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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

I hope nobody is taking this seriously

Yesterday I was twittering and I told the twitter that I had nothing to blog about, so I asked for suggestions on what I could write about or draw. And I got some! So I got to work.

But then it kind of struck me that maybe there are some people out there who think I take this drawing thing at all seriously. I mean... it's possible, right? Anyway, I always like to clear up any possible misconceptions even before they happen, so here we go.

Just in case anybody was thinking this, let me set the record straight: I can't draw to save my life. I'm not kidding. I'm not putting myself down in order to get compliments, I'm not one of those people who actually can draw but call it crappy, anyway.... no. That's not what's happening here. I'm not trying to be like Allie Brosh or Big Daddy or Kendall... those people actually have artistic ability, whereas I have none. Absolutely none. Not even a smidge. When I make shitty drawings, it's with the intent of making fun of myself.... because I think I'm that bad. I'm not even trying to be ironic; this shit just sucks. But that's what's funny!

So, as the title says, I really hope nobody is taking any of this seriously, because I'm certainly not, and I hope you're all laughing at me, as you should be.

Anyway! Here's what I came up with, via my twitter suggestions of last night. Feel free to steal it and claim it as your own!!! :)

MotherShutter suggested: "How about a grown man screaming like a little girl while wielding a broom & hopping around trying to kill a mouse. In the street."





FoShoKim said: "Me. Draw me pulling my hair out as my kid plays with angry birds for the 10,000th time."





arocky1 said: "how about a tiny terrorist saying damn it.... it should fit nicely in my blog about my three year old this weekend..."


And fetfet50 said I should draw a bear.




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I like the 3yo terrorist best. I swear my 4yo has been taking some sort of classes. He wakes up at the butt crack of dawn. We make him go back to bed. Then he wakes up every 15-20 min just as we're falling back to sleep. It's a mean game of sleep deprivation he plays.
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He would make an excellent CIA interrogator
I actually will be using this in my tiny terrorist post next week :) thanks!
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I like your drawings because it's the same stuff I would draw if I tried. lol It' makes me smile. Thank you!
Holy Crap. Arocky1: did you steal my life? Damn it is totally MY 3 Y/O's FAVORTIE SWEAR WORD! I love this. Thanks, Jillsmo. Awesome pic. I would like to steal it. Seriously. And put it on a t-shirt.
3 replies · active 707 weeks ago
Would I have to pay you some sort of frickin' royalty or art fee?
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Is it bad that I LOVE the bear?
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Yes! It's bad! VERY BAD!

No, it's not.
The bear is AMAZING! EVERYONE SHOULD LOVE THAT BEAR
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that is the MOST FUCKING AWESOME BEAR. EVER.

that is all.

"honk!"
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I love the bear. Maybe you should just start drawing bears. But he needs fangs. Poor bear has no fangs or claws, how will he strike fear into the hearts of other bears?

Love this post!
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Doesn't it kind of looked like a big stuffed animal dog? And don't you just want to hug it and say "YOU'RE THE BEST BEAR EVER" ?
YES! Kind of like a Chow that doesn't want to eat you... but a bear...so wait...
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Hey now stick people are AWESOME!
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The Animated Woman · 707 weeks ago

Dude. Just because you say you "can't draw" doesn't mean you're not a great artist.
So says me!
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MotherShutter · 707 weeks ago

OMG - that looks JUST LIKE my husband!! lol
I love your stick people!!!
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A little blonde girl saying "kill the pigs"? hmmmm, you captured my almost 7 yr old daughter perfectly and you've never met her.
The bear dog is freakin' awesome.
But the kid playing Angry Birds... is killing me. It's so damn funny!

I love it.

damn it.
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I didn't really realize when I did it how "kill the pigs" could possibly be misinterpreted. oh well.
What are you talking about? This is the best art I have ever seen. The brush strokes? The light and the shading? And the passion? I think I may weep with the inspiration of it all. Especially that popsicle bear thing. Just... My word, it's amazing. ;)
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LMAO popsicle bear thing.

ACCURACY. That's the key.
you seem qualified to have your own animated show on Squirt or NickJr. or Adult Swim if it includes the cursing (which i would damn sure hope so).

what program do you use for your illustrations? (read: what you be drawing wit?)
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A combination of Paint and Photoshop; because I kind of know how to use both but not enough to make it all happen in just one of them.
It's catching on... your genius... like a virus or something.
Let's stick with virus.
I like it.
;)
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I'm pretty sure this is how Van Gogh started.... Not the art so much, but the self-mutilation. Anyway, don't put yourself down, that's why you have friends and family. We'll put you down.
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I think we throw Angry Birds in front of the bear or car.
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Okay MotherShutter is totally freaking me out. It's like she was listening to my conversation last night. The husband and I had dinner with our friends who were visting from Vietnam. They are Americans who moved their six months ago for work. They were telling us a story about one of the nights when the first got there. It involved a mouse/rat in their house that they had trapped in the bathroom. It started eating its way through the bathroom door so they decided they needed to trap it. But every time they opened the bathroom door it was gone. Their solution was for the husband to stand very still in the tub, wielding a broom and wait for the rodent to show itself.

Freaky.
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I greatly approve of this bear and everything it represents.

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That bear must become a new blog award. Maybe the "I'm just phoning it in today" award?

Not that you were phoning it in. You know what I mean. You are awesome.
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OH MY GOD THAT'S SUCH A GOOD IDEA
OMG--then you totally need to add arms and a phone. What do I have to do to get that award?

I spent hours today--HOURS--doing a cartoon rendering of my most embarrassing moment for someone else's blog. I seriously hope it gets posted after I spend most of the day on mediocre artwork. :P
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I love the bear very much. And I really love when you draw diagrams...like the time you attempted to throw the mouse over the fence or when there was the parking lot drama. They are so realistic that I feel like I am there with you. Or something.
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I wish I saw that tweet. I would have asked for a zombie eating bacon.
What? I can't believe you think Big Daddy can draw? LOL!

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The bear is awesomely cute! (Yeah - I'm back...)
the bear is pretty sweet.
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