Go girl go! And then get the heck out of here… though I get the feeling her woman is going to be what they get instead of animal control. Mostly because i’m not 100% certain this town HAS traditional animal control given Tommy’s woman tends to be the one to show up when they would.
I had been thinking that Sophie’s distraction might be enough to make the Tidy Woman throw her out … which as awful as that would normally be, is just what we need.
Sophie, you go, girl! Find the china cabinet! And the one where the pots and pans are stored! And if they have a fridge with a water dispenser, flood that kitchen!
I love the Kick! in the last panel! So graceful! I wonder what’s in the bottles in panel 3? It is splooshing out. Maybe Ketchup? That would make a wonderful “design” for her Performance art.
I think the fourth panel is my favourite! I love the thought of mustard and ketchup covering those white walls and floor! :D Every panel is havoc and joy unbridled!
Kick it! Kick it good! Dun dun da dun! The Tidy woman’s gonna freak- You broke her dishes! But the Dread just doesn’t care- She’ll do what she wishes! She’ll Kick it- Kick it good!
Roy is def better. He saw “Puddin Pop” (we call him that bc we think he is the father of Puddin’ a stray kitten we rescued late last year and was adopted by Barb’s ex) a local friendly (to me) feral who comes around a few times a week for pets and feeding. Roy is very jealous of him and started growling. Final proof, he is back to “normal” but still weaker and now lack night vision (Did he have a small stroke?). Poody has an appointment with our new (old) local vet at Sullivan County Animal Hospital Thursday afternoon. She seems OK with syringe feeding for the most part (puréed baby food meats) and is purring when I hold her. She has been sleeping on my dirty work clothes in a laundry basket. I feel terrible for her, that she is suffering.
I’d love to see some before/after photos of that room. Cats will make a place look lived in and loved. It’s too bad the Tidy Woman will never understand this. Hopefully, after Sophie’s done expressing herself, the TW will NEVER be tempted to bring another four-legger into her home again!
Way to go, Sophie! Wreck that kitchen to heck and back again! Ketchup and mustard and maple syrup – aesthetically very pleasing! Let the Existential Dread loose with glee!
One of the downsides of keeping the interior of your house so neat and tidy is that you’re also making it into the biggest possible empty art canvas, just waiting to be filled. ;)
Ah, the majesty and awe (or is that shock and awe?) of Sophie’s magnum opus! The color! The texture! The combination of scattered cutlery, shattered glass and pottery, sticky and easily-spread materials! And she hasn’t even gotten to the paper towels, napkins, or toilet paper yet! The potential for pawprints EVERYWHERE! Visual proof that The ceiling is a floor if you believe!
Originally I wrote this strip to specific lyrics to “I can do it with a broken heart,” by Taylor Swift—a song I really think captures Sophie’s whole journey this year! (Also a song I love myself!) When I reached out to my editor and they reached out to the legal department to get the specifics on “how many lyrics is too many lyrics to use from a song”, they VERY UNDERSTANDABLY said that unfortunately maybe one line could be used, but the rest would need to be parody. I’ve only mostly ever dealt in parody lyrics, so this made sense!
I’ll try to share a little video on social media today of how I originally planned out these panels! And over on Patreon in a few days, I’ll share this strip in color! Because—look closely!—I originally painted this strip in full color and then changed the hues in Photoshop, dropping a scan of the inked lines over the final version! This needed to be in color (for me and for Sophie to really enjoy ourselves making this mess, lol!), and exists in real life in full vibrancy!
Shortly after we moved into this house when I was a kid, my mom was bringing in the groceries and the paper bag was a bit damp. The bottom of the bag split and a bottle of syrup broke on the living room carpet and soaked through the carpet and the padding all the way to the subfloor. For years, my mother tried to get it cleaned, even trying steam cleaning on more than one occasion, but nothing would get the sticky out. It might look clean for a few days, but then it would attract dirt. She finally got the chance to have it replaced after the water heater guys had a mishap when they removed her old water heater.
