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MY WORST NIGHTMARE - Hiatus notice
7 years ago
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Summary - Important
Hey fam I'm sorry to say that I have to take a hiatus from drawing for what will probably be the full month of September.
Basically I hit some super intense artist burnout and then injured my wrist because I'm a dunkass.
I'm going to use the time to focus on the stuff I've been putting off like website design, organization, and taking caRE OF MYSELF.
Thank you for understanding I wouldn't be here without you guys and I'm sorry for not listening to you when y'all told me to chill.
More info for those who worry:
I have enough cash to eat and make it through three months rent.ð So straits are not dire, they just suck.
I believe it to be a repetative strain injury and ulnar compression problems. Radial(?) tendons are tight as fuck too I shouldn't even be typing.
Thankfully, it should be treatable with preventative measures and uh....checks smudge on hand..."""resting""", whatever that is. There are surgical options if it gets more serious.
I'm going to be working on ergonomics in my workspace. Because I literally have to.
I can't draw. Like, at all, without acute pain. So seeing as I have no other hobbies, I'm not taking it well LOL.
I feel a bunch of strain even typing or holding a controller, so RP and vidya are out. I'm not entirely sure what to do with myself lmao.
I'm the only person you know who's upset about taking a vacation and considers watching TV a fate worse than death.
Jon and Percy are being super great and hella supportive and I don't deserve them.
My personal identity and self worth, I'm finding, is tied too tightly with my ability to draw and my ability to work. It's been wrecking me somethin awful, I won't lie.
Thankfully it came at a time where I have the freedom and support system to take it the fuck easy. Honestly it feels like five years of freelancing I've crossed the finish line
of my first major goal (Sustainable, out of debt) and as soon as I finished my bike exploded. So. At least I crossed that line first! Now it's time to work towards goal two,
which I cannot attain without a solid base of self care.
I KNOW everyone and their mother has been telling me to slow down, but I'm sorry I'm a stubborn mule and a workaholic and it takes literally injuring myself to rub my nose in the carpet and finally learn.
I love you guys, my watchers and patrons, and treating myself so poorly these past few years has affected my ability to provide y'all the content I know I'm capable of, and the content you honestly deserve.
I apologize if this journal sounds very defeated, I wear my heart on my sleeve and this is taking one hell of a blow to my optimism, but I'm getting to the tail end of my pity party I promise you.
I'm going to work on being better. For me, for you, and for all of china (āļ âĒĖ_âĒĖ)āļ
That said uuuuuhhhhhh what are your favorite movies and TV shows ewe;? I can promise you I haven't seen it yet (I've had my head in the trenches doing nothing but drawing literally that bad),
and I'd love a list of what you guys like, because the more cool media I consume, the more inspired I am to create in that same vein, so if you want to see me drawing more of a certain genre put some in my face gullet let's go.
Summary - Important
Hey fam I'm sorry to say that I have to take a hiatus from drawing for what will probably be the full month of September.
Basically I hit some super intense artist burnout and then injured my wrist because I'm a dunkass.
I'm going to use the time to focus on the stuff I've been putting off like website design, organization, and taking caRE OF MYSELF.
Thank you for understanding I wouldn't be here without you guys and I'm sorry for not listening to you when y'all told me to chill.
More info for those who worry:
I have enough cash to eat and make it through three months rent.ð So straits are not dire, they just suck.
I believe it to be a repetative strain injury and ulnar compression problems. Radial(?) tendons are tight as fuck too I shouldn't even be typing.
Thankfully, it should be treatable with preventative measures and uh....checks smudge on hand..."""resting""", whatever that is. There are surgical options if it gets more serious.
I'm going to be working on ergonomics in my workspace. Because I literally have to.
I can't draw. Like, at all, without acute pain. So seeing as I have no other hobbies, I'm not taking it well LOL.
I feel a bunch of strain even typing or holding a controller, so RP and vidya are out. I'm not entirely sure what to do with myself lmao.
I'm the only person you know who's upset about taking a vacation and considers watching TV a fate worse than death.
Jon and Percy are being super great and hella supportive and I don't deserve them.
My personal identity and self worth, I'm finding, is tied too tightly with my ability to draw and my ability to work. It's been wrecking me somethin awful, I won't lie.
Thankfully it came at a time where I have the freedom and support system to take it the fuck easy. Honestly it feels like five years of freelancing I've crossed the finish line
of my first major goal (Sustainable, out of debt) and as soon as I finished my bike exploded. So. At least I crossed that line first! Now it's time to work towards goal two,
which I cannot attain without a solid base of self care.
I KNOW everyone and their mother has been telling me to slow down, but I'm sorry I'm a stubborn mule and a workaholic and it takes literally injuring myself to rub my nose in the carpet and finally learn.
I love you guys, my watchers and patrons, and treating myself so poorly these past few years has affected my ability to provide y'all the content I know I'm capable of, and the content you honestly deserve.
