The Amaricka Poster

If you kept up with my friends' blogs, you'd have seen that a few weeks ago, my South African pal Jenette was working on a fine piece of artwork to present her native country to the Foyer folks.

About a week ago came a knock on my door, and it was my turn. I was delivered a large piece of paper with instructions such as "dessine ton drapeau" (oh God help me) and "pose tes photos" (much easier). The whole lot came with a package of freshly-sharpened colored pencils. Imagine drawing the American flag with colored pencils. Oh God help me.

Here is the beautimous result of my artistic and anthropological efforts:

As the unofficial patron saint of America, I figured the squirrel needed a prime spot on my poster:

My version of Cartman looks seriously possessed:

A fine piece of Americana, if I do say so myself. Please overlook how royally I f*%&#ed up the flag. My hand felt like it was going to fall off after outlining and filling in around those fifty f*%#@ing stars.