You know it’s a good day when you can spend a large chunk of it playing with LEGO. I definitely find that the more you play with LEGO, the greater respect you have for the amazing design behind it. Maybe that’s what inspired this goofy little sketch.
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My wife’s half-joking idea for today’s sketch: “Draw your glasses without having them on.”  “Piece of cake,” said the foolish husband. Behold the price of hubris. I done forgot: I cain’t see real good.
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If you have to do it, you might as well do it in style. Â Inspired by a great photo from Lindsay Anderson & Jennifer Glen.
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It’s been a long time since I last played Pictionary.  So this evening, I decided to grab a card and see if I could draw all five things on it in one sketch.  So, for your viewing pleasure, here’s a 1) Ragged 2) Lawyer 3) Choking on a 4) Pop Tart while on a 5) Maiden Voyage.
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My friend from yesterday’s sketch was actually admitted to the hospital for surgery. Thankfully it went well, but since he was drugged up with a dead arm, I went by the hospital and picked up his car for him. For better or worse, it’s the absolute opposite of what I’m used to driving.
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Just as I was trying to come up with something to draw, I heard from a friend offering to bring homegrown habañeros from Texas.  I signed right up — and got out the charcoal pencil for a quick sketch.
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Every once in a while, I get the compulsion to geek out and draw tools of the trade (“the trade” pretty much expanding to include all variety of visual arts). Â Today’s installment: the Frezzi Mini-Fill Camera-Top Lighthead! Â I’m sure you loyal readers have been clamoring to see my representation of this fine video accessory. Â At long last, that day is here!
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My wife’s big into smoothies at the moment, so I’m big into making them. Â They’re not usually this blood red, but hey, that’s the only colored marker I have, in case you hadn’t noticed.
Oh, and thanks, Tom Dickson, for letting me borrow your slogan.  Actually, that raises an interesting question.  Could a Blendtec machine blend one of its own competitors?  Think of it: a super-sized blender-eating blender.  Like the Robosaurus of kitchen appliances.  Sir, I think I can speak for the entire internet when I say, “Please get to work on that.”
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In the autumn a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of bouncing around like a giddy 6-year-old. Â And so was spent a portion of my afternoon. Â (With summer gone, today my cousin set up the trampoline in his backyard, in the spot where the inflatable pool had sat all summer. Â And there was much rejoicing. Â Including some by his kids.)
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I didn’t know what to draw tonight, but with iTunes running in the background, I struck on an idea. Â I arranged all my songs by duration, and started playing all the one-minute tracks back to back. Â Then I drew something associated with each track while it played. Â An interesting exercise for several reasons:
Trying to keep that pace was actually a lot of fun. Â Before I knew it, I had spent the better part of an hour at it. Â Click through to see all 45 mini-sketches representing songs ranging from 1:00 to 1:07. Â Images are based on things like artist, song title, featured instrument, associated lyric, etc.
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