Is calling Joyce’s agressive mood ‘pissiness’ demeaning or minimizing? It’s not an intrinsically gendered word, and yet I feel like it’s traditionally applied to feminize and/or devalue a person’s expression of grievance. This is an attempt to understand if my perception of this is valid or if I’m discovering my own bias (or both). Anyone else out there have thinks on this?
I have zero gender association with the word pissiness or any variation thereof. Nor does it seem demeaning to me. It can feel minimizing when applied to serious emotions, and obviously it’s kind of an unsightly word, but that’s about it. Sarah’s fine.
Also after a lifetime of wearing glasses I honestly barely notice they are there so this whole Joyce thing has me wondering if it’s really that much of a nuisance? I cannot relate at all to what she’s feeling.
I don’t wear glasses, but I will say I am acutely aware of my sunglasses when I wear them— so I totally get Joyce being hyper aware of the weight on her face.
I wear safety glasses at work, and I always have my shades on if I’m outside and the sun is up. So I sometimes feel a little off when I’m not wearing glasses of some kind.
When you’ve never worn them before, yes/maybe. She’s only had them a few hours at most and it does take a little getting used to, even when you’re not angry you need them (though that obviously isn’t helping).
Also, her glasses might legitimately need adjusting.
The last time I got glasses, I got ones without those nose pads. At some point I’ll need them adjusted because right now they’re loose enough to slide down my nose and pinch my nostrils closed. I’ll be sitting there getting a headache and thinking I’m congested and then realize it’s because of my glasses.
I’ve worn glasses since I was very little so I wouldn’t know either. Though I have noticed in the past several months how annoying it is that face masks make my glasses fog up.
I use the disposable* medical masks, and found this works best (for me, anyway) through trial and error:
Pinch the metal band to fit your nose as best it can, keep it up fairly high, and slide your glasses forward so they’re sitting right above the mask. Also pull the bottom of the mask under your chin. The idea is to ‘exhaust’ between your eyes and glasses and toward the sides as much as possible. I’ve gotten a lot less fogging this way than letting the exhaust hit the (marginally colder) front of the lens.
Tissues, Vicks Vap-o-Rub, gauze, and other folk remedies for the problem are more trouble than they’re worth, in my opinion. Anti-fog stuff for goggles won’t last if you wash your glasses at all.
*They say they’re “disposable” but I just keep using the same one until they get nasty, usually at least a couple weeks. I’m only part way through my second 10-pack since this whole mess started. It seems like some people use a new one every day, every outing, or every breath they take, which is more than a little overboard.
spent last weekend installing insulation under my house. i had an n95 mask and swim goggles on. the freaking GOGGLES kept fogging up, in defiance of everything i thought i understood about basic physics.
body temperature and relative humidity, Misanthrope-the inside of the goggles fog because your mouth and nose aren’t the only parts of you releasing gas and moisture.
That’s one instance where anti-fog stuff for goggles (or even just saliva) on the inside makes a difference. Either way you’re making it more difficult for condensation to occur on the surface next to the cold air.
They don’t all do that! Get one that seals to your face as well as humanly possible. Mine has a silicone seal all around the edges of the mask. Then sit your glasses on top of the well-fitted mask.
You don’t want your breath escaping and hitting your glasses at all. (Because, if your breath goes out the top or sides or bottom of the mask, that means you’re also inhaling around the mask instead of through it.)
I’ve also heard that washing your glasses with dish soap helps, but when I got the right mask for my particular face, I didn’t have to.
Cut a 10″ tube from the thigh section of a pair of cheap pantyhose. Pull it over the mask — in front, over the chin and with the top at the top of your nose, on the sides UNDER the ears. This “seals” the mask at the top , so your breath doesn’t rise onto your glasses. . . . It also increases the mask’s efficacy by about 50%. The pantyhose piece is washable.
I’ve worn glasses since I was in grade school and I could never get used to them. My current glasses in particular slip off my face and it’s eternally annoying.
(I had a decent pair I could tolerate but they broke and when I checked Zenni to see how much the replacement would cost, turns out they’re discontinued. I’m stuck with the crappy pair until I can be arsed to get a new prescription)
Sounds like they’re either too big or not adjusted properly. That’s the downside to ordering from Zenni, they don’t send an optician to help you fit them.
