The Snow Thing
Bizarre February 27th, 2010Yeah.
I was all excited to build a snow bunny today. Wouldn’t that just be so much fun?
What I had in mind:
What I made:
I’ll take questions now.
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February 27th, 2010 at 9:40 am
Your Artistic talent is, uhm, whats the word … Oh yeah, Lacking.
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February 27th, 2010 at 10:17 am
Mickey Mouse ears on a snow bunny? Pink Pee? Questions. I has dem.
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February 27th, 2010 at 10:49 am
Okay, so the scarf bled and made the bunny red??? It sort of looks like one of your cupcakes….but not nearly as edible.
February 27th, 2010 at 10:56 am
I’ve been following your blog for awhile now and never posted anything, but today I had to – that’s freakin’ hilarious!
February 27th, 2010 at 11:04 am
You made a pink snow bunny? Do tell…
My mom and I once made a “snow pig”. Didn’t look much like a pig, or a man, but it was made of snow.
February 27th, 2010 at 11:11 am
What . . . the . . .
I think it’s the jaunty red scarf that makes me feel the most pity for this poor creature. A misguided attempt to make it look cheery. Please, I beg you. Put it out of its misery. It’s an abomination of nature!!!
February 27th, 2010 at 11:47 am
I love the first bunny–you had a great idea there! Too bad you couldn’t execute it. That pink blog doesn’t look like a bunny at all–maybe you should call it an alien instead. Oh, wait, I see you didn’t call it a bunny–your title says “thing.”
February 27th, 2010 at 11:58 am
That’s no bunny, that’s sentient cotton candy my friend.
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February 27th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Wow.. Reminded me the last time I had cotton candy was like 5 years ago. You know, the lips spoils the whole “thing”..
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February 27th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
I have a sudden longing for long summer days and a never-ending supply of shaved ice loaded with watermelon sno-cone syrup.
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February 27th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Why is it pink? Do I really want to know the answer?
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February 27th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
WTF??!! That’s just scary!
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February 27th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
I’m confused about the pink and the Cheshire grin is kinda creepy. Other than that it looks great!
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February 27th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
10 out of 10 for actually building SOMETHING. A something that looks like a pink blancmange wearing a scarf, Micky Mouse ears and a mouth full of teeth. What is it? More importantly, what is it made of?
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February 27th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
OK, here’s my question: red dye? Or did a murder just occur that you need to confess? I mean, what made the pink?
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February 27th, 2010 at 7:40 pm
I don’t care what they say, Kathy…I think he’s cute! Especially those shifty eyes and that freaky smile!!!
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February 27th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
Beamer — Ha! I know I get a big fat “F” for execution, but I had a really good picture in my head. For the life of me, I just couldn’t get there.
Barb — Of course! OK, here’s the deal on the ears. Very quickly after I started, I realized there was no way to construct ears that wouldn’t break, much less ones that would stand up in the head. Since I still wanted it to have ears (as opposed to a boring hat), Mickey came in handy. I wanted the bunny to be pink. Despite how terribly everything else came out, I still insisted it be pink!
joan — Yes, I make cupcakes as well as I make snow bunnies. The pink is red food coloring diluted in a spray bottle. It was fun pinking it up. Closest I’ll get to doing graffiti.
Michele — Ah! I’m glad you liked it and came out of hiding. So freak snow things force you to comment? {makes note for future reference}.
Linda — Pink, yes. Bunny? Uh, not quite. But my heart was in the right place. I was an artiste until I realized it just looked like a blob. I almost kicked it over, but I had put in a lot of time to that point, fallen twice, and lost a shoe in the snow. I couldn’t give up!
JD at I Do Things — I know. What… the … is right. It does have an alien creature quality, doesn’t it? I do love the scarf that I bought in the dollar bin at the store today. Totally makes the whole ensemble.
Karen — Yeah, I couldn’t really get away with calling it anything but a “thing,” could I? I’m still proud of myself for doing it, despite the sad result. But don’t worry. It’s not like Windy. I can’t bear to give it a name because in a few days, it’ll be gone.
