Argonath Diver Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 I was raised around art and an avid drawer until college. Fast forward twenty years, I've developed a permanent hand tremor on my drawing (and billiards and darts and chopsticks and every other activity that my former excellent dexterity is now awful) hand. It's a major reason that I'd almost entirely abandoned a former hobby. Well, my buddy teased me about how attached I am to a family of hummingbirds who zoom around my apartment's deck feeder all summer. They've been, without a doubt, one of the most positive things that's happened to me through the shutdown, that's ended my bartending career and slammed my life to a halt. I love the little bastards. Anyway, buddy says "You're an old man sketching birds now." I had a pleasant weed edible in me, felt inspired, and found my old conte crayons - basically chalky pastels. To my surprise and delight, my first two sketches after about fifteen years were both very good. Even Dad the retired Design 101 professor was surprised it was my work. Very difficult to draw when your hand shakes as much as I do, but through a combination of an iron deathgrip, the flexibility of error due to the medium, and even some right-handed shading, they came out very nice. Dad was kind enough to provide me with a treasure trove of terrific quality paper and several excellent sets of pastels, pencils, and charcoal. I temporarily hung the first sketch inside the sliding door - I hope Humphrey and Bruce appreciate their portraits. Tomorrow I'll be doing some simply shading and line exercises to sort of figure out my limitations with the tremor. This last month has been particularly rough on my mental state; perhaps spending time creating some art will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 @TrueMetis you mentioned in another thread something about growing out of a stage, which reminded me of something. Is your avatar the final adult stage of that organism? It looks sort of.... larval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fury Resurrected Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 On the way back from Fernando’s surgery in Illinois I drove through Wisconsin and now I have the best string cheese I have ever had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGP Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 15 hours ago, Argonath Diver said: I was raised around art and an avid drawer until college. Fast forward twenty years, I've developed a permanent hand tremor on my drawing (and billiards and darts and chopsticks and every other activity that my former excellent dexterity is now awful) hand. It's a major reason that I'd almost entirely abandoned a former hobby. Well, my buddy teased me about how attached I am to a family of hummingbirds who zoom around my apartment's deck feeder all summer. They've been, without a doubt, one of the most positive things that's happened to me through the shutdown, that's ended my bartending career and slammed my life to a halt. I love the little bastards. Anyway, buddy says "You're an old man sketching birds now." I had a pleasant weed edible in me, felt inspired, and found my old conte crayons - basically chalky pastels. To my surprise and delight, my first two sketches after about fifteen years were both very good. Even Dad the retired Design 101 professor was surprised it was my work. Very difficult to draw when your hand shakes as much as I do, but through a combination of an iron deathgrip, the flexibility of error due to the medium, and even some right-handed shading, they came out very nice. Dad was kind enough to provide me with a treasure trove of terrific quality paper and several excellent sets of pastels, pencils, and charcoal. I temporarily hung the first sketch inside the sliding door - I hope Humphrey and Bruce appreciate their portraits. Tomorrow I'll be doing some simply shading and line exercises to sort of figure out my limitations with the tremor. This last month has been particularly rough on my mental state; perhaps spending time creating some art will help. It's been an age since I've worked with colored conte, and seldom since art school. Some random life drawing drop in sessions. Love it, though always liked going big on an easil. Did you find that the edible helped with the tremor at all, or no? I have a friend who takes medical marijuana for tremors and says it really helps [and is definitely noticeable] but hers are more extensive than what you're describing, Argo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argonath Diver Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 I'm a regular toker, and alas no nothing really helps the tremor. It's a long story with no real answers, but it seems most calm when I'm healthy (as in, not drinking too much as I have most my adult life) and full - I've a high metabolism. For instance, right now I did a ton of work around my apartment today and I'm beat. Even my off hand is a bit shaky now, and my left hand is pretty severe. It sucks, but frankly I've almost never had health insurance for 20 years (fuck Obama care for costing far above my means and penalizing me instead for not buying a 300/month plan, that's another rant) and no doctor has ever been of use. Tonight will be fun, after dinner I'm going to spend the night with beloved music and just scribble. I haven't felt eager to draw in