I think I figured it out.

[unknownfate]

If I don't actually do anything, I won't be able to mess them up.

There.
I said it.

If all my projects stay unfinished there's still the chance that they might be worthwhile someday. Once they ARE finished, they'll all go into the big box of failures and I'll have to mark another thing off the list of things I might be good at.

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[slayersyrena.livejournal.com]

But failure is what leads to success. You have to make mistakes repeatedly before you get to the final, successful product. Rogue believes the same way, and has told me so (but a bit more eloquently than I was able to here).

By the way, are you still working on your children's book? I don't think *that's* a failure. If you make good copies/templates of it, with illustrations there's something to send to all the publishers you can get addresses from. That's how all children's authors get started, but you have to send the stuff out first.

Did you do a really bad sketch? Is that what depressed you? (That happens to me... But you know that).

Work has been crazy. We are pretending to be at war. My shifts have been up to about 13 hours a day.

Oh, if you're coming to the wedding, you'll need a light green dress of your choice.

Got to get ready for wo- war.

~Syrena

[lithrael]

Heh, you clearly have a different definition of failure than I do, or you've hidden every finished project of yours, cause I haven't seen much of anything from you that I didn't think was pretty much brilliant. Except your typesetting in Photoshop. ;)

I have an actual CG system more or less running at last, after Justin chewed me out for being irresponsible about trying to put one together (I'd long ago bought stuff that I couldn't use and then gave up on fixing it)... anyway may I model Shade, or is there somebody else you'd like to see me flex my non-alien modeling skillz on?

[slayersyrena.livejournal.com]

Yes, you may model Shade.

(just pretend I'm bane_6... A CG Shade would kick butt....)

So you finally got CG running at home? What else is new in your life?

[bane-6.livejournal.com]

Feel free to model Shade! I'd love to see it.

[cloverbutt.livejournal.com]

papi I love you but you are crazy :) finish something! your work is great, just because you expect more of yourself doesn't mean that the rest of us think its a failure! you should hear people in barrow talk about how good you are! thats why mom and dad push you so hard- you're good! call me sometime :) (I think mom and dad are sick of me calling haha)

POSSUMS!

[eternal-chimera.livejournal.com]

I wanna see a finished book...

I have seen some of the things you SAY are finished.. like that lovely picture with the pearls for each year of your life.... Perhaps its not the finishing, but the letting go that you need to work on... Many artists have the problem of picking their work apart. JUST do something and let it speak!

Its funny, now that I have a sewing job, I sew more than I have in forever, even in my spare time! Just work on stuff and let it go.. if you must, purposefully leave something unfinished... like an undetailed leaf, ina forrest painting, then you kNOW it isnt finished, but still let it go.. it could be a trademark.. :P

Oh did I mention...

I MISS YOU!!!!!!

Re: POSSUMS!

[bane-6.livejournal.com]

Heh. Thanks.
I've been working at the elementary school K3 and K4. Ages 2 to 4. They're running me crazy. And I have my first head cold in ages. *grump*

I'm starting to wish I had one of those sleep masks you were telling me about! The sun still hasn't set.

How's my baby?

Re: POSSUMS!

[eternal-chimera.livejournal.com]

**giggle**

Froud is fine. I will make you one and send it out. You should warn your parents to expect mail for Charlotte Nesbit, care of PJ Crabtree.....