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Jogging

by David M Willis on November 22, 2017 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - This Is the Way that We Love

└ Tags: dorothy, joyce

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  1. CandidCanid
    CandidCanid
    November 22, 2017 at 12:02 am | #

    Joyce’s family must be so poor by now if she’s been down that hallway a million times. Those vending machine snacks are not fucking cheap.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      November 22, 2017 at 12:02 am | #

      Yeah, much better buying that stuff in bulk. Last you all semester at a fraction of the price.

      • Aletheia
        Aletheia
        November 22, 2017 at 12:07 am | #

        Only for people with good self-control…. 😛

      • TheKelliestKelly
        TheKelliestKelly
        November 22, 2017 at 12:10 am | #

        You mean, lasts you all week with a multiple of the indigestion

        • Jess
          Jess
          November 22, 2017 at 12:18 am | #

          #college

          • StClair
            StClair
            November 22, 2017 at 12:39 am | #

            they’re kids, they’re indestructible.
            right up until they aren’t.

            • Needfuldoer
              Needfuldoer
              November 22, 2017 at 6:34 am | #

              And isn’t college for finding that limit?

    • Vinny
      Vinny
      November 22, 2017 at 1:53 am | #

      Wouldn’t have survived college if it weren’t for vending machine burritos and those greasy twisty donuts! Mmmm. Then again, the fact that they didn’t totally destroy my digestive tract is a miracle – especially since I took a lot longer than 4 years to get out.

      • Ozzi
        Ozzi
        November 22, 2017 at 9:40 am | #

        Dam straight. I would never had survived without the milk in Elliot Block. Nearest shop was a 40 min round hike once Campus shop was closed.

  2. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    November 22, 2017 at 12:02 am | #

    “Giant Mutant FROSTED Honey Buns!”

    • Ana Chronistic
      Ana Chronistic
      November 22, 2017 at 12:02 am | #

      of COURSE that’s the alt-text tho

      • butts
        butts
        November 22, 2017 at 12:03 am | #

        i think

        we were all

        gonna make that joke

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        November 22, 2017 at 12:03 am | #

        It’s okay, I did the same, had it CTRL-C’d and everything. Pure luck led me to check the alt text first.

      • Lingo
        Lingo
        November 22, 2017 at 12:17 am | #

        I’m half surprised it wasn’t tagged.

    • tim gueguen
      tim gueguen
      November 22, 2017 at 12:21 am | #

      I thought Kellogs recalled them after they almost ate someone in Newark.

  3. butts
    butts
    November 22, 2017 at 12:02 am | #

    Now in Mutant Frosted™

  4. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    November 22, 2017 at 12:03 am | #

    It’s amazing how easily your eyes can just slide over something in plain sight.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      November 22, 2017 at 12:04 am | #

      AKA the Dina Principle.

      • Delicious Taffy
        Delicious Taffy
        November 22, 2017 at 12:22 am | #

        …You sure that’s the term you wanna use?

      • Alex Denton
        Alex Denton
        November 22, 2017 at 4:39 am | #

        For maybe 10 min I was convinced you wrote “AKA the Dina Pineapple”. I was so confused XD
        Need more coffee …

        • HeySo
          HeySo
          November 22, 2017 at 11:58 am | #

          Coffee- now in Dina Pineapple flavor.
          For that subtle, surprising fruit taste!

    • CrazyJ
      CrazyJ
      November 22, 2017 at 12:10 am | #

      Inattentional blindness is the other name for it.

      • hof1991
        hof1991
        November 22, 2017 at 9:14 am | #

        Like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9aUseqgCiY
        It’s why eyewitnesses are so useless.

        • Remmington Steele
          Remmington Steele
          November 22, 2017 at 4:32 pm | #

          Firemen call it “scripted behaviour” (IIRC). People go to a shop, stand in a queue, ignore the fire on the shelves to the right.

  5. Passchendaele
    Passchendaele
    November 22, 2017 at 12:05 am | #

    Joyce’s powers of perception are amazing

  6. tbf
    tbf
    November 22, 2017 at 12:05 am | #

    Studying instead of exercising and vending machine food: the two sides of the freshman fifteen.t

    • Agemegos
      Agemegos
      November 22, 2017 at 12:41 am | #

      I lost seven kilograms in first year.

