Xiphactinus, the IRS and the Pinewood Derby
It was one busy whirlwind of a weekend. I wrapped up some paperwork for an IRS audit my boss was lucky enough to draw (did I say how much I HATE paperwork!?). Any lingering doubts I may have had about moving into a creative field were burnt away along with a significant amount of my brain cells. The older I get, the less I seem to be able to do that left brain stuff. Feel like that stuff is killing me.
I wrapped up 40 hours of my internship. Still have to complete another 50 hours. That is going to be a challenge with my work schedule but I just keep counting down -only eleven weeks left, ten weeks left, 9 weeks left …. I have to do it. Come too far to lose the race now.
We went to the Museum of Natural History in Los Angeles on Saturday - that really is a great deal if you have a family. Two adults and up to four kids, unlimited access to four museums and other member benefits starting at $60 for a year.
I went to draw while my wife trudged several kids around. Unfortunately one of the dinosaur halls was closed - a bummer since I was most interested in drawing prehistoric carnivore skulls - but I did get in a few hours of gesture drawing and a few sketches of critter heads.
Here is one from a scarey looking fish that lived during the Cretaceous - Xiphactinus
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Also had to help my son whip up a car for the Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby - not the best results from my perspective as I don’t have any wood working tools. I picked up a $2 coping saw at Big Lots! and after forcing the blade through the wood for 20 minutes, as if I was cutting granite, on the final cut it sliced smoothly through the wood and into my left thumb. I managed to slice a third of the way through the tip of my finger and nail. Lucky for me 8-year old kids see the world through different eyes and working on the car with Dad, apparently makes the car much cooler than it really looks.
Well, back to work ….