30 Women’s Everyday Problems That Perfectly Sum Up Life As A 21st Century Woman
Interview With Artist"Romanian-Canadian artist and lazy fairy." This is how Cassandra Calin describes herself and it's kinda fitting. The well-known cartoonist, illustrator, and graphic designer is based in Montreal, Canada. She talks about her everyday life, personal experiences, and first world problems in witty and funny comics that many people from around the world relate to.
The artist's cartoon drawings are hand-drawn using Pigma Micron Pens (005 and 01) and a Sharpie permanent marker with Chisel Tip. Each drawing idea can take anywhere from 2 to 4 hours to create, depending on how detailed it is.
Take a look at some of her newest highly relatable comics below and make sure to follow the artist if you liked her work! Be sure to upvote these cute comics and share with your friends if you know they love cartoons and good humor. Bored Panda talked to Cassandra about her webcomics and her art, so make sure to scroll down for the full interview. And also check out our previous articles about Cassandra here, here, and here. Oh, and here as well.
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The only investment you’ll never regret—-though I’d diversify my portfolio with cats too.
lol this is my literal dream if I won the lottery....buy a few acres with a nice pond and adopt tons of dogs that need a home!
...and buy 40 fenced acres, where they can run/play, build an indoor/outdoor structure for Kitties, add massive barn/corral for horses/burros/donkeys/mules (+ elephants/circus creatures) that are either BLM or "unwanted"/rescued/abused/etc., and a Visitor's/Adoption Center for people to come visit/play/help care/love/learn about/adopt... finally, build a little 1 story house where I can live the remainder of my life and protect/LOVE/care for/earn their trust/redeem humanity/spend 24/7 with each of them!!
Free spay neuter clinics, get rid of all kill shelters, support sanctuaries. Sigh
unfortunately this is me. My shower looks like a sacrificial Shine to the hair gods.
Load More Replies...My sister is on her cycle and she just screamed at me because her rice wasn't burning hot. Thankfully I'm almost deaf (not old, just born like this :DDD) so
Load More Replies...and eat chocolate (or/and something sweet and unhealthy made with chocolate)
Yeah, thanks for the sympathy, now bring me some Midol and ice cream!
“From a very young age, I wanted to become an artist,” Cassandra said there was barely any doubt about her future. “When I was a toddler, I scribbled on my parents' furniture and, ever since that day, I just drew all the time.”
She joked: “But of course, I had to quickly switch to drawing on paper, for my parents' own sanity.”
Yes, that's where I'm at right now. My apartment looks like a Dollar Tree and a laundromat got into a fight.
Load More Replies...Does it show the messy hair you get after you take the covers off?... and having to brush it all ;-;
Everything has its place. And it must be out there IMMEDIATELY!
Load More Replies...So no one but me is bothered by the view from the window in the last picture?
Yes everyone is too accepting of a future alien antichrist reality
Load More Replies...this happens to me a lot another big problem is when I come out from the cold and walk into a hot cafe or something my har frizzes up a lot and makes it impossible to see XD
If I wear a knit cap, for ANY length of time...or just look at one, my head become a tangle of static! As a matter of fact, I can spend 5 minutes or 5 hours any time of the year...on the coast/a mountain top or in a swamp/desert/forest/cave...and within 15 minutes of walking out of the room, my board straight & baby fine hair falls flat against my scalp. NO amount/type/brand of product changes that. UGGH!
Load More Replies...So punny. Much puns. I love puns so freaking much. Pls follow my Twitter. I literally have no friends. Both in real life and twitter. https://mobile.twitter.com/Ahfrick1
Load More Replies...For me it's the opposite. When I go to work in the morning I put all my hair under my hat and look absolutely awful all the way there. But when I arrive I take off the hat and my hair looks great. XD If I don't do this, my hair has already exploded before I'm even there...
"The challenge is having to get out of my comfort zone. I used to only draw people and willingly avoid backgrounds, because they took too much time and dedication. But when you draw comics, unfortunately you can't always avoid them,” the artist revealed what she finds difficult to do.
“The most enjoyable aspect? Drawing people. I love drawing faces, facial expressions, clothing and, as it probably shows, hair!”
Cassandra share some advice with those artists and cartoonists who are struggling with their work: “I think social media is a great way to build and connect to an audience. But don't stress on creating solely what's considered "safe" or "trending" (because trends change so quickly anyway), but instead do what you genuinely enjoy.”
