Spark Comic 24 - Notetaking

December 6th, 2011
Spark Comic # 24 - Notetaking

Apologies for the gaps between new comics, but I'm busy, yadda yadda yadda. You get it.

This comic idea came to me when I was making notes about pictures to prepare for my Slide Recognition Test that was actually an in-class exam and is based on actual notes I took for it. I've ALWAYS done this when taking notes, especially in High School (Something like this is only half as wacky as my High School Notes!). I either totally space out and procrastinate at some points or I pay attention whilst drawing random things on my paper. My notes, as you can tell, are also REALLY unconventional... But they work! I wanted to make the first panel purely cursive after the title, but I just couldn't do it. Cursive is annoying to write in on a tablet, and annoying in general except when doing a signature (Which I didn't do in cursive this time ironically to keep with the theme of the second panel). I don't understand why they force cursive writing down our throats so much as kids when NOBODY that isn't a Doctor is going to use it. That last note on the second panel is taken straight from my notes, the rest were approximately what I put down to remember that Slide since I couldn't find my notes! XD

I made this comic quickly and in a hurry, but overall it was REALLY fun to do. I don't take written notes too much nowadays since I'm allowed to use my computer in class now in University so it was exhilarating to do this again and draw all sorts of wacky things. This was also the first time I've used Sketchbook Pro for a comic. It's an awesome program. I haven't used it much, but I don't have to. I'm on the trial version and the trial is activation-based, meaning it won't expire until you've used it a certain amount of times. I've had it for almost a year and still have 5 tries remaining.

Despite what you may think of my notetaking style, I'm a pretty good student. I know my material, I work hard at everything and I've always got good marks, even in Grade school, in pretty much every course I've ever taken (With the exception of Math and French. CURSE YOU FRENCH CLASS!!!). I'm not a bad student really, I just have... different ways of doing things...

Also, I got almost perfect on that test I was studying for. See, I told you these notes work!

See you next comic!