Comic Transcripts

[[Inside.]]
MELINDA: Woop, time to go change the laundry.
Oh, I forgot to take out the trash!

[[Outside.]]
MELINDA: I should really check my OIL. I never remember to do it when the engine’s cold.
Ah SHOOT! That book I had the library hold is going back if I don’t pick it up today!

[[MELINDA is driving down the street.]]
MELINDA: OH! I think we’re out of milk. I better stop at the STORE or else I can’t have CEREAL tomorrow.
I should call Jeremy, see if he needs anything…
My PHONE! I left it at the GYM!

[[Back inside.]]
CAPTION: Four hours later…
JEREMY: …I come home to find the LIGHTS on, washing machine OPEN with WET CLOTHES in it, HALF A BANANA on the sink and the BATHTUB overflowing!
[[MELINDA has a squid on her head.]]
MELINDA: LOOK WE ALL GOT PROBLEMS

[[Header: there’s also WONDERMARK.COM]]
[[Alt-Text: sixteen hours later: the whole building is just rubble]]

#464; In which Distraction prevails transcribed by in

[[Inside.]]
MELINDA: Woop, time to go change the laundry.
Oh, I forgot to take out the trash!

[[Outside.]]
MELINDA: I should really check my OIL. I never remember to do it when the engine's cold.
Ah SHOOT! That book I had the library hold is going back if I don't pick it up today!

[[MELINDA is driving down the street.]]
MELINDA: OH! I think we're out of milk. I better stop at the STORE or else I can't have CEREAL tomorrow.
I should call Jeremy, see if he needs anything...
My PHONE! I left it at the GYM!

[[Back inside.]]
CAPTION: Four hours later...
JEREMY: ...I come home to find the LIGHTS on, washing machine OPEN with WET CLOTHES in it, HALF A BANANA on the sink and the BATHTUB overflowing!
[[MELINDA has a squid on her head.]]
MELINDA: LOOK WE ALL GOT PROBLEMS

[[Header: there's also WONDERMARK.COM]]
[[Alt-Text: sixteen hours later: the whole building is just rubble]]

sixteen hours later: the whole building is just rubble

#464; In which Distraction prevails

  — January 25th, 2013

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This Classic Wondermark originally ran (in black & white) on November 25, 2008! It was colored by Anthony Clark for its inclusion in my newest book collection, Emperor of the Food Chain. In the book, it is accompanied by a lengthly LiveJournal post from the point of view of the octopus.

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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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