Sooner or later,here at the old 'blog-a-wing-a-ding-thing'--- you might as well expect to see the occasional post with at least SOME 'Loydster-doodling' in it!!! Considering that I've been cartooning and just generally goofing around with pencils / pens / paper ever since I could grasp a writing / drawing instrument, that really shouldn't be much of a shock!!!
In fact, for a good chunk of time there--- mostly my teen years up into my mid-30s, a LONG-time dream of mine was to be able to make a living at the cartooning / doodling / lettering--- or even doing hand-lettered signs & posters. I've made the stray dollar or two at it here & there..... but NEVER have I made enough to 'make a living' at it.
That's OK though, because one VERY important thing I've discovered, is that having this doodling / cartooning ability of mine---while not in ANY way making me 'rich and famous', has helped me COUNTLESS times!!! Both in keeping my sanity, AND-- not to take myself TOO seriously!!!! Oh, and it's helped me take some of life's ups, downs and all-around bumps & bruises with a healthy dose of HUMOR!! It's truly the most valued tool I have in my 'mental toolbox'!!!
First off, let's look at some 'toons I scrawled while working at the last manufacturing / factory job I had to endure!!! On this particular job, I had to carry around a set of blank orange 'tags' (about 3 inches wide by 6 inches long) in my shirt pocket, pretty much all the time, along with a handy-dandy 'sharpie' pen!!!
Being the COMPULSIVE doodler that I've ALWAYS been--- and having HUGE chunks of time (we worked 12-hour shifts,rotating from days-to-nights every 4 months!!) with a LOT of tedious, REALLY slow-moving equipment to monitor, it was EXACTLY the right set of circumstances to let loose with some truly GOOF-BALL-type 'toons!!! Keep in mind I was doing these things to BOTH keep from losing my mind from the boredom, and just give myself a reason to laugh!!! Your mileage, as they used to say, may vary!!!---
Now that we've had a look at that weird little form of 'therapy'--- let's take a look-see at some other scrawlings & scribbles I put down, MOSTLY on lined, notebook paper ( I know, a TRULY odd choice!!! But--- hey, these were for pretty much just ME to look & laugh at, remember!!)--- this time to help keep me from going BONKERS during a particularly LONG stretch of unemployment!!!---
---- And that, folks is just a SMALL sampling of the kind of thing the 'ol Loydster will scribble when he's trying to either keep his sanity, OR ..... just needs a good belly-laugh!!! Hope it brought you a few giggles too!!!
See you NEXT time gang!!!!
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