If it’s an adjustable metal frame, try bending the nose pads and curve at the end of the temple a little tighter.
I got glasses in 7th grade but refused to wear them until my vision got drastically worse in 12th grade bc I couldn’t stand the feeling on my nose. I still struggle tbh. I always figured it was a hyper sensitivity thing, which i wouldn’t be surprised if Joyce had
I think she smiled once or twice around Halloween, occasionally when Joyce hugs her or she’s satisfied at seeing someone she doesn’t like suffer maybe. Also she might have smiled a few times while being horny for Jacob. It’s pretty rare overall though.
That was Robin’s apartment though right? So then where did the cat come from? It was a relatively small party with people mostly from yhe main cast none of which are known t o own a pet cat. This is a mystery maybe?
Sarah asked if there would be a cat in the hiding room at the party. Becky said if she had time to find one there would be. Thus, Becky stole the cat Amazi-Girl saved from a tree.
Cut to One Year Later in the middle of Joyce’s rampage:
Sarah is doing her best to put out all the fires and dig students outta the rubble, just mumbling “I’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorrythisisallmyfault” over and over under her breath.
Joyce has bumped herself up to Super Saiyan level 3 and the glasses have melted to her face from the heat of the energies now cascading from her eyes – complete with Kirby Dots.
Poor Walky couldn’t run far or fast enough.
I knew it: common rookie mistake. She got a pair of glasses based on color and shape, but she didn’t consider weight. If you’re a sinus-problem sufferer, weight is consideration number one. I cannot wear heavy glasses, and most glasses—to me—are too heavy.
My metal frames weigh 20 grams according to my kitchen scale, but they’re also “thin and light” plastic lenses. Joyce may have plastic frames and regular plastic lenses, which might weigh more.
Larger nose pads can help make them feel less pinchy, too.
You know, I thought I was never going to change my avatar (and I remain grateful for its creation) but that last panel is too perfect: both in general, for me specifically, and the times we live in.
“I’m going to cheat on my wife with this woman who is over 40 years my junior, but it’s okay because our son will turn out to be the best main character.”
Its nice to see Joyce get a taste of her own medicine ala Sarah style (be nice I Like Joyce but she needs to grow up) but hysterical to see the full turn-around.
I’m burnt out on the negativity, so I’m gonna do a new thing whenever DoA gives me something nice.
Grumpy, bespectacled Joyce is adorable. She’s like a kitten who’s mad at you because they scarfed down all their kitty treats and aren’t getting more until tomorrow.
Joyce, I find the shape of the bridge makes a big difference in how much it irritates my nose, so maybe you ought to have picked the one that was most comfortable for you and not the one that Becky said you should pick.
*adds to the collec… wait*
whoops
I shall have nightmares.
It makes a fine addition to your collection.
ADD IT TO THE LIST
For a second I thought you were referencing Koh and that you were going to add Sarah’s smiling face to your collection.
Is calling Joyce’s agressive mood ‘pissiness’ demeaning or minimizing? It’s not an intrinsically gendered word, and yet I feel like it’s traditionally applied to feminize and/or devalue a person’s expression of grievance. This is an attempt to understand if my perception of this is valid or if I’m discovering my own bias (or both). Anyone else out there have thinks on this?
I have zero gender association with the word pissiness or any variation thereof. Nor does it seem demeaning to me. It can feel minimizing when applied to serious emotions, and obviously it’s kind of an unsightly word, but that’s about it. Sarah’s fine.
I think you might be conflating it with prissiness, which I think has a more feminizing meaning.
Sarah has become the very thing she swore to destroy.
She just needs to get her eyes to bug out real big.
If you stare too long into the triangle smile, the triangle smile will stare back into you.
Either you die a hero, or you live long enough to become the villain.
*Either you die a hero, or you live long enough to become the smiley.
🙂
Why so serious?
Sarah as Anakin? Didn’t expect that.
well she had the whole “wallowing in self-pity” down…it was inevitable
Oh how the tables have turned!
Oh how the turn tables
Oh, and a microphone?
That’s where it’s at.
