Fugly Doodle Friday - Congo Line

Wait, what?! Don't blame me, blame the vodka.

I recently flew on a trip and raced my way to the counter when they announced overbooking the flight. I earned a $400 voucher, first class, two meal tickets, and round trip taxi fares. When I boarded my 8:30 am flight the next day, I saw that the men seated next to me had Bloody Marys. I had no idea you could get those since I tend to purchase the least expensive seat possible, normally located near the toilet.

After three of these tasty Catholic treats, I took out my doodle notebook and started to sketch. Why an elephant? I came to a revelation that the plane in the air weighs somewhere around 45 African elephants. However, when I tried to draw elephants flying in the sky, I accepted my shortcomings and decided to draw one and a half really good ones in the Congo Basin.

You have got to love Delta Airlines when it asks for volunteers.

Liquor makes me smart about ... Proboscidea.

Fugly Doodle Sunday? - Sweet Ride

It's been a couple months since my last doodle. I decided to buy myself a sketch book, drop it in my bag, and pull it out whenever I get a creative idea.

Two months ago, I went to the local Tedeschi to try my hand at the lottery. Instead, all I got was this doodle of Bananaman getting ready to go on a joyride. He's got his Sony Discman and ​helmet. He's serious, real serious, about having a good time. And safety must always come first.

Happy Fugly Doodle Friday! (errr Sunday for this one time)​

Fugly Doodle Friday - Zut Alors! (Guest)

Chad is our guest doodler today! His story makes me so happy. His wife is an elementary school french teacher. When he first met her, he would doodle on her student's tests. It became so popular amongst her class that it began to take hours away from his weeknights. He stopped doodling for the second graders, but luckily for us, he is now doodling for CatholicGelt!

Thank you, Chad!​

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Zut Alors!​

Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth

unless that's your mouth noshing on a gift horse.

When Swedish Lief moved in, we decided to take our first trip to IKEA, the land of plenty. We dressed in our finest attire. Swedish Lief wore a yellow soccer jersey from Sweden, while I adorned a Heineken t-shirt and white cowboy hat.

First stop: the IKEA cafeteria. We decided to sample all of the basics. Swedish Lief and I put sanity aside for the IKEA demi-gods, DINERA, ASKHOLMEN, nd FARTFULL. We found out that families repeatedly ate at IKEA since they can pay under $10/person for a massive tray of food. Wild to learn that horse meat could be so affordable.*

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The IKEA Triple Crown. It's all fun and meatballs, until you find out you ate Hidalgo.

​Once we pownd the meatballs, we packed up the extras to begin our search for Swedish Lief's desk. After about twenty minutes of passing by a dozen fake rooms, I couldn't take it anymore. I seriously zoned out on a bed and Swedish Lief went off on her own. A few customers asked Swedish Lief for directions and price checks because her yellow soccer jersey and jeans matched the IKEA employee uniform. She told me that some of those same customers stared at me, thinking that I needed a store buddy since I had clearly lost my way.

Look, I would expect no less from any of you.  ​All I have to say is that when you are marching around a giant warehouse holding thirty minute old horse balls, you start losing your mind. The balls start to smell and no garbage can in sight is an actual can for garbage. They are props, people. It's all props! You won't find me saddling up to go to IKEA any time soon. I guarantee it!

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That's better.​

*No horses were harmed in the making of this meal, or so we assume. The horse scare happened across the pond in February.

**If you would like a recipe for Apple Piebald, I suggest you find a real food recipe at Willow Bird Baking, an award winning food blogger and friend.

Fugly Doodle Friday - Snoopy's Revenge (Guest)

Snoopy admits no defeat, even in the face of sharks! Thank you, Chris, for part 2.

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