Picking up where you left off is easy. Unless you’re talking about broken trust. But I’m not. I’m talking about relearning a musical instrument or touching base with an old friend. Let’s keep it simple. It doesn’t take long for it to come back. When the thick low sounds return I feel silly for not [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Guilty of Neglect
Posted: 28th February 2012 by Alex Amiot in Adobe IllustratorTags: Cello, Friends, Love, Music, Neglect, Rick Astley, Rick Roll'd
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No Money for Groceries
Posted: 25th February 2012 by Alex Amiot in Adobe IllustratorTags: Budget, Eating out, Finance, Food, Water
We don’t have money for groceries. For the first time in our marriage, Julia and I have started living on a budget. A week into February, after tracking our spending for a few months we finally nailed down the amount we wanted to budget for food, clothing, gasoline, utilities, entertainment, savings, etc. Unfortunately for us, [...]
The Motley Challenge – Part 3 (Wheat)
Posted: 22nd February 2012 by Alex Amiot in Adobe IllustratorTags: Ben Franklin, Dialog, Family, Kids, Motley Challenge, Walmart, Wheat
*Child: Where does wheat come from? Adult: Fields. Child: Why not gardens? Adult: Gardens are to fields as Ben Franklin is to Sam’s Club. Child: What’s wrong with Ben Franklin? Adult: It closed. Child: Why? Adult: Pamida won. Child: Who is going to do something about Pamida? Adult: Walmart. ————————————————————————- Child: Where does wheat come [...]
The Motley Challenge – Part 1
Posted: 16th February 2012 by Alex Amiot in Adobe IllustratorTags: Dad, Illustrator, Motley Challenge, Mustache, Pipe Dream
Take two pipe cleaners side by side. Hold them by the ends and twist in opposite directions. That spiral look is what I was going for in the image to the left. My Motley friend Matthew and I were appreciating some metal work based on this pipe cleaner concept just the other day. The remark [...]
Gears of Love
Posted: 12th February 2012 by Alex Amiot in Adobe IllustratorTags: Food, Gears, Love, Marriage, Steak, Valentines Day, Vector Heart
Spinning the gears of my heart. We’re different, but it’s fun when Julia enjoys things that I enjoy. Things like Waterdeep, Rhett and Link, Julian Smith, Aaron Espe, North Dakota, Minnesota, and loons. Tonight she broiled T-bone steak , made baked potatoes, and prepared some incredible asparagus topped with shredded parmesan. Dear, feel free to make [...]
Puppy Chow? Yes Please.
Posted: 9th February 2012 by Alex Amiot in Adobe IllustratorTags: Chocolate, Family, Food, Live Trace, Niece, Puppy Chow, Uncle, Vector
Hello, I am Super Uncle. While on vacation in illustrious Fargo, my disheartened toddler niece was settling for chips and dip in the absence of her auntie’s nummy nummies (puppy chow). The day before had been filled with euphoric bliss: A hotel stay, learning to swim, watersliding, and puppy chow. This day was distressing. Only [...]
Things Dad Has Taught Me
Posted: 6th February 2012 by Alex Amiot in Adobe IllustratorTags: Carpentry, Dad, Drywall, Family, Father, Hammer, Son, Teen Mania, Vector Sawblade, Work
People appreciate their fathers for many reasons. So do I. The first time I shingled a roof, the tools my dad handed me were not air-powered or pneumatic. He gave me a hammer and nails. By the time we finished that roughly 800 square foot roof, I had a pretty decent grasp of both [...]
Making Minneapolis – Easier Than You Think
Posted: 2nd February 2012 by Alex Amiot in Adobe IllustratorFor the minimal effort that went into this creation I kind of like it. I learned about joining endpoints recently so I thought I would give it a try. As it turns out, making a sharp-looking skyline is pretty simple. Just draw a bunch of vertical lines, select them all, and hit Ctrl+j on a PC [...]
