The Borderline Nerdy Blog
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Behind the Strips: Dragon Fight Music
“Dragon Fight Music” is another edition of my D&D character, Levar “The Rotten.” I play Levar in a campaign with my brothers. Sometimes, I feel like our bard is too good and gets us feeling a little overconfident for the task at hand. Sometimes, consequences are pretty intense. This comic strip is brought to you
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Behind the Strips: Belly Kraken
“Belly Kraken” is my clever way of making fun of my irritable bowel syndrome. I’m not really sure what else to write about this one. It is fairly self-explanatory. So I’m just going to leave it there and move on before you smell something uncomfortable. This comic strip is brought to you by Michel Abstracto’s
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Behind the Strips: Not Really Options
“Not Really Options” is a tale as old as time for most of the human race. I’m sure just about everybody has heard “if it ain’t one thing it’s another.” Sometimes life just doesn’t have great options for us. It is important to remember in those moments that nothing lasts forever. Even the unfortunate circumstances
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Behind the Strips: Cat Betrayal
“Cat Betrayal” features my darling boy, Purrlock. Like most cats, he is NOT a fan of closed doors. He especially hates it when I go to the bathroom and don’t let him in with me. Every single time, I will open the door, and there he sits with a look of shame on his face.
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Behind the Strips: Harm Reduction Saves Lives
“ “Harm Reduction Saves Lives” is probably my favorite comic strip so far. As I’m sure you’re already aware, I am an avid Harm Reductionist. If you are unfamiliar with Harm Reduction, it is a philosophy that emphasizes safety education and measures, or typical “sobriety” types of education and measures. It also embraces meeting people
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Behind the Strips: Bad Dad
“Bad Dad” is a gag based on a common occurrence between my son and me. You see, what happened was, my son has spent his entire life being told my dad jokes. Because of this, he has grown accustomed to my behaviors leading up to one. Everything from the tone in my voice, the pep
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Behind the Strips: Big Meow Cat Drugs
“Big Meow Cat Drugs” was inspired by a conversation that I had with my partner. She was wondering why they put catnip in all the cat things, lol. If we’re being perfectly honest, I haven’t a clue if frequent exposure to catnip causes health issues for cats. I just know that as a Harm Reductionist,
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Behind the Strips: She Loves Your Hat
“She Loves Your Hat” is a real event that actually took place in one of our local grocery stores, lol. I am an avid pin collector, and one of my favorite places to collect my pins is on my hats. I’ve been doing that for years now, and I consistently receive compliments on them. People
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Behind the Strips: Early Morning Shenanigans
“Early Morning Shenanigans” is pretty self-explanatory. I happen to be what society refers to as a “morning bird.” I just tend to function better when I have slept through the night and get up in the morning. As a morning bird, I am also able to fully function within minutes of waking up. This tends
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Behind the Strips: Two in the Bush
“Two in the Bush” isn’t based on one specific event in my life. In fact, there have been quite a few instances where this has happened. My son makes that face every single time, too. I almost feel like his facial expressions are a measure of how effectively I am “Dadding.” He finds dad jokes
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Behind the Strips: Don’t Make Me A Comic
“Don’t Make Me A Comic” is my artistic response to my family teasing me. They think that I turn everything that happens into a comic. To be open, honest, and transparent, I only turn things into comics that are either funny or can be turned into mental health advocacy. I actively strive to avoid sharing
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Behind the Strips: Thighs Like A Truck
“Thighs Like A Truck” was inspired by one of the flirting patterns that I do with my partner. I tend to lean on humor with most things in my life. So, as such, I enjoy singing ridiculous songs about either love or lovemaking to her. Since we’ve been together for 17 years now, I’m going
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Behind the Strips: Creative Recharge
Crisis exhaustion is a very real concept, given the current global conditions. Because of that, I created this comic strip, ‘Creative Recharge,’ as a way of reassuring you that it is perfectly okay, even recommended, to continue living your life despite the evils of the world. We’re taught that our needs and wants aren’t valid.
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Behind the Strips: Caveperson Coffee
Caveperson Coffee is fairly self-explanatory. I wasn’t always a huge coffee fan, but when I determined that coffee assisted with my focus, it became a twice-a-day routine for me. Now that I have become accustomed to that routine, I can’t imagine life without it. In the Substance Use field, it is called chemical dependency. Most
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Behind the Strips: Wizards Can Make Mistakes
“Wizards Can Make Mistakes” was inspired by a two-fold idea. First, this particular situation hasn’t happened YET to my D&D character, but my characters are known for leaping into situations they shouldn’t have and getting everything rowled up. Secondly, I like reminding people that even the “best” of us make mistakes, and it is ok
