Lessons Learned

Taken from a past diary entry:

Just because you have everything in common with someone doesn't make them your soul-mate, you know?

Just because you have a crush on someone doesn't mean you love them. It doesn't even necessarily mean you should date them.

Just because someone is incredibly nice to you and just so happens to be attractive and single doesn't mean they like you "in that way".

I have learned these lessons the hard way. They suck. In a perfect world every one of those statements would say the opposite.

And the one I have the hardest time with is the last one. My whole life I've been the type to crush really easily. A guy shows the smallest ounce of consideration or politeness and I fall head-over-heels. Luckily, I'm learning from these lessons.

Next lesson to learn: boys are idiots and there's nothing I can do about it.

Alice in Wonderland (1915)

I lied...

I couldn't wait. I worked on her a little more and really wanted to show you how she's coming along! Some of the lines didn't show up very well in the scanning process, some lines are a little harsher than I'd like, but overall I love her. I can't decide whether I want to trace over her in ink or color her and if so, how? Any suggestions?

Droring.

I spent a few hours the other night drawing. I haven't devoted much time to honing in on my sketching skills in quite a while. Probably not since my last art class, freshman year of high school (wow, thinking that was like 7 or 8 years ago really freaks me out). I have seen and been inspired by a lot of little artists on the web lately so I thought to myself, "Stop being uber jealous of these people and learn to do it yourself! GOSH!" So, I'm trying. I started a drawing of a girl which is a humongous undertaking for me because I have never been one to draw human beings realistically, accurately, symmetrically, or recognizably for most of my life. However, she's coming along quite nicely. It takes a lot for me to say that, for I am infamously my harshest critic.

Anyway, this is all just a tease, I suppose. I won't be done with her until I get in the right mood to perfect her all the way. Once I do, you'll be some of the first to know :)