2012-12-23

A seven-panel SMBC comic of a parent and child lying outdoors at night under a starry sky, talking. The parent (a woman with short hair) muses philosophically: if the whole universe is just energy wobbles, what's the point of it all? She compares existence to a lamp making random little wobbles — sometimes you get a heavy one, a hot one, or a lumpy one, and you watch to see if they connect or stay apart. She says that probably a couple times in your life the wobbles turn up an adventure, or love, or something wonderful and grotesque, mostly out of your control but fun to watch. She admits the problem is that you're also one of the little wobbles and you don't know if you'll be one of the good ones — but she really wants to be one of the good ones. The child (a girl) abruptly changes the subject and asks whether Sally from homeroom likes her. The parent answers that Sally pulled her hair, which means she likes her, but since Sally expresses affection by pulling hair, she probably doesn't want to be with her. Finally the parent tells the child: I think you're one of the good wobbles. Votey: A black-and-white sketch panel where a woman asks a seated man with messy, flame-like hair, "What's with you and kids looking at the stars?" and he answers, "Space is really easy to draw."