I Can't Go to Work Because...

For my research illustration class, we are going an alphabet series with a theme of our choice. Some of the themes mentioned in class were: animals, celebrities, myths and urban legends, alice in wonderland, etc. Initially I wanted to do benign childhood diseases... wait for it.... I know it sounds disturbing but I wanted to make it whimsical and silly so that kids won't be afraid to go to the doctor. But let's be real now, it is exactly the way it sounds-- sick and depressing. That and I couldn't find a disease for every letter.

So instead, I made up my own diseases that sound like the ones we know. Some of them have the actual names but different symptoms. Technically we only need to do 4-5 paintings but I decided to do the whole alphabet so that I can make a lulu book out of it.

Here is my list of made up diseases:


I can't go to work because I have...
Artsy-ritis: So artsy to the point your bones look like art
Bronc-hitis: I look like a broncosaur... my cankles won't let me walk.
Chicken Box: I saw a box shaped chicken and got too distracted.
Dye-arrhea- I dyed my hair too many times with weekend and my head looks like a waterfall.
Ear Infection- I eat an infected corn.
Fever... Night Fever: You know how to do it.
Gone- arrhea:
Hemophobic: Team Jacob
Influence-ya: I'm bound to influence too many people at work today
Jaw Pop & Lock: My jaw is doing some sick dance moves
King Kongiritis: I'm kind in the inside, but I will destroy you.
Lice-nse Mania: I got caught for selling too many fake ID's this weekend.
Men-in-tight-ous: I took me an hour getting into my pants. Now I can't get out.
Narcasiritismanirrhea. Same thing as Narcissism
O
Pnemon-ica: I was playing the harmonica and now I don't know how to use pnemonics.
Q-Fever
R
S
T
U
V
Whopping Dance Moves: Whoppa!
Xenaphobia: On saturday, I watched a xena marathon and now I want to punch her in the face.
Yellow Bieber: I have bieber fever and now I'm turning yellow.
Zoolandiritis: See N.

I forgot O and R-V. I have them in my sketchbook at my studio.



Enjoy.

-g