My wife, who is a counselor, gave me a little personality quiz in which I was supposed to draw a person standing in the rain. Now, if she had really been counseling me, she might have been alarmed at the drawing I doodled with my free hand while I ate with my other:
The rain is supposed to represent my stress level, which, as you can see plainly there is only one drop above his head. It doesn’t matter that it’s a big fat drop, so evidently my stress level is low. Had I drawn an umbrella or a hat it would symbolize my readiness to handle the stress, but I only drew devil horns, so of course she can only deduce that I am unfit to handle my current stress level. She did remark that I drew him a nice chin butt, and that she’s going to take my drawing to work with her tomorrow to show her co-workers what a well-grounded husband she has.
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December 5th, 2007 at 10:42 am
“so of course she can only deduce that I am unfit to handle my current stress level.”
I’m not so sure that’s the only conclusion, Matt. :) (this is said as someone who thinks the snowman graphic is Excellent!)
December 5th, 2007 at 11:00 am
Yea, love the snowman. My blog is insanely boring from a graphical point of view. Let the words paint the picture. Or something equally snobbish. Sometimes I post sunrises. Sometimes green aliens.
December 5th, 2007 at 11:05 am
I think your drawing looks like Gene Simmons after a rough night on tour. What does that mean?
Also, since you were eating during the drawing, do you think the devil represents the way you feel about her cooking? (ouch!)
December 5th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
I wish I could take credit for that snowman, but I ganked it off the internet doing an image search for “evil snowman.” I linked the artist, of course, but he’s not updating his site any more.
Steve: I suppose you’re right, and I believe she did mention that it could mean I have psychopathic tendencies, but then I didn’t want to start spreading that rumor on the internet; you never know who might take it seriously :-)
Al: … ouch is right, because you may be onto something there. But if it reflects my feelings about dinner I can’t blame her because I cooked it. heheh