At the end of the chapter "Valentine Heart (pgs. 169-178)" Arnold starts to make lists about things that bring him joy. He draws cartoons about things that make him angry. "It became my grieving ceremony (pg. 178)." Arnold says about his lists and cartoons. He is letting all of his emotions out by writing and drawing. Arnold is basically clearing his mind and starting over and "editing" himself. On page 178, Arnold says, "I keep writing and rewriting, drawing and redrawing, and rethinking and revising and reediting." Since all Arnold's emotions are down on paper, by editing the paper, he is actually editing himself. He is bringing joy back into his life by making his lists, and releasing his anger, by drawing his cartoons.
Arnold's grieving ceremony relates to the cartoon on page 166 because, "Laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing (pg. 166)." also means that Arnold's, "joy lists," and cartoons expressing his anger, are the same thing. This thing that they both have in common is that they are both part of Arnold's "self edit."
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