PJ was in a good mood today, chatting about his summer plans and lamenting the lack of a coffee maker in Michigan. He invited me to see the completed painting he’s been working on with Mr. Marcus (it looked amazing!). He couldn't really get into working on his ongoing Blues Clues project. He began to talk about Yoshi from Super Mario and I showed him a short animated film "Gobble-Gobble" (1976) in an effort to inspire him. It worked because he felt inspired to spend the remainder of class “speedrunning a funny little guy”. He produced an excellent design with strong linework and color.