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Wow Nathan. Just wow. I love you more now than I ever have before.
*huggles*
Oh…Lora…talk about swoon worthy. And judging by the VI Bea is about to swoon herself. Not for the same reason though.
I love the way you’ve done this.
Gosh Lora, gave some respect for my FEELS!
Haha, but seriously, this is beautifully written and I am on the edge of my seat waiting for the next update!
*have not gave, stupid blog chickens
I KNOW, I just got through watching Gore Vidal’s “Lincoln” movie and crying my eyes out at the ending, and now this….
History, why are you so sad?
History is sad because the story’s not over yet. :)
*like*
Oh wait, where is that from, that “the ending is happy or sad depending on where you stop the story”? I just heard it, like, two weeks ago. I can’t place it.
Well said!
It was Orson Welles who said it, according to the web: “If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.” I have no idea where I picked it up though. I just heard it for the first time a few weeks ago and I cannot remember where…
White Collar. Mozzie. Reruns on Netflix. :)
I can go on living now.
*anxiously looks at the VI*
WHAT???!!!!
NO BEA Don’t open the door yet!!!!! You have to save Nathan!!!!
SAVE NATHAN First, Then talk to parents!!
Parents will be there tomorrow, if you don’t go help Nathan NOW he won’t have a tomorrow!
BEAAAAAAAAAA
My thoughts exactly! Though I feel a bit guilty… surely opening the door and talking to her parents (instead of overdosing on sleeping meds) is the better thing… but… but…
I predict Bea is going to start talking to them, then collapse. She looks a little woozy.
That’s my guess too.
Didn’t she already take the pills?
GULP!
Which mean’s that her parents will now have to let her go to sleep and wait for the affects of the pills to wear off so she can go save Nathan. :)
OR they could rush her to the hospital to have her stomach pumped, or whatever is done for drug-related medical emergencies like this. :(
The way Bea’s luck has been going lately, I wouldn’t be surprised if her parents decide to go with the latter option. :P
I think the blowing leaves outside the tent are a marvelous little touch :)
Oh, Nathan….so heroic….you’re really making me proud to be a Connecticutian.
INCENTIVE CAPTION!!!
Mrs. Whalley:”Well! It’s about time you came out!”
Mr. Whalley: “I’ll say! I’ve been holding it since I left the office!”
Mrs. Whalley: “Oh, god-dammit, Tom….”
I never can see the name of your state without hearing how the French guy in Holiday Inn said it when telling Danny Reed about when he last saw Ted Hanover (Fred Astaire)…pronouncing every letter in the name. Connect-i-cut. *giggles*
I was a weird child in that the movies I watched endlessly were Charlotte’s Web (the animated version of course…and the only animated movie I watched endlessly until Aladdin came out), Donovan’s Reef (which is still my second favorite John Wayne movie), and Holiday Inn (which my parents tried to tell me was a Christmas movie, and I…so very logically…corrected them by pointing out that it’s about every holiday, and therefore can be watched all year). :P
If I had to die for a country, America would be my choice, too. Largely because of men like you, Nathan, who’ve set the example. (And, well, because of a Man who died for the whole world, whose example men like Nathan were following…)
Even so, it is a hard thing.
Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
Amen.
I think Brave!Nathan is my new favourite Nathan *swoon*
And I suppose in the middle of swooning I’m also crying because of an overload of feels *cries*
In the words of Christopher Robin: “Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” (A. A. Milne’s birthday – couldn’t resist!)
*hugs for the Christopher Robin quote!* That made me smile…which isn’t easy before 9 am. :)
Christopher Robin is my favorite Pooh character! Thanks for the wisdom…
Mine is Tigger! :)
Eeyore.
“Nathan is doomed. On the bright side, we haven’t had an earthquake lately.”
Hellz yeah — Eeyore forever!!!
“It’s so cold here. Of course, now I don’t have to worry about my freezer breaking.”
I still can’t get my mind around the fact Eeyore and Optimus Prime are voiced by the same actor.
:-O
….and now I have a whole new reason to love him.
Peter Cullen ruled my childhood.
1976 King Kong? Monterey Jack? The fudging PREDATOR?!?!
That’s it, I’m founding a church.
I’ll do the music. ;)
When you’ve founded the Church of Cullenism will you be calling yourselves one of these names?
1.Cullenite
2.Cullenist
3.Cullenerian
4.Cullenant
5.Cullenish
It’ll be the first church of Cullen, and we shall be Cullenials.
Wait actually I take that back – the religion is Cullenialism, and we are Cullenials.
Or Cullenists….still working on that part. Probably Cullenists, though.
Any of those names make me think you love Team Edward. Twihard.
Oh, hell no! Jacob, all the way!
