Notepad Doodle

Slinky Kitty | A "What Was I Thinking?" Desk Drawer Project

Fact: animals adapt.

That was the inspiration for “Floyd”, the cat that swallowed a slinky toy — general character development that went from artboard to being placed into the desk drawer for years.

At the time, my goal was to branch out into self-authored illustration/story books. Or, by some miracle, get hired as a go-to illustrator for a top-tier publishing house (or any tier).

A lacked time, money, motivation, and a myriad of reasons benched the whole thing.

That's Soooo Dumb! Incorporated | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #071

What do you do when you’re frustrated with EVERYTHING?

Your only option is scramble out of your hidey-hole, raise your bunny fist in the air and scream out loud:

Actual quote from my fellow workplace proximity associate.

Licensing-Induced Enthusiastic Depression Therapy | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #070

The mind goes to a dark place when you’re overwhelmed designing more & more Pokémon licensed product concepts.

A little doodle to help pass the time.

The Licensing Designer's 4-Stage Emotional Hellscape | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #054

Featuring parody Pokémon character "PikaPoo."

[1] JOY; [2] INDIGNATION; [3] FRUSTRATION; [4] UTTER CONTEMPT.

Loosely penned while striving to fabricate Pokémon-slash-Valentine's Day sleepwear apparel and, in typical BortQ convention, flamed out in the end (with a side order of self-loathing)… as depicted in the above Instagram screengrab.

Hopalong Hunger Games (alternate tile "Put Down That Damn Fork!") | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #053

yyyyyyyyeah... blame your gluttonous compulsions on the Easter Bunny Twins...

The Heartbreaking Tale Of 8 Box Crayola Boy | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #052

Originally doodled up August 29, 2020 as a comment to a Facebook post by TV announcer and donut connoisseur Jim Cutler.

In short, Jim recalls a particular haunting elementary school memory where his coveted box of 8 Crayola color crayons was upstaged by a fellow student Melissa "somebody" with her brand new 64 color box!

There's a whole video about it - well, a segment of (play at 4:09) - the actual video below is more to do with banned Crayola colors:

Rock Care 101 | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #051

The Pet Rock™ - the limited marketing marvel from the mid-70s. No matter the species, it just goes to show, a pet IS FOR LIFE!

Astrophysics, With Sprinkles | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #050

Stephen Hawking, Kip Thorne & Neil deGrasse Tyson might disagree with the scientific findings of Dunkin' Donuts:

The Lady Of The Toaster | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #049

Don't you hate it when you throw in a Pop-Tart, set the toaster to "extra-dark", and then THIS happens?

Hole In The Head Diplomacy | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #048

Mama ünd Papa never took the kids seriously when declaring they'd bore a hole through their heads if they DIDN'T go to Disneyland... the resolve of Gertrüde, Heimlich & Hähnchenflügel was not to be underestimated.

I like My Rovers Extra-Crispy! | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #047

And that's why NASA doesn't call it "7 minutes of sunshine, lollipops and rainbows."

Pinky Plague Promise | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #046

Covid has taken from us the inalienable right, nay, duty(!) to cough on people without consideration…

But, I tell ya', once this whole pandemic thing is over....

"Insert Heartfelt Musings Here" | A Happy BortyBlog Valentines

I’m at a loss for passionate words for you at the moment, so here’s a heart-shaped valentines thing I’m gonna thrust all the way up in your face! Enjoy!

Acquittal Was Always Gonna Happen; The Break Up Was A Complete Surprise | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #045

Bad News: Trump's off the hook. Again.

Good News: It's a fresh start for Polly.

Buck A Duck! A Random Twiki Doodle | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #044

Somebody blasted a “Buck Rogers In The 25th Century” publicity photo (circa late ‘70s) into my Facebook feed and… well… I had nothing to do, so my mind went to a moronic place:

Doodled for an audience of one: me!

Evolution: What A Weird, Funny Thing It Is | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #043

When Calendar Events Collide | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #042

In hindsight, it might've been prudent to check the week's calendar prior to the company shutting off the water for maintenance... alas...

Pippo... Meet Jiggles | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #040

What transpired in the doodle above can be traced back to the two arts’n’craft critters brought in to work by Licensing Lady® created by her offspring.

Below are the actual characters, seen here in happier times:

The Bernie. The Mittens. The Meme. The Monty. The Controversy | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #039

The Bernie Sanders/Mittens memes… you all know what I’m talking about, right? They’re everywhere! You can’t escape them! Bernie & Mittens are the new Baby Yoda memes (thank God!).

So why not one more? And with kitties?

Why not, indeed.

The below is from Monty’s facebook page. Be warned: the following post is extremely too cute for politically delicate audiences…

See, I told ya’! It sheds of cutesy-pooness!

Now, because the above parody pic features a prominent U.S political iconoclast, it didn’t take long for the way-too-sensitive naysayers (the “stupids” as I now call ‘em) to crawl out of their hiding-behind-anonymity crevices and comment this particular post was POLITICAL.

Political”? I don’t recall Monty’s nor Molly’s names on the electoral ballot - Representatives or Senate. What are these people talking about… … … … … oh, because it features Vermont senator Bernie Sanders.

*cue facepalm*

Before negative comments could stomp all over the likes & hearts and potentially hijack the conversation, Monty’s admin had to make a disclaimer the Bernie/Mittens/Monty/Molly post was a parody. Heck, people! Monty’s people’n’kitties reside in Denmark for criminy’s sake!

As a advocate of everything parody - and to parody the stupids (no offense, stupids) - with legal pad in hand, I responded with the below scribble:

Take that, stupids!

And to the normals, you’re most welcome.