See, this is the sort of thing that happens. I get a sort of pace going, and as things roll along, there’s another idea that pops out of the mix. Suddenly there’s this gag that needs using, just some dumb little thing.
I needed an extra voice when Hunter’s mom came through the store, so I added a random customer to the strip. Customer gets drawn up. Customer gets green hair for no better reason than lots of people have blue or red or purple hair these days. But a couple of days later, I’m driving through town and I see a lady with short green hair. I think, “She looks like a Chia Pet.” And it clicks. So does the un-named customer whose voice I needed in the old strip. I think of a way that he can be nicknamed Chia Pete. And now this character has some kind of life in my head. This is the sort of thing that happens.
A voice takes on shape and color and attitude. Now, he’ll probably have to turn up again. The part of my brain that releases Hubris into the world is getting crowded.
If your brain is so crowded that means you need to let more of Hubris out… that will relieve the pressure before you blow an ear off or something, Greg.
Okay, we can deal with Chia Pet…e … 🙂
Chia Pete! Yeah, that was my next guess!
I knew I should have said Chia Pete earlier.
Chia Pete. Man, what loser. Spends all of his time at the river getting watered.
That’s the way of it with creative grey matter… It gets all bungled up in its own nonsense until you give it a place to go splat just to get a moment’s peace.
Until you do, you’ll spend a lot of your time explaining to random strangers that No you were Not talking to them, you were having a conversation with the people in your head and would they please stop butting in with Their silliness about how you don’t seem quite sane. You have enough to deal with when it comes to that. ;1
That was a good one!
Was able to see it today!
Oh and … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIdYPrXmBAw
I like it. I also like that a seed being sold as a novelty since the 70s is now the “new” super food. I’m still waiting for the Don King Chia pet. Maybe they’ll come out with the Donald Trump version, or those little troll guys.