The Art of Wart

lozenger8 did this, and I thought it sounded like fun.

The instruction is to write a drabble, exactly 100 words, based on your default icon. No cheating and switching icons for the purpose!

This isn't going to be much like the one she wrote, but I hope it's none the worse for that. Here we go:

While generally only known for his attempt to conquer the world, Wart’s career was actually a long and varied one. After his childhood dream of being the first amphibian in the Mushroom Football League was ended by a knee injury, he went into academics. During his college years, he became involved in amphibian rights, and was involved in a plot to destroy a biology lab with a Bob-omb. After being released from prison, he worked as a cook, but this was ended by his vegetable allergy. It was only after this that he turned to an attempt at world conquest.

Let's see. What else? Well, I watched Saw III last night. I didn't love the Saw films, but the idea behind them was interesting. Some of Jigsaw's examples of people not fully appreciating life got a bit ridiculous, though. Okay, drug addicts and cheating spouses I can see, but professional snoops and coroners? Oh, well. The guy IS insane, after all.

Here's a Friday Five survey I got from rockinlibrarian:
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Speaking of donkeys, I had a crazy dream that Patti's dog Jess was chasing one around the yard. There was another one about waiting in line to try out for a position in a movie that involved being set on fire, but I can't remember as much about that one.