https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/ MeditationFunnies - Dreamwidth Studios Sun, 03 May 2026 19:54:37 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios meditationfunnies personal https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/17989.html Sun, 03 May 2026 19:54:37 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/17989.html Free Comic Book Day was yesterday, but every day is free comic book day here at the Institute. Here are some recent titles available for free, today or any day. Just get me yr address in some form: DM or write to the PO box in bio<br /><br /><img referrerpolicy="no-referrer" src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/FF005_20260502_500.png" alt="Cover of a minicomic, Funnies Funnies number five. Features the title and an empty rectangle. " /><br /><img referrerpolicy="no-referrer" src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/MF028_20260502_500.png" alt="Cover of a minicomic, Meditation Funnies number 28. Features a severed finger. " /><br /><img referrerpolicy="no-referrer" src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/MF029cover_20260502_500.png" alt="Cover of a minicomic, Meditation Funnies number 29, says MF#29 in bubble letters. " /><br /><img referrerpolicy="no-referrer" src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/MFSE02cover_20260502_500.png" alt="Cover of a minicomic, Meditation Funnies Special Edition number 2. Features a monk fanning himself. " /><br /><img referrerpolicy="no-referrer" src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/TEX01_20260502_500.png" alt="Cover of a minicomic, Textures One. Features the title (with a pretentious Roman numeral for the One) in the center of a spiral that fills the whole cover. " /><br /><img referrerpolicy="no-referrer" src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/TP01_20260502_500.png" alt="Cover of a minicomic, Telephone Poles. Features a telephone pole. " /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=17989" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/17989.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/17871.html Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:29:56 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/17871.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/concordance_20260408.png" alt="A table with headings Catalog Number, Page, and Description. Each row contains a description of one page of the first issue of Meditation Funnies. " referrerpolicy="no-referrer"><br />The grand concordance is in progress! I lost track of which ideas I've already used, so I had to make a list.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=17871" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/17871.html public 2 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/17657.html Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:22:39 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/17657.html I must finish my grand concordance of all my comix so I know when I'm repeating myself.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=17657" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/17657.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/17291.html Sun, 22 Mar 2026 21:13:18 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/17291.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/007-15_poems_500.png" alt="The meditating man says, Thinking about the bad &quot;poems&quot; I wrote when I was 17. The Imp: You remember them fondly. The man: They were terrible but they were the best of me. " referrerpolicy="no-referrer"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=17291" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/17291.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/17149.html Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:36:18 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/17149.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/postage_20260205_500.jpg" alt="An envelope with my address on it. In the bare upper right corner, the post office stamped it, Return for postage, with a hand pointing back to the return address. Oh and there are a pair of eyes drawn above my address. " referrerpolicy="no-referrer" /><br />It's amazing how much stuff gets to me with no postage on it whatsoever.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=17149" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/17149.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/16641.html Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:25:32 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/16641.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/007-14_OldSutras_500.png" alt="The Imp looks at a book of old sutras and says, Don&#39;t take this stuff literally. Oh I would never, replies the meditating man, while thinking, I&#39;m totally taking it literally. " referrerpolicy="no-referrer" /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=16641" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/16641.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/16585.html Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:43:39 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/16585.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/007-11_flowerPot_500.png" alt="A flower pot falls out of the sky onto the head of the meditating man. " referrerpolicy="no-referrer" /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=16585" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/16585.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/16281.html Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:04:49 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/16281.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/sandalfeet_20260128_500.jpg" alt="Crude ballpoint pen on notebook paper drawing of feet in sandals. A couple of lines and squiggles really. " referrerpolicy="no-referrer" /><br />Sandal feet<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=16281" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/16281.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/16127.html Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:32:26 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/16127.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/007-10_genocide_500.png" alt="The meditating man says, If you truly believe you&#39;re right you&#39;ll justify all sorts of terrible things. The Imp says: If you don&#39;t believe you&#39;re right, you&#39;ll let other people do all sorts of terrible things. The man: So all roads lead to genocide? " referrerpolicy="no-referrer" /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=16127" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/16127.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/15688.html Tue, 27 Jan 2026 01:21:57 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/15688.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/20260126_bubblegum_500.jpg" alt="A round little cartoon cranium blows a very large bubblegum bubble. " referrerpolicy="no-referrer" /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=15688" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/15688.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/15462.html Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:19:17 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/15462.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/007-09_Being_500.png" alt="The Imp asks the meditating man, Are you doing this for the benefit of all beings or just for your own mental health? The man replies, Ain&#39;t I a being?! " referrerpolicy="no-referrer" /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=15462" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/15462.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/15115.html Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:15:17 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/15115.html <img src="http://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/20260123_nietzsche_500.jpg" alt="Sketchy pen drawing. One figure lies dead. Long beard, robe, exes for eyes. Another figure stands over him, setting a foot atop his body in a conquering gesture. Massive huge mustache and eyebrows, crazy eyes. " referrerpolicy="no-referrer" /><br />I felt like illustrating Uncle Friedrich's famous declaration, but I don't know if I'll figure out anything to do with it.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=15115" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/15115.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/14890.html Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:45:24 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/14890.