Unfortunately, Michigan J. Frog was unable to appear in today's comic. He had prior contractual engagements.

Thanks for the idea, Jess D. !

--Lael

'Tis the Season OR Dr. A says they don't feel pain, but I'm not so sure when I see the writhing...

Thanks for the idea for this comic, Dr. A!

Who doesn't love routine? OR Maybe I should stop letting my cat sleep on my backpack..

Note: My computer has not been feeling too well, and my tablet is having sympathy pains, so I may have a few weeks of marker and brush pen drawings! I had a lot of fun doing today's--it's nice to draw on paper for a change! Haven't been doing it enough.

--Lael 

Wonder if this would be different if I had more disposable income...OR Oh, man, the romance is just dripping out of my tortilla...

My fortune cookie said, "You need to do some cardio."

Woke up with terrible wrist pain today! :-( So, here's a quick brush pen comic about something that happened exactly like this yesterday...give or take. 

At least this comic isn't about food…It's about CATS!

The Book of Lael presents Cats, Cats, and More Cats!...a board game! 

A silly change of pace which was originally planned for my abandoned NYC weekend. I really did plan this out so it should work...well, in the way it was designed to work! If anyone actually gives it a try, let me know!

Here are the rules for Cats, Cats, and More Cats! (Coming not so soon to a game night near you!)

Number of Players: 2-4

Rules:

Each player rolls the cats die to determine the number of cats she/he has. After rolling, each player collects the number of tokens to match her/his roll (hope you have a lot of pennies sitting around!). The player with the most cats goes first.

Roll the standard die to determine how many spaces forward the player's first cat will move. The player then follows the instructions on the landing space.

Once a player gets 1 of her/his cats to the finish line, his next cat can start advancing around the board.

If you land on a Naptime! space, just relax until your next turn. 

A cat can’t move back farther than the finish line and half a cat rounds up! You do not have to roll an exact number to cross the finish line. (That would just be cruel!) Once a cat crosses the finish line, it no longer counts towards the player’s total number of cats.

Good luck! You'll need it! 

--Lael 

Cheating under the Circumstances...

Note: Just a quick FYI, next week's comic will be posted on Monday instead of Sunday! 

Earlier this week I made the executive decision that given the recent family emergency I need a break. So, today I present you with some sketches from the past week (Yes, low quality, I may rescan properly later). The more finished ones many of you may have already seen on Facebook, but I wanted to post them here, too. Several people told me I should draw more animals or have a comic with animals. Let me know what you think! At the bottom, I include two sketches which seem to be from late 2010...the last time I'd used this particular sketch book!

Thanks for your understanding,
Lael

I interrupt my regularly scheduled post...

I can't begin to thank everyone for all of their wonderful help and support this week.  I can't believe how generous everyone has been: http://www.gofundme.com/3xnfyw.

I bagged my regular comic for the week, and drew how I've come to see my cousin Zeb this week. Guess it's no surprise to anyone that I went medieval! Zeb, YOU ARE CRAZY AMAZING!

Love,
Lael

If your gym is the bedroom…[insert inappropriate joke here.]

I joined Twitter (@lael_j)! 

Don't forget to check out my etsy store! 

For those of you non-foodies, “pâté” just means “will harden faster.” OR My grandma did more cocktail making than cooking. The trick is to pour the alcohol until it COVERS the ice.

I joined Twitter (@lael_j)! See below for the sketches I posted this past week on Twitter. Posted here at The Book of Lael, too, by "popular" demand!

Don't forget to check out my etsy store! 

Nifty Romanesque column figure goes modern Baltimore hipster...