Tracy — It ’tis, isn’t it? Also reminded me of a sno-cone. Very fun spraying the pink on. One giant cherry slushy, comin’ right up!
BELLA — I know. The lips are a disaster. And who do you know who would actually DRAW lips on a piece of paper and then paper clip it to a snow thing? No one. I guarantee it. It’s an abomination, for sure.
Surfie — Ah, yes, watermelon is more like it. It was too light to be a cherry cone. BTW, it’s barely colored anymore. The dye melted and leaked inside of it. The whole thing is a bloody mess.
Grace — I wanted it to be a pink bunny. But as you can see, things went terribly wrong.
Sheila Sultani — Yes and yes.
Jen — I’m confused too. At some point, when I wanted to give up, I came inside and just started drawing on paper. I’m a lousy artist, obviously. Even the eyes were drawn on paper and stuck into the snow with paper clips. I defy you to find anyone besides a toddler who could make a worse snow thing. And even then….
Babs Beetle — Thanks! I got a good workout with it. Much harder than I thought it would be. Either that or I’m just that out of shape. I don’t know what IT is either. It’s just a thing. No shape, not identifiable features, save for a face. I shall put it out of its misery later in the week, if the sun doesn’t kill it first.
Nanny Goats — Yes, ma’am. Red dye. About 50 drops in a spray bottle of water. Going on, it did look a little blood splattery until I filled in some spots. Weird, weird, weird.
Lisa Alterity — Thanks, Lisa! My husband likes him, too. Also, my neighbor, who knocked on my door and handed me three prints he made of it. So now I can hang “it” on my fridge the rest of the year and remind myself in August how insane I was in February.
February 27th, 2010 at 8:10 pm
Have you seen this? http://www.neatorama.com/2010/02/26/two-feet-of-snow/
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February 27th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
It’s really hard to look at snow. We haven’t had ANY this year so I’m ready for Daylight savings time and summer, bring it on.
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February 27th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
Okay, a bit on the weird side, but still, it brought tears to my eyes while I’m laughing hysterically! Excellent!
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February 27th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
Reminds me of Cartman from South Park, only pink.
the smile is scary…
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February 27th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
i like it. i love the paper smile, you can rotate the expressions to reflect the mood of the artist. very clever!
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hugs,
puglette
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February 28th, 2010 at 3:05 am
Hmm. That was today eh? Hopefully for the neighbor’s sake tomorrow will be sunny and warm. Very sunny. Very warm.
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February 28th, 2010 at 4:01 am
I have nothing to say. I’m just enjoying reading everyone’s sarcastic comments about your, ahem, creation. I suppose this makes me a bit of a sadist.
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February 28th, 2010 at 4:42 am
You really made that? I find it slightly disturbing! I think you should stick to blogging. Your real talent lies there. Seriously, I don’t find it disturbing. It’s cute in it’s own special way.
I also wanted to say that I like your post on seatbelts. I strongly believe in them. I was in a pretty bad car accident once. We hit black ice in Wisconsin in the middle of winter. The little, bitty sports car we were in hit an ollllddd police car. That car’s bumper barely budged, but the car we were in was totaled. I firmly believe that if I hadn’t been wearing my seatbelt, I would have been thrown through the windshield. As it was, I hit my head on both the window and the hatchback window. I won’t drive my car unless everyone in it is wearing a seatbelt. Even if the other person doesn’t like to wear their seatbelt. Wow. That was rambling. I’m tired. I can’t help it.
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February 28th, 2010 at 5:18 am
feefifoto – Oh, that’s awesome! Reminds me of the statue in “Lost.” There are no shoes to fit those feet.
carla — When you want some, you can’t have some. When you have too much, you can’t get rid of it.
Lynne — I’m glad you liked my “work of art.” Yes, that’s what I’m calling it.
Susan Montgomery — Ah, yes! Bottom heavy with a small head and no neck. I meant to do that.
puglette — I later removed the paper smile because it just felt wrong. Although the eyes are paper, too. I bet you couldn’t tell. I suppose the only worse thing I could have done was print out a giant paper snowman and stick that in the yard.
