Phew! Wow. A month flew by, didn’t it? Well, it did for me.
I got a freelance VFX compositing job this month and have been working on that along with taking care of friend drama. I got overwhelmed and behind on everything at home, but at least I still managed to write. I get to commute on the train to this little job, which gives me a good hour and a half writing time through the day. Thanks to that I was able to rewrite the first two chapters of my webcomic in my notebook. It’s so much better this time around!
I also hermited this week and got caught up on all the home stuff, just so you don’t worry about me. I’m fine now. 🙂
I’ve been slowly getting better at wielding my longsword, and am using the money from this job to start building up my sword fighting equipment, like shinguards, chest padding, and a motorcycle jacket with lots of protective plastic plates. I’ll have to get a picture of myself in it once it all shows up. HEMA is turning out to be a more expensive hobby than I expected, but it’s so much fun and well worth it. Two weeks ago I got a cramp in my right arm from clicking a mouse so much in a position I’m not used to. While rubbing I noticed I had some muscle mass there. I then rubbed my left arm and discovered it had less. I’m getting sword arm. Now I need to start practicing things left handed to balance myself back out!
A bike jacket? That’s a good idea and oh so stylish
Well, it’s a really cheap one since I don’t have enough money yet, but it’s black with red edges on all the plastic panels! I figured if worse comes to worse and the zipper breaks like everyone complained in the reviews, I can cannibalize it later!
So the jacket I got was too cheap and didn’t work out, so I sent it back. But I did manage to earn more money and get much nicer and cooler motorcycle vest, elbow, and knee pads. I’ll post pictures of my new outfit soon!