June 17, planet earth

I woke up today with a major headache, bloodshot eyes, and the driest mouth. I wasn't hungover or anything. Apparently, the flu that I thought I was done with came back and kicked my ass. I think I got it back from one of my other family members. I really, really don't like how lethargic and drained I'm feeling. It's a definite damper on an otherwise lovely day.

I managed to get 2 "doodles" done. As well as a commission. Hoping to get a reply on the latter. The sooner I'm done with it, the sooner I can focus on my summer homework. Honestly, I've put so many hours into it, and it still doesn't looks how I would want it. The customer seems pleased, though, so I can't exactly complain, since I will be getting paid. Not much, considering the work, but I've lowered my prices because I find myself working inexplicably slow. It takes a lot of willpower to force myself to work on work and not my own, personal doodles. Willpower that I don't have most of the time. :[



Still, despite being motivation-less and lacking any creativity whatsoever, I managed to pull this out of... somewhere. ;] It involved plenty of references. I'm particularly proud of the perspective on the roller blade. I still don't know what colors to use, but at the moment I'm proud to produce anything. It may be the Groove Salad I was listening to that helped. Honestly, it really helps me focus. I also listen to it while doing homework and whatnot. (iTunes radio -> ambient-> Groove Salad) . It may also be that this is all you hear in the art rooms at school when we're working, so it tells my subconscious I should be drawing. Kind of like a stimulus, perhaps?

Music is such an important aspect of life. You can't really go anywhere without hearing it- Experiencing it. Nowadays, with MP3s, phones, and other gadgets that enable you to take your music wherever you go, it's especially hard to escape music. And... why would you want to? Music is art. Art is expression. Whether you made the music or not, it says something about you. The music you download, buy, listen to can say a lot about a person. I, personally, listen only to music that fits my mood. If I'm happy, it's happy music. If I'm sad, it's classical or slow. If I'm depressed or angry, its rock or something loud, with force. Sometimes it may not seem like a song that fits that mood, whether melodically or lyrically.

My cousin, loveacrosstheocean, mentioned how "we put too much meaning in media (music, movies, shows) when they really don't have anything to do with us." I agree, but not in the sense that they have nothing to do with us. They are made- written, engineered, call it whatever you'd like- to affect us. Why? Because they're are composed and written by humans. Liking music, having it affect us, is the same as sympathizing or empathizing with another person.



That's all I have for today. I'm off to try to figure out a color palette for my sketch.

-Julie

Edit: LOL!