I hate to say this, but I have some experience with a hoarder because my mom was one too. Granted, she was never as bad as the Chandlers, nor was she anywhere near as fat as Barb, but it did put a terrible strain on my father. Anyway, her hoarding started later in life, after I'd left for university. She had all those rubber bins filled with junk, she went to junk stores and bought "knick-knacks," and ultimately accumulated 20 cats. I always chalked it up to some sort of empty nest syndrome, and its given me a fear of hoarding. Anyway, what's interesting is that as she became more of a hoarder, she became less social and let her appearance go. She'd go about in sweatpants most of the time, with her hair a mess. I've heard it said that hoarders feel compelled to stay home and "protect" their hoard from outsiders. Don't know if it's true, but it always seemed to me that she didn't want people looking at her hoard or judging her. Certainly she fought any attempts at bringing people into her house for repair or maintenance.
So yeah, I suspect that Barb is the same way. Only... worse, as is so very often the case with the Chandler clan. She is probably anti-social, and I suspect it may play into whatever weird, codependent relationship she has with her little "Chrushun." She probably was uncomfortable talking to girls... not that I can blame her, since his conversations with the opposite sex look genuinely unpleasant for all parties involved! She is also likely uncomfortable with the idea of Chris leaving. Thankfully for her, I don't think he will leave her until several weeks after her death. And she is probably uncomfortable with the idea of Chris having people over (ha!), or having anyone in her house. Didn't she accuse the firefighters of trying to steal from her hoard? Because all those old pizza boxes and empty bottles will fetch sooo much money on eBay, especially after being lightly singed.
Sorry if I rambled, but I have something of a personal bias against hoarders. Obviously.
This is not a people person.
That picture both saddens and amuses me. It really pains me to see any human being let themselves go to that degree. And the poor cat with her. He deserves a nice, loving home. At the same time, I'm thankful I never had to deal with a hoard THAT bad. What really takes the cake for me is the Atkin's diet book (presumably unread) sitting atop what appears to be two unopened puzzles. Possibly the same bloody puzzle. Also... is that a Chris-Chan snow globe? Geez... they even go for those cheesy presents.
Fuck! Chris ripped off Watchmen? Because that looks too much like Ozymandias to be coincidence. Is nothing sacred to him?
Oh well, I guess it could be worse. He could have ripped off Crossed. Now that wouldn't end well.
Doubtful. As awesome as the idea of OPL reading Crossed (or really anything by Garth Ennis) might be, I wouldn't get my hopes up. Even as the TRUE AND HONEST creator of Sonichu, actually reading comics seems too sophisticated, particularly comics aimed at a more mature audience. More likely, he just saw the Watchmen movie. Despite his seeming lack of attention span or even ability to follow plots, he seems drawn to television and movies, particularly cartoons.
Even that might be giving him too much credit. The yellow might just be because its supposed to be some sort of horrendous Sonichu costume... *shudders*