Will — Ha! Yesterday was very sunny and my little creation is already starting to melt into a blob. It sort of looks like a Hershey kiss. The snow around him is receding pretty quickly, too. He won’t last long. Pass me a tissue.
Janiss — Can you imagine how hurt I’d be if I genuinely thought this was any good?
Meesa — My husband used the word “cute” too. And, correction. It’s very disturbing. Thank you for sharing your seatbelt story. You were lucky and I’m glad you were buckled in. I’m sure you play that back in your mind and wonder “what if..?”
February 28th, 2010 at 5:44 am
Well Missy, what you lack in artistic control you more than make up for in humor. I hope you find your missing shoe come spring time. You absolutely get a “A” for effort.
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February 28th, 2010 at 6:10 am
Oh dear it is early in the morning and I already need a new pair of undies from laughing so hard. That is hysterical. And the pink was a good addition. But the toothy smile is the funniest. Don’t have any questions, except did you have fun creating this poor creature???
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February 28th, 2010 at 7:39 am
As long as he is smiling and happy, that’s the only important thing. And he looks very, very happy. Even without arms!
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February 28th, 2010 at 8:30 am
That bunny looks like it ate too many cadburys and could not handle the kool-aid !!!
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February 28th, 2010 at 9:59 am
Again, I have to say…this is what would have happened to me.
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February 28th, 2010 at 10:24 am
Pink? Kool aid? So, I see your crafting talents runs from nipple cupcakes to Mickey Mouse bunnies…love the creative force!
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February 28th, 2010 at 10:32 am
That looks about right!
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February 28th, 2010 at 10:36 am
I think he is very cute and he is the same shape as my cat. You can say it’s a snow cat and he looks perfect.
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February 28th, 2010 at 11:56 am
He’s a non-conformist!
February 28th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
erm…why is it pink?
Does it have internal bleeding?
Or is it just so embarrassed it is suffering from a full body blush?
You will note I have never shown one of my snow creatures on my blogs….
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February 28th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Hee Hee, reminds me of a Hostess snowball…yay sense of whimsy!
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February 28th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
I think YOURS is better!
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February 28th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
I’m telling you Bee #4, Talking to herself and now Pink Mice Snowman. I think the Tommyknockers have got her.
February 28th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
Hahaha That’s awesome!
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February 28th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
Kathy. LOL. Whoa. So, how ya doin’, hon?
‘Bout ready to shoot that blasted groundhog, huh?
Hang in there girl. It won’t be long….
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February 28th, 2010 at 5:55 pm
It looks better than the snow people I made. It rarely snows in Atlanta so I didn’t have a lot of snowman supplies. I had to use pennies for eyes, birthday ribbon for how, and Dollar Tree fake shamwow’s for scarves. I think I used twigs for the mouth.
The point is to have fun doing it, right, even if your snowbunny ends up looking more like a fat Mickey Mouse.
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February 28th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
I love this bunny. Or whatever that is that you made. It looks like a pink Peeps to me.
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February 28th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
I like yours more, the first one is the creepy looking one to me.
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March 1st, 2010 at 3:26 am
I thought it’s the jaunty red scarf that makes our feel the most pity for this poor creature.
March 1st, 2010 at 12:46 pm
I love snow. Glad we didnt get hit like the east coast did though. thats verging on scary!
March 1st, 2010 at 1:12 pm
You know what you have there? About a million billion dollars. Here’s the plan. Call whatever company puts out Teletubbies and those other freaky looking kid creatures. Tell them you have a great new idea… something similar to the Blue Meanies in Yellow Submarine, but with a twist. They may be cold, but these cute, rounded pink snow creatures will take the world by storm. And make you some money.
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March 1st, 2010 at 1:12 pm
I quite like your pink bunny. I’m sorry it is feeling suicidal…
March 1st, 2010 at 2:46 pm
Snow bunny? I think you missed that mark a little. I’m concerned about you now…that thing looks EVIL I tell you! Love the color though.
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March 1st, 2010 at 3:18 pm
Call the cops. Someone has tried to kill the Easter Bunny.
