Before seeing the tag I was just thinking it was a nice touch. Those frigging things are always haunting hospice hallways, often seemingly abandoned, but rarely make it into any media.
Maybe it’s about how tall you are. I see people in that pose *all* the time, but you just made me realize that I *never* use it myself. And when I tried just now, it was super not comfortable. The foot bent against the wall just felt awkward and out of balance and there was too much weight going on the other foot. And I suspect it’s because I’m pretty tall.
It depends on your leg muscles, and how high you’re trying to raise the leg. I do something kinda like that sometimes, but my calf is a little lower usually, sort of down at a 45 degree angle instead of bent at more of a right angle like Joyce has here.
Then again, I have some weird thing where stepping with one foot on the other (sort of like folded hands) can be a restful position if I have to stand for a while, so maybe I’m not a standard example.
The trick is to push into the wall a little with the bent leg, letting it take some weight. (Think like you’re trying to push up at a 45 degree angle from the floor.) That way friction does most of the work of holding your leg up. It’s easier to do if your shoes have decent grip.
I used to do it all the time before I started wearing 5-inch heels. Now it’s super-uncomfortable and every time I go to do it (old habits are hard to break) I almost immediately give up.
…I could probably stand like that for hours(or about 30 seconds until I got bored). There’s no real flexibility or muscle use at all, and you’ve got 3 points of contact to balance with. Of course, I regularly kneel in a position most of my fitter coworkers consider incredibly painful/impossible, so take that as you will.
Invasions are often much harder on the humans than the Martians, but that shouldn’t turn you into a sad, depressed sack of tears for the rest of your life.
“I figured you’d be visiting your ex-girlfriend who is in the hospital in serious condition. So I thought I’d cut you off and make everything about me. Yes, we could have this conversation in five minutes after I let you check on her, but nah.”
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It is conspicuously well-rendered.
all the losslessness went to its rendering
SMUCK!
My GIRLFRIEND
Family troubles?
BANZAII!!
Gosh darnit…
Rise and shine!
Okay, Sal.
Eesh
not again…
Progress!
Looks like somebody is pitching Walky a tv show and someone other than him seen the con…
The three of us will RULE THE COSMOS!
Four words
Billie and the kid
It’s, like, there’s this wall
Give Walkerton his money back
Nacho Man
Pay up pay up PAY UP!
Go tell Jason
Urrrk!!
What happened to the NEW YOU?
Woah, there!
It was me the whole time
My name
Mashed potatoes
Now what we’re ’bout to tell you, Joyce
Something’s wrong here
Oh. Hey.
Don’t interrupt me.
Wait, hold on.
Are you certain
Before seeing the tag I was just thinking it was a nice touch. Those frigging things are always haunting hospice hallways, often seemingly abandoned, but rarely make it into any media.
Is Joyce or Dina the baby?
How easy is it to do Joyce’s pose in real life?
Very.
Like, leaning against a door?
I mean, generally, one does that because it’s too tiring to stand, so I would think it falls under “incredibly easy.”
I meant leaning against the wall with one leg bent so your foot’s touching the wall. I literally just tried it and my leg started cramping up.
Maybe it’s about how tall you are. I see people in that pose *all* the time, but you just made me realize that I *never* use it myself. And when I tried just now, it was super not comfortable. The foot bent against the wall just felt awkward and out of balance and there was too much weight going on the other foot. And I suspect it’s because I’m pretty tall.
It depends on your leg muscles, and how high you’re trying to raise the leg. I do something kinda like that sometimes, but my calf is a little lower usually, sort of down at a 45 degree angle instead of bent at more of a right angle like Joyce has here.
Then again, I have some weird thing where stepping with one foot on the other (sort of like folded hands) can be a restful position if I have to stand for a while, so maybe I’m not a standard example.
The trick is to push into the wall a little with the bent leg, letting it take some weight. (Think like you’re trying to push up at a 45 degree angle from the floor.) That way friction does most of the work of holding your leg up. It’s easier to do if your shoes have decent grip.
I used to do it all the time before I started wearing 5-inch heels. Now it’s super-uncomfortable and every time I go to do it (old habits are hard to break) I almost immediately give up.
…I could probably stand like that for hours(or about 30 seconds until I got bored). There’s no real flexibility or muscle use at all, and you’ve got 3 points of contact to balance with. Of course, I regularly kneel in a position most of my fitter coworkers consider incredibly painful/impossible, so take that as you will.
Real life? I can’t say. But it sure seems easy for.Joyce.
http://www.dumbingofage.com/2014/comic/book-4/03-up-all-night-to-get-vengeance/assimilation/
i also immediately thought of loss.jpg thanks internet
B^U
Invasions are often much harder on the humans than the Martians, but that shouldn’t turn you into a sad, depressed sack of tears for the rest of your life.
“I figured you’d be visiting your ex-girlfriend who is in the hospital in serious condition. So I thought I’d cut you off and make everything about me. Yes, we could have this conversation in five minutes after I let you check on her, but nah.”
Originally posted:
August 12, 2002
Crap. Seeing Joyce in her bandages made me look up at my wall… this is the lead-up to another limited print scene.
Joyce, you don’t need to copy Sal.