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/007-08_Good_500.png" alt="Simple cartoony drawing of a pencil drawing a meditating man. From off panel, the person drawing says, Resisting the urge to try to make this good. (Good is in quotes.) The meditating man replies, same here. " referrerpolicy="no-referrer" /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=14890" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/14890.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/14687.html Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:18:12 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/14687.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/20260120_thanx_500.png" alt="Scribbled ballpoint pen drawing on notebook paper. The Imp grinning holds up a couple dollar bills in each hand. The sitting man smiles and declares, We eat! Imp replies, What do you mean we, poog? Caption: Thanks for the dough. " referrerpolicy="no-referrer" /><br />The Institute as always is grateful to our donors without whom our Imp might waste away.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=14687" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/14687.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/14382.html Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:30:35 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/14382.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/006-18_meaning4sense_20241117_500.png" alt="Simple cartoony drawing. A meditating man says, I&#39;ve always searched for something that will make the world make sense. A small imp with devil horns and a striped shirt/dress replies, What you need to do is get comfortable living in a world that doesn&#39;t make sense. " referrerpolicy="no-referrer" /><br />Reposting for my friend Jay. He liked this one. I gave him the original. RIP<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=14382" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/14382.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/14319.html Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:37:51 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/14319.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/backissues_20251015.jpg" alt="Lots of mini-comics in a tattered box with Back Issues scrawled on it in marker. In the background, a cluttered desk, an Altoids box, artists tools in coffee cups. One cup says Morro Bay California. One says Bianchi. " referrerpolicy="no-referrer" /><br />Our flagship title is on hiatus. Many backissues are still available, and still free. Get @ me.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=14319" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/14319.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/13896.html Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:19:22 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/13896.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/terminal_20251014.png" referrerpolicy="no referrer" alt="Unix terminal session. White text, black background. List of processes executed in the course of burning a CD. " /><br />Our mix tapes are also available on compact disc, by request.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=13896" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/13896.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/13605.html Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:29:46 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/13605.html <img alt="Cover image. Simple pen drawing. The letters LUUUV scattered around with a couple red hearts and a face vomiting. " referrerpolicy="no referrer" src="https://eliashiebert.com/tapes/luuuv.png" /><br />Another mix already? Yes. Laid-back luv sawngs for cuffing season. Live at <a href="https://eliashiebert.com/tapes" title="tapes" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">eliashiebert.com/tapes</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=13605" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/13605.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/13442.html Sat, 02 Aug 2025 02:12:43 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/13442.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/027-09_20250801.png" alt="Simple cartoony pen drawing. A head in profile with a lock symbol on it. Each of us is always alone in their own head. No way in or out. " referrerpolicy="no-referrer" /><br /><img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/027-10_20250801.png" alt="A bunch of heads with lock symbols on the side. Two are talking to each other, two are looking at something, two are kissing. But at least we&#39;re all alone together. " referrerpolicy="no-referrer" /><br />In the mail today! Meditation Funnies #27! I'm not revealing the cover this time cuz I want you to see it for the first time in print. If you're not on board, contact me in some way for your free copy!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=13442" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/13442.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/13177.html Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:05:59 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/13177.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/tapes/TheTheory.jpg" alt="Cover image. Green monospace text on black bacground. The Theory. " referrerpolicy="no referrer" /><br />Brand! New! Mix! From Saturated Fat Tapes! Download <a href="https://eliashiebert.com/tapes">here</a> or write me for physical media. (I know youd rather have a Spotify playlist or whatever but if you can't download & play an mp3 file I don't know what to tell you)<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=13177" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/13177.html mixtape public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/12936.html Tue, 15 Jul 2025 23:48:59 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/12936.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/007-07_ReligionOrHobby_20250715_500.png" referrerpolicy="no-referrer" alt="Looking a little suspicious, the imp asks, Is this your religion or your hobby? The meditating man replies, Er.... " /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=12936" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/12936.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/12676.html Wed, 09 Jul 2025 18:34:44 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/12676.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/007-05_NotThinking_500.png" referrerpolicy="no-referrer" alt="Our meditating man thinks, Hey, I&#39;m not thinking! " /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=12676" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/12676.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/12491.html Tue, 08 Jul 2025 18:22:23 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/12491.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/mix_20250704_500.png" alt="A collection of waveforms in an audio editor application. " /><br />Looks like a new mix is happening. Check for it around the end of the month. <a href="https://eliashiebert.com/tapes" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">eliashiebert.com/tapes</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=12491" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/12491.html saturated fat tapes public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/12113.html Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:18:40 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/12113.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/eleceds1_20250617_500.png" alt="The meditating man says New Electronic Editions now available! The phrase electronic editions is in that old school computer font you seen on the bottom of your checkbook. "><br />Brand new electronic versions of Meditation Funnies numbers 3, 6, 24 and 25 now in the <a href="http://ko-fi.com/MeditationFunnies/shop">ko-fi shop</a> and at <a href="https://archive.org/search?query=tdssmmi">archive.org</a>, for all you who like to read off a screen or just don't want to wait for the mail.<br /><img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/eleceds2_20250617_500.png" alt="The imp shows with his fingers the four new editions: number 3, number 6, number 24, number 25. "><br />Regular paper version of many issues are still available on request. Hit me up here or write to POSTAL CUSTOMER / PO BOX 200394 / DENVER CO 80220<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=12113" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/12113.html public 0 https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/11828.html Mon, 09 Jun 2025 21:16:38 GMT https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/11828.html <img src="https://eliashiebert.com/blog/images/wormup_20250609_500.png" alt="Pen drawing of a segmented worm with the words, worm up. " /><br />Gettin reddy ta draw<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=meditationfunnies&ditemid=11828" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://meditationfunnies.dreamwidth.org/11828.html public 0