"Worked as an on-call computer tech for about a year, and I've seen some weird shit. Plenty of Hoarders, elderly men with interesting sexual fantasies, Multimillonaire Lawyers with closets full of gay porn, etc. The weirdest one was this cool old dude who had retired and lived in a double-wide trailer in a fairly nice retirement trailer park. His house had one of those trains that traveled along the walls from room to room, occasionally poking through walls and such. The primary purpose of this train was to carry his bird (a blue macaw IIRC) around the house. From his explanation, the bird had some birth defects and had difficulty flying, so they built the train for the bird to cruise around the house on. This may not sound all that weird to you, but let me set the stage for you: You're a college student removing a stupid browser hijack from some old guy's computer. You're nearly done with the job when you hear a clacking sound and look up to see a toy train crossing your vision. Aboard the train is a decently sized bird that makes eye contact with you and says 'choo choo motherfucker' before disappearing into the next room. One of the most surreal moments of my life."

digital ink sketch of a handsome jackdaw perched in profile on an abstract post. the head of the bird partly intersects a partial surfboard shape in a medium terracotta colour. up from the post on the right hand side of the image & continuing up to the top of the drawing are blocks of colour, alternating in medium terracotta & muted turquoise. the mood is decidedly mid-century.

digital ink sketch of a handsome jackdaw perched in profile on an abstract post. the head of the bird partly intersects a partial surfboard shape in a medium terracotta colour. up from the post on the right hand side of the image & continuing up to the top of the drawing are blocks of colour, alternating in medium terracotta & muted turquoise. the mood is decidedly mid-century.