Meet Gus.  She belongs to the people who I'm painting for right now.  She just had ear surgery and now has to wear this enormous cone.  She's clumsy anyway, so watching her get that thing caught on everything just made my work day so much better. 

I just can't help but laugh.  I know she's in pain and uncomfortable and depressed...but dammit, that's pure comedy.  She kept trying to get into the room I was working on, but the cone was so huge, she'd get stuck between the wall and the door.  Awwwww.

Her owners have a 7-year-old (whose room I'm painting) and, as I was told, last night he was throwing popcorn at Gus.  When she'd miss, the popcorn would get trapped and roll around in the cone.  She would search and search for it. It was apparently good family fun.  I wish I could have been there to see it.  Poor, poor Gus.  Can't you just see the shame in her eyes?  Still - I laugh. 

She's laughing too, see?

On another note, here is the room I got to paint today.  It's always SUCH fun to paint actual colors!  (Off white is NOT a color, people.)