The Borderline Nerdy Blog
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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
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Behind the Strips: 9 Signs of BPD
This strip is one of the most important pieces in my entire collection. I say this because discovering Borderline Personality Disorder and subsequently learning about it is one of the biggest game changers in my life and for my recovery. It was so monumental that reading about it felt like I was reading an autobiography.
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Behind the Strips: Lightning Tent
This is genuinely one of my favorite real-life experiences that pays rent in my head all the time. We laughed so hard afterward. It was definitely one of those moments where you can’t help but wonder what you were thinking that led you to the event. Have no fear, though! The tent is safely assembled
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Behind the Strips: Degree in Me
This piece was inspired by one of my favorite stories to tell people who struggle with psychiatrists. Psychiatrists, unfortunately, tend to think of themselves as superior to their clientele because of their “vast” experience and education. But what they don’t take into consideration is that they couldn’t possibly have more experience in YOU than YOU.
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Behind the Strips: EZ Baby
If you are either too young to get this joke or just don’t get it in general, it’s a reference to the rapper Eazy E’s song “Boyz In The Hood” while he was in N.W.A. I get particular enjoyment from making babies pretend that they are people from situations that aren’t exactly baby-appropriate lol. Additionally,
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Behind the Strips: Baby Celebrity
I love this particular piece for a few reasons. So, my partner’s oldest son had his first child. And if that isn’t enough to sell you, my partner was clearly made for the grandmother role. I mean, she just fell right into the role without any kind of formal training or extensive TED talk. He
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Behind the Strips: Dirty Happiness
Hello again! This is one of my favorite strips for no other reason than it perfectly encapsulates my brother-in-law. In my experience, it is very common for those who struggle with chronic depression to find genuine happiness, generally speaking. Because of this, a lot of those individuals whom I have known to struggle with chronic
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Behind the Scenes: D&D Group
Hello again! I’m back with another behind-the-scenes look at today’s new comic strip. In the real world (ughhh), I am currently playing a D&D campaign with most of my brothers (yes…I’m the oldest and best out of all of them.) If you couldn’t tell, I am the rather handsome Tiefling Wizard that I am calling
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Behind the Scenes: Spoiled Cats
So, I thought you might find it enjoyable if I were to discuss the inspiration behind new pieces. As most of my comic strips are semi-autobiographical, obviously, a big portion of their inspiration stems from things that actually happen to me in my real life. This particular comic strip stems from my undeniable, non-negotiable, and
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You Dare Challenge Me?!
In response to an art challenge prompted by Brad Guigar on Bluesky, I created a single-panel comic strip that I decided to release early since it was already in public view anyhow. The prompt was “A magical artifact with an extremely specific user agreement.” How could I not engage with that one, right?! Well, I
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Thank You for Subscribing to Borderline Nerdy!
I just wanted to take a moment and thank everyone who subscribed to Borderline Nerdy and those who are going to subscribe in the future. THANK YOU!
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Hello world!
Welcome To Borderline Nerdy, the semi-autobiographical experiences of the cartoonist, Michel Abstracto. This is my first post, just before the inaugural launch of the site! Please subscribe to my the site to get emails whenever I’ve posted new content including new comic strips, story-time, behind-the-scenes, etc. Thank you so much for checking out Borderline Nerdy.