Hello everyone!!! Oh what fun, we all need a certain amount of Maple syrup, the Glitter is a happy bonus as long as I don’t have to clean it all up XXX
My next door neighbor who has at least one cat has died. He was quite old and an ambulance had been called for him at least once before the final time this week.
Now it may actually be his wife’s cat, based on when I had to tell him his cat had died about 20 years ago. His reaction seemed more like she’s not going to be happy.
This strip is such a joy to look at. I haven’t been able to comment until now, but I saw it this morning and smiled for ages just thinking about it. What fun Sophie is having, at last!
…gotta say, everyone who’s so thrilled about the Tidy Woman having to clean this up is overlooking the fact that there’s almost certainly some underpaid regular house cleaner who’s about to get hit with a really nasty job. (Whoever they are, I hope they quit!)
There’s a new computer game in which you play as a little black kitty who has to make its way back home to an apartment several stories up. Very cute and wholesome from what I can tell—cartoony and no real danger (unlike the game Stray, which is excellent but does have some scary moments and a dangerous enemy). Anyway, the game—“Little Kitty, Big City”— lets you knock things off edges as much as you like—very cat-approved, lol =D
Ricky Bennett 3 months ago
Wow! She’s almost as bad as my five kids…
Gloria Fleming 3 months ago
YES!!!! Go Sophie, GO!!
Kitty Katz 3 months ago
Sophie is channeling her inner Lupin…And Ora Zella.
FreihEitner Premium Member 3 months ago
Mmm, maple syrup. :-)…
uncle snipe 3 months ago
This has to be Sophie’s greatest work of art so far. Dance of the Sugar Plum Scaries!
Gloria Fleming 3 months ago
Mixed Media Modernism! All M words! April 12, 2016
andycat Premium Member 3 months ago
Can-can!
thelsrc 3 months ago
It’s good to be bad.
Jacob Mattingly 3 months ago
Go girl go! And then get the heck out of here… though I get the feeling her woman is going to be what they get instead of animal control. Mostly because i’m not 100% certain this town HAS traditional animal control given Tommy’s woman tends to be the one to show up when they would.
uncle snipe 3 months ago
The Maple Syrup Massacre!
andycat Premium Member 3 months ago
I love seeing her so joyful!
Felicity Pearson Premium Member 3 months ago
I had been thinking that Sophie’s distraction might be enough to make the Tidy Woman throw her out … which as awful as that would normally be, is just what we need.
Catmom 3 months ago
Sophie, you go, girl! Find the china cabinet! And the one where the pots and pans are stored! And if they have a fridge with a water dispenser, flood that kitchen!
andycat Premium Member 3 months ago
I wonder, if Tommy and Sophie’s Woman answers the Animal Control call, if she’ll recognize Sophie’s most recent installation.
BarbaraKrooss 3 months ago
Recommendation for next track to play: David Bowie’s “Breaking Glass “
[Verse 1]Baby, I’ve been
Breaking glass in your room again
Listen
[Verse 2]Don’t look at the carpetI drew something awful on it
See
[Bridge]You’re such a wonderful person
But you got problems
I’ll never touch you
kgornick Premium Member 3 months ago
Lupin would be so impressed! Envious, even. Sophie did say some of her best work comes from the kitchen!
face.less_b 3 months ago
Hmmmm. All that commotion could cause a bit of a distraction.
kgornick Premium Member 3 months ago
Freedom does feel so good!
Sue Ellen 3 months ago
Sophie has a a lifetime of holding it all in. It’s good to see her finally letting it all out!
Jayfbird1969 Premium Member 3 months ago
Yes! Sophie, Yes! Embrace that inner chaos and wreak havoc upon that house!
Gloria Fleming 3 months ago
i am a little surprised that the maple syrup and squeeze bottles are out, but maybe she opened cabinet doors?
thelsrc 3 months ago
I just realized. Maple Syrup plus Glitter. Oh my Cat.
howtheduck 3 months ago
Not the maple syrup! Think of the children!
