A Chicano In Paris

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Couldn't Sleep

Couldn't Sleep

So I had some fun with AI

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Rudy Martinez
Sep 03, 2024
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I stayed up til sometime after 5 AM on Monday morning to watch a football game. That threw my entire sleep schedule out of whack so I ended up waking up at 1 AM this morning and my mind would not stop wandering. As it happens to the greatest minds, I came up with a brilliant idea at around 3 AM.

You know that cute little story I’ve been working on about A Dog and His Boy? Well, I thought, what if I turn that into a kids book with illustrations and sell it on Amazon or whatever? I’d be rich!

Okay, maybe not rich, but I have to think it would sell a copy or two.

Anyway, as I have zero talent at drawing I considered using AI to do that for me. I logged into my Canva account and got to work on making some magic!

A boy asking his parents for a puppy I typed when asked for a prompt.

What hellish nightmare is this, Canva?

Uhhh…

Okay, that’s clearly not gonna work. Maybe if I concentrate on the puppy and his mama part of the story.

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