September 11 - Turtle

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."

~ Albert Einstein

Dave Brenn's Patreon has become an absurdly deep well of balloon knowledge.

He is adding multiple videos every week, and it's also grown into a nice little community of people sharing what they're working on and learning.

These are a couple attempts from of last weeks videos.  I'd not made a turtle shell this way, but one of those clever little solutions that seems obvious once someone shows it to you.

This is what I learned this week.

(view other turtle)

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Other balloons by or inspired by Dave Brenn:

September 10 - Donald

"Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame."

~ Benjamin Franklin

Donald is the worst.

He's angry, constantly picking fights and convinced he's right - but he's simply an idiot screaming at anyone who disagrees with him.

Half the time I can't understand what he's saying.  He has spent decades avoiding repercussions and nursing ridiculous grudges.  He's an embarrassment.

I really really don't like Donald.

But I do like this duck.

Thinkback to original post: June 9, 2016.

September 9 - Manatee

🎵But if you leave, Bill.🎵

🎵Who will take me to the ball?🎵

🎵Who's going to take me to the ball, Bill?🎵

🎵I have a new dress and shoes!🎵

🎵... and new manatee lipstick!🎵

🎵Who will take me to the ball?🎵

~ Veggie Tales - Barbara Manatee 

I'll take you to the ball, Barbara Manatee!

(view other manatee)

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Other balloons inspired by Isopresso Balloon:

September 8 - Eucalyptus Dawg

"It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows."

~ Epictetus

Experience has a few unfortunate side effects.

When we don't know what we're doing, we question everything.  We explore.  We learn.  We grow.

Then we figure out what works, and the questions stop. 

Experience gives us answers.

The trick is not letting the answers make us stop asking the questions.

This is a color day BONUS balloon!
Decomex Eucalyptus

September 7 - Hive-Guard

The first time I asked the hive-guard if I could get by, it nearly bit my head off.

Literally.

Then it squirted some sort of goo on me and acted like we were best of friends.

It was awkward.

Unfortunately, this is still the shortest way to the bathroom.

This is a color day BONUS balloon!
Decomex Eucalyptus

September 6 - Decomex Eucalyptus

Smoky autumn night, stars up in the sky,
I see the sailin' boats across the bay go by.
Eucalyptus trees hang above the street
And then I turn my head, for you're approachin' me.

~ Bob Dylan - Golden Loom

Decomex Eucalyptus balloons have been inspected and processed by the top notch quality assurance team in their factory.  They're Tony the Tiger great. 

The color is very ... day-old guacamole though.  Troll skin.

I don't know how to describe the color pleasantly.   Asparagus?  Witch face?

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Other color day balloons:

September 3 - Dino Dave

"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."

~ George Bernard Shaw (attributed)

Every morning Dave would work the car drop-off line, directing traffic, opening doors, and trying to keep several hundred parents from interpreting the parking rules for their special little angel.

... and one day he'd had enough.  

Rumor has it - they only bit one car.  In fairness, it was a VW Rabbit.

Dave was great - I appreciate someone willing to wear something ridiculous to try and brighten everyone's day.

Thinkback: January 20, 2016.