If you’ll take a minute to look down the left side of this
blog, you’ll notice that each of the Writers Who Kill has a picture showing their
nefarious side – except for myself. As a
champion procrastinator, I’ve known I’ve needed to add my own picture for
months, but there is one giant obstacle – I am the least nefarious person I
know. It’s beyond just looking
harmless. People stop me in stores to
ask for help when they can’t locate an employee. When I was among the 10 to 15 people who walked
around the local junior college on a daily basis for exercise, I was the one whom
strangers pulled up beside to ask for directions. Unfortunately for them, I’m not great at
giving directions. In the pre-Google-map
era, I sent an attorney trying to find my office past our town to another,
smaller town 18 miles to our northeast.
I
digress. The point is that I am harmless
and look helpful, which on a scale from 1 to 10 places my nefariousness
somewhere around -5. Then there’s the
whole inferiority complex sparked by the creativity of my fellow bloggers. I am still star struck by the other writers
in this group and the amusingly nefarious pictures on the left hand side of the
blog are yet one more indication of how talented the rest of them are.
But I had to
find some way to look nefarious. So I
started by taking a selfie wielding a knife.
The result? I bear an uncanny
resemblance to the Swedish Chef on the Muppets.
Since I found the selfie unimpressive, I decided to think
through things a little more, and enlisted my husband to help me. After rummaging through our hall closet (since
it’s distantly related to Fibber McGee’s closet, that counts as hazardous
duty), we came up with another idea to establish nefariousness.
The dog in the foreground does rather spoil the effect, but
she’s our “helper” dog and insists on being involved with everything. However, with the magic of modern technology,
she is easily edited out, leaving me with the following:
My husband
said the picture would look better if I wasn’t smiling, so we tried again. You will note that the dog still found it
necessary to be in the picture.
Cropped, the final result comes out like this:
So, gentle readers, which picture is the best candidate for
nefariousness? I could use your
advice.
The last one is definitely the best, Nancy. While I love your helper dog (so cute), you're right. He distracts from your nefariousness.
ReplyDeleteThe last one for sure. Now if you could get your helper dog to snarl...maybe. kudos to your husband for letting you point what I am sure is an unloaded revolver at him. The weapon pointed at the viewer adds to the heart-stopping effect. PS - I'm missing too. Hate having my pic taken. Don't tell.
ReplyDeleteLOL, Nancy. What fun! Yup--the last picture. But if you want one with your dog, try putting some 1940s fedora on him/her.
ReplyDeleteShoot--I forgot about your picture, Kait. We will get one--maybe in BassPro handling the merchandise!
Is Margaret's picture there?
Yes--I see a knife-wielding Margaret! Be silly creative.
ReplyDeleteGloria's dog looks nefarious. But I agree -- your pupster doesn't look the least bit shady. The fedora might help, but I agree -- your last one is the kill shot. As they say.
ReplyDeleteFedora shot!
ReplyDeleteNancy, I went through the photo process a year ago, when my daughter was visiting and could act as photographer. I found my Dad's Navy WW2 shark knife he carried in his life vest in the Pacific.
Kait, you're up next!
I agree the last is the best, but EB threatens a teddy bear. What if you threaten your adorable pup? That would look nasty.
ReplyDeleteNancy, this is hilarious! I do love the shot with your pup - but the last one is pretty persuasive !
ReplyDeleteAnd, Kait, we're all waiting for you now!
I agree, Nancy, the last is a killer! Although, a little red stuff on the knife in the first would be creepy. Kudos to your husband and pup for helping to find that inspiration! Kait, can't wait to see your photo!
ReplyDeleteYes, the last one! The dog softens the image too much. Now if he were a Doberman...
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