The kids always complain about my coloring sheets.

[snarp]

(Originally published at SarahPin.com. You can comment here or there.)

Seven-year-olds are astute judges of artistic style - they can tell I downloaded those pictures of a moon, a nest, an octopus, and a peach from four completely different websites, and they think the resulting coloring sheet crude, according it no respect. Nor do they approve the ones I draw myself, placing me without difficulty as an amateur using a marker purchased at the Hyaku-En Shop.

But I put this together in about five minutes before I left yesterday, and for some reason the Class That Always Acts Up were extremely pleased with it:

They said, “Sugoi!” Why? I spent forever drawing that bear in overalls waving bye-bye for you guys the other day, only to have you look at me and say, disgustedly, “Did teacher draw this?” Yet you like the Spider Jerusalem face? I think all the creepy corporate mascots your country produces have damaged the taste centers of your brains.

Comments

[doom-magpie.livejournal.com]

♥ Transmetropolitan

And just so you know, I really enjoy reading all your posts, even if I never comment. (Rice cooker with no done alarm? o.o Really, who thought that was a good idea.)

Your coloring page does kind of look like a panda face to me. Panda + stars = win?

[snarp]

Thank you; if my life of continual suffering and blogging profits any one person, then it has not been in vain. (I do not generally expect anyone to comment except maybe to complain that I am interrogating Second Life from the wrong perspective, so please do not feel guilted into commenting or anything.)

(My knowledge of Transmetropolitan is thus far sadly limited to the thing where he explains how voting works. There is insufficient time in the universe to read everything I need to.)

[doom-magpie.livejournal.com]

Oh, I hope I didn't inadvertently imply that I enjoyed your suffering. :X But I do like your writing style/storytelling/humor, and your perspective on living in Japan.

And er, yeah. I'll be quiet now.