It spins them right round, baby right round, like a record baby round round right round…
light booj
TRUE BOOJ
Also after a lifetime of wearing glasses I honestly barely notice they are there so this whole Joyce thing has me wondering if it’s really that much of a nuisance? I cannot relate at all to what she’s feeling.
I don’t wear glasses, but I will say I am acutely aware of my sunglasses when I wear them— so I totally get Joyce being hyper aware of the weight on her face.
I wear safety glasses at work, and I always have my shades on if I’m outside and the sun is up. So I sometimes feel a little off when I’m not wearing glasses of some kind.
When you’ve never worn them before, yes/maybe. She’s only had them a few hours at most and it does take a little getting used to, even when you’re not angry you need them (though that obviously isn’t helping).
Also, her glasses might legitimately need adjusting.
The last time I got glasses, I got ones without those nose pads. At some point I’ll need them adjusted because right now they’re loose enough to slide down my nose and pinch my nostrils closed. I’ll be sitting there getting a headache and thinking I’m congested and then realize it’s because of my glasses.
I’ve worn glasses since I was very little so I wouldn’t know either. Though I have noticed in the past several months how annoying it is that face masks make my glasses fog up.
Ugh, yes, that annoyance. And it really doesn’t matter what facial covering you use, they all do that.
Here is my advice: buy medical masks that are can be adjusted to your nose. I use mine at work and it is really helpful
I use the disposable* medical masks, and found this works best (for me, anyway) through trial and error:
Pinch the metal band to fit your nose as best it can, keep it up fairly high, and slide your glasses forward so they’re sitting right above the mask. Also pull the bottom of the mask under your chin. The idea is to ‘exhaust’ between your eyes and glasses and toward the sides as much as possible. I’ve gotten a lot less fogging this way than letting the exhaust hit the (marginally colder) front of the lens.
Tissues, Vicks Vap-o-Rub, gauze, and other folk remedies for the problem are more trouble than they’re worth, in my opinion. Anti-fog stuff for goggles won’t last if you wash your glasses at all.
*They say they’re “disposable” but I just keep using the same one until they get nasty, usually at least a couple weeks. I’m only part way through my second 10-pack since this whole mess started. It seems like some people use a new one every day, every outing, or every breath they take, which is more than a little overboard.
spent last weekend installing insulation under my house. i had an n95 mask and swim goggles on. the freaking GOGGLES kept fogging up, in defiance of everything i thought i understood about basic physics.
body temperature and relative humidity, Misanthrope-the inside of the goggles fog because your mouth and nose aren’t the only parts of you releasing gas and moisture.
That’s one instance where anti-fog stuff for goggles (or even just saliva) on the inside makes a difference. Either way you’re making it more difficult for condensation to occur on the surface next to the cold air.
Thanks, relative humidity!
They don’t all do that! Get one that seals to your face as well as humanly possible. Mine has a silicone seal all around the edges of the mask. Then sit your glasses on top of the well-fitted mask.
You don’t want your breath escaping and hitting your glasses at all. (Because, if your breath goes out the top or sides or bottom of the mask, that means you’re also inhaling around the mask instead of through it.)
I’ve also heard that washing your glasses with dish soap helps, but when I got the right mask for my particular face, I didn’t have to.
Cut a 10″ tube from the thigh section of a pair of cheap pantyhose. Pull it over the mask — in front, over the chin and with the top at the top of your nose, on the sides UNDER the ears. This “seals” the mask at the top , so your breath doesn’t rise onto your glasses. . . . It also increases the mask’s efficacy by about 50%. The pantyhose piece is washable.
I’ve worn glasses since I was in grade school and I could never get used to them. My current glasses in particular slip off my face and it’s eternally annoying.
(I had a decent pair I could tolerate but they broke and when I checked Zenni to see how much the replacement would cost, turns out they’re discontinued. I’m stuck with the crappy pair until I can be arsed to get a new prescription)
Sounds like they’re either too big or not adjusted properly. That’s the downside to ordering from Zenni, they don’t send an optician to help you fit them.
If it’s an adjustable metal frame, try bending the nose pads and curve at the end of the temple a little tighter.
