I went and test-drove a couple more cars tonight. I think I’ve picked out the one I like, and I’ll probably go buy it this weekend. It makes me feel very adult, buying a car. Like I’ve achieved some important milestone or something.
Sketch a Day
Sketch a Day, Day 121
So my birthday went well, until about thirty minutes ago. See, my iPad has a giant crack running across the screen.
I am, as you may well imagine, quite upset about this. I mean, I’ve had it less than two weeks. It still works, but I’m very upset about it. I’m going to take it I and see if I can get it replaced,but I’m still ticked off.
Sketch a Day, Day 120
This actually happened tonight. There is a reason we call Allison “Stick Arms.”
Sketch a Day, Day 119
I performed an experiment today. When I sang a song by the band Styx – specifically, the song “Lady” – the cats walked away and generally looked perturbed. But when I sang anything by any other band, they would come back over and generally give every evidence of enjoying the music. In short, my cats hate Styx.
Sketch a Day, Day 118
Here’s the final version of the Teddy Roosevelt vs. a Bear image that my sister-in-law, Allison, will put on my birthday cake this coming Tuesday. I’m pretty pleased with it. Had to kind of make it up as I went along with the bear, but I think it was the best of the three TRvB pictures I’ve drawn.
Anyway, tomorrow I celebrate with the in-laws. That should be entertaining. Plus, I get to eat steak, and I do love me some steak.
Sketch a Day, Day 117
There are many sauces my wife wishes she could simply drink with a straw. Someday, I shall actually get one for her.
Sketch a Day, Day 116
Banks are stupid. And will give just such a reason.
Yes. Stupid.
Sketch a Day, Day 115
Being a teacher – especially one who works with students with exceptional needs – often feels like a thankless uphill struggle. It’s often difficult to see what little progress is being made, if any. Many days, it feels like you’ve slipped backwards.
But then there are the days…then, there are the days when a student says something, or does something, or reveals that they’ve actually been learning from you, that you’ve managed to get through to them, that you’ve had an impact.
Those are the good days.
My wife had one of those days today. I don’t think she actually hugged the student who said this, but I think she really wanted to.
Sometimes, you have one of the good days, and you remember why you do this job with the low pay and the long hours and the politicians using you as a talking point in a battle over spending cuts. Sometimes, it’s worth it to be a teacher.
Sketch a Day, Day 114
Felt confident enough tonight to do an actual comic rather than just a sketch. Not sure if my process is faster or slower using the iPad yet. I do know my handwriting is pretty horrible on this thing, though. That’s my biggest complaint about the sketch program I’m using: haven’t been able to figure out if I can add text to it, or if I’d be able to find a text for it that doesn’t look like crap.
Sketches From Memory 