starchild228

Last week was shitty. I had a close encounter with a snow plow halfway through my work week and wound up having to be winched out of the ditch. My bumper was cracked, but the snowplow's blade looked much worse. Twisted my ankle at work the next day slipping on the water my co-workers had tracked in behind the counter. I had fun standing on that for 8 hours the next night. Ouch. Fortunately I had two days off following that. I kept it up and rested it, and it feels fine now. A little later in the week, my windshield wipers crapped out. So I can only drive my car safely when the weather is clear here... which isn't often. My boyfriend got forced to the side of the road by another car this week and clipped the side view mirror on a parked car on the side of the road with the side of his truck, and screwed up his knee at work. It seems January couldn't let either of us go without screwing with us.
My birthday's coming up at the end of this month- the big 2-5. My family is already plotting, and I'm half afraid. They're not usually mean, but they are devious. I guess we'll see what happens.
I actually felt the urge to create, and I sat down a few days ago and drew. She was a goth angel with black wings. She was sitting indian- style with her arms wrapped protectively around her and her head bowed in contemplation. I got stuck in the details in her wings for almost an hour and developed a new technique for sketching and shading those black feathers that worked pretty well. I figured I'd peter out with all that detail after the first wing and not bother with the second, but I wanted to finish her. I used a plain mechanical pencil and some colored pencils to add a little color. Now, i'm thinking about adding some ink for stronger lines and maybe some watercolor. Probably the first time I've gotten past rough sketches in years. My art really is beginning to come back to me. I am so grateful.
My boyfriend and I have come to the conclusion that seeing each other only three or so times a week isn't nearly enough. We're trying to work out a way that we can spend time together almost every day. Both of our schedules are tough to work around- mine is a screwed-up version of the graveyard shift, and he works 2nd shift and a lot of overtime. We'll find a way, though. Things are still very good between us. I'm so glad he is a part of my life. Although I still don't know what the hell to get him for valentine's day. Guys don't generally go for the sappy stuff, do they?

I just managed to find my skelanimal on ebay. Since I couldn't find the one I really, really wanted, I was going to settle for Kit Cat. But I ran across an original version of Diego Bat on ebay and almost squealed, I was so happy. I bought him immediately. I love bats, I love bones, and I love things I can cuddle. Diego's little wings and fangs are so cute. I know, I know, they are a product that is popular at Hot Topic, which is practically the Antichrist on this site, but they are just so cute, in a slightly twisted way. So sue me.