What do Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll, and InkIsIt's Nathan Bannigann have in common? We're all mad scientists who, at one point or another, were on top of our game. My shining moment was last night when I saved money by refilling my ink cartridge with discount chocolate syrup. Sure, I wasn't able to print with it, but it was a stupendous effort and I only spilled a bottle or two of chocolate syrup on my floor. Problem was: my dog Derrick started licking up all the syrup and I couldn't stop him. Now he's just acting crazy. I'd take him to the vet but I can't get him to stop jumping.

Oh well,

Nathan Bannigann

Labels: family dog, ink cartridge trouble, nathan

posted @ 4/20/2007 11:14:00 AM 1 comments

Okay, gang, InkIsIt's Nathan Bannigann here with a bit of a red face. I have to apologize. Turns out my dog Derrick did not in fact run away. I found him this morning... in my closet. It didn't take long to remember that, on Monday, we were playing fetch and I threw the frisbee in there. Derrick went to retrieve it and then somebody must've shut the door behind him. I then got a phone call from a telemarketer who offered me a deal on a vacuum that, I had to agree, I couldn't pass up. Then I just flat out forgot about him. Boy am I embarrassed! Luckily, there was some canned vegetables in there that he managed to gnaw through (he must've been really hungry) so he was able to survive. He looks a little skinnier now, but that's good because he was a little overweight. Unfortunately, his coat has lost a bit of its luster, but you can't win them all.

Anyways, to make it up to him, I bought him a new outfit, took a picture of him, then splurged and printed the picture in color so he can put it on his dog house. Check it out:

Sorry, Derrick -- it will never happen again, I hope.

Pensively,

Nathan

Labels: expensive, family dog, nathan

posted @ 3/15/2007 09:58:00 AM 0 comments

Well, InkIsIt fans, the inevitable happened: the Bannigann family dog, Derrick, has run away. Worst part is: I'm starting to think it's my fault. See, yesterday, I was testing how much air an airhorn actually holds -- the answer is twenty minutes worth -- and apparently Derrick got annoyed and dashed right out the door. Now, I like Derrick. He's a good dog. Instead of expensive dog food, he very willingly eats a steady diet of affordable jello. He only goes to the bathroom in the room we specifically designated for that activity (the living room) and he never climbs on the furniture, but to be honest, that's only because we don't have any. Still, good dog. Now, I want to plaster the neighborhood with color pictures of Derrick and see if anyone has seen him, but that is not going to be cheap. So, I've decided to just print a less expensive, black-and-white text description of Derrick and hope people have seen him. Here's the description:

LOST
Typical looking dog
Strong sense of smell, weak sense of humor
Height: About oh-so-high

So if anyone has seen Derrick, please drop me an email at nathan@inkisit.com.

Many thanks,

Nathan

Labels: expensive, family dog, nathan

posted @ 3/13/2007 10:29:00 AM 0 comments

Helllooooo, everybody. Nathan Bannigann's my name and my game is printing. Might wanna grab some tissues before you read this one, because it is a sad one. It all started about a week ago when I was printing a picture of the family dog, Derrick, to send to my son, also Derrick, while he's away at his grandmother's (Derrick as well). Everything was going fine: I printed the picture, put it in an envelope, and sent it off. But just today, I got a call from Derrick crying his eyes out because he thought Derrick, the dog, lost his head. Turned out I had printed a bottom tease -- it printed everything but the head and poor Derrick thought his dog was dead. Boy, did I laugh. But, after a second I was able to regain my composure and explain to Derrick that his dog was still alive, and that the picture he saw was just a bottom tease. Derrick stopped crying for a second, but after a moment he started crying all over again. That's when I learned the only thing that saddens Derrick more than the thought of his dog without a head is a bottom tease. To make everyone feel better, I took the three Derricks out for ice cream.

Thoughtfully,

Your Ink Is It Host Nathan

Labels: family dog, nathan, printer trouble

posted @ 2/21/2007 09:56:00 AM 0 comments