The Things I Love About Home: A Paint Photo Essay, Part 1

By: Lindsay Hogg

I love coming home for Christmas, my friends and family throw great parties. One of our traditions is the Ugly Christmas Sweater Party that begun years ago among my close group of friends. This year I stole one of my dads Santa ears-thingies because I couldn’t find an ugly sweater. The excitement of seeing everyone quickly fades when my friends do things like this.


That’s me in the middle wearing my sweet ass Santa hairband ears. Chipper as can be, with all the Christmas spirit in the world. But then something HORRIBLE happened.

NOT COOL MAN.

You guys are assholes!

Just to note, I actually didn’t know that my Santa ears were broken until I saw these pictures on facebook the next day.

Although my friends are able to make me very angry, nothing cheers me up and makes me look like more of a psycho than being able to smother my cat with love.


I don’t care how crazy I sound, I loved my cat very much and unfortunately Bobo has recently passed away, but even the thought of smothering her still makes me smile.

Coming back from travelling and having to live with my parents may suck at times, but it has it’s upsides (aka their wine cellar).


Okay, maybe this is a slight exaggeration, but it’s not far from the truth…

Lastly, I look forward to food. Pizza is quite common all over the world, but it just isn’t the same as when I get it at home. So I take it upon myself to stuff my face as much as possible when I’m back in Canada.

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Alex December 26, 2010 at 5:43 PM

i’m in love with everything about this.

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Hogga December 26, 2010 at 7:56 PM

Damn Diggity!

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Katie Wisniewski December 26, 2010 at 8:14 PM

Oh my God this is funny! Daisy and I are killing ourselves laughing…

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Lisa E @chickybus December 27, 2010 at 7:53 AM

This is wonderful…so much fun! Did you create those images yourself? If so, wow. Funny and creative! And I hear you re: the pizza thing. When I returned home after living abroad for a while, I pigged out on pizza for weeks. Couldn’t help myself! Actually, I’m still doing that….and I haven’t just been away recently. Hmmm….

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Hogga December 27, 2010 at 8:02 AM

haha yes, this is the one I was telling you to read! I did the images in paint, I have some time on my hands now haha.

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Ayngelina December 27, 2010 at 9:37 AM

Laughed so much with this post, you must do more illustrations!

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Hogga December 27, 2010 at 11:03 AM

hahaha… I hope everyone enjoys them as much as I enjoyed making them.

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Michael Hodson December 27, 2010 at 11:21 AM

Too much time on your hands. You got too much time on your hands….

isn’t that how the song goes?

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Hogga December 27, 2010 at 11:23 AM

haha never heard of this song, but yes I do… it was much easier to paint/doodle a post with my nieces running around rather than trying to concentrate on writing. Oh Christmas time!

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Amar December 27, 2010 at 12:17 PM

Mrow?
Haha
Brilliant post and very creative!

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Margyle December 31, 2010 at 5:17 PM

This is the most accurate representation of Hogga I have ever seen… especially the death pass out in the wine cellar.

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Hogga January 6, 2011 at 10:32 AM

You wish! I’m only in a drunk coma… no death… nothing can kill me!

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Garreth Lodge January 6, 2011 at 10:03 AM

I frigging LOVE this. I was in stiches. Great job. Can’t wait till the next one. Still laughing….

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Hogga January 6, 2011 at 10:07 AM

Haha, I loved making it! Working on #2 right now…

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Samantha Dermot February 8, 2011 at 6:38 AM

Funny! That was a great Santa ears (albeit, a ruined one). But it sure looks good as a moustache! Kidding aside, sharing experiences makes me remember how funny and wacky Christmas can be. Every good or funny moment seem to happen concurrently.

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Jeremy February 8, 2011 at 12:09 PM

[died]

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Hogga February 8, 2011 at 12:23 PM

hahaha death by humor? best way!

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Abbey Hesser February 17, 2011 at 5:05 PM

I like this. A lot.

That is all.

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Hogga February 18, 2011 at 9:31 AM

high fives!

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Mack Reynolds July 29, 2011 at 4:17 PM

these paintings are hilarious. i particularly like the sequence of you finding the wine cellar and passing out down there. very well detailed. gold star!

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Hogga July 29, 2011 at 4:21 PM

haha i like gold stars!

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Mica August 6, 2011 at 6:01 AM

This stuff is why I heart you so much. hugs and unicorns.

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Hogga October 7, 2011 at 1:02 PM

and presents? i like presents…

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Erica October 7, 2011 at 1:23 AM

Love your cracked out wine face.

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Hogga October 7, 2011 at 1:04 PM

You should see it not in drawings! Exactly. The. Same. haha

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Margo October 7, 2011 at 12:05 PM

Sorry about your cat and Santa ears! Yay M and D’s wine cellar! :)

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Hogga October 7, 2011 at 1:03 PM

Yeah, that cellar can be pretty deadly. And has given me purple teeth on more than one occasion haha

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Stephanie - The Travel Chica October 7, 2011 at 12:56 PM

I have some friends that do the Ugly Christmas Sweater Party, but I’ve never been able to attend. The pictures are always the best!

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Hogga October 7, 2011 at 1:04 PM

You should attend! It’s so much fun. We have been doing it for years and have a contest for best sweater as well… You win a bottle of something delicious!

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DTravelsRound October 7, 2011 at 2:23 PM

Ohhhh goodness. Can you illustrate my life please??? I think you could make the crap I am going thru super funny. xx

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Hogga November 2, 2011 at 8:07 AM

I can do anything I put my mind too!!!!!

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Raymond @ Man On The Lam October 8, 2011 at 2:47 AM

Is there even such a thing as a “nice” Christmas sweater? :)

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Hogga November 2, 2011 at 8:06 AM

I think they’re all lovely!

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Nomadic Samuel October 8, 2011 at 11:43 PM

Why can’t more travel posts be like this one! :P

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Hogga November 2, 2011 at 8:07 AM

I’m working on it!

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Abby October 9, 2011 at 10:20 AM

Good to see your awesomely hilarious drawings on the new site! My old company had an ugly Christmas sweater party every year.

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Hogga November 2, 2011 at 8:07 AM

Thanks Abby!

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