Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for May 24, 2015
Transcript:
Bernice: "Ugh! What a day! Lectures, finals, homework, shopping, laundry- too much stress! How do you do it, Dez? How do you stay so calm?" Dez: "I schedule time for nonschedulement" Bernice: "uh... ok. Sounds like one more thing to do" Dez: "No, it's one less non-thing to do" Dez: "It's anti-doing active inactivity. The total absence of complete presence. The mindful de-minding of mindless--" Bernice: "Stop. I'm feeling more stressed now..."
JayBluE almost 9 years ago
LOL! Bern with her “swirly eyes”, in reaction…. – These techniques are from the Yogi Berra school….
Lilikoi70 almost 9 years ago
I love Luann.
Templo S.U.D. almost 9 years ago
Gee, that was a big help.
JayBluE almost 9 years ago
“The Storm Before The Calm”“De-Stress Signal”“Relief Me Alone!”“Double Disjointed”“Lathered, Wince And Retreat”“High Strung Theory”“Mind Your Therapies And Cues”“Up For Some Down Time”“The Other Way Of Stopping” (♫)“Calgon…In 60 Seconds”“Going Green-Tea”
or, in the misheard lyrics of “Coconut”, by Harry Nilsson:“You Put The Lime In The Coke, You Nut!” (♫)
wiselad almost 9 years ago
if you make something out of nothing(like some readers out of Gunther and Tiff together at her place). you will create a mountain range out of an ant hill , just forget everything for a few minutes, and your brain will recharge
kenhense almost 9 years ago
Works for her…
Argythree almost 9 years ago
Despite all the wordiness on Dez’s part, I understand exactly what she means. She means everyone needs to make time to just relax and not do stuff
But I’m surprised at Bernice’s reaction in the last panel. Here I was convinced that Bernice thought Dez was the greatest person in the world, especially compared to her former BFF. Could it be possible that Bernice is less enthusiastic about Dez all of the sudden?
Nah…
ct0760 almost 9 years ago
wait until you actually have to get a job to go with all that Bernice… :/
Aqsnt almost 9 years ago
It is an unfortunate truth that everyone is mortal. Your not going to get out of this one alive, soooo…. Enjoy your time here and do your best to ease someone else on their way. And maybe just maybe you’ll have a modicum of peace.
Argythree almost 9 years ago
My late uncle had a home on the California side of the Lake. We lost him to lung cancer a few years ago, and he had his ashes distributed near the lake because he really liked the place…
How did you find out where Billy McGee is located? Did you see the strange stuff he posted yesterday on ArcaMax?
wreck it ralph almost 9 years ago
What is Diz’s major at this college, because I have not seen her take one class..
Jelfring Premium Member almost 9 years ago
She’s a Daoist.
Mordock999 Premium Member almost 9 years ago
That’s Okay Bern, School will be out SOON.
And When You come BACK in the Fall?
FIND a NEW Dorm Mate!
Willywise52 Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Dez puts a certain little something in her tea that “helps” her become mindless.
JayBluE almost 9 years ago
Thanks!! Hope you enjoy your weekend, also!!!
JayBluE almost 9 years ago
Staples sells small versions of the “That was easy!” buttons that you push, and it actually says the phrase. I bought one and put it at my desk to go with my other “desk decor”. Funny thing, though- I push it, but it never seems to “make things easier” like it did on the commercials….
pmmarion Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Perfect pair! Bernice and a Ditz
JayBluE almost 9 years ago
Did you hit Alt and type “14” at the same time? Unless your computer recognizes another code for it, instead.
JayBluE almost 9 years ago
Here, try this site, see if it works…. – And remember to hold down “Alt” with the codes at top. Or you can use the “Unicodes” in the chart….
Dreamdeer almost 9 years ago
Dez is so exactly what Bernice needs! The point of all that paradox is to temporarily paralyze the brain so that you stop obsessing on everything stressing you—long enough to sit down and have a cup of tea. After that refreshment will make going back into the whirl much more efficient, and you will get more done in less time. But Bernice is so tightly wound she doesn’t see that.
When I did medical transcription, I always knew when the transcribers under me failed to take breaks, because I’d spend half my own time correcting their mistakes. Work without rest defeats itself.
whiteaj almost 9 years ago
…aaaand… a little “smoke.”
lmonteros almost 9 years ago
It’s called chilling out. Just sit down, put your feet up, and grab the remote. Or a good book or magazine. And don’t feel guilty.
mourdac Premium Member almost 9 years ago
I call it picking up a book and reading uninterrupted for a few minutes. Does wonders for de-stressing.
dre7861 almost 9 years ago
Actually, I think Dez’ idea is a great one. People now days feel like if not every second of their Day Plannner (and what a stupid concept) is not completely packed with activities that somehow they are less parents, less human beings. It’s like these people are so scared to spend any reflective time with themselves. And Bernice is the Poster Child of this Day Planner mentality.
