Fruits of Boredom

I kind of miss school.
And I think I'm also beginning to miss sitting in a cubicle.
In another word, I miss the helpless feeling of boredom.

I still get bored from time to time, of course. That is evident from the number of times I've played Minesweeper.
But I miss being bored silly from 8am to 6pm non-stop, be it in a classroom or in an office cubicle.
I mean, those were arguably the most creative of my days. Instead of learning the school texts or working on that damnable yield report, I would be drawing cartoons, writing poems, composing songs, etc. and the works produced during those days still rank among my favorites.

Take for instance this chubby little elephant that I'm using for my profile in this blog.I drew this out of boredom, on a piece of foolscap using a medium-tipped fountain pen (for the finer lines, I just used the other side of the tip), during a lecture in U (I think the subject was electromagnetic). And it has served as my personal logo ever since.

Clarification: that is his bellybutton. In case you wonder...

And, I'm sure you've noticed. My nickname is Dumbo.

Before I sign off, here's another cute little elephant (another fruit of my boredom) as a preview for my next (maybe not the immediate next) post:

It's about the origin of my nickname.