I’m used to it – can’t do anything right these days.
GERALD: I’m not that good at this – not cut out for the life. Sorry to bother ya.
ANASTASIA: Oh, grow up.

GERALD: Huh?
ANASTASIA: Seriously, stop whining. You’re doing fine. Don’t you think everyone has the same insecurities?
ANASTASIA: Nobody’s ever satisfied with their own work. Nobody mature, anyway. You’re not some freakish aberration, you’re just normal.

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GERALD: Is that supposed to be comforting?

{{header: deal with it at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: tell me, how exactly am I supposed to answer that without making you cry?}}

#299; In which Gerald faces Reality transcribed by in

[[GERALD and ANASTASIA talk on her porch.]]
GERALD: Not gonna buy anything then, huh? That’s all right, I’m used to it – can’t do anything right these days.
GERALD: I’m not that good at this – not cut out for the life. Sorry to bother ya.
ANASTASIA: Oh, grow up.

GERALD: Huh?
ANASTASIA: Seriously, stop whining. You’re doing fine. Don’t you think everyone has the same insecurities?
ANASTASIA: Nobody’s ever satisfied with their own work. Nobody mature, anyway. You’re not some freakish aberration, you’re just normal.

<>

GERALD: Is that supposed to be comforting?

{{header: deal with it at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: tell me, how exactly am I supposed to answer that without making you cry?}}

#299; In which Gerald faces Reality transcribed by in

[[GERALD and ANASTASIA talk on her porch.]]
GERALD: Not gonna buy anything then, huh? That's all right, I'm used to it - can't do anything right these days.
GERALD: I'm not that good at this - not cut out for the life. Sorry to bother ya.
ANASTASIA: Oh, grow up.

GERALD: Huh?
ANASTASIA: Seriously, stop whining. You're doing fine. Don't you think everyone has the same insecurities?
ANASTASIA: Nobody's ever satisfied with their own work. Nobody mature, anyway. You're not some freakish aberration, you're just normal.

<>

GERALD: Is that supposed to be comforting?

{{header: deal with it at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: tell me, how exactly am I supposed to answer that without making you cry?}}

tell me, how exactly am I supposed to answer that without making you cry?

#299; In which Gerald faces Reality

  — May 10th, 2007

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

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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