I realised that I had to post a follow-up to my previous post.
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I apologise for the long delay between updates. My excuse is that my brain was empty. Anyway, today the birthday present I bought Karen arrived, an enormous pile of Letraset Pro-markers and she said I could use them…
[Technical Note: It’s really hard to choose colours for real-world drawing as opposed to colouring on computer as I usually do (and impossible to go back if you change your mind.) But the saddest part is that scanning the picture changed all the colours to something else and I had to fix them in gimp afterwards anyway. Plus knowing that they won’t look the same on your screen as they do on mine. Ho hum.]
Seasonal Greetingisations!
[NB the image should appear jerkily-animated, about a frame per second.]
UPDATE: Thank you for your helpful comments. I think there’s a general RSS problem with viewing all pictures, there doesn’t seem to be any special problem with animation. — A
grabs large slice of chocolate cake with candle on / shoves cake into mouth / licks off chocolate around her mouth / smiles serenely / grins evilly / ... repeats]
I just so much wanted to draw a giraffe in a leopard outfit…
But in the meantime here was an interesting puzzle: Who was that mysterious, tall stranger?
I doodled this in my notebook after a visit to the zoo. I know that laughing at ones own jokes is a crime against humanity, but laugh I did. Out loud. And maybe someone else on the planet will appreciate it too.
Speaking of “odd sense of humour”: I think Dan Long is a genius for drawing this comic.
I managed somehow to miss posting suitable felicitations for Laura’s birthday, but it turns out that we share an unbirthday today anyway. So here’s to us, and to anyone else celebrating their own (or a friend’s) unbirthday:
This is the final part of the chilling, spilling, thrill-packed story that all started here.
The final panel notwithstanding, Avocado Man has no plans for revenge at the moment; but who knows? Next time the dip runs out at your party, HE MIGHT WELL RETURN (if he’s not busy meddling with someone’s taramasalata elsewhere.)
2. (J: would LEMON do?)
3. AM: NO!
4. Lemon: I'm coming for you - Avocado Man!
5. (AM: Mummy!)
6. How will Avocado Man get revenge? Don't miss the next lightly chilled episode!
This is the penultimate episode of the story which began here.
2. GUACAMOLE! (GASP!) (BRILLIANT!) (my HERO!)
3. see how finely he chops those leaves!
what skill with the pepper mill!
see him DICE with onions
4. (AM: Nearly finished...)
5. (AM: wait! - something's wrong!)
6. (AM: where's the lime?)
The thrilling third part of the story that began here.
2. (Nigel: are you all right?)(Nigel: Hey! Jocasta! It's Mr Tambourine Man!)
3. (AM: thanks - actually it's "Avocado Man")
4. (AM: As I thought! A serious case of no-dip-left!)
5. (Nigel: can you help us?)
(AM: Don't worry! I'm AVOCADO man!)
6. (AM: bring me tomatoes, chillies, coriander leaves, onion, salt, pepper... and a lime)
Part two of the saga. The first episode is here.
{avocado: uh - I'm sensing LEVEL 12 dip-distress in NW8!}
2. FWOOP!
3. Moments later...
4.
5.
6. CRASH!
Part one of the Five Part saga, Avocado Man.
[Lemon: can't you just play with GUNS like any normal child?] fizz!
Boy stuff
2. ...Jimmy Jones /metamorphoses/:
goes on a cordon-bleu course during the summer holidays;
studies hotel management at one of the more vocational universities;
pays off his student loan and becomes...
3. Avocado Man!
zzzzzz
RIPEN AT HOME
4. ...pledged to keep avocado-based nutrition on the agenda throughout North London and the home counties. Now READ ON...
(Nigel: Jocasta! We've got carrot sticks left, but there's no hummus!)
(Jocasta: *#!%!)
5. (Jocasta: But M&S will be closed in five minutes - so it's too late to send Maria out for more in the 4x4)
WHAT CAN WE DO?