I got glasses in 7th grade but refused to wear them until my vision got drastically worse in 12th grade bc I couldn’t stand the feeling on my nose. I still struggle tbh. I always figured it was a hyper sensitivity thing, which i wouldn’t be surprised if Joyce had
They’ve reversed the polarity of the mood flow.
I was going to say that they’ve rubbed off on each other, but I like your way better.
That’ll be a patreon only dream sequence strip.
Or a Slipshine
That book backer tier is supposed to be a secret!
Joyce, that was cold.
RED BACKGROUND
I noticed that. What does that signify?
Emotional trauma.
Joycification.
Evolution just loves making Joyces, I guess!
I’m trying to remember how many times, if any, we’ve seen Sarah smile
I think she smiled once or twice around Halloween, occasionally when Joyce hugs her or she’s satisfied at seeing someone she doesn’t like suffer maybe. Also she might have smiled a few times while being horny for Jacob. It’s pretty rare overall though.
Also she smiled once here while petting Robin’s cat which I think we all forgot she has.
https://www.dumbingofage.com/2019/comic/book-10/01-birthday-pursuit/scritches/
I don’t think that was Robin’s cat
That was Robin’s apartment though right? So then where did the cat come from? It was a relatively small party with people mostly from yhe main cast none of which are known t o own a pet cat. This is a mystery maybe?
Cats are just like that sometimes.
This.
Sarah asked if there would be a cat in the hiding room at the party. Becky said if she had time to find one there would be. Thus, Becky stole the cat Amazi-Girl saved from a tree.
https://www.dumbingofage.com/2019/comic/book-10/01-birthday-pursuit/designated/
https://www.dumbingofage.com/2014/comic/book-5/02-threes-a-crowd/cat/
Robin can’t possibly have a cat, or it’d die from Skittles-induced malnutrition.
Also this.
Sarah, smi-i-iile (on the hacked muzak, or whatever it is that Stephen Bierce always says!).
You’re on candid camera?
Sarah, how could you betray yourself this way?
It was nice knowing Sarah before Joyce destroyed her.
Really out-lawyered her, for the extra layer of rubins.
Oh man I forgot I had smug Punchface McMobster, that sucks
Well not NOW she isn’t. You ruined it, Joyce. 😛
Sarah got to be smug and superior for two panels. That’s pretty good for her.
I quite enjoyed the kissy face and however she magically got those flowers into her speech balloon.
Cut to One Year Later in the middle of Joyce’s rampage:
Sarah is doing her best to put out all the fires and dig students outta the rubble, just mumbling “I’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorrythisisallmyfault” over and over under her breath.
Joyce has bumped herself up to Super Saiyan level 3 and the glasses have melted to her face from the heat of the energies now cascading from her eyes – complete with Kirby Dots.
Poor Walky couldn’t run far or fast enough.
Kirby crackles, not dots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby_Krackle
Know your tropes… someday one might save your life.
The comments are amazingly educational.
The article says specifically that they’re also known as Kirby Dots.
Not anymore.
That would make a good band name.
These glasses have only been “active” for a few hours (minutes?) and are already wreaking havoc.
These glasses are a harbinger of doom and can only bring chaos and disorder.
Destroy them now, Joyce, less it becomes to powerful to be destroyed!
So, they are like the Venom Spider-Man suit?
The glasses side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.
Round And Round
What goes around comes around
I’ll tell you why…dig
Soon the ultimate showdown will commence: Glasses Joyce vs Fuckface.
It’s spreading
“The time of The Inversion is upon us, as foretold!”
Can the apocalypse be far behind?
Embrace the smile, Sarah. Embrace the smile. You may even like it.
Dun
DUN
DUUUUNNNN
The horror! It’s Freaky Friday!
Bof.
Come to think of it, there could be a bigger hysteria concerning social dynamics.
Ugh, I feel this so much.
Second panel Sarah makes me swoon.
The circle is now complete! Joyce is now the master of grumpiness.
But now Sarah will become more powerful than you can imagine.
ITYM “more cheerful”.
pissy joyce is cute, don’t get to see her mad at trivial things often
Yes, she is downright adorable in panel 3.
This is an amazing callback.
