I finished Jitterati early so I can go on safari in Petone tomorrow, and unusually for me, this one involved actually going out and photographing the event I was commenting on – this week, the new City Market. Working out the text for this one was an absolute bugger – because I do the text at the end, I often change things at the last minute. Because I’m posting this late, I can offer a rare glimpse into what I laughably call the “creative process”.
Original script:
DEBBIE: Sunday morning! Off to market, to look at those fresh vegetables we’ve never eaten!
DEBBIE: I’m glad the new City Market has opened.
DEBBIE: So many interesting parts of the city are closing down… it’s good to see the trend reversed.
DEBBIE: Maybe next week you’ll be awake enough to remember.
JAIMEE: Zzzzsnork!
Obviously that wasn’t very funny, so by the time I’d finished drawing it, it had become:
DEBBIE: Sunday morning! Off to market, to look at those fresh vegetables we’ve never eaten!
DEBBIE: I’m glad the new City Market has opened.
DEBBIE: So many interesting parts of the city are shutting down, so it’s good to see some signs of life.
DEBBIE: Speaking of signs of life…
JAIMEE: Zzzzsnork!
This was better, but as I was laying out the text I had a crisis of confidence, and changed it to:
DEBBIE: Sunday morning! Off to market, to look at those fresh vegetables we never eat!
DEBBIE: I’m glad the new City Market has opened…
DEBBIE: So many interesting parts of the city are shutting down… it’s good to see some signs of life.
DEBBIE: Too early for others.
JAIMEE: Zzzzsnork!
I hope this has been of interest.