      • CoMa
        CoMa
        November 22, 2017 at 7:54 am | #

        But was it due to malnutrition? Or let’s say, lots of bad food? Or because of stress. Because if unintended, and if you were of a healthy weight before that, losing seven kilograms is pretty extreme. Not in the time span, that’d be normal, but if you were of normal weight before…

        What I am aiming at (personal story time): I lost like a quarter of my body weight in the course of two years (still in school, though – and no worries, I was overweight, so losing that much wasn’t unhealthy, just the way I lost it). I still ate fast food etc, but just much less than before, counting calories (inlcuding being sick in between and just not being able to eat anything other than clear soup for the better of a week). So I lost weight pretty fast, but in a very bad way. Like, I ate a pack of crisps and maybe an apple and that was my calorie intake for one day. Much too little to keep my body healthy. Sill lost fat, but also most of my muscle tissue, which I’ve been trying to increase for the past five years. About after two years I finally regained on muscles what I had lost in the other years, but it’s hard work to even keep them.

        Moral of the story: don’t (even involuntarily) diet without knowing the basics of nutrition and your minimum intake.

        • kdmw
          kdmw
          November 22, 2017 at 8:00 am | #

          I also lost like 15 pounds during my first year of university. I was eating reasonably healthy food, just not enough. I also made myself anemic!

          • CoMa
            CoMa
            November 22, 2017 at 8:20 am | #

            Oh that sounds bad!!
            For me it didn’t go that far (thankfully – or at least that’s what I remember, it has been about 10-8 years since then), but I do hope you’re back healthier now!

            A friend of mine always had phases of healthy eating, but ate much too little for her body height and weight, so she always suffered phases of binge eating sweet things (because the body craved energy, fast, and sweets provide that), so instead of losing any weight, she just gained more, until she got professional support. Eating too little, even if one intends to lose weight is just plain unhealthy. And as in my case, I mostly lost healthy parts of my body (muscles) :/

            • Annika
              Annika
              November 22, 2017 at 10:12 am | #

              I lost 30 pounds in my freshman year, unintentionally at first, because I kept forgetting to eat and didn’t have anyone to remind me. But then people started complimenting my appearance a lot, being nicer, asking if I’ve been working out, people saying I was more attractive, and I suddenly felt insecure about how I looked before, even though I never did when I was at a higher weight. I went from the high end of healthy bmi to the low end of healthy bmi. I’ve never gained the weight back; I’m in my junior year now.

              • CoMa
                CoMa
                November 22, 2017 at 12:02 pm | #

                As long as you’re in the healthy range, everything’s fine 🙂 (And as long as your diet’s healthy now) – though it can be stressful for the body (especially with not eating enough), losing weight like that – but everyone’s different and it all depends on metabolism etc. too.
                I can understand feeling more confident with the compliments, I felt like that too – at least they gave me a small confidence boost. Didn’t help with deeper issues, but supported me a bit while losing those 25-28 kg (about 55-60 pounds, I think). Sport, especially running, helped me gain more confidence though, though I personally still don’t really look my weight (unproportional fat distribution)

        • monkyvirus
          monkyvirus
          November 22, 2017 at 12:08 pm | #

          I lost a ton of weight because my dorm room was freezing. I ate 5 meals a day and I went around picking as high calorie food as possible. I have never been so skinny in my life. My parents were pretty alarmed that Christmas…

          Though I had that Bridget Jones moment where you hit your ideal body (“wow I’m thin!”) and everyone around you is like “what happened are you OK?” That was a wake up call. I went back to normal once I moved somewhere with functional heating.

  7. Cody Connelly
    Cody Connelly
    November 22, 2017 at 12:06 am | #

    Having known people like Dorothy during my time in college, she’s going to get a whole lot worse before things get better, and it kind of hurts to know she’ll probably be incredibly resistant to anyone who tries to help her 🙁

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      November 22, 2017 at 12:09 am | #

      Freshman burnout is real.

