Nice Night

Today was a pretty good day, despite being incapacitated until noon today. I had another fatigue attack when waking up and couldn't get out of bed. It's weird how our bodies work - or don't work - at times.

After a while of trying to get back on my feet and into the groove of things, I was able to pick up my little brother from his last day of summer school. There was an extra bonus there because my dad stayed home from work today, so he went with me to pick Brandon up. It's always nice to have some alone time with my best friend. I love my dad so much.

I worked on a few things today (flash design projects and such) and finally felt some sense of accomplishment. After finishing that, I looked on Blizzard's website, since BlizzCon '09 is coming up later this year. Apparently they have art contests and other related contests that anyone can enter.

I was inspired.

Thanks to people like my dad and Andrew Young, I've gotten back into artwork, and now I see an opportunity to grow as an artist. I'm going to enter the competition. To others this might not be such a big deal, but to me, it's a form of resurrection. I haven't been drawing anything at all recently (unless you count website designs as art...), and with my concentration classes in college coming up this semester, it's about time I brushed off the old... brushes... and got to work on some original stuff.

I've always had trouble putting the concepts I see in my head down on paper. I love to imagine, to create, and to inspire, but it seems I'm hindered by my own heart and hands. While others create what they see with what seems like little to no effort, I have always been hindered by an overcritical eye and low expectations for my art.

I can be a good artist.

Looking back at some old pieces, I can see where I've messed up and where I've had successes. I need to keep practicing and become the artist I know is lurking around in my head. Just as a bear comes out of hibernation, I'm going to do my best to break out into the sunshine as a real artist.

Tonight was a good night. It was the beginning of what I could see as a great and satisfying career path. Yesterday my dreams and visions were just that. Tomorrow they will be realized. Now is the time to prepare.

Anyone else come to a similar realization?

Buffy vs. Edward

Ok, so we just got back from Transformers 2, and my dad pulls up this video. If you're a Twilight fan... go ahead and still watch it. If you're not a fan, I dare you to not laugh!



You're welcome.

-Scott