Be Everything at Once

Sometimes, people relate more to my drawings than I do. Once, someone sent me a picture of a tattoo they got, which was inspired by one of my drawings—a man with four eels for a head. I can’t say that image has any personal meaning for me, but I’m genuinely thrilled that it does for someone else.

These are the things Iove learned from being good at some things and being unbelievably horrible at others. But how else would I have found out what I’m okay at and what I should never, ever attempt to do again, unless I tried?

The most satisfying victories come from doing what you were told you can’t do

We were just trying to figure things out together, and struggled collectively to understand the weird customs of whichever new world we had just entered.

But how else would I have found out what I’m okay at and what I should never, ever attempt to do again, unless I tried?

One of the internet’s greatest strengths is how it can remind you that you’re never the only person to experience anything.

I can be completely honest here, “illustrator” generally sounds like a way cooler job than “cartoonist.” “Illustrator” evokes images of a brilliant artsy-type who just has a natural gift for layering clothes in an effortlessly chic way, whereas a “cartoonist” is someone who you have to pull aside privately to let them know they are wearing their shorts backwards.

But how else would I have found out what I’m okay at and what I should never, ever attempt to do again, unless I tried?

One of the internet’s greatest strengths is how it can remind you that you’re never the only person to experience anything.