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The Ostrich and I
By mr-nick
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(c) 2009 Nick Egberts
an entry for the Artdrop blog's Concept Tuesday. The description was as follows:
Concept Description: In this months "Confessions of a Full-time Wizard" Dragon® column, Shelly Mazzanoble talks about her desire for a new familiar...well, an unfamiliar familiar. Not only do I love reading Shelly's pieces, but I love the idea of an unfamiliar familiar! The concept this time is to step away from the normal familiars (cats, rats, snakes, ravens, etc.) and dream up something new and interesting...or hysterical, if you are like Shelly.
My wife actually suggested an Ostrich (well her first suggestion was a buffed up barbarian in a thong....). I immediatly liked it. They always look like they are up to no good.
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an entry for the Artdrop blog's Concept Tuesday. The description was as follows:
Concept Description: In this months "Confessions of a Full-time Wizard" Dragon® column, Shelly Mazzanoble talks about her desire for a new familiar...well, an unfamiliar familiar. Not only do I love reading Shelly's pieces, but I love the idea of an unfamiliar familiar! The concept this time is to step away from the normal familiars (cats, rats, snakes, ravens, etc.) and dream up something new and interesting...or hysterical, if you are like Shelly.
My wife actually suggested an Ostrich (well her first suggestion was a buffed up barbarian in a thong....). I immediatly liked it. They always look like they are up to no good.
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I must say, I seem to have a thing for Ostriches. I live near a zoo, and reguraly go there. They let feed one once. They basically gave me a paper bag full of fodder and sent me to the fence. The Ostrich basically dived beak first into the bag, devouring half its contents in one gulp. It took me quite by surprise (the zoo keepers laughed their head off). A couple of minutes of further chomping on my hand and the bag, seemed to but the beast at ease, and it even let me pet it. Quiet worth a couple of cuts and bruised fingers!
cheers,
nick
cheers,
nick
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