Is it New Years Yet?

This was supposed to be a Christmas Comic.

It's not.

Merry Christmas.

Paisley and the Pillow Monster

roses are red

violets are blue

happy valentines day

from a p and a q

P&Q Experience Google Images

Welcome to your Birthday PQ, Bill.

Mike helped.

A little.

Cuz I had a lot of wine last night.

Yay. Birthdays.

PanDomo Experiences the Tudor Court, in the Past

Agnes Howard nee Tilney, Duchess of Norfolk

Born 1477, died 1545

...

Anyway.

Happy Birthday, Jesse.

P Experiences The Elderly

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!

I love you

and so does Calamity Fluff

and Nubert, Champion of the Frozen Wastes

and PinkDomo

and Querit

And MiniP

and PanDomo

and a myriad of other creatures that live in my brain.

...

Admittedly some of the creatures that live in my brain don't love you.

But they don't care overmuch for me either, so I wouldn't worry.

Querit's Ode to Common Things

Apple Headphones

You are Broken

but I did not Break You

You Cost too much to replace

Fix Yourselves.

In Which Bling Is Bestowed

It occurred to me that I had not actually decided on a gender.

I mean, I sort of just assigned "him" to P and "her" to Q

but in my brain, they were both actually gender neutral.

Not that it would matter, in the state of New York, at least.

Anyway.

I got engaged over the holidays.

Hooray.

And I love my person.

And I'm excited to get married.

But.

My slutty college phase was clearly not slutty enough.

P and Q Experience a Political Shadow

P&Q are afraid of the dark.

Help them by protesting SOPA and PIPA.

Start Here for information.

Also, yeah, I know. There hasn't been a PQ for a while.

And you're probably all like

ohhh

you're just back to be all political.

Nuh-uh.

I mean yeah.

But I'm also going to make more.

Eventually.

It's just that the loudest voices in my head have been

people who live in a burning city

and people who are in mental institutions

in the past and present.

So. You understand.

Have Yourself a Fluffy Little Feast Central to the Christian Liturgical Year

I was watching the Charlie Brown Christmas Special

and eventually Linus begins to explain what Christmas is all about.

And I just kept thinking to myself,

"If everyone had plenty of pillows..."

And for a while I couldn't figure out why.

But I think maybe I'm onto something.

(I don't know what.)

Moo Men

My friend and I had almost this exact conversation at the bar last night.

Though she was not talking about Cheez Whiz.

At least, I don't think she was.

I can't recall.

Moo.

P Experiences Glitter and is Grateful for Modern Medicine

I saw a ton of amazing different Domos today.

You can take a peek at a few of them here.

But when I saw the pink domo above

all I could think was:

Have you ever heard the expression

"Glitter is the herpes of the crafts world"?

Moonwalker

Actually, if it had been me,

I probably would have been like

"Oh hey look, it's the moon."

Step, step, step

WEEP

ENDLESS WEEPING

"OHMYGOD IT'S THE MOON"

WEEP WEEP WEEP

foggy space helmet

WEEP

Baby Cheese Puff

Now that is one disgusting miracle.

P Experiences the Precipice of Madness and Ruin

Today, I turned to my couch, and I was like,

"What the fuck do you know about love?"

Q Experiences a Taste of Revolution

Seriously, you guys.

Try it out.

P&Q Experience Animals Talking in All Caps

LOOK, YOU GUYS, I'M NOT CALLING A FUCKING PLUMBER, ALL RIGHT?

it's just that we've had some problems with the pipes in this bathroom --

FINE, BUT I CAN HANDLE THIS. IT'S JUST A SIMPLE CLOG.

i'm sure you're capable, but we don't want to exacerbate the problem.

EXACERBATE MY NUTS. QUERIT, REMEMBER BACK AT U OF D WHEN WE HAD THAT BIG KEGGER AND THEN JACK DAWSON TOOK LIKE THE BIGGEST SHIT KNOWN TO MAN AND DIDN'T TELL ANYONE AND THEN I GUESS WIPED WITH PAPER TOWEL OR SOMETHING, I DON'T EVEN KNOW, BUT REMEMBER THAT?

yeah, barry. i remember --

AND THEN LIKE THE PARTY HAD TO BE CALLED ON ACCOUNT OF ALL THE SHITTY WATER THAT STARTED TO SEEP INTO THE HALLWAY? RIGHT, WELL, REMEMBER? I WAS LIKE, NO DUDES, I GOT THIS.

yeah, yeah, no -- you totally fixed that. p, he totally fixed that.

this isn't a frat house, querit. we have a mortgage.

[Inspired by one of my favorite things right now: Animals Talking in All Caps.]

P&Q Begrudgingly Explain Their Absence.

To add to the excuses, I was also really ill for 2 weeks.

But!

I'm not quitting.

I love making these weird little comics.

I just have to prioritize some stuff.

Generate some new ideas.

Figure out what to do about Comic Life.

And go from there.

Less than three, my lovely readers.

And Yes! That is my real dad.

And no, he doesn't actually have a bee collection.

Any more.

Q Experiences a Commercial Sadness; P Experiences Science

Really what amuses me is the idea of Q being an astrophysicist

And doing science.

SCIENCE.

This strip was inspired by the following GChat conversation between me and my boyfriend:

7: http://animalstalkinginallcaps.tumblr.com/post/12486047036/i-wasnt-trying-to-be-offensive-you-really-do-get

11:23 AM me: that's like you on your man cycle! ;)

 7: a man cycle is something women made up to feel better about themselves

 me: No, it totally exists

11:24 AM its been proven with science.

 7: little miss i can't handle the sarah mclachlan pet commercials

 me: THAT SHIT IS STRAIGHT-UP MANIPULATIVE.

In Which P&Q Experience Their First Culture Clash

PanDomo always skips the cartoons

but never skips the poetry.

PanDoIntro

AUDIENCE MEMBER: PanDomo, PanDomo!

PANDOMO: Yes. You, in the sweater vest.

AUDIENCE MEMBER: Is your hat made of real panda?

PANDOMO: Ah, an excellent question, Sweater Vest. Yes, in fact it is.

AUDIENCE MEMBER: Aren't they endangered?

PANDOMO: They are. Tragically, there may be as few as two thousand remaining in the world today. But everything must die, Sweater Vest, everything ends. The panda whose pelt graces my crown died of natural causes and gifted his fur to Lee Wei in his last will and testament. Pandas, though known primarily for their plump cuteness, are renowned for having their estates in order prior to their passing. And this panda, like his grandfather before him, chose a deserving shaman to whom he bestowed everything he had, including his very flesh, his very bones. "A thing so rare," said he, at death's very door, "has great power. Use me to call forth the great magics of your ancestors." And Lee Wei did just that, enjoying many years with this panda for a headdress. When he met me, however, Lee Wei was growing old and tired and had hoped to return home to live out his days on his brother's farm. So just before I was to return to the states, he insisted that I take this precious headdress with me, to remember him by.

AUDIENCE MEMBER: You stole it, didn't you?

PANDOMO: You're damned right, I did. Next question.