I finished tonight's strip before midnight and I have like 18 (17!) minutes before it even shows up on the site! So! I'm gonna give you a lightly-buzzed blog post, because why not?

You may have noticed that some of the ad spaces on this site are blank. I just wanted to give you a heads-up (no apostrophe, hyphenated because I'm using the two words together as one noun)... that it's normal. We're trying out some new stuff here at GWS and there will be some changes to the website along the way. I'll explain in more detail later.

Also, as usual I'm impressed by the civility in the blog comments; thanks for continuing to prove that not all comments sections/forums on the Internet need to be a cesspool of indecency and aggression. You guys make me proud. :)

That said, I feel I should clear up a few things that I was surprised to see people saying about Thea's family:

• We don't know anything about Thea's parents' involvement during Maya's fight with cancer.


• Did Thea's sister really FORCE Thea to see their parents?


• Did Mimi force Thea, either?

I'm just saying, I think Thea's an adult who can make her own decisions. I think (I hope!) that you yourselves have close friends and loved ones who will suggest things to you, try to get you out of your shell, make a change that you may otherwise not do on your own... and that if they have a point, you'll agree with them.

But if you think they're wrong, I hope you'll tell them so, and you'll hold fast to your convictions.