      • Cody Connelly
        Cody Connelly
        November 22, 2017 at 12:12 am | #

        Most definitely, and Dorothy’s going to hit it hard if she keeps this up. I’m not the biggest fan of her as a character, but it’s still going to suck to see her crash :/

        • Bagge
          Bagge
          November 22, 2017 at 12:16 am | #

          🙁

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          November 24, 2017 at 12:06 am | #

          Walky, your GF needs a TON of chill, STAT!

  8. DanLovatClark
    DanLovatClark
    November 22, 2017 at 12:06 am | #

    Quick, someone wave a study about exercise being correlated to academic performance in front of Dorothy before she implodes.

    Or at least a study about studying all the time not working. Girl needs a break like woah.

    • Solenoid
      Solenoid
      November 22, 2017 at 12:54 am | #

      Or a study about the myriad effects of sleep deprivation. If she’s doing this every night, it’d go a long way to explaining the grades spiral.

    • Northamptonian
      Northamptonian
      November 22, 2017 at 12:54 am | #

      I doubt studies would have an effect on Dorothy right now. She’s right about being in a spiral, but what she’s doing will only accelerate the process.

      My friend who’s having a similar breakdown had to go back home awhile ago, and at best may return to school after Thanksgiving. We’ll see. It’s hard to watch, but seeing some of the same warning signs in Dorothy shows this situation is all too real.

  9. Keulen
    Keulen
    November 22, 2017 at 12:07 am | #

    Something tells me Dorothy’s been up all night studying.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      November 22, 2017 at 1:06 am | #

      Well it’s 5 AM and past the equinox, so she hasn’t been up all night YET.

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      November 22, 2017 at 1:08 am | #

      Apparently getting a new computer and new browser means my comments end up in moderation again here and at It’s Walky even though I’m using the same name and email address as before.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        November 22, 2017 at 7:07 am | #

        That can also happen if you include more than two hyperlinks, or use way too much repetition.

        • Sunny
          Sunny
          November 22, 2017 at 1:54 pm | #

          You mean like saying “like” a lot like I’m doing like right now?

          • Sunny
            Sunny
            November 22, 2017 at 1:54 pm | #

            Well, that didn’t end up moderated, guess I need to repeat more before it happens.
            No I’m not going to test it further.

          • Needfuldoer
            Needfuldoer
            November 22, 2017 at 7:36 pm | #

            Nah, it has to be the same text repeated over and over again.

            I made a reference to the typewriter scene in The Shining somewhere around here, it got swallowed up by the auto-filter.

  10. 4,000 spiders
    4,000 spiders
    November 22, 2017 at 12:07 am | #

    i realize this is a joke fun comic on the internet but there are vending machines right next to my school’s exercise room and i’ve approached that area multiple times with the intention of working out but bought a honey bun instead. i don’t know whether i should feel called out or spied on

    • TheKelliestKelly
      TheKelliestKelly
      November 22, 2017 at 12:09 am | #

      Both! How could you be called out if you were not first spied upon?

      • ǝ snow ʍousɐ
        ǝ snow ʍousɐ
        November 22, 2017 at 11:02 am | #

        Good logic! Have an internet

        • TheKelliestKelly
          TheKelliestKelly
          November 23, 2017 at 8:49 am | #

          Oh sweet! A whole Internet! Thank you 🙂

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      November 22, 2017 at 12:19 am | #

      Yeah it’s like that at my college too. Vending machines right next to the gym. Plus the cafeteria is the building right across from it also.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      November 22, 2017 at 6:38 am | #

      They’re for exercising your willpower.

      • CoMa
        CoMa
        November 22, 2017 at 8:00 am | #

        Or just to make money. It can happen that someone thinks “Oh, now that I’ve run half an hour I can eat something of that.”

        I thankfully work in a totally different way. Anytime I work out (and may it be just a little), I lose appetite for unhealthy stuff, sweets, salty snacks etc.
        On the other hand, if I don’t work out and have a lot of stress (emotional or something else) and/or am inactive for some time, I can tend to stuff my face like there’s no tomorrow. Even if I’m not really hungry, I just have the appetite. Not that healthy, I know.

  11. Yumi
    Yumi
    November 22, 2017 at 12:09 am | #

    Ha, my dorm (well, technically the dorm next door, but our cards allowed access to it, so) had an exercise room at the end of an underused basement hallway. It was often empty, which was nice because I hate people.