Me, too. On me, a mini is full length, and a tunic is a mini. LOL
Load More Replies...Me - EVERY time... "Oh... you meant midi for normal or AVERAGE height people ... which is not me." - the other issue: "Petite size just means SHORT... not super skinny."
And the extreme fun of tripping and stepping on the bottom of your flared jeans.
Um, Reality is how a midi is supposed to fit. ie; midi; halfway between knees and ankles.
You sholud know from the number of articles which try to suggest how good they look! Yeah, fashion companies just want to sell another ugly s....
My wife did one with her brother, he looks exactly the same. I can't un-see it lol.
I cant stand that even in winter. I gotta be hair free. Hate how it feels but if someone else wants to let theirs grow, I aint judging them.
I love how there's no hair on the thigh. To make it a reality, the bush needs to come out the shorts... I'm not a hairy gal but this is my life. TMI?
Because of dry skin?? When I moved into the (AZ) desert 23 years ago, someone WONDERFUL saw my VERY pale skin & NATURAL red hair, and gave me an INCREDIBLE GIFT! They advised me to mix EQUIAL amounts of Almond oil, Caster oil, and extra-EXTRA Virgin Olive oil in container, then after you've finished rinsing off in a warm/hot shower, pour the liquid in on hand to smooth over your entire body while still in the shower. I use it from my face down to the bottoms of my feet, then towel dry once out. I've not developed any wrinkles/lines (or pimples/blemishes) since I started this routine, and my skin is always soft & supple...NEVER OILY or dried...even after a week of the outback/camping/hiking. I'd hate to think of what my skin would look and feel like it I hadn't taken the advise! Let me know if anyone tries it. FYI....Generic Grocery Store brand oils WORK JUST AS WELL AS any Name Brands/Essential Oils I've tried.
She went on to say that building a large audience isn’t easy and won’t happen overnight. “I think it's nice to shift the focus from "having x, y, z followers" to "taking this opportunity to build an online portfolio". Create for the simple purpose of creating, learning and improving. As cliché as this sounds, if you're having fun in the process and it doesn't feel like a chore, you're doing it right!”
It looks like that awful make up trend in the 90s; the darkest lip liner you can find with the lightest lipstick you can find. I went to school with a couple of girls who would use the lightest shade of concealer as lipstick and block kohl eyeliner for lip liner.
Welcome to Canada! I start hibernation with the first flake as well :D
My wife is the same no matter what the weather is and trying to wake her is like trying to wake a lioness in a bad mood.
Load More Replies...I spent a month in the snow earlier this year, and I salute those of you who live in snow-zones. I always thought it looked so fun and I had no clue how much it f*****g sucks! You’re wet, you’re cold, your carpet is never clean, and you still have to go shovel the driveway and scrape off your car. I still think it’s beautiful, but holy s**t that’s a lot of extra work.
I'm tall and thin. All the dresses in my size require shorts or leggings. The struggle is reeeeeal
A bad case of "I don't have anything to wear" is NEVER anything to joke about!
I can see an "expectation", and 100% of the time, I look like a "reality".
i wore my husband's t shirts alot esp. at night-too hot and cumbersome now even tho i'm fat
According to the freelance illustrator, the webcomic series Cassandra Comics is semi-autobiographical, borrowing some aspects and experiences from her own life.
However, her comics are far from the only thing that Cassandra does in life. Cassandra the artist is well-known throughout the industry. Among the people and organizations she’s worked with are: CollegeHumor, Simon & Schuster, Mattel, Les editions les Malins, BOOM! Studios, etc.
OMG!!!! I SWEAR THIS IS ME?! Where are the cameras located in my apartment?!?!?!?!
I don't think it's sweat. I think it refers to how deodorant makes stains on the shirt (based on the image of the black shirt having white stains.) It always happens to me.
Good to know I'm not the only one who feels like a hairy, sweaty monster.
Antiperspirants are getting better at not ruining clothes. I wear black shirts when I know I might sweat like a pig D:
Tip for any women who leaks a lot from under her armpits, go to your doctor for help. For years I didn't dare to wear tops that weren't black. Even when doing nothing and even not sweating, I somehow always had wet spots. It was really affecting my self confidence. Till one day i had enough and asked the doctor. She gave me something to put under my armpits once a week. And no more wet spots!
i can relate, my legs requires shaving daily while head hair grows 1cm/year
I once read that it can LOOK like your head hair grows slow when you have split ends... because the ends of the hairs just keep breaking off. FWITW I figure that's what's happening with my hair... been meaning to use conditioner more regularly (so my hair is smoother and doesn't tangle and rip when I comb) and braid my hair during the night (again to prevent tangles and ripping)... except I keep forgetting.