FreyjaRN Premium Member 3 months ago
Sophie’s doing a great job of distraction.
azkfwecho Premium Member 3 months ago
I love the Kick! in the last panel! So graceful! I wonder what’s in the bottles in panel 3? It is splooshing out. Maybe Ketchup? That would make a wonderful “design” for her Performance art.
JLChi 3 months ago
No! Not maple syrup!
Now you have have “scramble” some eggs.
cb8ty 3 months ago
Hopefully she doesn’t end up in the pantry with Gutter!
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member 3 months ago
That Awful Woman is going to have a stroke when she sees this. She’ll be so busy cleaning she won’t notice the gang is long gone.
Lady Bri 3 months ago
I think the fourth panel is my favourite! I love the thought of mustard and ketchup covering those white walls and floor! :D Every panel is havoc and joy unbridled!
Brian Premium Member 3 months ago
“Priscilla! What have you done?!
anneffa 3 months ago
She’s never had so much FUN!
WelshRat Premium Member 3 months ago
Chaos to please Ora Zella AND Lupin!
222jo 3 months ago
My ‘like’ finger is aching again.
ChristineFoxdale 3 months ago
WHEEEE !
ChristineFoxdale 3 months ago
And when you heard a dining room smash
Or up from the pantry there came a loud crash
Or down from the kitchen came a loud ping
From a vase which was commonly said to be Ming…
MoultonFamily 3 months ago
Yeah Sophie!
I AM CARTOON LADY! 3 months ago
Kick it! Kick it good! Dun dun da dun! The Tidy woman’s gonna freak- You broke her dishes! But the Dread just doesn’t care- She’ll do what she wishes! She’ll Kick it- Kick it good!
jonathan.prater 3 months ago
If ‘Animal Control’ doesn’t end up being Sophie’s woman, this mess might force Tidy Woman to take her to a vet, leading to a chip scan.
Tigrisan Premium Member 3 months ago
Spirit of the Staircase today…Brian is back from vacation and has picked up Devine from Matt. It totally reflects today’s comic here…
DM3456 3 months ago
You go, girl!
Space_cat 3 months ago
Roy is def better. He saw “Puddin Pop” (we call him that bc we think he is the father of Puddin’ a stray kitten we rescued late last year and was adopted by Barb’s ex) a local friendly (to me) feral who comes around a few times a week for pets and feeding. Roy is very jealous of him and started growling. Final proof, he is back to “normal” but still weaker and now lack night vision (Did he have a small stroke?). Poody has an appointment with our new (old) local vet at Sullivan County Animal Hospital Thursday afternoon. She seems OK with syringe feeding for the most part (puréed baby food meats) and is purring when I hold her. She has been sleeping on my dirty work clothes in a laundry basket. I feel terrible for her, that she is suffering.
cat19632001 3 months ago
That house isn’t going to be white anymore.
tatempleman 3 months ago
Sophie is rising all the way from victim to “Living Legend!” You go, Sophie!!!
Pet 3 months ago
Dance to the music! Dance! Dance!
:-D
win.45mag 3 months ago
She does what she wants. And has fun doing it.
crazymom34_2000 3 months ago
Such utter joy in creat the chaos!❤️❤️❤️❤️
crobinson019 3 months ago
She doesn’t seem so Dreadful now—unless you’re the Tidy Woman
katey11 Premium Member 3 months ago
Go Sophie! Food art is great! All the colors and textures. (And mess and stickiness.) and she seems to be enjoying it.
Trespassers W 3 months ago
Girls just wanta have fun!
arolarson Premium Member 3 months ago
And what a good idea to be wearing a plastic cape! Should protect most of her fur and clothes.
