Annette

Fountain pen on white paper. I've been meaning to get this done for a co-worker for awhile now, but it turned out to be more difficult than expected. The design consists of only three different characters, but finding the right font style and getting the proportions correct proved tricky. I went through about twenty or thirty variations before it stopped being ugly.

A recent encounter I had at a neighborhood bar:

I walk in with a few friends, and sit down at a table. A cute blonde waitress soon comes to take our order. Hoping to get a smile out of her, I look up and tell her, "We'll start with a round of Strong Island Iced Teas."

Expressionless, she nods and says, "OK."

Not a great start, but like a jackass, I continue. "That's...like a Long Island, but stro-"

"Yeah, I got it," she interjects, and walks away.

Sometimes, trying to be a smartass leaves you feeling like a real dumbass.

I've been trying a variety of teas at work lately, and here's my field report:

Lemon tea - not bad, a bit citrusy.

Lemon tea with honey - suddenly tasty.

Green tea - a familiar staple.

Green tea with honey - its awesomeness knows no bounds. Someone must inform the Japanese.

Black tea with milk and sugar - classy and delicious.

Earl Grey with milk and sugar - if frankincense, cobwebs, and grandmas were somehow mixed together, this is what it would taste like.