    • Inahc
      Inahc
      November 22, 2017 at 12:24 am | #

      empty gyms are so nice. 🙂 nobody doing curls in the squat rack, or making disturbing grunts, or adjusting equipment that makes horrible screeching noises…

      • CoMa
        CoMa
        November 22, 2017 at 8:03 am | #

        …or training on the machine you want to use, and once they leave, they don’t clear up their weights, so you have to carry the double of your own weight off the machine, because they’re too lazy and don’t imagine someone off smaller statute would like to use the same machine as well (I’m talking of a leg press, btw, but it usually happens with all kinds of machines I’m trying to use in my gym). At least now I’m strong enough to do that, a few years ago, I had to ask other people whether they could help me clear the weights off.

  12. Architex
    Architex
    November 22, 2017 at 12:10 am | #

    Dorothy’s been up all night. Oh damn I feel that.

  13. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    November 22, 2017 at 12:10 am | #

    *plays The Great Luke Ski’s “Candybars” on the hacked Muzak*

  14. Kamino Neko
    Kamino Neko
    November 22, 2017 at 12:11 am | #

    It only just occurred to me to wonder if the Mutant Frosted Honey Bun was a Frosted Honey Bun that was a mutant, or a Honey Bun that was frosted with Mutant.

    • Dellaran
      Dellaran
      November 22, 2017 at 1:44 am | #

      Yes.

  15. Cass
    Cass
    November 22, 2017 at 12:13 am | #

    I’m really happy for Joyce in panel three, that right now she’s at a place where she can admit that to another person (even if Dorothy’s already in the know so it’s not as big a step) while staying mostly calm.

    And for saying “yet”.

  16. John
    John
    November 22, 2017 at 12:13 am | #

    Uh, Dorothy, pretty sure the reason Joyce wants to go jogging with you is not the “jogging” part…

  17. Bagge
    Bagge
    November 22, 2017 at 12:15 am | #

    Oh, Dorothy 🙁

    While it’s perfectly possibly to live a good life without jogging in the morning, it’s clearly something Dorothy enjoys, takes pride in and is part of a healthy routine. Skipping it for studying… is possible once in awhile while cramming for an exam or something, but in her case I fear it’s part of an overreaction to her bad grades. “MUST STUDY ALL THE TIME, NO PLAY”.

    On the other hand, Dorothy DID take time to movie-cuddle with Joyce and Walky some nights ago, so this might be seen as a decent compromise. Still, I’m worried about her.

    I love Joyce’s whiny-little-kid-puppy-eyes in the first panel. “Wanna have Dorothy-time NOW”. Sorry Joyce, not even that works right now.

  18. Badgermole
    Badgermole
    November 22, 2017 at 12:17 am | #

    I’m a weird mixture of Dorothy and Walky when it comes to academic practice – generally taking it easy, naturally curious and interested in my subject, overperforming most of the time, unused to failure. What’s happening to Dorothy is too, too real. I can see that in my future, maybe it’s happening right now and I’m in some denial about it idk. I still have enough awareness about myself to know I’ll be okay but.. it’s a strange foggy state of not feeling like you’re in control, and unlike Dotty, I think I’m reacting with paralysis and inability to act. We’ll get through it though, the Dorothys of the world usually do. It’s hard is all.

    • Inahc
      Inahc
      November 22, 2017 at 12:36 am | #

      paralysis fucking sucks. :/ hopefully you, like Dorothy, have a therapist to talk to about it?

      it’s been a long time since I’ve had to try to study. I never did get the hang of it, and I’m not sure how much that was an adhd thing or a dissociative or anxiety thing.

  19. Delicious Taffy
    Delicious Taffy
    November 22, 2017 at 12:17 am | #

    That hallway is home to a different form of predatory scumminess.

  20. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    November 22, 2017 at 12:19 am | #

    uh, that’s a nice basement facility there.

  21. newllend(henryvolt)
    newllend(henryvolt)
    November 22, 2017 at 12:22 am | #

    Jackpot !

  22. Deadjolras
    Deadjolras
    November 22, 2017 at 12:29 am | #

    Studying? Exercising? Waking up early?

    I don’t understand any of these concepts.

