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Like many of my chunksome, furry brethren, I have a love/hate relationship with my chin. Most of the time, I forget he's even there and we coexist in harmony. Then there are those other times. Those times he likes to bring some friends over (mostly after week long pink frosted animal cracker binges); those times he drops open to give me enough room to fit my foot in my mouth.
Then sometimes he decides to plant himself firmly on the edge of my bathtub.
Yes. That thing that only happens to the elderly happened to me.
I slipped and cracked my jaw in the shower.
While I may not be a hideous Joseph Merrick man-beast, I did have to endure a catscan, MRI, and a shit-ton of x-rays with a steady haze of a headache and the uncertain, uneasy feeling that I might have a fracture or concussion. The pain, they tell me, will go away in two to four weeks. Luckily the pain isn't quite as bad as that first day, and this bottle of ibuprofin should make sure that I lose the heroic jawline and go back to plain old me.
Then sometimes he decides to plant himself firmly on the edge of my bathtub.
Yes. That thing that only happens to the elderly happened to me.
I slipped and cracked my jaw in the shower.
While I may not be a hideous Joseph Merrick man-beast, I did have to endure a catscan, MRI, and a shit-ton of x-rays with a steady haze of a headache and the uncertain, uneasy feeling that I might have a fracture or concussion. The pain, they tell me, will go away in two to four weeks. Luckily the pain isn't quite as bad as that first day, and this bottle of ibuprofin should make sure that I lose the heroic jawline and go back to plain old me.
While my optimism for the new year wasn't exactly unfounded, I've already been dealt a few bad cards.
My grandmother passed away shortly after I began my new job. I flew in to Buffalo for the funeral. The wake was a three-day ordeal that only served to prolong the hurt, but it was incredible to see how many lives she touched. I only hope that I affect as many people with my own life.
edit (02/29/08): and now my girlfriend and I have parted ways... awesome, 2008, awesome.
edit (03/03/08): and now my mother is in the hospital for something potentially very serious.
My grandmother passed away shortly after I began my new job. I flew in to Buffalo for the funeral. The wake was a three-day ordeal that only served to prolong the hurt, but it was incredible to see how many lives she touched. I only hope that I affect as many people with my own life.
edit (02/29/08): and now my girlfriend and I have parted ways... awesome, 2008, awesome.
edit (03/03/08): and now my mother is in the hospital for something potentially very serious.
It's a new year, and it's all going to change for me on the 10th. I've been hired on as the primary illustrator for an educational company I've been freelancing for. Fortunately, this means a steady, regular paycheck and some great health benefits. Unfortunately, this means I'll have to come into the office (I've likened the situation to a kid who's been home-schooled finally going off to school with other kids. Should be interesting seeing how responsibility suits me). This, in turn, means less time to work on comics.
My plan is to stop doing my own artwork, save the stories that it's best suited for, and start finding artists whose style serves the stories I write. Five of them to work on this year, plus two that aren't my own. It'll be a challenge, but I think that's just what I need to push myself toward my ultimate goal of writing and drawing children's books.
Hope everyone has a prosperous new year of their own
My plan is to stop doing my own artwork, save the stories that it's best suited for, and start finding artists whose style serves the stories I write. Five of them to work on this year, plus two that aren't my own. It'll be a challenge, but I think that's just what I need to push myself toward my ultimate goal of writing and drawing children's books.
Hope everyone has a prosperous new year of their own
Another family adopted Jezzi before we had the chance.
It was disappointing, but Kim and I probably shouldn't be running out to adopt a pet when I'm not one-hundred-percent sure we'd have the time to take care of her. We've decided to take a step back and sign up with the BARC animal rescue to walk dogs every weekend. Sort of a "test-drive" that's so far resulted in us walking an ancient and horrifying miniature poodle (Carmela), a curmudgeonly Chihuahua who decided that my leg was as good as any tree (Stanley), and an energetic, loving, honest-to-god hermaphrodite (Jordan). We also took part in the shelter's annual dog parade through Greenpoint, complete with floats, costumed pets (superhero theme), and a contest for "best kisser" -- unfortunately, that was the point Stanley decided to relieve himself on my pant leg, so we didn't catch the results.
In other news, this popped up down the street from Kim:
the Gutter
my form makes me look like I'm chasing a runaway ball -- the score? 92, bitches.
Yeah, I'm that good.
It was disappointing, but Kim and I probably shouldn't be running out to adopt a pet when I'm not one-hundred-percent sure we'd have the time to take care of her. We've decided to take a step back and sign up with the BARC animal rescue to walk dogs every weekend. Sort of a "test-drive" that's so far resulted in us walking an ancient and horrifying miniature poodle (Carmela), a curmudgeonly Chihuahua who decided that my leg was as good as any tree (Stanley), and an energetic, loving, honest-to-god hermaphrodite (Jordan). We also took part in the shelter's annual dog parade through Greenpoint, complete with floats, costumed pets (superhero theme), and a contest for "best kisser" -- unfortunately, that was the point Stanley decided to relieve himself on my pant leg, so we didn't catch the results.
In other news, this popped up down the street from Kim:
the Gutter
my form makes me look like I'm chasing a runaway ball -- the score? 92, bitches.
Yeah, I'm that good.
And now it's not being single, exactly -- but complicated.
I don't "fucking hate it" any more.
I don't "fucking hate it" any more.
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