Load More Replies...I don’t get it. Why does every girl wants SHAVED LEGS?! It’s not the outside what counts, it’s the inside!
I shave because I love the smooth feeling. It's not about anyone else...you shouldn't judge what's on the inside just because I don't like my legs hairy! Everyone should make their own choice and not have to justify it!
Load More Replies...No, that's me. Summer comes around. 8am: I shave(armpits, crotch, legs) in the shower. 2 pm: I get my swimsuit on a realize my armpit hair is longer than my actual hair and my leg hair is like an inch long.
Don't shave and it's settled. I've waxed every three weeks and now I hardly ever have hair on my legs, one year later.
What’s more, the Romanian-Canadian is the author of the Still Just Kidding graphic novel. She also sells art prints on Society6, a website known for its artistic and creative crowd.
Cassandra’s popularity is not to be understated. She has nearly 2 million followers on Instagram and almost the same amount of fans on Facebook. It’s no wonder because her art is very pleasing to the eye.
I've always liked it because you can find stuff there that are not in the shops. I hate wearing the same as everybody else.
Buying from thrift stores isn't "bad" or "poor." In fact I think it's a smart ways to find CUTEEEEEE clothes and save MONEYYYYYYY
The lesson here... if it isn't illegal and isn't hurting others... just do it and screw those people who look down their nose at you. More often than not... give it a few years and they'll hypocrite the heck out of themselves (and then vehemently deny that they EVER were rude to you in the past...)
This speaks to my soul. As a kid who grew up having to wear thrift store clothes.... seeing how trendy it is today just makes me mad. I buy brand new clothes strictly out of principle... and trauma. Of course I get badass deals and buy clothes for as much as I’d spend at a thrift store.
I find thrifting fun. It's where I got my favourite leather jacket!
That would be my boyfriend: always super cuddly even when I’m having a bad day
when im angry and someone does this... i always try to stay mad.. but i always end up looking constipated
Poor girl as well! Once I was on my period while camping.... near the beach...... and I love swimming.
Load More Replies...Dear Pandas, what do you think of Cassandra’s comics and artwork? Which of her cartoons made you smile and chuckle? Share your thoughts with us in the comments and maybe even drop a word or two for Cassandra if she’s reading.
Why do the upstairs neighbors always seem to be on a year round elephant migration route? And why aren’t apartment buildings constructed with soundproofing between units—-not just the walls, but between floors too?
Fortunately, and finally, new residential buildings in the UK have to be soundproofed between floors - even in the same house and not just between apartments. Now just need to be able to afford a new build... um...
Load More Replies...Replace this with **SUPER LOUD KARAOKE SINGING** and you've got my parents and their friends.
In the grave. Their parents are in the grave. (I'm not english lmao sorry)
A developer rented the whole floor on top of my place on a long term lease and turned it into six student apartments. They are all great! I just love to have young people there so that there is more life in the building, but ... sometimes I worry that I am playing music too loud when I am staying up too late.
YUP - the partner always manages to find the WORST and most UNFLATTERING angle... and takes the pic. Had an ex who for **some** reason constantly took pictures with the lens at chin level (you know... the angle that makes **everyone** look like they have a double chin)... and these were photos at events that were once-in-a-lifetime. I asked him "What the HECK are you doing??" - mind you... he was nearly 6'0" tall and I'm 5'0"... so it's not like he's USED to seeing me from that angle either... he was just an idiot.
My husband can't seem to take any photos that aren't blurry as hell, does my nut in!
So me, on Germany winter. I can't imagine if I would live somewhere with really snow.
I knitted a huge double thickness wrap. Was at the doctor's and she said "Take off your jumper and that...that...what is that?" "The duvet wouldn't fit in the car"
I remember a time I was happy when the house phone rang... it was a simpler time. I had to drive my gas guzzler 3 miles to school and back, in sunny weather.....
instinctively when i draw i always make the face of the person i'm drawing. no wonder people think i'm so angry all the time...
I do the same when I write stories and describe the emotions my characters do :D
Load More Replies...Find out no one gives an F about your degree and won't hire you because you have no experience.
I love how the hair is drawn in every comic... The hair is always AMAZING AF!!!
Me: Posts a comment. *Malia person starts trying to randomly promote her twitter*. Malia, THIS IS WHY YOU HAVE NO FRIENDS. PLEASE STOP!
Load More Replies...I'm just the opposite. If my ears are covered, I can't keep it out of my eyes.
