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WCDT strips 4146-4150 (2nd to 6th December 2019)
Sorflakne:
--- Quote ---Without something changing, Marten - the strip's original character - will continue to slide into background irrelevance.
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Marten has been irrelevant for a long time. Pretty much the only time we see him now is from Claire's POV.
Tbh, with the exception of Faye, all the original main characters have faded into the background or have vanished completely (anyone remember Jimbo? or Sara?); Hanners is at least understandable given her storyline.
--- Quote ---Apparently (and I'm hoping somebody in the cast comes along and reminds Marten of this) Marten has forgotten his actual dream job. You know, the part where he's in a band and actually makes and plays music.
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And writing a music blog. Come to think of it, when was the last time we saw Marten even hold a guitar?
Mordhaus:
1. This comic stopped being Marten focused a loooooong time ago
2. Anyone with a brain will clearly see that this is Claire basically saying, in code, "Wouldn't it be great if you had a better job so we could get a house instead of a shared apartment and get married?"
3. WTF is wrong with working in a University library. My wife works in a admin position at a Uni that pays her close to 60k a year and she is automatically enrolled in the teacher's retirement system. She has great insurance and can retire at 55 with full benefits, while keeping that insurance for the rest of her life paid for by the Uni. She can even go back to work there PT or find a different FT job and make a salary on top of her benefits. I don't know if that scales to match other states, but that is a VERY good income for Texas and for a job that only initially required a HS Diploma and some experience in an admin type position.
I understand that Claire is a driven person, but I hope she doesn't allow that to sour her towards someone who clearly loves her a lot.
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 03 Dec 2019, 18:49 ---Welcome, new person!
I was expecting Marten to mention Deathmole when Claire asked her question. The drummer is back in town, Sven could be vocalist, and it would fulfill him.
I wonder if he doesn't think of it as likely to produce enough income to be an answer to a question about a "job".
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Sadly, that's just how it is for many bands and musicians.
MxPx is still together, but they all work day jobs to keep the lights on. And that's an all-too common story.
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: Tova on 02 Dec 2019, 21:36 ---
--- Quote from: Gyrre on 02 Dec 2019, 21:00 ---
--- Quote from: Tova on 02 Dec 2019, 19:14 ---There was no attempt
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She tried.
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What makes you think so?
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She phrased in a way that could be taken as a hypothetical question.
SeattleCrochetWoman:
--- Quote from: jesslc on 03 Dec 2019, 01:22 ---Well it looks like we're up for another discussion about whether or not Marten's coasting along is a issue or not... :meh: :meh: :meh:
Am I the only one who likes that Marten is happy not pursuing his dream job? A reality of a lot of people's lives is that they work in a job that isn't their passion/dream job to pay the bills. But in fiction it's always about "pursuing your dream job" and non dream jobs are "holding you back" or always completely awful, instead of a perfectly decent way to get your bills paid.
A job you like well enough, with colleagues you get along with, with work that stays at work (leaving your evenings and weekends free for hobbies or friends) - this is seriously undervalued in my opinion.
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I agree with you. It bothers me that Marten, who has a job, an apartment and pays his bills, is seen as somehow not an adult.
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