A Travelogue and (occasional) Sketchblog
Today was an odd day of firsts.
I had my first professional hair cut in 10 years. Before, I’d just have someone grab the bottom of my ponytail and hack the damned thing off with a pair of regular office scissors. Today, I went out and spent a cool 21 yuan (about 4 dollars) in a [...]
I’ve discovered, recently, that 6 hours of sleep is an inefficient method of getting the requisite energy for teaching 6 hours of classes the next day. In fact, I have discovered, the energy to activity ratio is hardly 1:1. This, sadly, made today and yesterday a time wherein it, as they say, “sucked to be [...]
I ran into this a few weeks ago and only got around to watching it now:
(includes Tom Waits anecdote, be forewarned)
(It came highly recommended from a webcomic artist I enjoy)
[written at 1:52 PM, July 31st]
After last night’s little adventure and considering the weather today (it’s been raining consistently since I woke up around 7:30), I haven’t really been keen on going out anywhere. I had a jolt of excitement for a short hour or two earlier where I put my headphones on and did [...]
Here is a small list of things I’ve been meaning to mention, or just thought to mention, in no particular order.
Just to be candid here… I’m prone to pretty hardcore bouts of depression. I’ve been in a malaise recently, so I haven’t been able to draw much in the past week or two. My usual approach is to take a deep breath and try to set it aside in order to get on with business [...]
