Feeling sluggish

I hate feeling sluggish!

Today I'm feeling sluggish again. This has been an on and off thing for the past few months. Before summer break, I had assumed it was because I was exhausted from doing a lot of school projects and constantly worrying about whether I'll make the project's deadline. Yet, I've been getting 9 hours or sleep each day and when I wake up, I feel sluggish. This normally carries up until the evening time. At about 9 p.m. I start to wake up. This leads to me being up until about 3-4 a.m.

At the moment I'm feeling drowsy despite the fact that I just woke up at around 11 a.m.

You know, usually this is what causes me to not work on drawing of animating. I guess I would consider this a lack of motivation, when it reality I'm actually just very tried. I wonder how long this has been going on. Perhaps I should exercise to get some blood flowing. I'll wait a while because I just showered.

On to my day!

Well, yesterday...or rather at around 12 midnight, I was working on a few sketches. I'm actually pretty happy with a few. When it comes to presenting anything, I realize I work fairly slow. I don't personally like it because I take so many breaks. Well, actually, sometimes I can complete something in one sitting. I guess it depends.

Also, I completed the blanket. I can't post a picture on facebook because I forgot to take a picture before giving it to my sister .__. I'll have to find another way to get a picture of it.

These past few days, the weather has been so nice. Sometimes I feel like a cat. I just want to stretch out in lie on the floor where the sun is beaming through the window.

Hm...typing this is bringing my energy level up!

Oh! You know, now that I'm thinking about it, I wonder if this is a the effect of not having coffee. I haven't had coffee in about a month of two. I once read that it's common to have this kind of side effect lol caffeine sounds like an addition. It has withdrawal symptoms. The most common is feeling drowsy. Eventually I believe this effect will wear off.

I use to also drink Tai Chi green tea. It's recommended to have a cup everyday, which I did. Green tea has caffeine it in. It's a natural caffeine though. Since Tai Chi green tea is pretty expensive (about $17 per box), I bought a different brand of green tea. I don't think it's true green tea though. There's a huge difference in the taste.

Thinking on that, I can believe I'm feeling the effects lol So I've been thinking to water and/or chamomile tea. I also have these passion berry tea leaves which my older sister got me...I believe for Christmas lol the good thing is that I don't think it expires. I haven't had any because I still need to purchase a tea pot with strainer. I found a very pretty one on amazon, but I'm saving up money so I'll have to wait to get one.

All of that aside, I can see that autumn is near! It's creeping in closer and closer despite the temperature outside. I love the fall! The colors of the leaves on the trees are very beautiful to look at. There's only a hint of orange and red on some trees and others are still green. The weather is fluctuating between chilly and warm.

Oh! Speaking of weather, it makes me think of global warming. I'm a bit at ease with the change in weather. I read that this isn't anything new to earth. It's happened in the past, the fact that the earth tilts on it's axis. Supposedly this brought about the ice age. There is an insane increase in hurricanes, tsunami's and other natural disasters. That's the part I don't like.

Yet thinking on it, it became obvious that despite those events, humans are still here. Which mean some people survived all of those hardships. With events like this, new land will surface, or even old lands! This is why some people believe Atlantis will resurface. Last year there was an island that surfaced from the water. There was an article posted online about it. Honestly, it looked pretty eerie to me lol But it was definitely an island.

Also, due to the earthquake in Japan on March of 2011, some continents have moved closer together.

I veered off topic! lol

Anyway, the weather is nice. No one else is home but me, so it's really quiet. I really enjoy moments like this. Perhaps I should take a nap and enjoy it while I can! :)

Mon

Another happy mood blog!

Hi!

Today I'm in a great mood despite constantly being awaken when I was trying to sleep! Even though it's a bit chilly today, the sun is shining through the window. Actually, it was the same yesterday, but I'm really happy for some reason.

I don't have a specific thing to write about, so I guess I'll write about what I've been doing lately.

Recently I started posting more pages for my webcomic. Every time I take a break that expands beyond a month, I lose a bit of my momentum. I get rusty with using the program and planning out the panels, character position etc. However, I don't take a break completely when it comes to being creative. I read that creativity has many different meanings and it doesn't just link to being artsy!

Anyway, I've been working on that and I posted only four pages. I know it's not a lot, but I'd like to keep pushing to until I complete this webcomic. I found that I will start something and don't quite complete it. No matter how long it takes, I want to have at least a few projects that are completed and look nice. This is my own personal goal. I guess you can say it's long term.

Also I've been working on a baby blanket for my sister's baby shower. It's this week so I'm working hard on it. This time I'm weaving it. I never realized how time consuming hand crafting things could be. I like it though because I can craft whatever I want with originality. It's like having something that is completely different and (probably) not made anywhere else. So I'd like to craft many things for friends in the future :) I'm glad a friend of mines introduced me to crocheting. I do personally prefer knitting because the material comes out softer and lighter. Weaving is good for patch work I think.

Those are the two major things I've been working on, but there are a lot of other things I'd like to try! Y'know, I always look back on when I was a kid and I'd say "I'm bored!" Nowadays, I don't think I have enough time to do all that I want! Maybe because as a kid I didn't use the computer often (besides at school) and I relayed on t.v. and going outside as my source of entertainment. Yet, with the internet I can find a wide variety of new activities from all over the world! There's honestly so many, from different countries, that I'm sure can appeal to people if they're opened to trying new things.

Well, on that note I have to go out for a while.

See you in the next blog. Also, if you have any interesting hobbies, or things that interest you, feel free to leave a comment! :)

Mon