  23. avistel
    avistel
    November 22, 2017 at 12:35 am | #

    Oh, dear. So smart, yet so foolish. She’s gonna burn out, isn’t she?

    • newllend(henryvolt)
      newllend(henryvolt)
      November 23, 2017 at 3:42 am | #

      Those who burn twice as bright.

  24. KSClaw
    KSClaw
    November 22, 2017 at 12:36 am | #

    Dorothyyyyy. All work and no play :/ you’re gonna burn out if you don’t take five minutes off.

  25. MapleAmber
    MapleAmber
    November 22, 2017 at 12:37 am | #

    I feel like there’s may be a very sweaty Jacob in that exercise room!

    • Beef
      Beef
      November 22, 2017 at 12:46 am | #

      Doesn’t he work out in his own room?

      • Reltzik
        Reltzik
        November 22, 2017 at 1:08 am | #

        He lifts there, but I doubt he has room for cardio.

  26. MsSchiff
    MsSchiff
    November 22, 2017 at 12:58 am | #

    …If this arc leads to Joyce becoming Quite Buff, I am approximately 126.92% down for it.

    • The Other Mike
      The Other Mike
      November 23, 2017 at 6:04 am | #

      If this arc leads to Joyce wearing her hair in a ponytail all the time, I am a similar percentage of down for it. (I am also 133.33% cool with that.)

  27. Rukdug
    Rukdug
    November 22, 2017 at 12:59 am | #

    Dorothy, I know you’re concerned about your grades, but not sleeping is going to make the spiral worse!!

  28. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    November 22, 2017 at 1:04 am | #

    Methinks this is counterproductive to fitness.

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      November 22, 2017 at 2:03 am | #

      Fitness aside, I think that Dorothy’s general health may be at risk.

      • Reltzik
        Reltzik
        November 22, 2017 at 2:39 am | #

        I was referring to the vending machine, but yes, that too.

        • Nono
          Nono
          November 22, 2017 at 3:45 am | #

          Well they’re there for a quick energy boost for the silly people who’re so focused on workouts that they forget to refuel. That’s also why energy drinks are usually within spitting distance of one.

  29. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    November 22, 2017 at 1:50 am | #

    I’m in the same boat as Dorothy, but with my grad school thesis. Not a day goes by that I longingly think of the gym. *eats slice of cake*

    • Icalasari
      Icalasari
      November 22, 2017 at 3:06 am | #

      Could set up your books at a treadmill and read while you run

      • JessWitt
        JessWitt
        November 22, 2017 at 8:33 am | #

        Oh, the reading part’s over. Now it’s all about carrying out the study (psych tests) and related things.

  30. BenRG
    BenRG
    November 22, 2017 at 2:01 am | #

    Okay, now I’m a bit worried about Dorothy. Is she starting to neglect her health because she’s worried about her grades?

    Now, is it me or is this the first time that Willis has even suggested that there is something that you can use to introduce an ‘Ooh! Shiny!” interrupt into Joyce’s life? 😀

  31. Cerberus
    Cerberus
    November 22, 2017 at 2:02 am | #

    Just got released. Nasty stomach bug massively dehydrated me but otherwise fine. Pretty woozy so my comic reaction is as follows:

    Dorothy, noooo, that’s the revipe for burnout.

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      November 22, 2017 at 2:04 am | #

      Well, it’s good to have you back and I hope that recovery does not involve too many noxious-tasting medications or life-sucking diet restrictions.

      • Clif
        Clif
        November 22, 2017 at 7:12 pm | #

        Also, YAY!!!

    • Cerberus
      Cerberus
      November 22, 2017 at 2:26 am | #

      Slightly longer response: As a teacher and a former insomniac, I can say folks and especially students underestimate the importance of a good night’s sleep.

      The urge is to push and push in all nighters and I’ve been there, but your work suffers for it and you end up in holes like this where you feel like you’re drowning and can’t get out.

      Dorothy needs to talk to some teachers about her work load and worst case may need to drop a class to save her overall GPA.

      • Inahc
        Inahc
        November 22, 2017 at 2:13 pm | #

        Yay, it’s a Cerberus! 🙂
        And yeah, sleep is important. The quality matters, too I got away with all sorts of crazy sleep patterns as a teenager, but in my later 20’s, I didn’t realise how often I was getting up to go to the bathroom at night was not normal, and I suspect that contributed to triggering the migraine of doom. And it was such an easy thing to fix once I actually mentioned it to the doctor, I had it 90% done while waiting for the specialist appointment.

