If your friends need you, and you haven’t posted your scheduled article for the day, please screw the article. You’re the boss. That’s what we did yesterday. A friend was under the weather, so we went over there and Tessa offered comfort while I did housework.
Absolutely, totally worth it.
I was animating a cartoon which I was never going to finish by yesterday anyway. There’s a point toward the end of an animation production where it’s all just manual labor. I was at that point yesterday, and needed only a few hours to finish it. It will almost finish itself at that point, so I knew it could wait a day.
As promised, Sunny’s eyes blink on this feature. AND (I love this part) I actually recruited a real female woman of the opposite sex to voice Sarah Palin this time. Yes, it’s Tessa, and this whole bit was pretty much her idea.
By the way, because of the miracle of audio editing, this really does not sound much like Tessa at all. She wanted me to emphasize that point because she sounds like such a goober. And Tessa’s lung capacity is less than a fourth of normal. In order to do Sarah, Tessa is actually screaming at the top of her lungs here. I also lowered the pitch and took out a hundred or more pauses for breath.
For the record, Tessa is a Democrat, and I’m a Republican. We are quite seriously involved in Kansas politics and have been so for several years. However, in this household, presidential politics are sheer comedic entertainment. We wish for all our fellow countrymen to experience this same perennial enjoyment that we have.
One more thing. These remarks by Sarah are not hyperbole. Not entirely. I’m going to embed the video that Tessa was watching when she got this idea. If you care to watch, you will notice that much of our cartoon is either directly quoting or very closely paraphrasing everything she said.
I just can’t believe Sarah is still this damn funny.
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Why isn’t Sarah running herself? Surely people didn’t believe those stories about her college days. She and Obama would have been a great double act in the debates – you could have cut the sexual tension with a pair of scissors.
Gorilla Bananas recently posted..Kepler-22b
Here in Canada we are simply amazed that a total ding dong like Sarah Palin has ANY political power AT ALL! It’s hilarious!
Oh, and you guys are awesome–you and Tessa, that is.
karen somethingorother recently posted..KAREN-LICIOUS
I saw the real Sarah interview and recognized some of the wording in your animation. The voice of Tessa sounds perfect for this. Funny, I’m a Republican too, but I still find this whole thing pretty laughable this year. You guys make a good team!
Linda Medrano recently posted..Don’t Push Me – Cause I’m Close To The Edge
It irritates the crap out of me that Fox even asks her what she thinks. She must be their token idiot. I didn’t want to keep fueling her fire but it was just too funny to resist.
Wow, the animated blinking retriever is more articulate than the real SP.
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