Dearest one just left for work and I'm setting a record by being up and coherent. Mark that on the calendar.
I'm working on a creative project and it's hard to shut my brain off for sleep when I'm doing that. Although, I suppose, one could argue that all of life is a creative endevour, couldn't they?
I'm making colourful posters for a talk youngest son is giving to a group of men this month. No powerpoint allowed in this setting, no sirree.
Not that I can do that anyway. I'll stick to tracing and colouring with markers.
Did you know I am very technically challenged? Dearest one bought me a hand held computer gadget for Christmas. I tend to let it run out of battery power and then am impatient while it recharges. It would help if I didn't ignore the battery is getting low signal. Reminds me of how low I used to dare my car to run on fumes. That strategy did catch up with me eventually, although it was dearest one who was driving alone when it happened.
bobbie told me the other day I could use my hand held gadget while it was plugged in. OH, I thought to myself. I checked the box and couldn't find a cord to plug it in with. All it had was the charger cord. That's weird I thought to myself. I went on a little tirade in my head about how companies charge you for every little thing and shouldn't a power cord come with a gadget instead of as an afterthought?
It's a good thing I can laugh at myself. If bobbie hadn't explained to me a few days later that the charger is the plug in cord, I would still be scratching my head and looking for a power cord. Or worse yet, phoning the store and asking if they sold them. Lord have mercy.
Anyway, I can't even draw a reasonable stick man, so for the posters I resort to cutting and pasting clip art. Then I blow the pics up using paint brush and trace them onto poster paper.
I earn an A+ for colouring within the lines afterwards.
At least that's what I tell myself.
The tracing drives me batty.
I swear frequently every time I do it.
At some point in the process I always say I am never, ever doing this again.
This is my sixth time around.
The part that keeps me doing them, is that creative process of designing the posters and seeing them come to life.
It's very satisfying seeing the finished product.
Thank God there are no power cords or chargers with markers.
5 comments:
I'm so laughing about driving on fumes. That is my husband's pet peeve, and wouldn't you know it, he ran out of gas trying to get the car to the gas station for me. I hear about it still, and will for many years (hubby can't seem to let it go!).
I can just see the infomercial now:
"New Popiel Electric Markers - who needs old fashioned markers and crayons anymore when you can use Popiels New Electric Markers..."
You are old enough to recall ``DoodleArt`` - do you?
I loved Doodle Art. I've seen them in stores the past few years. I need to buy one of those. That kind of art I can do!
It is not good for your car to drive on fumes!!
I bet the whole process of doing the posters is generally a satisfying thing to do, once it is all done!
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