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Spaz, Where the Fuck Have You Been?
4 months ago
[INCOMING TRANSMISSION...]
So, I understand I've been letting this account sit a bit, but I don't plan on doing that anymore.
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Admittedly; This year has sucked, for one. For a lot of reasons, but I'm sure they're reasons a lot of other people have heard-about, see, or unfortunately are-experiencing. Empathy brain is on overdrive. Thankfully, there's a few things, quite a few, that still give me a bit of hope that things turn around for the better.
Between this, I've been dealing with off-and-on (mostly on) pain radiating from the right side of my neck down and through the arm, to the hand /wrist / etc. For the longest time, I thought this had been the result of overwork / stress / etc in regards to art and animation. From some new physical-therapy exercises / stretches / constant working to improve my health -- I've found this instead to be a pinched-nerve along the affected area. When the nerve was freed, it felt like a large part of what was 'stuck' in my back and triceps had started to come back to life. Twitchiness, then dull burning, TV-Static, which finally dissipated and I could finally -feel- muscle-activity out of my right arm again.
I took the rest of this past month to try to recover and build a bit of muscle in the area to help support the nerves there, instead of rush back into art too quickly.
...In addition; I've been hopelessly glued to a game that I could safely play (with my left hand) without affecting the use of the right too much; Caves of Qud! Expect some possible fan-art of this one sometime. SFW. It's so good. Writing and game itself hooked me like they haven't since HBS Battletech 2016 / EVE Online.
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As a final note regarding commissions and all; Over 3/4s of the list from the 'Injury Queue' is finally done, and I've been taking in smaller comms here and there -- Just no big animation projects at the moment. The Responsible part of my brain is, of course, making sure I continue clearing out the last of the I.Q, but the other Responsible brain-side is also trying to push me to get new things in here and there to help keep up with bills.
With the way things have been lately, I do hope the split-attention between both is understandable.
Still want to get back to updating my website, but that's going to take some learning CSS and all at some point again.
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More to come! Wanted to post this and just ensure everyone I'm not dead -- Just a bit broke-down over the past few months and trying to work back into things once more! Please don't overload the drgn / skunk.
Be safe!
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Admittedly; This year has sucked, for one. For a lot of reasons, but I'm sure they're reasons a lot of other people have heard-about, see, or unfortunately are-experiencing. Empathy brain is on overdrive. Thankfully, there's a few things, quite a few, that still give me a bit of hope that things turn around for the better.
Between this, I've been dealing with off-and-on (mostly on) pain radiating from the right side of my neck down and through the arm, to the hand /wrist / etc. For the longest time, I thought this had been the result of overwork / stress / etc in regards to art and animation. From some new physical-therapy exercises / stretches / constant working to improve my health -- I've found this instead to be a pinched-nerve along the affected area. When the nerve was freed, it felt like a large part of what was 'stuck' in my back and triceps had started to come back to life. Twitchiness, then dull burning, TV-Static, which finally dissipated and I could finally -feel- muscle-activity out of my right arm again.
I took the rest of this past month to try to recover and build a bit of muscle in the area to help support the nerves there, instead of rush back into art too quickly.
...In addition; I've been hopelessly glued to a game that I could safely play (with my left hand) without affecting the use of the right too much; Caves of Qud! Expect some possible fan-art of this one sometime. SFW. It's so good. Writing and game itself hooked me like they haven't since HBS Battletech 2016 / EVE Online.
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As a final note regarding commissions and all; Over 3/4s of the list from the 'Injury Queue' is finally done, and I've been taking in smaller comms here and there -- Just no big animation projects at the moment. The Responsible part of my brain is, of course, making sure I continue clearing out the last of the I.Q, but the other Responsible brain-side is also trying to push me to get new things in here and there to help keep up with bills.
With the way things have been lately, I do hope the split-attention between both is understandable.
Still want to get back to updating my website, but that's going to take some learning CSS and all at some point again.
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More to come! Wanted to post this and just ensure everyone I'm not dead -- Just a bit broke-down over the past few months and trying to work back into things once more! Please don't overload the drgn / skunk.
Be safe!
Glad you're able to pull through and still be okay! ^3^
Admittedly for a while, I thought this was some kind of self-inflicted thing from overwork -- but glad to see that isn't the case.
We became a multiheaded, multiarmed, multilegged superpsyker with dozens of clones, dozens of oviposited offspring, each with freeze and gas powers.
But the important thing is that you're well. There's no point in forcing yourself if you're either in pain or miserable. Health should always be paramount, even if we don't feel good about having to lap down and rest; wanting to continue even though our bodies say otherwise.
I hope for your speedy recovery. In the days to come when you feel better, and aren't so bogged down by comms, I might even order a comm from you. 😉 Just a quick heads up. Hehe. 😅
Glad to know you're alive and kicking! And good luck with learning CSS, even just HTML is tough x.x;
It has kept up so far, but I've also been keeping consistent with my stretches and exercises now. Strength-building and figuring out how to relieve the affected area take time to do.
Welcome back, snack. You were missed.
Take all the time you need to recover from this, and definitely keep enjoying that game =3
Take care, Spaz!