I thought panel three Joyce was the best new face—but then I was blessed with Sarah Freakout Face. Such magnificence.
THE RETURN OF THE RED PANELS
I knew it: common rookie mistake. She got a pair of glasses based on color and shape, but she didn’t consider weight. If you’re a sinus-problem sufferer, weight is consideration number one. I cannot wear heavy glasses, and most glasses—to me—are too heavy.
Aren’t frames mostly fairly light nowadays? Weight’s mostly due to the lenses; woe if you chose glass.
It’s still a weight that wasn’t there before.
Besides, Joyce is casting around for reasons to be unhappy with what has happened. Objective reality doesn’t really come into it!
My metal frames weigh 20 grams according to my kitchen scale, but they’re also “thin and light” plastic lenses. Joyce may have plastic frames and regular plastic lenses, which might weigh more.
Larger nose pads can help make them feel less pinchy, too.
Soyce and Jarah.
Soyce and Jarah at IU.
She who would fight smiles must take care not to smile herself.
When you glance at the cynic, the cynic glances also at you.
Cue Sarah running through the halls screaming: “She infected me! She infected meee!!!”
Cuties ARE infectious.
Then Roz dumps an entire box of dental dams through their door.
Oh, yes!
Who knew Joyce with glasses could have this much power?
Her cuteness hit critical mass.
You know, I thought I was never going to change my avatar (and I remain grateful for its creation) but that last panel is too perfect: both in general, for me specifically, and the times we live in.
That was legit funny.
If this is a sign of 2021 to come, I can live with it.
OMG Grumpy Joyce is the best thing I’ve ever seen this year.
“LOGIC CiRCUITS OVERLOADING”
She just got Kirked
You either die the downer, or live long enough to become the smiler.
Willis, if you see this comment, I think that expanding panel 3 into a ‘Grumpy Joyce’ poster is a sure-fire hit!
Seconded! Please please PLEASE carry the motion!
OH NO
I KNOW I keep saying this but SARAH IS SO PRETTY ♥
She is! I love her current design/style so much!
She actually looks really good when she smiles, I must admit.
Joyce has learned well. She can out-Sarah Sarah.
The student has become the master!
Ah!
As Joseph Jostar once said:
“OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOO-!!!”
Once?
As Joseph Joestar once said:
“I’m going to cheat on my wife with this woman who is over 40 years my junior, but it’s okay because our son will turn out to be the best main character.”
NNOOOOOOOOOO
JOYCE NO WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
I learned it from watching you!!!!
If you think this is annoying, Joyce, wait until you get those indentations on the bridge of your nose. THOSE are annoying.
So nice to see Sarah accidentally stumbling into a moment of happiness – but then she catches herself
hahahahaHAHAHAHA
Its nice to see Joyce get a taste of her own medicine ala Sarah style (be nice I Like Joyce but she needs to grow up) but hysterical to see the full turn-around.
I’m burnt out on the negativity, so I’m gonna do a new thing whenever DoA gives me something nice.
THANK YOU WILLIS!!!!
Oh sweet I’m Ruth now? I was Leslie before but this is also good. Lucky~
Poor Sarah. Having to become the smiley one. That is a nightmare.
I’ve waited YEARS for this moment to happen!!!!
Grumpy, bespectacled Joyce is adorable. She’s like a kitten who’s mad at you because they scarfed down all their kitty treats and aren’t getting more until tomorrow.
I want to frame this strip and put it on a wall.
Joyce, I find the shape of the bridge makes a big difference in how much it irritates my nose, so maybe you ought to have picked the one that was most comfortable for you and not the one that Becky said you should pick.
There’s. No evidence to say becky picked these for her. Joyce probably liked them and picked them herself
Grav Roulette attempt 3: Hopin’ for glasses Joyce.
I have seen Sarah smile a genuine smile. It’s too late, I can never go back.
Hrm, the “next” button on this strip seems to be malfunctioning.
Oh, NOW it works. After I comment. I refreshed and refreshed and clicked back to this strip a few times and it was still not there. Weeeeeird.
I’m so hoping that last panel becomes a graviter roulette
…okay i’m totally okay with a cute joyce in glasses too
thanks for the laugh, Willis