I'm thinking it's not an accident. She's just using the pocket as an alternative tool belt. (Not a Trump joke. I honestly interpreted it that way.)

You think that's bad? Here in the Crappy Suburbs, we're willing to brave tolls, gridlock, lack of parking, and parking tickets you have to take out a second mortgage to pay for (or lose your license), just to look at a neighborhood with a modicum of character.

Seattle? You're an amateur. I live in the DC metro, which, by some metrics, has the worst traffic problems in the country, beating out L.A. and even fucking New York.

I work from home now, but it used to take me over an hour to commute from one Fairfax county, VA suburb to another (about 10 miles away) for work.

Getting into the actual city is insane. It is impossible to get to work at 9am. And I mean against the laws of physics impossible. There's a sort of event horizon effect as you approach the city in the morning.

There are people who commute into DC every day from West Fucking Virginia, 60+ miles out. They wake up at 4am to get to work at 6:30 or 7am; but at least they avoid rush hour, right?

Wrong. Evening rush hour in DC starts at 2:30pm and ends at about 8pm.

So, yeah. Traffic.

I didn't take in the background until about the third time looking at the comic. That is absolutely stunning -- well above and beyond the call of duty for this medium.

As someone who spent four years writing and illustrating a Web comic, during which time I produced about 4 attractive panels, I truly envy your artistry.