This weekend, DC travelers had to contend with this. On every line. All weekend. My heart goes out to everyone that doesn’t get to walk, bike or drive to where they’re going, because it’s going to be a while.

We’re in the FINAL DAYS of ordering CATS DON’T CARE for preorder. So far only mostly women’s shirts (and one awesome men’s shirt) have been ordered, so this might be the first all-ladies shirt I make after the preorder. During the preorder, get whatever you want. We’ll see what happens. If you want yours for only $15 in any size you need, better order now.

WMATA (Washington Metro Area Transit Authority) needs some updates and additions to the iconic map it’s been using for the last 30 years, and to make the changes they brought in the original designer, Lance Wyman. It’s nice to see them going back to the person who created it, and not some new designer looking to make his mark and alter things.

The article is a good one, goes into some of Lance’s work, the difficulties of the redesign process, and some history behind the original map. Did you know Lance wanted to make cool little icon illustrations for every station? All that and more in the article, as well as a nice photo gallery.

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Did you see the monster post I wrote below? You should check it out. I’m redesigning the site, and all that is a way to look at not just making it look nice, but thinking of a better way to make this and other webcomic sites work. Check it out, won’t you? HERE »

In other news, here’s an interview I did with the Art Directors’ Club of Metropolitan Washington. Check that out too! HERE »

Quick note: The last few comics apparently skipped a number, so I just went through and cleaned up what was 337-339 which is now 336-338 (and now this is 339 and not 340). Thanks to Systemics Suiken and Zethreal for pointing it out!

I think anyone who rides the subway / metro / light rail often enough has had operators like this. Especially here in DC, where WMATA has blessed us with some real gems. Have any good stories about train operators? Share ‘em in the comments!

Heads up, preorders are going to open up for a new shirt at Hilariawesome.com! What will it be? This should give you a hint…

Friday’s comic apparently didn’t go up properly.  Will be fixed soon.  Meanwhile, enjoy this one about the term “junkomfortable”.  AKA when underwear attacks.  If you like this one, check out all the comics tagged “rules”, which are all along the same lines.

Reminder!  There’s still a week to enter the 1-year anniversary / Jimmy the Murderdog contest!  Have received some great entries so far, but need plenty more.  Remember, you can win some great The System merch.  Details to be found here.

Don’t make him turn this metro train around.

Relatiolators and Escalationships are real problems in DC.  Too bad mine hasn’t worked out like this.  Btw, credit goes to my friend Rachel on this, who came up with these ideas long ago and was kind enough to let me put it into a comic.  If you’re in DC, check her out Friday night in the DCist Exposed show.