I am appreciating a
quote I heard this quote this morning:
Thomas Edison made
1,000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb. When a reporter asked,
"How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?" Edison replied, "I didn’t
fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps."
It’s so inspiring. So, no matter how many times we fail in
writing or art or whatever else we are striving for, those failures are not
really failures. They are part of the process.
This week didn’t start off so good because I hurt my foot.
My dog wanted to chase the ball, but I didn’t want to pick it up to throw it because
I didn’t want to get my hands dirty. I kicked it instead, and ended up kicking
my heavy metal art easel as well. It cut my foot open. My foot got swollen and
purple. I couldn’t drive or go to the gym for a few days. My husband and son
got the chills just looking at it. Hahaha! I’m able to walk pretty well now and
was able to drive to the art workshop on Thursday. It’s still sore and purple,
but I’m happy to be able to get around.
This is a drawing of one of my new friends, Shelly, who modeled for the art workshop:
This is a drawing of one of my new friends, Shelly, who modeled for the art workshop:
Last weekend, I bought a pair of wireless headphones so that
I could listen to my podcasts and music without having to carry my phone
around. I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of it before. My head must’ve been in
the dark ages. Well, I didn’t research it and ended up buying a really crappy
pair for $19.99. It cuts in and out and the sound is muffled. I was so
disappointed. What happened to the times when you could spend $12 for a pair of
wired headphones and they sounded great? Anyway, I did some research and found
a good pair for a reasonable price. I can’t wait for them to arrive in the
mail. I’m going to have to sit by the door for the delivery guy to arrive
because someone has been stealing packages from the porches in my neighborhood.
I did a pretty good sketch for the Charlie Brown Great Pumpkin art show
that’s coming up, but my husband didn’t like the idea, so I’m going to sketch
out some other ideas. I drew Charlie Brown as a little devil on a Mexican La Loteria card. My husband says that's not in Charlie Brown's character. He has a point. I still like the idea, though. Maybe I’ll post it
after the show is over.
I was able to get another chapter of my novel done this week
which I am happy about even though I wish it were several chapters.
There was a major discount on a comic book software program for artists that I was able to buy online called Clip Studio Paint Ex. It's so awesome! I can't wait to use it for the comics I create.
I discovered new music this week and saw this happy,
colorful video by Systema Solar called Yo Soy Ganao. I don’t know what they’re
saying but the people look so happy. I love the fish that come out of the
water. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9t4XTOwtEo
What are you celebrating?
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