Meredith McClaren's Blog, page 137

Lapras belongs to Pokemon . Artwork by Meredith...

Lapras belongs to Pokemon . Artwork by Meredith McClaren

[Description: A photo of a canal bridge.  A cartoon of myself stands looking down at the canal and a Lapras from Pokemon floating beneath.]

[Description: A two panel comic illustrating myself using an...

[Description: A two panel comic illustrating myself using an exercise band to work out.  The first panel reads: 1st Rep and I am saying ‘This seems fine.’  The second panel depicts me clearly struggling 2 reps later.]

Nessa belongs to Pokemon . Artwork by Meredith...

Nessa belongs to Pokemon . Artwork by Meredith McClaren

[Description: An illustration of Nessa from Pokemon Sword and Shield.  She is holding her face with both hands and smiling.]

Altaria belongs to Pokemon . Artwork by Meredith...

Altaria belongs to Pokemon . Artwork by Meredith McClaren

[Description: A photo of a parking lot.  Sitting on top of a truck is an illustration of an Altaria from Pokemon.  In front of the truck, a cartoon of myself is kneeling with my hands in the air in excitement yelling ‘YES!’]

Tifa belongs to Square Enix . Artwork by Meredith...

Tifa belongs to Square Enix . Artwork by Meredith McClaren

[Description: An illustration of Tifa Lockhart as she appears in the FINAL FANTASY 7 REMAKE.  She is punching her fists together, ready to fight.]

Zelda belongs to Nintendo . Artwork by Meredith...

Zelda belongs to Nintendo . Artwork by Meredith McClaren

[Description: A black and white illustration of Zelda, as she appears in the trailer for BREATH OF THE WILD 2. She is holding a torch.]

[Description: An illustration of myself doing squats. ...

[Description: An illustration of myself doing squats.  Internally, I’m thinking about cookies, cupcakes, and pizza to get through the exercise.]

[Description: An illustration of myself sheepishly wearing a...

[Description: An illustration of myself sheepishly wearing a Snorlax onesie.  Off screen, I am being asked ‘What is that?’  To which I respond ‘It’s, uh, my Snorlax onesie.  I wasn’t expecting company…’]

Trying the health thing.[Description: Three comics depicting my...

Trying the health thing.

[Description: Three comics depicting my attempts at healthfulness.  The first picture shows me, inspecting my tummy and telling myself ‘we gotta deal with this.’

The second illustration shows me lying on an exercise mat, looking fatigued.  Off panel we are being told that we’re about to do an ab super set.  My response is to say ‘oh fuckin’ hell.’

The third illustration shows me holding up a cupcake.  The speech bubble reads: ‘If I only eat the frosting, it’s like it doesn’t even count, right?.’]

[Description: A cartoon of me sitting in front of a driving...

[Description: A cartoon of me sitting in front of a driving wheel and holding my phone.  My speech bubble reads: ‘Did I pull over just to hit a Pokestop and keep my streak unbroken?  Yes.  Yes, I did.’]