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chihirochild
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#721
Haha yeah somehow the paint I ordered from Michael's turned out to be metallic acrylic, though it wasn't advertised that way *shrug*
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#722
My mother has always been a very talented artist, which is why I have never seriously tried to draw, paint, or anything else arty. I’d just be measuring myself against her.
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#723
My sibling was the arty one in the house. I never got the attraction. I am trying drawing in order to see if I can exercise another part of my brain by learning the skill.
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ArtieTheSequal
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#724
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chihirochild
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#725
Aaaaand now I'm bored. These nights alone get so long.
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#726
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I think it's pretty! You may just need to figure out what style suits you best. I do better with stuff that's more Impressionist or a bit abstract rather than realism. And if you had fun, that's the most important part! |
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ArtieTheSequal
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#727
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I don't do so well with realism either. I agree that fun is the most important part! Fun, and how it gets me out of my head! |
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#728
I would only want realism. I still remember the first time I saw a monet painting in person and I don't really get all the fuss. It is fuzzy and blurry and often purple. I don't mind pointillism as much. Impressionism reminds me of therapy -it is blurry and nebulous, and people rave about it in a manner that completely confuses me.
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#729
I used to paint back before I was on AP's. Now I don't want to do any of the things that I used to do. I did do a drawing the other day when I was triggered and then crumpled it up and threw it away. Not that it was bad artistically, just the subject matter was dark. It made me feel better. I guess one of these days I could try painting again. My concentration has really turned to crap even with the ADHD medication.
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#732
Got my labs back from the blood work I had done on Monday. Most everything looks good. One liver enzyme is elevated, but it has been for the last several labs and both regular PCP and Pdoc said not to worry about that one (but I do--otherwise why would they test it?) and even though my glucose had gone down a little, my A1C went to 5.8 which I think is pre-diabetes! Ack!!! My glucose was in the normal range though. So IDK why that shows that. My labs look pretty good otherwise. My good cholesterol has come up. I guess I do need to take the dang supplements which are huge pills. Funny, I was looking at the cholesterol medication this morning, and it should be a 30 day supply but I've been using the same bottle for a while now. I looked at it, and it said 90 pills. Somehow the pharmacy gave me 90 pills instead of 30. Then I wonder why I have all these extra bottles of stuff laying around!
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#733
Your A1C is like an average of what your blood sugar has been over time. When they took the blood sample, your glucose may have been normal, but on average over time, it has been high.
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#734
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You mentioned antipsychotics in a previous post. I know some of those can affect liver tests and raise blood sugar, so maybe those affected your A1C? I'd check with your doctor about it. I think they can affect cholesterol as well. |
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#735
Thanks LT! Yes, I think the AP has been bad for my physical health overall, not just the weight gain but with some of these other things. My Mom cooks pretty healthy but I'm going to ask her to add another vegetable to dinner every night because usually only a third of the plate is vegetables and it's supposed to be half. So I'll ask her to do that and see what other things my doctor suggests. Diabetes runs in my family so I need to be careful. I know I need to lose weight and I've been trying but the AP makes me so hungry all the time. But the AP has been really good for my mental health so it's like, ack, whatcha gonna do?!!
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ArtieTheSequal
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#737
All 3 of my kitties enjoying a little backyard time this morning. I never thought I would let Penny go outside, I was always afraid she would be over the wall first chance she got, but so far so good. I'm glad I finally gave her a chance, she seems to really enjoy being outside and doesn't give me any trouble when I want them to come inside (so far anyway). I won't leave her out there unsupervised though because of our neighborhood hawk.
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#738
So cute, Artie!
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#739
Thanks Kit!
In other news my summer class starts Tuesday, I'm looking forward to getting back to a Psych class (taking Developmental Psych). Mythology was fun though! I always enjoy the discussions, but this particular class they were more enjoyable than usual especially when we were discussing the use of ancient myths in modern movies/entertainment, I don't think there were any duplicates as far as movies or books chosen. It was so interesting hearing how everyone related the movies to the myths and stuff, and made me want to watch movies I haven't seen before and to rewatch ones I have seen with new perspective. |
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