So last night I said, 'Hey, my deadline has just moved up a week and I have the comps done, so how about that posing?... 'I think my wife needs me to take out the trash,' they said.... 'My girlfriend won't let me get naked at your place anymore,' they said.
Read Morelassitude
It's been a busy few weeks at the Art Cave.
Moving preparations, which I'd been putting off, now need to be tackled At Once, as I now have a little over a month to winnow, cull, and pack up all my worldly possessions. This makes me want to take to my bed with the vapors. Tackling it even a little bit at a time is overwhelming. Where are my cabaña boys to handle this all?
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Work is busy, I suppose, in the sense that there is a lot to do, with no immediate deadline for most of the projects -- just a distant thought about how it really should all get done soonish. So Saltmine U. continues much as it has been.
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I have a new painting to do, which I'm quite excited about, but want to keep the subject secret until it's finished.
More class work from the man with two silver earrings than I want to think about is in the queue.
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Comic-con looms.
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And all this, combined with summer heat, is giving me a severe case of lassitude, and lack of appetite -- sure signs of stress. Some people, when stressed, devour everything that isn't nailed down. I, however, end up picking at food when I get preoccupied, and have to be reminded to eat. Stress exacerbates this. The only thing that sounds appealing at the moment is faffing about, drinking gin & tonic.
Well.
That's not the only thing.
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a bit stumped
I've been working on ideas for a presentation that would explain what my department actually does to the other departments in our division.... See, my department is where all the random things that didn't fit anywhere else got lumped together, making it extremely difficult to think of one cohesive thing that bonds us all together.... But how do you come up with a way to explain the wildly different things we do?
Read More20 Design Reminders: #3 -- Speak with one visual voice
Second in a series of 20 reminders for graphic designers -- my riffs on "Design Elements: A Graphic Style Manual" (Timothy Samara) _____ The Design Reminders series will return next week.... If you enjoyed this, take a minute to Digg or Propel it. Or, hit up my tip jar and buy me a cup of coffee!
Read MoreGet out of your own way
But when I can shut down my ego, and just focus on doing what I need to do, and keeping my inner demons where they belong -- then not only does my work go more smoothly and flow, but all kinds of crazy luck comes my way.... Most people learn the technical side of writing first, and then discover they're hamstrung, because then the emotional side they never knew about comes out and kicks their ass. … I'm reposting it here, because it's worth saying again.... You might have some of the best training out there, but get absolutely flattened when it comes time to create something new, if you're not also prepared to deal with the issues that surface when you try to create.
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