I drew this after we returned from Julie's sister's graduation. At Harvard, they wear funny robes with little swirly things on the collars. Since I'm reading the Harry Potter series, it makes me think of Hogswart as everything reminds me of Potter's world. (I hate being a Muggle, by the way.) The trip to Boston was fun. The graduation was a graduation. It feels important, and yet, for all its importance and pomp, it is excrutiatingly tiresome. We did have yummy Japanese food to celebrate.
Jennifer was a bit concerned that I made her look witchy, what with the green skin and red hair. She did dye her hair red, so I had no choice but to draw it that way. The green skin was an afterthought. It's always difficult to figure out what color I should make people. Many times green is my default. I already have the beige, pink, and blue people. Green is the big missing one.
Ziggy was amazing yesterday. He learned to sit (sometimes--mostly when he wanted a treat, regardless if we asked), and even walked to the park without us having to drag him. He's still not properly housetrained, but he is getting better. While running up the hill after our park walk, I accidentally stepped on his foot when he crossed in front of me. Ziggy is a small dog, and there were lots of warnings about how delicate Italian Greyhound's legs are. He yelped for a good three minutes, and it left a nasty cut on his toe. I spoke with Dr. Julie, and she assured me he would survive. Barely.
We finally hit another nice week of sunshine in Seattle. I was concerned that summer had passed us already. I may even bike sometime this week. I'm a bit nervous: I feel my muscles attrophying even as my appetitie dissappears. I'm destined to be overly skinny, and to hear about how bad I eat everytime I see my mother or Julie's parents. We all have our issues, I guess.
This is an ode to Jennifer, Julie's sister, who visited us in Seattle during her summer vacation. Since graduating college, Julie spends more time talking with Jennifer on the phone, which is good for both of them.
The weekend is almost here. I plan to fix my computer and maybe build a second computer to install Microsoft Home Server. Lots of fun (and probably frustrating) computer building this weekend.
Update: I spent the weekend failing to get my computer working. I'm typing this on a semi-working computer. After three trips to Fry's, I had the computer running for almost 15 minutes before it overheated. At least I think that's the problem. Have I mentioned how much I hate the hardware end of computers? I've given up. I'll salvage the parts and buy a new, fully built system.
We visit with Jennifer and Janie in NYC, and then head to Brooklyn for Passover with my family.
Jennifer and Julie attend Ladytron at the Showbox in Seattle.
Jennifer is visiting Seattle again. I drew this during one of her visits.
This goes to show that if people visit me, thhen they get their chance to be immortalized as a Horrible. Now if that's not an incentive, I don't know what is. And, as a huge bonus, you get to experience the beautiful Seattle weather--which, I have to admit, has been non-sarcastically beautiful this week. I'm ready to forgive the bad summer if this lasts another two weeks--and, yes, I keep increasing the length necessarily for forgiveness. I'm very grubby.
It's warm outside. There is talk of rain. I don't believe it.
This Horrible is part of a series documenting the transformation of Jennifer. In other news, the weekend is here and I feel better already. By tomorrow I should be amazing.
She has changed so much since I doodled this. It's amazing how fast people move from place to place, and belief to belief.
Summer has returned to the Seattle area. I'm not sure I can deal with such warm positiveness.
The posting of this Horrible is rather appropriate.
Sorry for the late post. You should expect another late post tomorrow as well. The weather outside is climbing close to 70 again. I love Spring (except when it's rainy and cold).
