Wow, what an awesome, challenging and time consuming prompt.
Starting with the ellipse for the head and the eyes it began to make a lot of fun. So, I added this and that. And more and more detail.
The hair was the most difficult part. By hand it's just some fast strokes but with code it was a challenge. But I stopped here.
Wearing another "Ugly" Christmas sweater today at work. Today is my new Pokemon sweater. Loving this one. The selfie is included but marked as sensitive for those who need it.
Selfie of a balding, bearded white man wearing a green, white, and red sweater against a light colored wall. The sweater is an "Ugly Christmas Sweater" with a green top covered in white snowflakes. There are two red stripes with outlines of red and green Pokeballs beneath that. Underneath that section are the outlines of Pokemon faces (bulbasaur and pikachu are visible). The sleeves mirror that striped look.
This weekend I went to a band trip with my 12 year old as a chaperone. It started with band performances, ended with them (and me) at an amusement park all day.
I met a bunch of Middle Schoolers who were friends / acquaintances with my daughter. They referred to me as "cool," "legendary," "icon," and one said I was "an icon on par with Madonna." But...but why?
I think about that day and all I can think is that I'm an adult, a parent who was willing to engage with these kids. I talked with them about music, their hobbies, anime, video games, whatever they wanted to talk about. I listened and interacted. Apparently, that's enough to make me an icon.
It feels very basic. But, the fact that just this level of interaction felt out of the norm for them from their friend's parents that it made them call me an icon, I feel that says more about the other adults in their lives than it does about my awesomeness.
Selfie of a white man with a reddish beard wearing a black hat with Dragon Balls on it and sunglasses making a confused face. He is also wearing a light brown raincoat over a blue t-shirt.