As a child I wanted to be an artist. I wasn’t that great, so I drew boxing gloves for hands and shoes instead of feet. I have yet to see improvement. I started experimenting with Adobe Illustrator when I started this blog in January. Most of what I’ve learned has come from YouTube tutorials and [...]
Archive for March, 2012
Gloves for hands, shoes for feet – Progress in Illustrator
Posted: 30th March 2012 by Alex Amiot in Adobe IllustratorTags: Art, Vector Tracing
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Cetero Research is bankrupt, and the pizza delivery guy is worried
Posted: 27th March 2012 by Alex Amiot in Adobe IllustratorTags: Bankrupt, Business, Cetero, Money, Pizza, PRACS, Water
When my friend needs cash more than he needs a weekend, he visits Cetero, which I grew up knowing as PRACS. I gather that the folks at Cetero poke my friend with fun (or needles) and make observations in exchange for his cash prize. In his effort to pick up some easy pizza money, science [...]
Getting Kids To Eat Healthy
Posted: 25th March 2012 by Alex Amiot in Wisdom for LivingTags: Childre, Food, Health, Kid History Episode 6, Parenting
As a former dependent, pet owner, and after-school-snack eater, I have some advice to share with parents on how to raise their children. First, mealtime. You may be shocked to learn that you’ve been missing the secret pancake ingredient this whole time. Ask yourself, “Do I make pancakes that will make my kids big and [...]
Green Grass and Gray Hair
Posted: 23rd March 2012 by Alex Amiot in Adobe IllustratorTags: Aging, Fargo, Hair, NDSU, School, Weather
As I turned to lock the door on my way to class yesterday it occurred to me that I won’t be doing this much longer. Soon I’ll be done with classes altogether. Then what? Without waiting to answer myself I headed down the stairs and out the door, stepping into a beautiful spring afternoon. The [...]
Captain’s Log: Let History Judge Me
Posted: 17th March 2012 by Alex Amiot in Adobe IllustratorTags: Canada, Food, Shesays, Ship, Travel, Water
Captain’s Log: Day 86, The cook tried goulash again today. The name isn’t very fitting as the dish is quite delicious. Well, not really. It’s not really delicious. Captain’s Log: Day 87, We’re almost to Winnipeg. I can’t wait for Celebrations. I hope the dinner theatre has a swashbuckling theme. All this sailing makes me [...]
Open Letter to Fargo/Moorhead Authorities: The Way to Canada
Posted: 15th March 2012 by Alex Amiot in Adobe Illustrator, PoliticsTags: Bridges, Fargo, Hjemkomst, Moorhead, Open Letter, Politics, Water, Winnipeg
Dear Fargo/Moorhead Authorities: Please update our bridges. Cyclists, pedestrians, trains, and automobiles successfully cross the bridges connecting Fargo and Moorhead daily. But what if Moorhead’s Viking ship, the Hjemkomst (pronounced Yem-komst), escapes from its lair at the Hjemkomst Center and fancies a vacation to Winnipeg? A ship like that deserves a fair amount of autonomy, [...]
Laughing Snowman – Haiku
Posted: 11th March 2012 by Alex Amiot in Adobe IllustratorTags: Family, Friends, Snowman, Spring, Weather, Winter
—————————————————————- Start with a snow ball Gather friends, it takes a team Roll, stack, make it laugh He wears my red scarf I don’t need it anyway We’re warm from rolling I think he’s melting Not much winter in Fargo We’ll see you next year Alex Amiot
Anyone But Obama. Really?
Posted: 6th March 2012 by Alex Amiot in PoliticsTags: Economy, Election 2012, Hugo Chavez, Politics, Price of Gas
Anyone? Consider Hugo Chavez. Would it really benefit the nation to replace Obama with a man who takes medical advice from Cuba? #overreachingabsolutestatement DISCLAIMER: This is not a political blog. The sticky note message just reminded me of paragraphs 14 and 15 of this report that seem to suggest sticky note campaigns such as this one [...]
Is That A Fat Joke?
Posted: 1st March 2012 by Alex Amiot in Adobe IllustratorTags: Bread and Butter, Dialog, Family, Fat Joke, Food, Husband and Wife
Her: [Buttering her toast] Him: Wow, that’s a lot of butter. Her: [Looks at him with contempt] Him: I mean… [searches for a way out] I thought you were just using that much butter on one piece of bread. Her: You’re a lot of butter! Him: Is that a [...]