Er, if I were to like someone from the much wussier version of The Vampie Diaries…..which I don’t….
…. TWILIGHT SUCKS!!!
Hey, ain’t our fault that Smeyer the Great Idiot leeched off the name Cullen.
*Puts on Hipster Glasses* I’ve was a fan of Peter Cullen before Smeyer ever even fantasized about Edward Cullen.
Wait, wait, wait – I got it. We are Orthodox Cullenists, since we worship the name of Cullen as it was originally in the time before, and those other freaks are Reformed Cullenists, since they follow the current usurper of that once great name.
Oh, and don’t start in with the Church of Optimus – that’s a whole other offshoot, very strange stuff.
…..My faith is officially restored to know you all despise that series as much as I do XD *giant group hug*
As a teen author, I take the mere existence of the “Twilight ‘Saga’” as a personal affront. Never fear, Dana; you are not alone.
In my personal opinion, I consider the use of the word “Twilight” in this particular case to be a serious affront to the memory of the great Rod Serling! :(
True. At least we get some Twilight Zone fun in on these boards too.
I hear that. You know, Bea’s situation seems like an extended episode of that show.
Rod Serling: *voiceover introduction* “Meet Beatrice “Bea” Whaley. Right now she seems to have it all. Beauty, wealth, talent. Yes, her future looks bright indeed. But Bea is about to find out that sometimes the FUTURE may actually be found in the PAST, as she embarks on an unexpected sojourn into…The Twilight Zone.”
Someone with vid skillz needs to make a parody now…
I have a question……this has been bugging me for so long. And I’m probably just missing something a super obvious, but….What is the freaking brown circle thing on his neck?!?
Nathan Hale had a mole on his neck- right where the knot of a noose would go. When he was a kid the other boys used to tease him that he would one day be hanged.
Nope. Not making that up.
I’ve made jokes, and probably shouldn’t, since I learned about that story, that I’m in serious trouble too, as I also have a mole on the side of my neck. Mine’s a bit lower though, where the shoulder comes up.
Even so, Lora’s comment was just EERIE. D:
Cue “The Twilight Zone” theme music….
So do I.
Faith, looks like you and I are going to be up to our necks in it together.
Yes, pun intended.
Ha!
Now if Nathan was the youngest of 3, I’d be starting to wonder what exactly is going on with teh coincidencez.
Well, I’m the youngest of three.
Cue “Twilight Zone” music again.
OH, I guess somehow I totally missed that. It looks a little big to be a mole, I suppose. On the other hand, THAT IS SO BRILLIANT! I’m writing a book with Nathan Hale as one of the lead characters, and I haven’t added that lovely little detail yet. I googled some period descriptions of his appearance, but I all I found was that he was blond and women found him extremely good looking. He was also athletic and tall. Where could I find more period desciptions??
ALSO, my story involves Elizabeth Adams, Nathan’s rumored fiance. What do you know about her??? I have also heard her called Alice Adams, I believe. Still, I haven’t been able to find any historical records on her.
URGENT
I need to ask Rachel Smith to write a blog post about this.
Though I don’t think fan girls looking for an epic romance for Hale will be happy with an historian’s POV on it.
Hahaha, I actually would LOVE to hear anything Rachel had to say. I may be a fangirl but I’m also a history nerd. I’m not the expert she is, but I imagine I know what she would blog…O.o
I’ve been trying to get her to write posts for me for a long time!
Maybe if we all start leaving (polite) petitions on her FB Wall…
Email me her facebook and I’ll proceed to politely ask. Every 5 minutes.
I mean, hello!?!?! She had resources I could never hope to get my hands on! I want to knowwww eeevvvveeerrryyytttthhhhinnngg. :D
…This is why I didn’t major in history. I’d never have graduated because I’d never have been able to stop studying.
NO WAY.
Oh Nathan…you’re so tragically awesome!
Did anyone else notice the wind blowing in the last panel? So heroic. Many Bea will magically appear!
No, the wind picked up because the TARDIS is coming in, of course! ;)
I’ve been reveling in the autumn atmosphere on these pages and I love the touch it added. <3 Autumn is my favorite season.
“The Tardis is coming in”…
Lol!!! You win, Caera! Best comment!
Yay! :)
Brent – 0 (reset for my win over Christmas)
Caera – 3
Jen – 1
David – 1
Faith – 2
Amber – 2
Tammy – 2
Trevor – 1
Lora (for a free week off) – 2
Julie – 2
Teresa – 1
Rebecca – 1
Dana – 1
Susan – 1
sailormoonsonic – 1
and mine! I got one too :(
Eeep! Sorry, Coll! It’ll read right next time.
Suddenly Bea just pops into the scene.
