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William E. Schenk

@williameschenk / williameschenk.tumblr.com

Millionth generation thingamajig-maker

I had a pet worm when I was fourteen but I didn't know how to take care of it since apparently they don't eat "magic sand" (even if you mix a little real dirt in there) so it died a few weeks after I caught it. In my grief I wanted to memorialize it so put it on a piece of cardboard with "fancy" tissue paper and used thumb tacks to pin it in place like people do when they taxidermy butterflies.

Anonymous asked:

Why do you never draw your facial features? Your drawing skills suggest ur definitely capable.

You don't think this looks like me?

I don't think I'm as good at drawing people as that page I shared might make you think. I mean, if you draw the same thing a lot after a while you get decent at it. You have to stare at something a lot for a long time to draw it, sounds awkward to do to myself. I guess some people like doing it, right? Do people want to see me draw myself here?

I don't know if I'm much of an artist either way, it's just a part of the "job"

Are you messing with your lip for any particular reason?

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My hands are pretty much always doing something. Before it was clicking pens, tearing paper, stuff like that. Then after the warehouse they gravitated towards the marks I was given. I don't know if I liked pressing the bruises and picking at the scabs but what I know is that everything that happened felt more real when I could physically feel it. They started fading after a few weeks but the cut on my lip was by far the thing my hands found most accessible to pick at so it is staying. (And growing! Who knew.)

Sorry for outsourcing the first response to Billy, can't say it won't happen again.

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Don’t worry Mr William. I don’t mind you outsourcing to Billy, he’s quite charming. Plus I diiiid ask a personal question, thanks for the thorough response! While i can imagine having a visible scar is bad for profiling in your line of work, i kinda think it probably looks cool on you.

Thanks for saying that but I don't have a scar as much as I've got an open gash? Trust me you don't want to know more. For cleaner, nicer scars- well I mean, you should see the other guy.

Some people still wear face masks around here so I can get away with covering half my face with one in public! And people who see me in my line of work don't really get a good look at me :)

Are you messing with your lip for any particular reason?

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My hands are pretty much always doing something. Before it was clicking pens, tearing paper, stuff like that. Then after the warehouse they gravitated towards the marks I was given. I don't know if I liked pressing the bruises and picking at the scabs but what I know is that everything that happened felt more real when I could physically feel it. They started fading after a few weeks but the cut on my lip was by far the thing my hands found most accessible to pick at so it is staying. (And growing! Who knew.)

Sorry for outsourcing the first response to Billy, can't say it won't happen again.

You’ve mentioned that you did your tattoo of your dad’s name on yourself and that you were doing a little side gig as a tattoo artist. So I’m curious, when did you learn how to tattoo? And when did you give yourself that tattoo of your dad’s name? Also do you have any tattoos other than that one?

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I've never done a side gig as a tattoo artist or tattooed real breathing human skin other than my own. Someone asked me about tattooing them once but it didn't go anywhere, actually that unofficial business venture almost got me in trouble.

I looked into tattooing, browsed the "How To" books, "DIY at-home tattooing" forums, stuff like that. I knew I wanted to get my dad's name on me since I was 13, but I didn't get started until I was in my twenties when I got my hands on a tattoo gun. I tested a smaller design near the spot I wanted it just to see how it'd heal, after a few months without major problems I felt confident enough to tattoo his name myself.

I also have an infinity symbol from a stick and poke when I was 15 but we don't have to talk about that one.

william can i take you to the park??

nothing romantic or anything. i just like the park.

if you say yes, you will need to be able to spin me in those little seats that i sit in and i spin really fast.

one of these things

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Are you sure you want to go on that thing? I tried them once, and it killed my back. Being the spinner also usually means getting kicked in the face.

Seems more like some kind of torture device. Hm.

These kitties are looking at you

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Hey guys! Great composition, they look like older generations on Facebook.

I like cheetahs, they can be brutal in the wild but it's hard not to find them harmless when they look like that.

Took my sweet time answering this one, I wanted to keep these three in my inbox for a bit, they protect me from hard questions :)

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crechur.... no need for crech7rs i will protect you from hard questions let me answer them

Aw that's nice of you, let me find a hard one! I'll still answer it when I feel like thinking about hard things but I want to see what you say. Let's see what that kindergarten is teaching you :)

"Are you messing with your lip for any particular reason?"

nuh uh i don't do that i don't have human lips i am a puppet

but William probavlu has a little crush on you maybe

You'd be a great ghostwriter, Billy.

Sorry I'm not sure what the second part means, who has a crush on who? This might be too advanced.

I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU. LONELY MAN YOU'RE VERY LONELY I CAN'T BE YOUR ONLY FRIEND YOU NEED OTHER PEOPLE

Why is everyone here trying to get me into a romantic entanglement.

because billy is suspended for extreme violence and I'm not allowed to commit any crime for the next month so im trying to conteract by bringing peace and love into the world and I'm starting by being your wing puppet

Extreme violence?? Jesus, Billy, what did you do? I thought you were mostly behind the camera.

Thanks but I don't need a wing puppet, just a Wisconsin-cheese-buddy :).

That cuck deserved it he stole my girl. can we go to wisconsin and eat cheese

Did the other guy also get 'suspended for extreme violence'? Sounds like you're the one who needs a wing puppet, Billy.

You sound like a puppet that's on the No Fly list :(

ive been on a plane and it was HIS fault for stealing my girl

Sounds like this guy really cheesed you off :(

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