August 4th

I worked up at the castle caricature stand on Saturday and as soon as I got there, I just wasn't feeling it. There's just something about the atmosphere up there, that just brings me back to bad memories from past summers. I was working with M. (probably for the last time) and although working with her usually puts me in a good mood, I was rather cynical all day and part of it was because no one wanted to get drawn. At KPT or First Aid, I am a selling wizard, but at Castle, I am just a jester dancing for coins. I didn't draw many people or get very good sales, but among the sketches that I sold, I feel like I got a few good likenesses.

He wasn't the first person that I remember drawing that day, but it was definitely the drawing that I was most pleased with. This dude looked like he could kill me on any given day, but he was from the midwest (Detroit) and I knew that we shared a bond.

This kid was pretty fun to draw. I felt like I had already drawn him earlier in the year as Yoda, but I didn't give him the ears. This kid insisted that I give him big green ears...so I did.

After the kid that wanted to look like Yoda, this kid came up from behind and said, "Don't draw me with big ears or horns." He was pretty cool...He gave me a $3 tip.

I don't really remember what I did after drawing this young man, but after having a large part of my day being filled with relatively unsatisfying drawings, the thinning of the crowd and a failed prank, I had decided that I wasn't going to draw any more that day. It wasn't a terrible day as far as sales go, but it was the whole castle feel that was getting to me. I am scheduled to work there this coming Saturday as well, so hopefully I will break free of my castle curse and really kick some a$$.