The Wolf In Your Midst 3 months ago
I think there’s something you should know
I think it’s time you let me go
There’s something deep inside of me
A terror that I get to be
I dumped your syrup in the drain
I wonder if these carpets stain
You might think I’m a brat
But you tidy folks do not suit this cat
.
(With a thousand groveling pardons to George Michael.)
rs0204 Premium Member 3 months ago
Across town, a tiny tortie suddenly awakes and raises her head, “Papa, I feel a disturbance in the Force.”
Miss Mina 3 months ago
Sophie’s masterpiece!
deojaideep aka Courage 3 months ago
This one definitely has the intro to “Back in Black” running in the background!
Gent 3 months ago
Takes that ya steenky aliens.
DorseyBelle 3 months ago
Chaos personified! As Sophie channels Jackson Pol lock.
jadem308 3 months ago
Go, Sophie!
Katzen1415 3 months ago
This chaotic glee is certainly reminiscent of other familiar cats. More than that, it’s fun!
grocks 3 months ago
OMC!! Sophie is marvelous and this strip is an instant classic.
eag46 3 months ago
After all that time cooped up in that carrier, called the wrong name, and taken from her home, this chaos must feel so good. Let it all out, Sophie!!
ekw555 3 months ago
I like the detail w/ the musical notes & broken hearts so we can imagine the (copyrighted) music playing as Sophie creates her messterpiece.
julie.mason1 Premium Member 3 months ago
“Girls just want to have fun!”
bryan42 3 months ago
This is so righteously adorable!!
mustardjmd 3 months ago
I love the unmitigated joy on Sophie’s face while she channels her inner artist (and also Lupin and Ora)!
Cassia 3 months ago
A little song, a little dance,
A little syrup down your pants.
- Chuckles
bonita.eley 3 months ago
You da cat, girl- you da CAT!
dmah Premium Member 3 months ago
I’d love to see some before/after photos of that room. Cats will make a place look lived in and loved. It’s too bad the Tidy Woman will never understand this. Hopefully, after Sophie’s done expressing herself, the TW will NEVER be tempted to bring another four-legger into her home again!
sisterea 3 months ago
Unleash the “Dread”!!!
ladykat 3 months ago
Way to go, Sophie! Wreck that kitchen to heck and back again! Ketchup and mustard and maple syrup – aesthetically very pleasing! Let the Existential Dread loose with glee!
old_geek 3 months ago
I thought the power was out…
anomalous4 3 months ago
OT: The saga continues…
GKBOWOOD Premium Member 3 months ago
Gutter needs to be released too!!
scyphi26 3 months ago
One of the downsides of keeping the interior of your house so neat and tidy is that you’re also making it into the biggest possible empty art canvas, just waiting to be filled. ;)
Aladar30 Premium Member 3 months ago
Cats really know the joy of destroying things.
Harold Blackorby 3 months ago
Yea! Dump that bottle of expensive, 100% pure Maple Syrup!!! Stick it to ’em! :-)
Catmom 3 months ago
O.T. Heat Relief
dv 3 months ago
Looks like somebody released the Kraken
Miss Mina 3 months ago
Such joy!
katey11 Premium Member 3 months ago
Maple syrup and GLITTER!
Mountaingreenery 3 months ago
It’s good to see Sophie so happy. :)
One Serious Cat 3 months ago
Joyful mayhem!
lpayne.1632 Premium Member 3 months ago
Ah, the majesty and awe (or is that shock and awe?) of Sophie’s magnum opus! The color! The texture! The combination of scattered cutlery, shattered glass and pottery, sticky and easily-spread materials! And she hasn’t even gotten to the paper towels, napkins, or toilet paper yet! The potential for pawprints EVERYWHERE! Visual proof that The ceiling is a floor if you believe!
Georgia Dunn creator 3 months ago
Originally I wrote this strip to specific lyrics to “I can do it with a broken heart,” by Taylor Swift—a song I really think captures Sophie’s whole journey this year! (Also a song I love myself!) When I reached out to my editor and they reached out to the legal department to get the specifics on “how many lyrics is too many lyrics to use from a song”, they VERY UNDERSTANDABLY said that unfortunately maybe one line could be used, but the rest would need to be parody. I’ve only mostly ever dealt in parody lyrics, so this made sense!
