i got my wisdom teeth pulled monday and i have dry sockets as a result. dry sockets occur when blood doesn't clot properly in a socket where a tooth has been pulled. it is super painful and my mouth is still swollen and there are bruises on my face. i have a fu-man-chu!! check it out:
kind of awesome.
ALSO
they smell really REALLY bad. you think i'm kidding, but i'm not. and they taste bad, too. like, you know how poop smells? that's what it smells like and, (what i would assume), it tastes like. ugh. its AWFUL!!
anyway. i'm going to the dentist monday. apparently the dry sockets won't heal for a long time unless the dentist inserts some medicine or salve or SOMEthing in there. but supposedly once he does repack the socket, it feels better in less than an hour. HOORAY!!
i just thought i was addicted to vicodin and my dosage wasn't strong enough.
also ALSO!!
i have been bouncing some ideas around in my brain about doing an auto-biographical comic or graphic journal like James Kochalka. its been a lot more brain-bouncing and a lot less pen-bouncing than i would like, but i am still excited about the idea and the few drawings i have so far.
as far as stories go, i'm totally set: i live in this tiny college town, surrounded by ridiculous people, in an absolutely gorgeous setting. and my life is awesome! my friends are silly, my family is silly...i love my town i love the people i love my school i love what i'm learning i love i love i love...
but!! i'm struggling with confidence in my self as an artist.
i struggle with coming up with character designs on my own; everything i draw i hate or am too critical of. as a result i usually just don't draw anything at all. i guess its a pride thing: i would rather leave a page blank than stand to look at something sucky...even if it doesn't suck. maybe it would suck!! who cares? it would be for me so it wouldn't matter what other people think about it anyway. but that's the point i guess. i just let the characters stay in my head rather than see them manifest themselves on my paper, especially if i can't make them come out the way i want them to.
however!
i do have this really silly drawing i did of my friend amy from this past halloween. she was dressed up as buzz lightyear and it was so perfect. man. i am working on just getting satisfied with my drawings of her at this point, and i can't wait to get the whole thing put together. i need to talk to jess because she is an awesome storyteller and really good at translating spoken words into pictoral interpretations. in the end, i would like the story to be told in pictures only.
i'll try to scan these at a higher rez when i get back to boone but for now here are some photobooth pics of the drawins.
TO INFINITY, AND BEYOOOOOOOND
(long story)
kind of awesome.ALSO
they smell really REALLY bad. you think i'm kidding, but i'm not. and they taste bad, too. like, you know how poop smells? that's what it smells like and, (what i would assume), it tastes like. ugh. its AWFUL!!
anyway. i'm going to the dentist monday. apparently the dry sockets won't heal for a long time unless the dentist inserts some medicine or salve or SOMEthing in there. but supposedly once he does repack the socket, it feels better in less than an hour. HOORAY!!
i just thought i was addicted to vicodin and my dosage wasn't strong enough.
also ALSO!!
i have been bouncing some ideas around in my brain about doing an auto-biographical comic or graphic journal like James Kochalka. its been a lot more brain-bouncing and a lot less pen-bouncing than i would like, but i am still excited about the idea and the few drawings i have so far.
as far as stories go, i'm totally set: i live in this tiny college town, surrounded by ridiculous people, in an absolutely gorgeous setting. and my life is awesome! my friends are silly, my family is silly...i love my town i love the people i love my school i love what i'm learning i love i love i love...
but!! i'm struggling with confidence in my self as an artist.
i struggle with coming up with character designs on my own; everything i draw i hate or am too critical of. as a result i usually just don't draw anything at all. i guess its a pride thing: i would rather leave a page blank than stand to look at something sucky...even if it doesn't suck. maybe it would suck!! who cares? it would be for me so it wouldn't matter what other people think about it anyway. but that's the point i guess. i just let the characters stay in my head rather than see them manifest themselves on my paper, especially if i can't make them come out the way i want them to.
however!
i do have this really silly drawing i did of my friend amy from this past halloween. she was dressed up as buzz lightyear and it was so perfect. man. i am working on just getting satisfied with my drawings of her at this point, and i can't wait to get the whole thing put together. i need to talk to jess because she is an awesome storyteller and really good at translating spoken words into pictoral interpretations. in the end, i would like the story to be told in pictures only.
i'll try to scan these at a higher rez when i get back to boone but for now here are some photobooth pics of the drawins.
TO INFINITY, AND BEYOOOOOOOND
(long story)
2 comments:
hahaha yes!!! amy looks so awesome. I can't wait to see more. and don't worry, just draw. sorry about your teeth, lady. hope you feel better soon. I'll be back in boone on wednesday! will you be around ya think?
i am very sorry about your teefs. i had dry sockets when i got mine taken out and it was the pits. if you would like me to bring you soup or a large amount of opiates let me know. i know some people, who know some people, who can get some chicken noodle.
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