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March 1st, 2010 at 11:48 pm
I have to say it’s unique. It must not be from around here.
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March 2nd, 2010 at 8:01 am
In my part of Australia, Victoria, most of the state never, ever, gets snow. In spite of my adoration for snow, I think I can be pretty objective here.
Your choice of colouring – food colouring I’m assuming? – kind of makes the bunny look like it’s been bleeding… a lot. And it scares me. It’s toothy grin, so reminiscent of the Cheshire Cat, also scares me. The fact that it doesn’t have snow ears but Micky Mouse headband ears, PUSHED INTO IT’S HEAD, also scares me… a lot. The rest of it’s facial features, all black and shiny and beady, also scares me. The scarf is kind of cute though. >^-^<
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March 2nd, 2010 at 8:15 am
So has Mother Nature put the poor thing out of its misery and let the sun’s heat melt it away into a pool of pink goo?
I must admit though, it does look happy… in a wierd strained sort of way.
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March 2nd, 2010 at 11:18 am
haha, you must be sick of snow by now.
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March 2nd, 2010 at 1:11 pm
You know how there is always that one random pile of snow that just never seems to melt or go away long after all other snow has melted?
…..this will be it.
March 2nd, 2010 at 1:32 pm
too cute!
I don’t feel the need to make snowmen anymore. I have snowdogs. You can click here to see Beau Beau!
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March 2nd, 2010 at 1:58 pm
How’d it get pink? Were you taking that medicine for urinary tract infections that makes your pee pink or did you just dump a Slushee on it?
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March 3rd, 2010 at 12:49 am
Um….I am speechless.
I think the best part is the paper mouth. I guess natural organic materials such as sticks and leaves and other “organic matter” couldn’t properly express the right toothy grin.
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March 3rd, 2010 at 2:32 am
Have you ever read the Calvin & Hobbes comics where he’s building armies of funny, odd, or grotesque snow men? My favorite comics ever – and I always find myself shooting for the moon to replicate them and it just never works…
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March 3rd, 2010 at 6:28 am
Hi, guys! Just wanted to pop in and say thanks for all the comments and give you an update on Snow Thing. The head has melted off completely. The ears were laying near the bottom blob, wishing no doubt, that it had a head to rest upon.
I’m out of commission a bit, taking care of one of our kittehs who had dental surgery this week. He’s none too pleased and if I’m not careful, I”m pretty sure he’s going to lay on my face and smother me to death for what we’ve put him through. So if you don’t hear from me for a while, blame the cat.
March 3rd, 2010 at 7:12 am
Haha. I saw the first picture and thought I was onto a true sculptor here. I was very jealous!!! Then I scrolled down a bit and just exploded in laughter. This is far closer to my own talents at least, so I feel a bit better
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March 3rd, 2010 at 8:55 am
Hilarious! It looks like one of those chewy pastel Easter candies.
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:59 am
Hi Kathy,
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Hope your kitten is doing well.
LOVE your pink SNOW THING. And I’m glad you used pink snow and not yellow snow (and I hope someone hasn’t already made this lame joke above
Steve, the no-snow-in-So-Cal trade show guru
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March 4th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Okay, that’s freakin’ hysterical.
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March 5th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
I can see the resemblance.
What I dislike about snow sculptures, is that you put all that work and creativity in and then, in a few days, your hard work melts and goes down the gutter. A lot like life in a way, don’t you think?
I’m glad you didn’t use the yellow snow: it melts faster.
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March 5th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Haha! You are so funny! And THAT is hilarious. I firstly got saw the first photo and was damn! that lady sure can make a snow bunny! I feel better about my snow creature skills having seen the latter. haha. Keep up the good work!
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March 6th, 2010 at 2:32 pm
I think its funny seeing the snow pic, here in Oregon its a early spring the rodys and tulips are flowering
March 11th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Your snow bunny is adorable, it’s nice to see something “snow” besides a snowman.
May 11th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
Hahah a snow bunny! I wish I would have thought about that this past winter! You can come over and make me a snow bunny any day!