Is it the curse of the smallish head? My sister has that problem. She has to always get small sized hats but they still end up in her eyes.
Load More Replies...*instinctively pulls down my beanie so it almost covers my eyes.* Hey, it covers all the zits on my forehead... But I also had to shop in the mens section like I've been doing since I was like 10.
My head is so big that most knit hats look like a swim cap...every now and again I find a huge one and it fits...so of course I lose it
That's me! I've got big curly hair so I look Like Larry Fine with a condom on his head.
Buy it after V-day for yourself. 50% off, but low selection. good enough for me!
I give my husband chocolate cherries. Because he loves them and I hate them. I would do this^ with a box of chocolates. When I give him the cherries, he knows they're really for him.
My company in a nutshell. Each of us receives approximately 100 e-mails per day, twice as much on busy days. After every vacation I take, I know more or leas which number to expect in my work inbox. Then I have to filter out and separate the e-mails that concern my role, and suddenly it's almost empty again.
you know, you can create a bunch of filters and a bunch of email folders that will do that all for you it's really quite amazing.
Load More Replies...I'm retired and somehow get 500 emails a day. I unsubscribe, and... Hydra!
my hair is thick and curly, and i live in georgia. the humidity is my enemy
I managed it for four months! The downhill point was inevitable though...
It's cool that your insecurity gives you something to make comics about. Maybe like yourself more? Eat what you want, do what you want, live how you want. Stop worrying wtf anyone else thinks.
imma try this year but i have sugar cookies in the kitchen right now and.....
I can't not do some form of exercise, I get so restless. If i'm not going to the gym I HAVE to pick up a sport, or go running... Anything so i'm not sat on my a*s doing nothing
I have 2 long haired dogs. I should know better than to buy black clothes.
BusLady - I had two black & white terriers. I couldn't wear black OR white. Loved them anyway. pip-5daa06...5e2f85.jpg
My Borzoi is a «snuggler« I eat,breathe and wear doghair,so what!? IMG_201408...045e00.jpg
I have 3 cats of varying fur length, waist length hair, and my boyfriend has a fairly long beard. We just shed all over each other.
how about you try this with f*****g cat hair??? its so much harder without a lint roller
I'm 35 and going to Harry Potter World next month with my other half. I'm stupidly excited 😁
My husband and I went around the time it opened and had SOOO much fun. And that is saying a lot because my husband doesn't like Harry Potter stuff, lol. Hope you have fun!!!
Load More Replies...I saw this while hunched over, sighed and didn’t move. 😆 😂 😭
Load More Replies...Own your curls girl! They may not always do what you want- but they are yours :)
I cried the first time this happened with my sims. Now I don't let them have a stove till hey have five cooking!..and have fire alarms every room. And take out all the fireplaces......yeah maybe i get over involved......*cough* i used to drown them. Now we don't have to!
Load More Replies...When I'm tired of playing a family I have been guilty of making them die cruel and unusual deaths. I should probably admit this to my therapist.
except mine are never tiny!!! I swear theres NOTHING there & then next morning - theres a 3FOOT LONG one!!! ugh lol
Load More Replies...this is me I have three different rogue chin hairs that pop up. three different colors too one grey, one black and one red... go figure
I agree except when you want to pay cash and the app will only place the order if you pay by credit card.
Load More Replies...i thought that was called the backspace-i was lied to
Load More Replies...Who wants to be the same as everyone else? Be proud to be weird!
Load More Replies...I hate the ones that have fake pockets. What's even the point of them?
i'm morning person since birth, can easily wake up at 5 am but barely stay awake after 9 pm, can relate
You are so lucky! I would really like to be able to get up early, but instead I love the night and I absolutely hate waking up. At any hour.. My mother says I would cry every time I woke up.
Load More Replies...I've been staying up much too late b/c I dread lying there and thinking, but I've got to change that because I'm getting up later and later, and sleeping in the daytime.
Slap the bottom hard with your hands a couple of times, it will easily open up afterwards, even for us noodle-armed creatures.
I tried that with a jar of jam but it got jammed even more. (:
Load More Replies...This will be the easiest way you‘ll ever try: take a knife, best is a simple table knife. The top goes unter the edge between the lid and the glas. Just two or three millimeters. Then turn the knife just a bit. It will lift the lid just that tiny bit it needs to let air into and pop. Without any noise or efford. Looks quite smart doing that. You‘re welcome.
