Over drinks, an incriminating photo was revealed of a coworker in a plastic bin costume, and I whipped up a quick little gif of it.
Their face is covered in this version to protect the guilty, but no such anonymity was offered for the version we uploaded to Slack >:)
Don’t be burdened by regrets or make
Your failures an obsession
Or become embittered or possessed by ruined hopes
Remember, when you take yourself for granted
Feel rejected and unwanted, know
You’re never just a hat
You’re never only just a hat, you know
I keep coming back to this song whenever I’m feeling down. It makes for a good mantra. But I also think that the passage I based this week’s painting off is just so pretty. I often wish this song were just a little bit longer.
Deciding to do this as an animation was a last-minute decision! Excuse the messiness.