An account of a year abroad as a language assistant in Germany and travel in Europe.

Monday, 31 January 2011

AMSTERDAM

HOLLAND

This weekend I hit up Amsterdam for the 3rd time in as many months. It gets slightly better each time because in and amongst the thousand million canals with little lit bridges that are all identical, you begin to find some that you recognise.

I'm not gonna upload any of the general touristy city pictures that I took another 200 of, but I will upload some photos of pictures I drew in coffee shops. In all seriousness, I really would push for the legalisation of cannabis. It's not me going down a stoner route, but I highly doubt it would lead to the weed-fuelled state of anarchy the British government seems to believe in. Other than people who are already lost-cause junkies, I think it would just become a way of life, like it has in the Netherlands.

Here we go. Click for full size.

We started off nice and easy. Things ending with "og".

This moved onto improving things to cope with various real-world challenges; namely mice, cats and the Jewish. No Yid can't be improved by Boba Fett armour.

Words can't say how much I love this one.

Why is grumpy eel grumpy??

I think velociraptors in jets is my masterstroke.

It's worth noting that this short piece of prose, although readable in about 10 seconds, was actually composed over about 20 minutes. It's beautiful in a lot of ways.


"Cadence Bear". I didn't even know what that word meant. I've looked it up since, but I can honestly say I've never used that word before in any context.

"ca·dence - Balanced, rhythmic flow, as of poetry or oratory." It's fitting somehow.

That's all of them. I mean, they're only doodles but I do actually hold them as some of my finest stuff. Recreating what you can see in front of you is one aspect of art, but it'll only take one so far.

As Cadence Bear rightfully says, true inspiration is impossible to fake.