General notes to the universe

[celticdragonfly]

If I was doing calligraphy on a regular basis, I'd learn to relax into it and do it with relaxed hands, I'd get used to it, and I wouldn't tense up and end up one big wad of pain. But noooooo, I leave it be for most of a year and then think I can go back to intense fine detailed levels on long poems. Ow.

Also, there is nothing like doing long passages of calligraphy to make me paranoid and sure that I'm misspelling everything. Up to and including my own name.

Anyway, that's all set aside right now. Now I'm working on bills. Yippee. Having to keep all records three times, two times in software that gets on my nerves. Pity I'm not doing this at a time when I could be expected to be distracted by lots of online chats.

And what is WITH my left ankle? Okay, I seemed to strain it while yanking about furniture last week, but it should be getting *better*, not worse. C'mon, body, get with the plan here.

Comments

[khavrinen.livejournal.com]

The juxtaposition of "doing calligraphy on a regular basis" and "Now I'm working on bills" made me wonder about writing your checks in calligraphy ( assuming you're not paying them all online already ). Wouldn't that startle the folks at the check-processing centers?

[shadefell.livejournal.com]

The more I do calligraphy or any pen or brush work, the less it hurts, because I'm building up those very fine muscles in my hands/fingers.

It's like not lifting weights for a year, and then trying to lift weights again. If you keep up with it, you have the muscles to do it. If not, you'll get some pain.

[tygerr.livejournal.com]

The misspelling concern? NOT paranoia at all.

I, at least, get so wrapped up in drawing the individual letters that I routinely misspell words and/or leave entire words out of sentences. Especially when I'm out of practice.