Got woken up by the sound of something falling off my shelves. Immediately start calling out my cat’s name, assuming she was the culprit. Realized actually the whole shelf is shaking. Also, my bed. And the whole apartment. It’s an earthquake. California cat owner things.

Looked at an Alan Moore script for the first time. I will never complain about working with anyone else’s script ever again.

It’s always a good day to draw Kamala Khan. Did the cover for the upcoming Ms. Marvel novel!

Bathtub lifeguard on duty.

Misfits assembled 🛠️ Here’s our current roster of Arab-origin creators building The Arab League of Misfits: Nazih, Sara, Zein, Rafif, Omar, Jack and Walid. Satire, folklore, and a healthy dose of trouble, so if you’re an Arabic dev and want in, don't hesitate to knock.

Linkin Park concert tonight… Teaching manga fight scenes to my students tomorrow… 12 year old me could have never imagined this.

I hacked an infinite free comic scheme (became an art instructor)

My apartment is so unable to sustain human life this morning, that Elon Musk is investigating it for colonization

Growing up is realizing any clothes worth a damn are air dry only. Growing up is also realizing these domestic topics now fascinate you.

Something happens at 10pm….suddenly all my students remember I exist and fill my inbox within minutes of each other… what a curious phenomenon

In my new model, live theatre now offers a cheaper ticket, where every 20 minutes the cast must pause the commercial to reenact a GLP-1 advertisement.

“Wow did you see this clip from Candace Owens” “Never thought I would agree with Piers Morgan!” “Wow Tucker Carlson actually had a point!” Please stop. These grifters will never, ever be in your corner.

I’m noticing an interesting trend with contemporary fiction and non fiction where authors refuse to directly say the name Trump in their books. They’ll do a weird referential nickname, or a he-who-must-not-be-named thing Personally, I think it’s very corny.

Been a minute since I stayed up late reading. Devoured Martyr by Kabeh Akbar.

I don’t do diary comics because it would all end up being shit like this.

Getting your art stolen for a lofi video is a right of passage LOL I stopped doing “grungy” art after a piece of mine got stolen beyond any scope I could ever stop. Funnily enough, also a skull dude.

Went to a TIAT (The Intersection of Art & Technology) event last night in SF. It was definitely for Technologists who make art, rather than Artists who use tech as a medium. The distinction feels clear with the emphasis on “how” rather than “why”. Would love more storytelling!

Lyft added a feature that tells you what events may be causing traffic in your area. They killed my favorite small talk convo with one button. I love speculating about why there’s traffic with strangers. It’s the city version of talking about the weather.

Unfortunately have to step back from attending NYCC this year! I am an adjunct professor this fall semester at the California College of The Arts. Between teaching and all my projects, cons are tough to pull off now unless they’re local to me :(

My fantasy book is set in a fictional Middle East. Had such a silly interaction at a con this weekend. Guy: so how is Israel depicted in this? Me: It’s not in it. Guy: so you removed Israel? Me: It’s fantasy. None of the countries are real. Guy: are you trying to trick me into supporting you?

Yearning for the Kit Kat on my counter, but cannot rise for there is a kit cat on my lap.

@saraalfageeh.bsky.social is so cool !

I knew I lost my youth when I lost discord nitro

Super interesting pattern in viral posts: Minimal context. When posting anything from product recordings to creative posts, less is more. Online audiences will fill in gaps quickly, usually with what they’re already looking for. Minimal posts get more impressions as a result.

Question for the older women of the internet: I turn 30 next year. Does crying over cute and sentimental things ever stop?

I keep watching cringe m’lady parody videos and now I am just unironically calling after my cat “oh pwincess”

There are TikTok profiles dedicated to the persons parents, which felt odd. They’re the one with the interesting job, they’re the one on camera, or the person is sharing advice or views citing the parent as the source. It took me a while to remember this is bc majority of TikTok users are teens

I heard wearing winged eyeliner is very millennial someone please confirm

Adopting from a cat cafe is elite. My cat is so social and desensitized to meeting strangers, it is a delight.

Shared custody.

I’m judging for a comics competition this weekend, and these are my most common pieces of submission feedback: - Don’t be afraid of hands - Don’t be afraid of environments - Help me “hear” your characters, design room for your word balloons and dialogue early.

Me 3 weeks ago: okay so this scene happens in a store Me now: NOOOO NO YOU FOOL WHY DID YOU DO THIS

Everytime you look at this, you get a new horrible detail. My personal fav is the perspective means she is tall as the buildings. It makes absolutely no sense.

Finding my own book at airport bookstores has become my own superstitious practice. If the book is there? Smooth travels. If no book? Delays and plague.

Beloved Turkish cartoonist MK Perker and I have a new book out this week, and this one is special--it's set here in the Pacific Northwest. THE STONESHORE REGISTER is about a declining fishing village on the Washington coast that has secrets--and a newcomer who is determined to solve its mysteries.

This was my main hospital growing up, and I have spent many a night in there— genuinely the most incredible care teams you’ll ever see in your life.

Been combing through hundreds of applications from university students for a campus leader role at my company. Did something happen in this past 5 years, where the use of emojis has become normalized professionally? About 1 in 5 apps included included a ":)" to indicate tone

Fantastic Four had a great cast, incredible art direction, and perhaps the most frictionless dull script I’ve ever seen. There was 2 min where an interesting conversation almost happened and that was it.

A random dude on the bus asked me if I wear a hijab to make god happy and I replied I will never know if god is happy and we then sat there in silence

Good morning we’re making a very Arab card game.

Me: I wish it was easier to access multiple news outlets. I hate logging in and out and trying to remember my subscriptions. Colleague: You can ask this AI tool to summarize the articles you don't have access to

Nothing prepared me for FTM to mean “First Time Mom”. I’m hanging out in very different corners of the internet.

I have an automatic litter box, feeder, and water fountain for my cat. A friend asked me why I didn’t automate even more pet related chores. I told them I actually missed the old way of caring for pets. There is gratification in knowing my effort goes into this creatures wellbeing.

I haven’t written a true essay in years, but I’m having a blast coming up with a script for a video essay about Superman being the hero we need right now

My friends who are college professors have told me that they still get emails from parents of their students, asking about requirements, grades, homework, etc Parents. While in college.

Important discussions this morning

lol you’ve got an AI girlfriend?? ur putting techbros in charge of your relationship??? ok buddy lmfao ok champ

I was smiling ear to ear watching Superman. God, this was so joyous, beautiful, and refreshing.