BEA: Huh, I finally fell asleep. Oh, wait – I’m here to save you!
BRITISH: Who are you, young girl?
BEA: I’m here to save this man…and the country!
Bea then kicks the dude in the face and the two escape in an action scene similar to what you’d see in a period-appropriate Die Hard movie. Bea is a female Bruce Willis. She even spouts off a catch phrase, like “You’ve got red on you!” or something wittier that I can’t think of at the moment.
I like how easily you slip into an alternate scenario, sir. (“You’ve got red on you!” Lol!)
period-appropriate Die Hard movie…..you mean Mel Gibson’s ‘The Patriot’?
*groans* Not “The Patriot”!!! lol
For the story, I enjoyed it. For the accuracy…O.o
My point.
Also, Heath Ledger…
I like Heath Ledger. <3
“Never start with the head! The victim gets all fuzzy and he can’t feel the next–”
HANDSMASH!!!
” …..See?! “
So delicious, so talented, and he nearly took me with him when he passed away I was so shocked.
Best love letter filtered through a CW filter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BjTsjgk3Lg&list=LLKmhCMtE_8N5HvUWUajLl1A
They must make that happen. O.O
…I get back from classes, practice, and club meetings…to this?! ………I’m so proud of hiiiiiimmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *tears up* oh, and I asked my history teacher, who is a graduate of Yale, if I can start in with the Nathan jokes…..He said it would be fine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hehehe, I seriously considered Yale as a college choice, before I decided to stay in Texas. And Nathan was not the least of my reasons for liking Yale.
Heck, Yale was the first college I knew the name of. Because of Nathan. Of course I’d be interested in going there.
I sometimes wonder how different a person I would be if I had gone there instead of Baylor.
Lol, I tried to convince my mom to let me apply, but the fee itself was HUGE forget the tuition!!! Still, same question, what if? Although, I AM wearing my I <3 Nathan Hale to class on tuesday! Sometimes having the same teacher five days a week can be a good thing…..
*I <3 Nathan Hale SHIRT….i really can't stand blog gremlins…. -.-"
Yeah, entrance fees are stupid. That’s the problem with elite colleges. You have all the smart people who earned their right to be there, but then you also have a lot of people who just bought their way in. Even Baylor was like that.
Oh well, such is the world. :P
Yeah, believe me, it feels that way here with all the foreign students who could care less about the actual education; but live for their sport and to go get drunk on the weekends
The foreign exchange students are the irresponsible ones at your school? Odd. For me, they were often the intellectual, serious ones, the ones I got along with…
I do have to say, I pity those girls who flat out said, in class, in front of everyone, “I don’t really have a career goal; I’m just here to get married.” Not only is college the LAST place to look for a husband, but, what happens to them if catastrophe strikes? They’ve been raised completely helpless, and with no motivation of their own. It’s such a waste.
I met webmaster Mike in college. Wasn’t a bad place for me…!
Oh, and note that I said the foreign exchange students were the intellectual and serious ones, not myself. I might possibly have a brain but no one would ever, in their right mind, call me “serious.”
Thought I should clear that up. ;D
@Lora Well you’re lucky. I met plenty of good guys in college but it was DEFINITELY not the idea place to find someone to marry. Most guys are in college to get the stupid out of their system.
lol, no the serious ones are most of the commuter students and those of us from differant ends of the country…ie, those of us who want to dive into doing our homework, ignore the dumb jocks and avoid homesickness.
Interesting. Well, the good thing about Baylor was there was no such thing as a dumb jock. We got all the smart ones. Like RG3. lol :D
Lol, smart jocks are few and far between here it seems…or at least those who act smart.
As my dad says, “brains in their biceps.” lol
No, the athletes I knew were just doubly lucky–sporty and smart.
Oh! Oh! He’s gonna say it! Nathan’s gonna say it!
I mean, he IS gonna say it, right? He’d better say it! He doesn’t have my permission to die until he says it!
Actually, he doesn’t have my permission to die anyway.
But nobody ever asks for my opinion. :(
ear too little too big ?
also you may want to try out manga studio for inking your comic since inking with sketchbook pro often leaves little imperfections :)
I completely forgot to come here on Friday, but maybe it’s for the better. I’m DEVASTATED. I don’t need even more feels, I have just lost a character I absolutely loved. He was so innocent and sweet. Now seeing yet another of my poor babies in trouble is going to make it worse.
If you’re talking about September or Walter Bishop I am right there with you (though technically we didn’t lose Walter….he’s just 160 years ahead of us. Also — Tulip! Means he’s okay!)
#ABetterWorld
No, I’m talking about Supernatural 8×10.
Welp, you guys made it to 100 again.
I did it on purpose.lol