twenty years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 @Ran wasn't sure where else to put this but im getting elect trump ads at the top of the page, screenshot a couple of them, is this normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 3 hours ago, larrytheimp said: @Ran wasn't sure where else to put this but im getting elect trump ads at the top of the page, screenshot a couple of them, is this normal? It is not normal, and we always work to remove political ads. For some reason (), ads for the Trump campaign are constantly being jammed into ad systems without being properly categorized as political. If you can screenshot and hover over an ad and right click and copy the link it wants to send you to, we can use this info to filter them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Loving this tech meets wildlife story from my neck of the woods. https://upnorthlive.com/news/local/bald-eagle-sends-state-department-drone-to-watery-grave-in-lake-michigan Bald Eagle simply "not having it" as drone encroaches it territory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 39 minutes ago, DireWolfSpirit said: Loving this tech meets wildlife story from my neck of the woods. https://upnorthlive.com/news/local/bald-eagle-sends-state-department-drone-to-watery-grave-in-lake-michigan Bald Eagle simply "not having it" as drone encroaches it territory! Too bad there's no video! Also of interest was a story about a casino executive from Las Vegas getting killed on Traverse Bay. So here's a LV guy on a jet ski run over by a 77-year old from Florda with a 27' power boat, on a Michigan lake. Both escapees from Covid-19 hot spots? And another story saying Traverse Bay may be a Covid-19 exposure site. Gee, I wonder why. https://upnorthlive.com/news/local/one-dead-after-boating-accident-on-little-traverse-bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Luxury suite squatting, this may become a fun new urban trend. https://sports.yahoo.com/florida-man-man-arrested-luxury-suites-al-lang-stadium-soccer-043848287.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 I swear if one of these Bison get euthanized because of assholes like this woman- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1236730 If they get these animals "put down" then they should be hunted and burned out, as in go to their houses and burn them down. Attention Sturgis cycle rally jerks: Leave the Damn Bison alone, you are a visitor to these herds territory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 I just found out that if you text someone the words “pew pew” on your iPhone, you get a laser show! And so do they if they also have an iPhone! Entertainment for hours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkdaub Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I fell asleep after I ate my dinner of delicious Chinese food and had a very realistic dream in which I was carjacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 On 8/17/2020 at 3:24 PM, Fragile Bird said: I just found out that if you text someone the words “pew pew” on your iPhone, you get a laser show! And so do they if they also have an iPhone! Entertainment for hours! Dang. Typed it in and sent it to my sister real quick. I just looked back at the message and saw that I actually sent her the words. “Pee pee” Why the hell would they keep the w next to the e? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 She responded with “Selamat” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, A True Kaniggit said: She responded with “Selamat” Does that do something, or just mean congratulations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGP Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 WHY AM I UP There's 400+ reasons to hate covidworld, but the irregular sleeping patterns are annoying factor 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lollygag Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 On 8/13/2020 at 6:22 PM, Argonath Diver said: I'm a regular toker, and alas no nothing really helps the tremor. It's a long story with no real answers, but it seems most calm when I'm healthy (as in, not drinking too much as I have most my adult life) and full - I've a high metabolism. For instance, right now I did a ton of work around my apartment today and I'm beat. Even my off hand is a bit shaky now, and my left hand is pretty severe. It sucks, but frankly I've almost never had health insurance for 20 years (fuck Obama care for costing far above my means and penalizing me instead for not buying a 300/month plan, that's another rant) and no doctor has ever been of use. Tonight will be fun, after dinner I'm going to spend the night with beloved music and just scribble. I haven't felt eager to draw in twenty years. Have you tried watching your protein intake more closely, as in getting enough quality protein and making sure you get it consistently throughout the day? I have something similar and that helps me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 9 hours ago, Fragile Bird said: Does that do something, or just mean congratulations? It made confetti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 35 minutes ago, A True Kaniggit said: It made confetti. Ooooh, must try! eta: lol, I liked the 'pop' sound that came first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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