After trying, unsuccessfully, to draw the ducks for a while, I set off in search of a more stationary model. I sat down in front of the totem pole in the Native Garden and tried rendering that but got bored with it pretty quickly, so I decided to go to the zoo to sketch, which was a first for me.
First, I tried the penguins, but the little guys moved around too much. Then, I went to the elephants, but they were facing away from me (not very sketchable). Finally, I went to the snow leopard exhibit. These guys were perfect because they, like any other cats, are just about the laziest creatures on the face of the planet and were contentedly basking in the sun.
Soooo..
I ended up drawing this handsome fella. Except my sketch doesn't do him justice. In fact, the more I look at it, the less I like. There are so many things that are wrong. Ugh. I got pretty lazy when I got done with the face so I just decided to quit.
Anyway, when I was done, I turned the tablet around so he could see his portrait. .. He actually yawned at me. What a jerk, I know.
After that, I came home and promptly fell asleep on the couch. That's why I'm awake right now. Don't fall asleep during the day, loves. It throws your whole body clock off.
Oh, yeah: I forewent cooking for him today. I guess I'm trying to regain some sort of control anywhere I can, although it didn't seem like he was too upset (I don't know if I should be glad or disappointed about that). I went to Minji's and got some vegetarian pho instead. I quite enjoyed it.
I also went to the bookstore, with a certain purchase in mind. That didn't work out very well--it never does. I couldn't find the book that I wanted, but I came out with three anyway. A book called From My Sister's Lips, which is about a Western woman's conversion to Islam; What she sees in it, etc (sounded interesting to me), aaaaand a couple of books of poetry. Good stuff.
I think this bears mention: I was instructed to remove the "I Stand with Israel" sticker from my car a couple of days ago because papa is afraid something bad will happen to me if I leave it on. I acquiesced finally, though I grumbled and complained all the while. I mean, I've had the sticker on there for almost as long as I've had the car. It looks so sad without it.
I guess this weekend one of my friends wanted me to go with her to Victoria, BC. I love Victoria and definitely do want to go.. But it entails almost five hours of travel time, which means we'd have to be up at the crack of dawn. Plus, she'll probably want me to drive, and there definitely will be no sleeping on the ferry. I'll probably end up going anyway, but it will probably do me well to take some sort of sleep aid the night before.
Lastly: I need a manicure. Seriously. I haven't been to see my manicurist in two weeks. She probably thinks I'm dead.
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