Garfield without Garfield

A great page was brought to my attention at Laelaps called Garfield without Garfield.

The site describes itself as:

Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let’s laugh and learn with him on a journey deep into the tortured mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness in a quiet American suburb.

Here's a sample.

Again here's a link to the site with many more great strips like this one.

A major life update post is coming... just not now.

The trailer for it goes something like this (imagine in a cool full on hollywood preview announcer voice):

A student teacher on the brink of his last placement. A birthday he wasn't too keen on. A present with potential unknown. A girlfriend getting ill very early in the morning.

He is Student Teacher Man!!!