Date:	2008-05-21 20:48
Subject:	If I don't post, y'all think I'm dead!
Security:	Public
Mood:	exhausted
Music:	Ai no Hana, Ueda Tatsuya

...But I'm not.

Last week of school, so there is all sorts of fun going on.

Got my referral to the hand surgeon, so just need to get an appointment now. I don't feel like the wrist brace is doing much good, but I'm not sure how much of that is because there is a lower limit below which I can't rest my hand any more. I stopped drawing completely and have been refraining from unnecessary computer work, but in the end I have to work, which entails a lot of computer stuff, and I can only do so much with my left hand. A "rest only" cure isn't going to do me much good anyhow, because if I have to KEEP not drawing, it's going to cause serious budgetary issues, and my budget is miserable to begin with.

I tried drawing with the stupid brace on, and it was less than successful. If I try drawing loosely, the arc of my strokes is cut off by the upper edge of the brace - and if I try controlling the strokes more to avoid that, I still don't get good lines and it hurts more. I can sketch a bit with the brace off if I am careful, but I don't feel like I have control of what's going on. The results haven't been miserable, but at the same time it pretty much hurts all the time. I am going to see what happens with some gentle coloring so I can work on a few commission updates, though.