Lamberger almost 9 years ago
That that is is. That is not is not. That that is is not that that is not, nor is that that is not that that is. On the other hand, the same is equally true; true by obnosis (observation of the obvious).
Dan Tooker almost 9 years ago
“Deteriorata” – National Lampoon
Go placidly amid the noise and waste,And remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof.Avoid quiet and passive persons, unless you are in need of sleep.Rotate your tires.Speak glowingly of those greater than yourself,And heed well their advice, even though they be turkeys.Know what to kiss, and when.Consider that two wrongs never make a right, but that three do.Wherever possible, put people on hold.Be comforted that in the face of all aridity and disillusionment,and despite the changing fortunes of time,There is always a big future in computer maintenance.
Remember The Pueblo.Strive at all times to bend, fold, spindle, and mutilate.Know yourself. If you need help, call the FBI.Exercise caution in your daily affairs,Especially with those persons closest to you – That lemon on your left, for instance.Be assured that a walk through the ocean of most soulsWould scarcely get your feet wet.Fall not in love therefore. It will stick to your face.Gracefully surrender the things of youth: birds, clean air, tuna, Taiwan.And let not the sands of time get in your lunch.Hire people with hooks.For a good time, call 606-4311. Ask for Ken.Take heart in the bedeepening gloomThat your dog is finally getting enough cheese.And reflect that whatever fortune may be your lot,It could only be worse in Milwaukee.
You are a fluke of the universe.You have no right to be here.And whether you can hear it or not,The universe is laughing behind your back.
Therefore, make peace with your god,Whatever you perceive him to be – hairy thunderer, or cosmic muffin.With all its hopes, dreams, promises, and urban renewal,The world continues to deteriorate.Give up!
ACTIVIST1234 almost 9 years ago
Dreamdeer – I just clicked on your S/N to read your biosketch and it is blank. Please let us know a little more about you.
Thehag almost 9 years ago
’k now I really like this gal.
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 9 years ago
Proper use of negative space and negative time.
Airman almost 9 years ago
This freaked out chick belongs back in the 60’s with the hippie generation, protesting the war, burning incense, smoking pot, and listening to sitar music.
Aladar30 Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Is Dez a calm obsessive?
Sisyphos almost 9 years ago
Dez has a way of making the easy sound hard.
Hard is coming to Luann late in the day and trying to read every comment (I can’t do it; I have to skip over some and just skim others).
doverdan almost 9 years ago
I am pleased to see that a Sunday strip has some relevance to the story. This shows a bit more about Bernice’s dorm and with the mention of finals, indicates that a school year is ending. Bernice at least has studied something and presumably learned something. We have little evidence of Luann doing the same, but it is possible.
Tarredandfeathered almost 9 years ago
Was that Dez avoiding telling the Truth: She only takes One Class at a Time. .Because you have to take at least One Class to get into the Dorm.
doverdan almost 9 years ago
Fine.
wiselad almost 9 years ago
♫ I see, alt keep finger there, press the number keys on the right side of keyboard(not the ones on top of letter keys) 1 first, release 1 while still pressing alt, than press 4 and release 4 while still pressing alt than release alt(you get the musical note as soon as you release the alt)
wiselad almost 9 years ago
♪ would be 13, for all possible codes in here, http://altcodes.yolasite.com/
changwei almost 9 years ago
How old is Luann?
Jim Kerner almost 9 years ago
Bern is definatly a type AAAAAA personality! She has to stop and smell the garden. Not just the roses.
TORAD_07 almost 9 years ago
when you used to be able to reply in color, until GoComics killed all of that. You can still do blue, but have to create a link to do it.when you used to be able to reply in color, until GoComics killed all of that. You can still do blue, but have to create a link to do it.
How do you “link” to it?
TIMH almost 9 years ago
Dez has it all figured out. She relaxes her mind, fails all her classes, and her parents write another check for another semester.
JayBluE almost 9 years ago
“I only have the number keys up top, I don’t have them on the right side on my computer. What then, should I do?”^Which is why the “Unicode” codes are handy, as some have the “numbers only at top” issue, and some have other stuff with their machines that only recognize certain codes. Or the link I gave you, it suggested that you can “copy and paste”. You can make yourself a “cheat sheet” with all the symbols you’d like on a Word/Excel document, and then copy and paste whichever one you need!
JayBluE almost 9 years ago
In a way, so does Nancy… – Thanks to Luann…
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr almost 9 years ago
More like, loses her sense of priorities.
Le'Roy Hawkins over 5 years ago
Dez thanks the US taxpayers for their lifetime support.