Journal #3
Today was a long one. First day off since I went back to work after my wife got settled. Got up early to go visit my dad at the hospital (he had a surgery that went well, and will be coming home tomorrow). Stayed for an hour or so. He was his usual self, but in a considerable amount of pain. It was odd seeing him so vulnerable, yet so strong. He made sure to take a walk with the CNA to "give his kids some peace of mind" as he told her, which was sweet. Incidentally, it was the first time my wife got to see some of my family since she arrived in the States.
Once we got home I only had time to sit and eat for fifteen minutes, then had to turn right back around and head to class.1 I'm terribly behind in my schoolwork. In between moving, preparing for my wife's visit, the election stress, working and finishing up my commission, etc, I haven't been on top of things. Trying not to be too hard on myself. I've got three weeks until all of my finals, etc are due, including Thanksgiving break which will give me lots of buffer room to catch up.
As I just mentioned, I also finished the commission for my friend. I'll write up a post about it soon and finally get around to organizing the gallery page I set up.
Here's a small, low-res image as a preview:
I'm really happy with how it turned out!
I'm using Cat Print to order the print. I've never done a digital print before. I ordered it using a .JPEG since that's what the website recommends but I'm worried the colors will be washed out compared to a .PNG. I'll just have to wait and see. If nothing else, I'll pay out of pocket to reorder the print. No harm, no foul.
I'm going to take a breather over winter break and spend some time being creative again for fun. I want to make art for myself again, do some writing, work on this blog, etc. Eventually I'll open up commissions again. I really enjoy the digital workflow. I'm a lot more productive than I was when I was a traditional artist. I think the digital aspect falls more in line with my current interests and passions with regards to Linux, FOSS apps, tech, etc.
I'm about to sign off for the night. Gonna watch some Drew Gooden with the wife. He's pretty much the only YouTuber I watch consistently outside of Smosh and random ASMR channels.
Hope everyone is well! Sending good vibes.
I'm currently studying IT. The course I'm in right now is the CISCO CCNA.↩