Derek already knew this and just didn’t bother telling us, but it would seem that Monkey’s posting again. He’s very good at the machine gun funny. Check him out if you’ve never visited. You’ll probably enjoy it.
November, 2005
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Good news!
November 18, 2005 by Collin
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Others* give you ‘Phrickin’ Photoblog Phridays’…
November 18, 2005 by Collin
I give you…
an applehead.So now who loves you, baby? Click the pic for bigger applehead love.
Someday applehead may have a body. Someday.
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* The “Others” that I mention would be Derek and at times Heather. And probably “others” that I’m unaware of. Still, at this moment I’m the sole source of appleheads. Look at me! I’m on the cutting edge of Friday entertainment.Category Adrift | Tags: | 2 Comments
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Now for something not so gruesome…
November 17, 2005 by Collin
I took one of several “cute animal” photos that Heather sent to me and set about drawing it in (simulated) pencil. Here it is in its early stage:
Click it for a larger view.The cat is mostly grey with a bit of white. Not one of the easier things to draw and it would have been a challenge even when I wasn’t rusty. Now… I’m not even sure I’ll finish it. So for now I present it as an unfinished sketch.
A story…One of my two aunts who are younger than I am was getting married way back when. I think I must have already been in art school at that time. In fact it would probably be be around the time that I drew the Brahminy kite.For a wedding gift, at my mother’s insistence, I drew a picture of a kitten yawning using black and white charcoal pencils and a photo reference. We had it framed and she seemed to love it. I told her that I wanted to get a photo of it to add to my portfolio (such as it is), but I kept putting it off, like I tend to do. When I finally made time to get the photo taken the drawing had been “misplaced”. I’ve never really been able to get a clear answer on what happened to it, nor have I ever gotten a photo of it. It really bugs me because I would love to see it again, just to see how my current drawing skills compare to then.
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I love tangram games.
November 17, 2005 by Collin
This one is a bit different though. It uses all of the standard pieces but you can’t rotate them. In some ways this makes it easier. Also, in this Flash game there are a series of 7 random puzzles, each with a point value. If you finish them fast enough you get the point value plus a time bonus.
My challenge to you: Get as high a score as you can on the first try WITHOUT using the “allow cheats” button or the pause button. Make note of your score. Then try again, still without cheats or pausing. Note that score. Post both scores in the comments.
My scores:
1st = 1065
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A few things about the stitched-up head drawing:
November 17, 2005 by Collin
- Overall I don’t like it. This isn’t unique however. I dislike a lot of what I draw.
- The only bit of it that I used any reference for was the eyebrows. The ones that were there before looked even worse.
- Since I was having trouble pulling a drawing out of wherever it is that I keep them, I decided to sketch a lame-ass head and experiment with technique. While I like the idea of the stitching, it needs work. Specifically the entry points. I have ideas for “next time”.
- Part of the motivation behind the end result was the “zombie pimp and whores” drawing that I said I would do for Trashman months ago.
- Another part was to see how creepy I could make it. There was more that I was thinking about doing, but I didn’t have time.
- Man, I hate the nose. Steeeenkin’ nose. I re-drew it twice and still hate it. It’s tough drawing a face from your imagination if you haven’t done it in awhile.
- The top of the head is a bit squashed because I fell into my old habit of starting too close to the top of the “paper”. In this case I was using the program Alias Sketchbook Pro and, unlike Photoshop, it’s not easy to resize the canvas to suit your needs. At least, I haven’t found an easy way.
- Ummm. Yeah. That’s about it. I’ll make a “nice” drawing next to balance out the forces of light and darkness.
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I blame the full moon…
November 17, 2005 by Collin
And the monkey.
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Mental Monkeys Flinging Poo
November 16, 2005 by Collin
I’m trying to draw something, anything, and nothing is flowing. My brain is clogged. Ugh. I can’t even draw a freakin’ zombie. Is that sad, or what? I need to figure out some kind of routine to break this horrible mindset that I keep falling into. Derek can draw anything at any time. Me? I freeze up. Why? I can draw. I’ve seen me do it! But at times it’s like I’m seized by a mental panic monkey that ooks to me behind my eyes, “You can’t do this. You suck. Look at that line! It’s rubbish!” and it doesn’t take long to convince me that it’s right.
Grrr. Stinkin’ monkey.
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Another short one.
November 15, 2005 by Collin
I stopped off at King Soopers on my way in to work to pay a couple of bills and pick up fluids for my stuffy head. On the way in the door I was passed by a tall, skinny, grey-haired Lurch looking guy with glasses who was on his way out. Since he looked a bit odd I watched him for a second as my door was cycling open. He took three steps, stopped and said, apparently to the parking lot at large, “Bong!”
I walked on in without looking back.
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So the boy doesn’t feel left out.
November 14, 2005 by Collin
A few weeks ago the kids and I met up with Heather for dinner on a Tuesday night. We decided to dine at the lovely Wendy’s on South Nevada Ave. If you are unfamiliar with South Nevada Ave., let’s just say it’s a colorful part of town, but it’s also close to Heather’s work which is a necessity since she only has an hour to finish eating and be back to it.
After eating, on the way back to her work, we were driving through the alley that runs behind Wendy’s, Taco Bell and KFC. Justin suddenly piped up from the back seat: “Hey look! Real graffiti!”
I suppose all the years of video game graffiti – from Jet Grind Radio to GTA: San Andreas – still hadn’t prepared him for his encounter with ‘the real thing’.
Did we laugh? Oh yes, we did.
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Sleeptalkers say the darndest things.
November 14, 2005 by Collin
This short story is similar to the time my son, Justin, may or may not have eaten a bug off of the floor while he was sleeping. Except this time it involves the girl.
I was up late – really, really late – Saturday night. Jordyn came in to my room where I was working on the computer to talk with me and wound up falling asleep on my bed. Around 3 am her eyes popped open and she started talking:
“Toys. Toys. Toys. Toys. Toys. Toys. Toys. Toys. Toys. Toys…”
It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas.
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