I just hold the jar in one hand and tap the top edges of the jar with the heavy end of a butter knife all the way around...works every time. If I dont have a butter knife on hand, I just take the jar and tap the side of the lid all the way around on the counter. Doesnt need to be that hard. It shakes the lid loose enough to be able to open it
My husband always looks like I am the most annoying thing in the world!
dude i just cant live without stranger things. cant wait for season 4 either!!!
Z Nation is awesome! Are they still on? I got rid of my TV.
Load More Replies...No, it's just make up not being cleaned properly. The eyeliner and mascara bits can be pretty stubborn to clean and they're right there by your eyes, so you don't even want to come near with whatever chemical you use to clean your make-up. No matter how gentle it is.
Load More Replies...Yup, I wound up in the ER for an allergic reaction - and it was just a 'natural' body wash! I have to give the doctor points, because he admitted he wasn't sure what it was.
I feel ya sister. I look like Weird Al with my naturally curly hair.
Exactly! They're curling in the right places instead of pinging out all over the place.
Load More Replies...It's different when you curl it....sometimes people just don't understand lol
My husband is always cold and I am always hot...we both have our own blankets on the bed, lol. His is super thick and snuggly and mine is a thin quilt that is perfect for me to stick one leg out and regulate my body temp when I need to. We're happy! :)
the opposite, I am the one who always freeze in the morning not my wife
I used to get blisters on my toes in the winter unless I moisturized like crazy with super strength Gold Bond. I think the only reason this doesn't still happen is the Prednisone.
Because walking around with a sandwich board saying "Go away, I want to be left alone" is socially unacceptable... for some reason.
Looks like a cross between the Unabomber and D. B. Cooper. Are they going to an 'adult' shop and doesn't want to be recognized, or is she a normal introvert?
People get a choice of where to sit? ... I can see it working on a train.
Load More Replies...So many eyebrow styles to choose from. So many online tutorials, and I still can't get mine right.
I gave up trying to keep up with impossible to achieve and continually changing trends and decided to go with my natural eyebrow shape. It’s low maintenance too, since I only have to run a finger over them to shape them, and only tweeze out noticeable strays once in a while.
Load More Replies...good on ice cream too, but i usually do this-one tablespoon at a time and no double dipping
Load More Replies...I'm small, but I just can't wear heels. Too many foot injuries.
Load More Replies...Very entertaining. Beautifull drawings and so accurate and funny. Like them all.
These are wonderful. But who the f**k wrote this condescending BS:" Cassandra’s popularity is not to be understated. She has nearly 2 million followers on Instagram and almost the same amount of fans on Facebook. It’s no wonder because her art is very pleasing to the eye."???? Pleasing to the eye because she has mayn followers? She is talented and has been at her craft for years. And her style ist not pleasing to the eye, it's distinct, well drawn and funny.
Nice artwork, but am I the only one getting exhausted with all these "oh, sorry me, woman problems...." cartoons? Not really promoting the idea that women are independent, and just as strong as men. Oh, cramps... I am debilitated. Just me? Sorry to be a grump, just not a fan of the message. You never see men making cartoons about how their nuts don't hang straight or they think about sex every 2.7 seconds. Okay, I guess I am just a grump. Really talented artist though!
Talking about our weaknesses don't make us any less independent or empowered. And cramps really are debilitating for a lot of women, equal in pain to heart attacks. The fact that we can even deal with them shows how strong we are. I definitely get what you're saying, but women's problems have been hushed for centuries and by talking about them we empower ourselves. Hope this helps :)
Load More Replies...Very entertaining. Beautifull drawings and so accurate and funny. Like them all.
These are wonderful. But who the f**k wrote this condescending BS:" Cassandra’s popularity is not to be understated. She has nearly 2 million followers on Instagram and almost the same amount of fans on Facebook. It’s no wonder because her art is very pleasing to the eye."???? Pleasing to the eye because she has mayn followers? She is talented and has been at her craft for years. And her style ist not pleasing to the eye, it's distinct, well drawn and funny.
Nice artwork, but am I the only one getting exhausted with all these "oh, sorry me, woman problems...." cartoons? Not really promoting the idea that women are independent, and just as strong as men. Oh, cramps... I am debilitated. Just me? Sorry to be a grump, just not a fan of the message. You never see men making cartoons about how their nuts don't hang straight or they think about sex every 2.7 seconds. Okay, I guess I am just a grump. Really talented artist though!
Talking about our weaknesses don't make us any less independent or empowered. And cramps really are debilitating for a lot of women, equal in pain to heart attacks. The fact that we can even deal with them shows how strong we are. I definitely get what you're saying, but women's problems have been hushed for centuries and by talking about them we empower ourselves. Hope this helps :)
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