        The migraine, OTOH, might not be as fixable as I’d hoped. :/ I was planning to try another medication reduction in a week or so, but I’ve been getting pain again. :/ I have been doing a few too many chores this week, I guess, but, that was so I could make time for gym… Sorta… :/

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      November 22, 2017 at 2:40 am | #

      I feel obligated to say “take care of yourself” with the unintended yet obvious implication that you don’t already know that and aren’t already doing so.

      …..

      ….. we have some really messed up customs. But regardless, take care of yourself.

    • Fart Captor
      Fart Captor
      November 22, 2017 at 3:00 am | #

      Oh no! That sounds terrible!

      I hope you still have at least some of your bones on the inside of you after that

    • Anowan
      Anowan
      November 22, 2017 at 4:04 am | #

      Hey Cerberus, so good to see you commenting again ! Your illness looks nasty, recover well !

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      November 22, 2017 at 4:16 am | #

      Glad to have you back – now not be a Dorothy, get plenty of sleep and take care of yourself 🙂

    • JBento
      JBento
      November 22, 2017 at 2:25 pm | #

      Welcome back! Glad to learn it was nothing serious! Drink your fluids! Don’t MAKE ME come over there (seriously, don’t – the airfare wouldn’t be cheap and people over there have guns O_o).

  32. CJ
    CJ
    November 22, 2017 at 2:20 am | #

    OMG Dorothy, if you even don’t react to Joyce’s guilt tripping …
    Drop some of your volunteer stuff and get some decent sleep!

  33. Shariku
    Shariku
    November 22, 2017 at 2:47 am | #

    Later:
    D: “So did you get some time on the treadmills.’
    J: “How many times do i have to tell you. There is no exercise room in the basement!”

  34. Lapinceau
    Lapinceau
    November 22, 2017 at 3:25 am | #

    Ha! I love your use of unorthodox composition in the last panel ! It really enhances the gag. God, I love comics.

  35. BenRG
    BenRG
    November 22, 2017 at 4:43 am | #

    I wonder if Dorothy really understands how much Joyce needs her? She’s the sensible one that helps Joyce look at things with a degree of dispassion and separation from her emotions.

    Is Joyce dependent on her? When she’s feeling insecure, yes. Actually, I do think that she wanted to discuss Jacob with her, specifically on the ethics of her attraction to him. However… well, honey cakes also heal many wounds. I wonder if Joyce will run into Carla, Amber or Sal in the gym; it strikes me as the sort of place they’d frequent.

  36. Dariu55
    Dariu55
    November 22, 2017 at 4:57 am | #

    They put the snacks there by the exercise room on purpose you know. So you don’t notice that there’s an exercise room. So you don’t break their already-almost-broken equipment.

  37. Lamppost
    Lamppost
    November 22, 2017 at 5:59 am | #

    I’m really worried about Dorothy :/
    But real talk, I’ve had some mental health spirals going on in my life and the most important lesson I’ve learned is that self care is extremely important if you want to keep dealing with stressful parts of your life. That includes in indulging sometimes, have downtime with your friends, and sacred no work allowed time. If not, you start walking around everywhere with a guilty conscience all the time.
    But sometimes you need to crash and burn a little before realizing how damaging it is to constantly pressure yourself to work.

  38. Aviana
    Aviana
    November 22, 2017 at 6:52 am | #

    Dorothy nooooooo you’re going to wreck yourself if you keep going this way

    hell that might even be why your grades are starting to slip

    I hope she’s talking to her therapist about this too and not just the stabbening. :C

  39. Arianod
    Arianod
    November 22, 2017 at 7:13 am | #

    Distracted by the buns. Understandable.

