Self-made Man
I'm sure all of you who keep blogs have come across this quandary. You want to write an entry, but just... not a lot to say today. Haven't read much interesting lately; spent most of the day doing routine tasks; didn't meet any celebrities or alien life forms. And then you sit down in front of the computer screen, and think... I have an audience out there to entertain. They want a bit of an anecdote, a pic or two, and some tips as to the next Booker prize winner. Well, yes, mostly we visitors to blogs just want to share a little of the blogger's world. Sit on the sofa, drink a cuppa, scan the bookshelves. But let me tell you, it's a little different when it comes to cartoons. I love doing 'em, but nobody would appreciate looking at a blank piece of paper.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCodixRqd_dFlNvBwF-5AUFuyh2d4Xzozk9qDSS_4WamaNDkGgVqnRd8maqzGZ9_X07KcPBSCqYShvUeiam71lQ95O_r8MkJXEI-DCTDNYBYhLIZnm3IvdNZsBv8lBTd5MIEgwNcKF6BYP/s200/IMGP2046.JPG)
There. Not very interesting is it? So now I need ideas... Or... Hmm. Maybe I'll just let Stuck In A Book
himself give it a shot. Cartoon, invent yourself.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGED2ANHoM7r-rKGD8l13mfwXNQk84avIblblridYd7jRtddjYehWIuk65OID0HVRmnVXrm-PuJmewvAcBMx4j59mEnvsX55p_PBH_s6ls3uj7Tm3HEJ5dfjBoBkwUigmpIwLgrsvby15/s200/IMGP2049.JPG)
It's a start. I spy definite facial features. Funny how the nose always comes first...![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8Gl2X4a5y3y2wG5wWOkxgS9nFxfj9JlLFpXjq51xkPzT87Z3p9lt8rNLgII5AXZOR3G3_TBcz0Ro6HRpddamssCtnFbj2qqWfNuWNMau-3Gj82Axc44M1GXvWFmjDVYJfTuT11Iw_3Au/s200/IMGP2050.JPG)
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h![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9oxSzdLIW9TdTRP7poflyYpDqnrHeLeEfcffwh-yUQb-OZND2DCuL5i9Y3pV-ikNUaN3f_qM0NekWpVIwtPUJDODCbBkof-bchhlMJ6zh-77S6vpAldIdbd4JvnN0lS4I4VlrrTwDM3g/s200/IMGP2053.JPG)
And there he is, or rather I am. Even holding a pencil, ready to do some sketching or so forth. Happy little smile; tousled hair; a bit of stubble to make sure I look male. All is well.
But wait... what is that on the other end of the pencil?
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Don't know why the writing has gone underlined, but mine is not to reason why. Perhaps in protest at what poor Stuck in a Book is doing to himself...![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhsI8j4GBG5viid0bQicWmZp5Zkpt1hatTKK0Y14WGBFZlxNQqxlfux8cgLtVBIIdazsZUMMN7stJi0X7HtWU6qn5r-XB6kQSihFyD1rf_KtkpjOJMUzQvTP26U3QN0iM2qmlP_isoSyg/s200/IMGP2063.JPG)
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Heh Scarface, when I said "I want dat Stuckina rubbed out" dat's not xactly what I meant!
ReplyDeleteYou have succeeded in entertaining me. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ... revision?
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Just realised, these pictures may be all over the place - I think it depends what definition screen you're using, or some such. I'm on a different one to normal right now, and it's crazy...
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