Threw my neck out a few days ago. Probably something to do with trying to work out while sick and then sleeping for three days. Also probably related to shitty posture while spending hours on end at the computer…
This collar is silly, but it does seem to be helping the stiffness a bit…
I’ll just cut to the part where I post a link of something that is on my mind right now - listening to the Huberman, and his guest is hittin all the right notes for me - true food science. Dr. Robert Lustig talkin about how shit our food economy is and how the actual dictionary definition of food does not apply to 73% of products available in the average grocery store. !!! Basically linking processed foods to primary cause of most metabolic disorders (diabetes), high contributor of depression, and drop in average IQ in schoolchildren. I won’t use this space to rant or whatever, but food/metabolic awareness and education is one of the few public issues I feel personally compelled by.
I’m not sure I’m going to have my schedule cleared out and pinned down before the end of the year. Learning Blender, then accidentally getting intrested in After Effects, which is then funneling me into more Illustrator and getting trapped in Youtube rabbit-holes is sucking all my time. It does feel cool approaching visuals in a new way that opens up opportunity for collaboration and business. Already made a mock little visualizer in Blender just playing with the shader editor, tho it isn’t much. Tried a basic text-move animation in After Effects as well, and it is a … tangle for sure. Feels cool to think about the possibilities of creating animations in AE and Blender, even just 2D, but right now I’m just in the trenches, fighting my way for every single inch and foothold, getting pummeled and barraged by ignorance and information… Maybe I can expect by my birthday to have just enough finesse to feel a tiny bit at home, we will see. I don’t really have a choice here, it kind of feels like an itch I can’t stop scratching.
Powered through the last 3-4 days crunching in new softwares, so now I making soup. And later I’m going to draw; haven’t done that in a bit lol.
Happened so fast in the mix that it seems like forever ago now…
Started and finished my second mural for Margot at Peachy Keen - holy shit - almost a month ago now. Learned a lot about the process as well as myself, and Jenna too. I learned how much help I need sometimes, especially when it comes to dealing with my own negative/problematic tendencies, i.e., getting in my own way and not doing my best work. Thank you Jenna <3. This mural has been in the making for over a year? At least a year… and now I’m not sure where my next mural opportunity is going to come from, but I definitely have a more clear perspective on that, and feel crazy more prepared for when it comes. Speaking of which, working with my buddy and creative entrepeneur mentor Connor has slowed down as well. He has a surprise job in April that seems exciting - won’t tell me anything, but I don’t doubt him, he only seems to do wild and interesting stuff, and I’m so excited and grateful I found and got to link up with him. Learning a lot that I needed to know and didn’t know I needed. I hope I can provide value back to him, and every time we work together that is the forefront thought in my mind. Just hope we can keep working together.
Feeling mixed at the moment about next year. I know a lot of good things are ahead, on the other side and attached to challenges and uncertainty, but the more time goes by, the more I realize I just have to stick around to the upswing and place my bets there. Also hard to feel super chipper with a thrown-out neck, but that’s kind of what the prescription seems to be; stay positive through the pain, and treat myself with the patience and activity I need.
Gonna go draw now.
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