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[Daily Doodle] Hand (trying to start drawing a little every day again, even if it sucks)
I'm going to try doing daily doodles again. Unfortunately I don't think I'm quite up to restarting my old meme (though I really really want to as soon as I feel able), but I really need to start drawing every day again. I remembered that some people do public workout logs, to help them stay motivated and (honestly, come on) guilt themselves to keep going. I should start one of those too but I'm not really ready to publicly disclose that information, eesh. So, daily doodles. I have new rules: (1) I must post every day, no excuses, even if it is the crappiest thing I have ever drawn. So until I get access to a scanner again, these will all be digital. (2) Each doodle must be new, drawn that day. No reusing old stuff or building up a surplus to dole out later. If I draw more in one day, good, but I can't use them to fill the next day's quota. (3) I can't take more than half an hour. This one is actually really important, as I NEED to learn to stop agonizing over things.
I think that's all for now. Seriously feel free to ignore these; posting them here just a way to make myself keep doing them. Without further ado:
Daily Doodle: My hand. Very exciting. I used to draw hands all the time while bored in class, but I've never done it digitally before and I almost never included the fingernails (I know, I know) because I sucked at them. Too bad! No more excuses.
Time: 15 mins
I think that's all for now. Seriously feel free to ignore these; posting them here just a way to make myself keep doing them. Without further ado:
Daily Doodle: My hand. Very exciting. I used to draw hands all the time while bored in class, but I've never done it digitally before and I almost never included the fingernails (I know, I know) because I sucked at them. Too bad! No more excuses.
Time: 15 mins
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DID YOU TURN IN YOUR THESIS DID YOU DO YOUR DEFENSE HOW DID IT GO HOW ARE YOU I MISSED YOUUUUUUUUUUU ;3;
Nice hand. B)
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Yes, I submitted my thesis. Then I vanished because I was, chronologically:
1) Dealing with graduation shenanigans, including half the boy's family showing up
2) Packing up and moving from Portland, Oregon back to Washington D.C. -- by car (i.e. U-Haul), with 3 cats
3) Starting my new/old job
This is my second week back, but I was hella busy the first week -_-
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Holy crap, I can understand having vanished! Did you get to relax at all before starting work again? ;3;/ *pets*
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Trav and I got a little bit of a break because we decided to stay in Portland until our lease expired, instead of hustling straight back to D.C. and my job. Note: that was my first vacation since um. Junior year of high school, I think. Since then, I'd always worked all my summer and winter breaks, without taking time off in between =(
So yeah, I had a short break! It was a break during which we were supposed to be slowly packing (trying to do it gradually instead of ALL AT ONCE during the last two days and being super stressed out), but still a break. I even played Paper Mario again. It was sweet =D
How's you been!
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Do you officially live in Northern Virginia again? If so, where the heck are you?
Also, happy birthday!
Also, welcome back!
Also, congrats on surviving college!
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I got your birthday card! It was so exciting! I AM SO OLD!
Sorry, I haven't had much of a chance to do anything but work and sleep (a little).
But YES, I am back in nova! I am currently living in my parents' house, but that situation is deplorable and will change as soon as Trav and I can find a goddamn house to buy that is not like one million dollars and if you remember the house prices around here you will know that I AM NOT KIDDING ABOUT THAT MILLION.
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Hey, that's pretty awesome!~ I'm glad you got a vacation, you deserve it!! I can't imagine going so long without one. XD
I've been good! I graduated at the end of May, which was a HUGE relief, and got grades well enough to keep my ass in admittance for grad school. @w@;; I've since come home and have been working at Jamba Juice at the local Safeway! I actually only started last week but whatever, I'll get a paycheck before I leave for Anime Expo a week from today. XDDDD I'm SO excited, we have like over nine thousand costumes planned. *u* Aside from that, not much as been going on!
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I am still finding it hard to believe that I am supposed to have a degree now. I thought I would feel more accomplished but mostly I just feel tired!
The plan now is to work for two years and then go to law school. A full-time job is SO much easier than school -- you put in your hours AND THEN YOU ARE DONE. While in school, EVERY MINUTE is one you COULD/SHOULD spend doing homework. YOU ARE NEVER OFF THE CLOCK.
Anyway, I'm planning to take that 2-year break from schoolings to recharge and build up capital. AND DO FANDOM. I miss fandom! I fully plan to write and draw like a maniac. MY BRASKA STORY IS ALMOST DONE GOD. It went into first beta around March or so, and in a couple of weeks I should have it ready for second beta. Hopefully not much more will have to be done at that point, just a final spell/sanity check. AND THEN IT WILL BE POSTED. I am actually really excited about this -- I have been sitting on that story for YEARS, which is, uh, a new experience for me. I know I'm slow, but really Ira? REALLY??? =P
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No worries about the work/sleep thing. That's pretty much all I do these days, too.
What neighborhoods are you and Travis looking at?
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Ideally, Trav and I are looking to be in Maryland. I think you missed the big to-do -- we WANTED to stay in Portland, but then I got a job offer I couldn't turn down in this economy, and it's back here we came. We are not very pleased.
So! We are hoping that living (nominally) in a different state from my family will help them keep their noses out of our business, which they have yet to learn to do. SIGH.
How's life! I haven't seen you in FOREVER -- when can one of us visit!
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Maryland, eh? That would cut down on your Woodrow Wilson Bridge trek, which I'm sure would be a welcome change. Not to pry, but ... why buy a house here? Are you planning on staying for long enough for it to be worthwhile to buy instead of rent?
One day your parents will get the memo. Maybe when you're just out of arm's reach and totally independent, your relationship will get easier. That's what happened with my parents this past year, and now we're bff. Seriously.
Life is good. Crazy. Moved a lot. Got a cute girl who's a lot nicer to me than that other one. Last day of work is next Thursday. Start grad school part 1 in August. It's all a very complicated story.
Have no plans for the next month and a half. How 'bouts I come up there sometime in mid/late July and we'll catch up?
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My parents and I left me pretty much alone this year while I was at school, especially second semester, which was GREAT. Now that I am back underfoot, well. They are also back underfoot. They've actually managed to hurt my feelings pretty awesomely since I got back. I am really ok relating with them as just peoples, like friends, but honestly I do not think I will ever be able to stand having them as family. So if they could just stop TRYING to be all familial at me I think we would all get along much better >.>
Lots of exciting things seem to have happened to you! Congrats on the girl and grad school; tell me about both sometime!
And yes, mid/late July sounds great =D
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Also, PUPPIES!
I'm sorry your parents crushed your soul again. It will get easier eventually, though. I promise. (You know all about my family, and if things got better for us, they can get better for anyone). Putting the distance between you is most certainly a good choice, and creating boundaries does seem to get easier as we get older and more assertive.
On the Blacksburg side of the state, exciting things have happened! Several of them involved temporary homelessness, but the outcome has been fabulous. We shall catch up over Five Guys. In July. When I come harass you. Just like old times.