Neurotic Owl

flapping vaguely downward through clouds of uncertainty on wings of existential dread

Tag Archives: personal stories you didn’t want to hear

And now I’m thinking about the Van Gogh-Doctor Who episode again, and now I has a sad.

Hopefully this comes across in the scan – I really did paint this quite thickly, wet on wet, with a mix of acrylics and gesso.  I want to do even … Continue reading

April 2, 2013 · 3 Comments

I celebrateth not the Easter, but I do enjoy toasted Peeps.

      Which has nothing to do with this post whatsoever.  I’ve digressed for the last few days, but these art-related owls are burning a hole in my pocket … Continue reading

March 31, 2013 · 4 Comments

Topical! Don’t you want to be topical? I’ll show you what clothes to wear, how to do your hair. . . oh, wait, that’s something else.

So two different things today.  First, these: Which my Facebook friends have already seen, but I thought I should post for you strangers/people who haven’t been on teh Facebook in … Continue reading

March 29, 2013 · Leave a comment

And she will happily perform your gay wedding there.

Or, as we of the future will call them, weddings. So I was going to post Supreme Court-topical type posts today, because I scanned Equality Owl and Otter and Hedgehog … Continue reading

March 28, 2013 · 1 Comment

As Lola would say, ‘Breeeeeeeeeead!’

That ‘Kinky Boots’ joke will make immediate sense to about two people, but they’re an awesome two people, so. Traditionally getting ready for Passover would involve selling or giving away … Continue reading

March 25, 2013 · 3 Comments

Eep.

  So yesterday started off slow — I was going to go to my parents’ house, do laundry, visit Skippy the Cat and (if she’d let me) Meg the Grumpy … Continue reading

March 24, 2013 · Leave a comment

Sometimes work makes me feel like this.

And by sometimes, I mean basically every day, frequently multiple times a day.  It’s a wonder I don’t get stabby sometimes, although the fact that I apologize to chairs when … Continue reading

March 19, 2013 · Leave a comment

In a hideous dress, dyed shoes, and a floppy hat.

So here’s another chance to share random stories.  I’ve been trying for a while now to convince somebody to get married at Chuck-E Cheese’s, because I don’t know why.  Just … Continue reading

March 18, 2013 · Leave a comment

The Nerd in the Hat

In case you wondered why I had a tiny cat sized velvet tophat lying around, I also make things like this:   There’s clearly a progression here from not too … Continue reading

March 16, 2013 · Leave a comment

Nor does he sparkle.

Or watch high school girls sleep and draw them.  Seriously, how does anyone not find that creepy? Funny story, though — between being part Hungarian, having no surviving grandparents (for … Continue reading

March 12, 2013 · Leave a comment