  40. CoMa
    CoMa
    November 22, 2017 at 7:42 am | #

    Well, as long as it’s in the same building as the showers are, this is great! (as opposed to let’s say, what I heard about some rooms on campus at the Trinity college, which don’t or at least didn’t have any showers, so you’d have to go outside to the community showers and wait in line. At least that’s what I remember from the tour)

    But back to the topic: I hope Dorothy can relax a bit after her next test. It’s unlikely that unless she gets a better (meaning an A) at her next test she’ll let people talk her a bit down. Losing sleep over learning is an essential part of studying at college, as I came to know it. So is losing sleep over worrying you didn’t learn enough… (not to say it’s healthy, but it kinda feels essential to the student life)

    • ValdVin
      ValdVin
      November 22, 2017 at 10:43 am | #

      Which Trinity?

      In my area “Trinity College” means one place, but I don’t want to assume that’s the one you refer to.

      • CoMa
        CoMa
        November 22, 2017 at 12:04 pm | #

        Ah, sorry, visited Dublin some time ago, so I’m referring to the Trinity College in Dublin; should’ve specified that (one sometimes doesn’t think detailed enough) – I did a tour of the college during which I learnt the bit of info mentioned above.

  41. Rabid Rabbit
    Rabid Rabbit
    November 22, 2017 at 8:21 am | #

    This has nothing to do with the current strip, and surely does not imply that I’ve just started rereading the whole series, but hey, Willis. Did you know that this strip is missing from the archive? http://www.dumbingofage.com/2010/comic/book-1/02-uphill-from-here/twitter/

  42. motorfirebox
    motorfirebox
    November 22, 2017 at 9:43 am | #

    Goddammit, now I want a frosted honey bun.

  43. maxyai
    maxyai
    November 22, 2017 at 9:58 am | #

    More accurately, she should have smelled the exercise room by now.

  44. Joseph Picard
    Joseph Picard
    November 22, 2017 at 11:24 am | #

    Did someone turn up the cute in here?

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      November 22, 2017 at 11:29 am | #

      It’s Joyce; she can’t help it. She’s just a natural cuteness generator.

  45. ArcaneDarkness
    ArcaneDarkness
    November 22, 2017 at 12:53 pm | #

    I’m betting Jacob will be there.

    Hotter than the usual.

    Because, you know, body temperature increases when you are doing physical activity.

    • Eldritch Gentleman
      Eldritch Gentleman
      November 22, 2017 at 4:50 pm | #

      Joyce is getting a dose of what Ethan had when he walked in on shirtless Jacob working a dumbbell.

  46. nothri
    nothri
    November 22, 2017 at 1:09 pm | #

    Really, Dorothy? Excerise for me is essential when I study or work on assignments. It releases chemical into the bloodstream which can stimulate the mind and get those neurons firing.

    • nothri
      nothri
      November 22, 2017 at 1:10 pm | #

      It also helps me avoid spelling mistakes like “exerise”, though that could also be a combination of exercise and rising, as in early morning exercise, so maybe it works?

  47. Rheophile
    Rheophile
    November 22, 2017 at 1:14 pm | #

    This is totally a 30 Rock joke/reference (“What? This building has a gym?” “Yeah,it’s the door right next to the vending machines.” Jackie Jormp-Jomp)
    Of all the characters I’d expect to turn into Liz Lemon…. Joyce would not have been at the top of my list.

  48. Aggrax
    Aggrax
    November 22, 2017 at 2:03 pm | #

    You know Dorothy, there is another luxury you can afford to get rid of that would really open up a lot of time for you. It’s named Walky.

  49. Keulen
    Keulen
    November 22, 2017 at 3:53 pm | #

    Willis, my comment is still in moderation over at It’s Walky. Apparently getting a new computer and browser means it thinks I’m someone new, even though I’m using the exact same name and email as I did yesterday.

  50. some guy
    some guy
    November 22, 2017 at 3:57 pm | #

    A *million* times

  51. Jhon
    Jhon
    November 22, 2017 at 7:03 pm | #

    Disappointed Joyce face: I was about to ask “Who’s the new girl?”

  52. Tenchan
    Tenchan
    November 22, 2017 at 11:18 pm | #

    Get some of those TMNT Pies. They’re fresh from the sewers!!!

  53. Makkabee
    Makkabee
    November 23, 2017 at 7:20 am | #

    One hundred and one pounds of fun,
    That’s my little Honey-Bun!

  54. Liliet
    Liliet
    November 23, 2017 at 2:27 pm | #

    DOROTHY NO JFC
    just… no.

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