Nothing like harshing a good mood by thinking it into the ground.
Once, when I was in college, they brought a hypnotist in to the campus for a performance. I didn’t go up on stage at any point, but a few times during the performance he offered to hypnotize anyone in the audience who wanted it. A group hypnotism, of sorts. I tried to go under, I tried to get hypnotized, but every time I started to sink into it, the wheels in my brain would start turning: “OH so THIS is what it feels like to be hypnotized,” I thought, and immediately woke up out of it. The brain, she is a chatty organ.
What I need to find is a way to shut her up sometimes. There’s no need to hyperanalyze a good mood, to dissect it and rip it apart until it’s dead. It should just be allowed to be a good mood, for as long as it wants to be.
Interestingly, the taco salad at Rocking Horse is significantly different from the taco salad at Small Bar. Not in materials, but in construction and arrangement. Still delicious though.
HEY, do you guys know Corinne Mucha? She is an awesome talented artist and a good friend and we often try to get booths next to each other at comic conventions. Her roommate Kate is one of the finalists to live in the Museum of Science and Industry for 30 days!! Doesn’t that sound like fun? She has to win first though, so if you have a moment go and vote for Kate here!
I completely understand! Whenever I get on the scale and it changes drastically from one day to the next I waste so much time with the “WHERE DID I GO WRONG” routine in my brain.
But! I want to thank you so much for Sauceome. I’m trying to learn to love my body, no matter what shape/size it is, and your comics make me feel like I’m not alone and that someone understands how I feel. You’re awesome and gorgeous and I hope your fellow tells you that every single day!
“What I need to find is a way to shut her up sometimes. There’s no need to hyperanalyze a good mood, to dissect it and rip it apart until it’s dead. It should just be allowed to be a good mood, for as long as it wants to be. ”
yes yes yes yes yes. Why is it so hard to just -be-?
I think you answered your questions and couldn’t accept the answer. I find that getting a lot done – drawing in particular – leaves me in a good mood. Took me a while to get the drawing connection, actually. But now I know that it will cheer me up if I feel like I am going to be in a bad mood if I can just draw a little something.
Also, I was wondering what kind of bike lock you use, generally speaking? U or the cord? (Or something I don’t even know about.) I am getting a bike in the next couple months and don’t really know other people who bike and you sure seem knowledgable on biking, or at least experienced. I hope to work up to your biking stamina. :) You also cheered me up about bike helmets. I found the Bell Faction helmets which are similar to the picture of yours. And they come in cool designs.
Hey Angela!! Hooray for biking!! :D I use a kryptonite U-lock, but I also have a cable, so I can secure both wheels at the same time. This isn’t always necessary, but if your front wheel has a quick-release lever on it, you’ll want the cable. And you’ll want to use it every time otherwise someone WILL steal your front wheel, even if you are just running into the Jewel on Lincoln avenue for all of two minutes, in broad daylight. And if you think the people in the crowded parking lot will notice someone stealing your wheel and walking off with it, or will try to stop him at all, you would be mistaken.
Not that I’m speaking from experience or anything. :) Anyway, this is the sort of cable I use, I loop it through the spokes of the front wheel and then through the U-lock.
Thanks the mention, Sarah, you’re the best! Have I told you enough how much I like this comic? Well, I do. :)
Ooh. That sucks. Well, thanks for the tips. That is basically what I was thinking, but I didn’t know if it was overkill. :)