Sorted For Sharpies.

If Santa was expressing how much he liked people this Christmas through Sharpies, that means Santa loves me ttthhhhiiiiiissssssssssss much this Xmas. 

No matter what else 2022 throws at me this coming year, at least I'll be sorted for Sharpies, come what may.

Boxing Sunday.

It's Boxing Day and it's a Sunday... The two were made for each other.

The older I get, the more I'm starting to prefer Boxing Day to Christmas Day, if I'm honest. All the food and presents of Xmas, but without the stress and drama.

It's all Turkey, Mayo and Stuffing Sandwiches and just chilling out with no pressure.

Xmas 2020 File Not Found.

I find it a tad creepy I can't remember hardly anything from Christmas 2020. I know there was a lot going on last year, after a horrible 12-months leading up to it, but you would have thought something would have stuck. It's like my Brain just can't find the file marked 'Xmas 2020' in my head or something, or it was so uneventful my mind just didn't even bother recording and keeping any memories of it.

I've also really been struggling to get into the Xmas spirit this year. Not sure why. I've been trying to battle this by watching US Christmas episodes of The Office and eating Stollen, which has helped a little.

Maybe it's just because sitting indoors by yourself eating Pringles and feeling sad is the new norm now rather than a rare end of year December treat.

Who Could It Be?

I'm no Master at drawing people's likenesses... but it is something I've been working on more in recent years. What with working with Models and doing more Fan-Art. It's something I try not to shy away from now.

So with that in mind, I invite people to try and guess whose likeness I've tried to capture here above.

If it helps, I've dropped a couple of clues as to 'Who' it is in this intro. 

Look Sharp And Chiseled.

Since it is the festive season right now, I thought I'd treat myself to an early Christmas present this week and so invested in a 'Chisel Tip' Sharpie.

  

I haven't had much of a chance to play around with it yet, but hopefully at some point over Xmas I'll be able to 'take a line for a walk' with it and draw something and see what it can do. 

If nothing else... 2021 is differently the year I tried to up my 'pen game' this year.

New Pandemic Themed Life Skills.

One 'Life Skill' I've picked up from living through this Pandemic is the ability to hold my breath suddenly while not looking like I'm holding my breath, so I can walk past groups of people or be in the same space as someone who isn't keeping their distance, and secretly not be inhaling their germs, while looking semi-normal.

It's a sly move, for sure, but I'd like to think it might have saved me from sickness and maybe even death a few times over the last couple of years.

I'm trying to think if there's any other new 'Life Skills' I've had to learn to deal with this Pandemic...