It’s really common among artists I’d say, but in my case I feel it’s just a bit… easier to pop up due to me having EDS-3. Basically, when I draw too much, my arm/shoulder or hand palm start hurting due to muscle strain. Last time I had to stop drawing and using the tablet at all for three days and even grabbing a fork would be painful. This time around it’s more my arm that hurts, the back of my shoulder burns from excess work.

I try to pace myself and keep good posture but it’s hard when you spend around 17 hours a day sitting at the chair doing things on the computer. I use my tablet as a mouse usually, so I’m always in ‘drawing’ position as well. The past three days I’ve been pretty active on iScribble and that hasn’t really helped. I’ve drawn more and more detailed than I usually do in a week, all in the space of 2-3 days.

Not that I’m saying that’s BAD, it’s been amazing practice and I feel I’ve improved a lot in a very short period. I’m working to get accepted as a regular member and all. But it has meant my shoulder’s paid the price.

Well… hopefully if I take it easy for a couple of days it should get better. But I have two project images half-done on the site I want to finish up before the days stretch on. Though, my time is almost up now, and I still have a lot to get done XP

With end of year speeding up to meet me, time seems to fly by at an accelerated rate, that makes me realize just how much time I let go by in idle things. It’s not that I’ve been totally unproductive but more like I’ve been idle in things a bit more geared towards moving on in life. I’ve been giving the excuse that I don’t want to tie myself down here and want to move to Canada, but even the steps towards that goal have been slow in coming.

I’ve been getting very hyped up by working for petsites and with a few friends are outlining possible ideas for our own. It’s a big undertaking but if it succeeds I could be that much closer to becoming independent and working for what I like to do the most. Right now I’m active at a fansite called Leopets, which isn’t paid, thus there isn’t much to be gained in financial terms. But… I see it as a playground for development for when we move on to our own, 100% original site. Wish me luck there, I’d really like to see it succeed, specially since I would be expanding the work I’ve put into the Niflheim/Valhalla worlds.

My countdown for end of year and the Start of my Life is two weeks.

Wish me luck!