I’ll try to share a little video on social media today of how I originally planned out these panels! And over on Patreon in a few days, I’ll share this strip in color! Because—look closely!—I originally painted this strip in full color and then changed the hues in Photoshop, dropping a scan of the inked lines over the final version! This needed to be in color (for me and for Sophie to really enjoy ourselves making this mess, lol!), and exists in real life in full vibrancy!
Red Bird 3 months ago
I’m glad Sophie is having a smashing good time. She deserves it.
scaeva Premium Member 3 months ago
Sophie is making art until somebody screams!
tammyspeakslife Premium Member 3 months ago
Gosh lady I think the precious kitty you stole wants to go home!
Font Lady Premium Member 3 months ago
Shortly after we moved into this house when I was a kid, my mom was bringing in the groceries and the paper bag was a bit damp. The bottom of the bag split and a bottle of syrup broke on the living room carpet and soaked through the carpet and the padding all the way to the subfloor. For years, my mother tried to get it cleaned, even trying steam cleaning on more than one occasion, but nothing would get the sticky out. It might look clean for a few days, but then it would attract dirt. She finally got the chance to have it replaced after the water heater guys had a mishap when they removed her old water heater.
Fennec! at the Disco 3 months ago
Kitchen carnage! Woohoo!!
SheMc 3 months ago
Hello everyone!!! Oh what fun, we all need a certain amount of Maple syrup, the Glitter is a happy bonus as long as I don’t have to clean it all up XXX
willie_mctell 3 months ago
She has achieved what raccoons dream of.
MoultonFamily 3 months ago
I bet that this story arc is going to end in at most 5-10 more comic strips
turner7811 Premium Member 3 months ago
Panel 2–the unadulterated glee on that sweet face makes me sooo happy!
MT Wallet 3 months ago
My next door neighbor who has at least one cat has died. He was quite old and an ambulance had been called for him at least once before the final time this week.
Now it may actually be his wife’s cat, based on when I had to tell him his cat had died about 20 years ago. His reaction seemed more like she’s not going to be happy.
GaryCooper 3 months ago
Catch the wave!
erinurse2000 3 months ago
Sophie is the epitome of girl power!
cb8ty 3 months ago
Considering the BPH crew is watching this live with Burt. I can see Ora Zella dancing along.
Le'letha Premium Member 3 months ago
This strip is such a joy to look at. I haven’t been able to comment until now, but I saw it this morning and smiled for ages just thinking about it. What fun Sophie is having, at last!
Le'letha Premium Member 3 months ago
…gotta say, everyone who’s so thrilled about the Tidy Woman having to clean this up is overlooking the fact that there’s almost certainly some underpaid regular house cleaner who’s about to get hit with a really nasty job. (Whoever they are, I hope they quit!)
Le'letha Premium Member 3 months ago
Can this be a wraparound coffee mug design? I don’t even drink coffee (or most hot drinks, actually), and I’d buy that.
Trespassers W 3 months ago
Sophie in this strip reminds me so much of Lupin in the May 12, 2019 strip!
Taracinablue 3 months ago
There’s a new computer game in which you play as a little black kitty who has to make its way back home to an apartment several stories up. Very cute and wholesome from what I can tell—cartoony and no real danger (unlike the game Stray, which is excellent but does have some scary moments and a dangerous enemy). Anyway, the game—“Little Kitty, Big City”— lets you knock things off edges as much as you like—very cat-approved, lol =D
kittylover.truitt 3 months ago
I love this!
Sue Ellen 3 months ago
OH MY GOUDA! We have managed to generate over 500 comments.
MikeTheGoldfish 3 months ago
Joyous, art making Sophie is the best kind of chaos.