I apologize if this journal sounds very defeated, I wear my heart on my sleeve and this is taking one hell of a blow to my optimism, but I'm getting to the tail end of my pity party I promise you.
I'm going to work on being better. For me, for you, and for all of china (āļ âĒĖ_âĒĖ)āļ
That said uuuuuhhhhhh what are your favorite movies and TV shows ewe;? I can promise you I haven't seen it yet (I've had my head in the trenches doing nothing but drawing literally that bad),
and I'd love a list of what you guys like, because the more cool media I consume, the more inspired I am to create in that same vein, so if you want to see me drawing more of a certain genre put some in my face gullet let's go.
May I recommend playing some visual novel style games? Since even with a controller, you at most have to press one button, or even just set it to auto. Just a recommendation!
For shows, hmm I mostly watch anime. Hunter x Hunter is long but amazing (shonen series). It's been a big inspo for me, maybe you'll enjoy it too!
Definitely recommending Almost Human!!
If you can't find a stream or want to buy it, I maaaaay be able to upload the files I got somewhere. But dang it, watch it and cry over androids with me
Also American Gods! A good, very good show! It's on Amazon Prime
Aaand I'm still a sucker for NBC's Heroes, if you never watched that. It should be on Netflix, and five or so seasons should fill some time.
Also as a suggestion, watch LPs/walkthroughs/movie cuts of all them games and RPGs you always wanted to play but didn't have the time to
Hope things get better. Sometimes you have to focus on yourself and nothing is wrong with that ^^ I hope your injury/ and pains gets better soon.
Also watch The Prestige
All the Marvel movies if you haven't.
Uhhhh Steven Universe it's super gay you'll love it.
Fuck a sheltered person trying to give movie/TV suggestions doesn't work oops.
Loki and I started to watch Disenchanted on Netflix it's by the guy who does the Simpsons
Turn Washington Spies is a good drama based in the War Of Independence
If you like scary movies Train to Busan is really good. Its Korean with English subtitles.
okay but seriously i know how much it fucking suuuuuuucks to have to take a break so time to find a hobby that doesn't involve hands
like birdwatching
anyway! I mostly watch streams/LPs rather than actual TV, so most of my suggestions will be that. ARavingLoon on Youtube has several dozen if not several hundred hours of content; his Shinrasaga streams are particularly good (and tbh he escalates doing dumb gimmick shit while streaming into an art form; Quickfest is a prime example of that). TieTuesday mostly has stuff on Twitch but his youtube channels (TieTuesday Stream Archive and Tie Tuesday, the former being more active) have a fair bit of content on them too and he's super chill in a boisterous kinda way; his Sonic 06 playthrough and speedruns are great, as is his Pokemon Uranium playthrough. DazzlynReed is a super funny lady; she streams fairly often, and her youtube channel (Dazzlyn Reed) has a fair bit on content on it including a full informative LP of Dark Souls 2. Vicas (on twitch as Vicas3 and on Youtube as Vicas) streams with his wife, Serene, regularly and their Youtube channel has a huge backlog of a lot of stuff, including a ton of adventure games. Kaubocks and panzerskank have a few videos on both their channels; they collab frequently and it's always hysterical (their Saints Row 2 LP is one of the funniest LPs on the face of the planet).
For Actual FictionTM, Cells at Work is great, I've heard nothing but good things about any version of Hunter x Hunter, and I've enjoyed Megalobox so far (although I will note that I am very, very early on!). If you're able to use your left hand to click through text Umineko When They Cry and The House in Fata Morgana are very, very good VNs (Umineko even has a voice acting patch for the Steam version, using the PS...2? 3? version's excellent VA). So far I've quite enjoyed what I've read of Heaven Will Be Mine as well! Note that all three VNs do deal with heavy topics, though. If you enjoy Umineko, Higarushi When They Cry is by the same author; I haven't read it myself, but I've heard good things about it.
tl;dr ahaha.wav
fake edit: wow i seriously forgot to send this before going to bed, gj me
And that you'll at least get to watch some awesome things in the meantime. It sucks to feel restless when you have to rest. D:
TV shows good for binging:
- Firefly (sci-fi grunge with an eastern flair)
- Game of Thrones (gorey but beautiful and captivating, lots of character development and beautiful costumes)
- Sword Art Online (gud binging anime, MMO themed)
- Avatar: the Last Airbender (good even a second or third time!)
If you're into games, but can't play them:
- CleanPrinceGaming (a good gaming analysis channel, chill music, v relaxing)
- Game Theory/Film Theory (all the things you never asked but are now curious about in games and film)
- Let's play videos (Markiplier, Gassymexican, seananners are some of my partner's favs, or try looking up your own favorite games to see who plays them)
- Sea of Thieves (game) is *almost* as much fun to watch as it is to play, and watching is significantly less anxiety inducing! I love watching it, woulf highly recommend.
Hope that helps, I totally understand the frustration at the inability to do art, hopefully you can find something tolerable to fill your time with!