I’ve gotta say, I really love this group of people. We have such a laugh every week, but it’s like artist therapy, too!
Afterward, I met Craig, who was out for a drink with a new friend! Of his own!
In the ambulance the other day, the driver/paramedic and I chatted as we drove to the Prince Edward Home. He said he hated it here at first and wanted out — it was so isolating, being a Person From Away, but now he loves it here. So this is a common thing.
When you try a hearing test app just for fun…
P.S. Those markers are still way too dark. Can’t fix ‘em. Bad purchases are heartbreaking. The only thing that makes them better is finding someone to give the thing(s) to who’ll be able to use them.
EDIT (21 April): I went on a trek through the snow yesterday to search for markers, and ended up dropping a bunch of money. All the markers’ colours in the shops were too saturated, so I ended up buying brush-pens, only to get those home and discover the colours were way too dark, like magic-markers. So I opened them up, diluting the colours a lot, mixing some of them, and I think I’m happy with them now. But the washes are so crazy and uncontrolled. I dunno.
And I appreciate that playing with art supplies does not equal creating art. But I’m just so fussy — if my tools feel right, I want to create more. If they get in the way… I don’t.
When Craig got home from work (he’s been getting hospital shifts here and there), he pulled me away to go out for dinner. A date night was just what we needed, and we had a great meal at the Buddhist restaurant in town.
I did a Facebook Live interview with my boss/client/pal Dan Sullivan this morning.
I didn’t wet myself or anything! In fact, it was a nice career check-in to talk about the teamwork Dan and I share, and to hopefully describe it in a way that makes this seem like more of a possibility for other entrepreneurs or artists.
The interview’s about half an hour long. Catch it now before Facebook gets shut down!
The past few weeks I’ve been feeling very low-energy. Was it a background, low-level cold? Is it just because it’s March and I’m sick of the endless bleak weather? Is it from being stuck in the house on my own? (Yes, I know I can put the dog in his crate, but every moment I’m away from the house and he’s in that thing feels like I’m abusing him. If only he didn’t wreck things, I could just leave him to have the run of the house.)
At any rate, my hubby gets back this evening. Much as I like my own company, and as much as I just want to work endlessly on my own projects, I’m really looking forward to having him back.
…Not that I seem to have got much done this month. It’s been a really busy time with work, so my energy’s been burnt-up by the time I’m finished that; none left to start something else in the evening.
I’m also wondering if this comic book idea I have is maybe too big to start out with. Perhaps I need to do a bunch of small things first, just to figure out how to handle layout and what my publishing style is. It’s disheartening not making progress toward a big goal like that — and maybe there isn’t room for such a big project right now. (“When will there be? With kids?” Yeah, yeah, I know. The inner voices are not kind, but neither do they help get anything done.)
I did update my wee logo-self: It occurred to me that I draw everyone else’s glasses as the frame around their eyes except me. It’s a weird little thing, but it was an inconsistency in my cartoon universe. Also, the proportions of my avatar-head weren’t reflective of how I’m drawing these days. I hated the cartoon that was on my home page, so at least I was able to replace that with the new logo-head until I can do something more there.
This is the stuff I think about.
The dog is standing next to me, staring up at me. Again. I really need a break from that. Craig will be home soon to tag-team with me and the dog, and next week I’m going to Toronto for work.
P.S. Doug loves the food I’m making him — phew! I can imagine getting bowls of real, cooked food has got to be better than facing kibble every day — though for the past while we’ve been mixing in… dead stuff from a tin. He liked that well enough, so I wasn’t sure he’d like the plant-based food. But he devours it!
