[His good humor hasn’t drained from him when she looks askance; in fact, it seems to live on more vibrantly in each moment taken to appreciate the virtual, moving painting.]

Taking on a literal life of its own. I can see why that might bother you.

[It’s interesting, too, to still see it confined in a rectangular shape — he wonders if that was purposeful.]

But if nothing more, it’s a piece that’ll strike up a conversation. Sometimes I think about trying to make something like this; maybe use up the tubes of paint that usually get neglected.