Welp, that’s that. All done! Finished taping up the packages just as the art handlers
pulled up downstairs, wheeeee!
Thank you Daniel, John, Henney, Martha, Judy, and everyone who’s come by to
give feedback and moral support.
Special special thank you to Yuka and Hana and Kiki. These pictures are for you.
Hana called me at the studio today and played a song for me (^ ▽ ^)
Hana turned 3 today! We took the girls to the Big Apple Circus.
The sound of hundreds of kids gasping/shrieking/laughing in wonder is pretty awesome.
Hana was speechless.
“Happy Happy” song, then cake!
Bonus: Pim came home from the hospital today! (He had emergency surgery to remove a “linear foreign body” –
i.e., a swallowed string… I think he had to redeem one of his 9 lives…)
Kiki’s crib is taken over by Hana and Jordan. It doubles as the Bat Cave…
…and a bouncy castle!
Oversized transparencies are waaaaaay expensive to get printed – enough for me to work out the math of getting
transparencies printed vs buying a $2,000 plotter (verdict: I’d probably get the print-o-tron if I had a place to
put it). Enter good ol’ mineral oil ($7.49 at Rite Aid)! (Props to John “MacGuyver” Mejias for suggesting this.)
Slather it on a plain ol’ printout and you’ve got yourself a DIY Econo Transparency. I’m getting really good
exposures out of this method. Cons: a bit messy; also, mineral oil is usually stashed in the Laxatives section of
the drug store (“It’s for my artwork, honest!”).
Hana likes to be helpful…
…but labor-management relations soon break down, as she demands a Youtube break. Sigh, that’s alright,
Lady, Daddy’ll take it from here.
Hana went to “Tricky Treat” with her gal pals today. Their initial fear of walking into shops by themselves and
talking to strangers was quickly overcome once they realized candy was involved…
Halloween isn’t quite as much fun when you can’t walk, chew, or voice your costume preferences, I suppose…
Hang in there, Kiki!
Next year will be our last chance to go as the Norimaki family from Dr. Slump.