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Journeys, Destinations, a Dragon, and a Lemming
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Sometimes the journey is more important than the destination. Then again, sometime it's not. I discovered this dragonrider in July, 2015. The bit of philosophy about journeys and destinations is from the Lemming, one of my online alter egos. |
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My True Side
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For Brian H. Gill's Shop
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Christmas Toy Store
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Cosmic Coffee Cup
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We Saved You a Piece
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My first, quick, impression from this image's thumbnail was that it was a photograph. Color is spot-on: a very convincing imitation of ...
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Brian H. Gill
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Artist | Hobbyist | Digital Art
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I mostly write and make the occasional bit of digital art. I'm fascinated by three things: that which exists within the universe; that which exists beyond; and that which might exist. One of my kids graduated from college in December, 2008, is helping her husband run a business, and both have a two-year-old keeping them busy; another is a cartoonist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son works at a discount store, and is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters. Current Residence: Earth deviantWEAR sizing preference: Human Print preference: Legible Operating System: Windows 10 MP3 player of choice: One that works Shell of choice: Oyster Wallpaper of choice: faux spackle Skin of choice: healthy Favourite cartoon character: Donald Duck Personal Quote: 'That's interesting.' |
Fogbound in MinnesotaI got a ride home yesterday evening, after an excessively interesting Thursday night and Friday. I'm still fogbound, which is pretty good. Considering some alternatives.
I had a full, adequate night's sleep last night - for the first time in weeks. Four hours was all I managed on the night before that. It's frustrating. And, more to the point, not good for mental clarity. An obvious cause for sleep disturbances are muscle cramps - but what's causing them isn't entirely clear either.
Enough of the self-pity. Now, the reason I'm writing this - - - you may, or may not, have noticed that I usually check in here at Deviant Art daily. That didn't happen today, and may not happen tomorrow.
Today I was, technically, awake. But I wasn't up to even the light mental exercise involved in weeing what folks have posted, deciding where and how to react and all that. If it was a 'fate of the universe is at stake' situation - - - but it wasn't, and I didn't want to trust my hazy judgment.
And, to be honest, I kept forgetting parts of my daily routine. Maybe I'll have another adequate allotment of sleep. That would be nice.
Thanks for you
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The good news is that I didn't have a stroke Thursday night.
The somewhat-unsettling news is that it took a local emergency room and hospital in the town/city down the road to make sure. The experience was stressful for my family.
Me, too: but being in the middle of the processes helped distract me. Their main distraction, other than getting sporadic reports as the medicos eliminated possibilities, was water heater. It failed, flooding the basement.
Being fascinated by tech and not claustrophobic let me enjoy my first session inside a MRI. It's very white, and loud. That process took about a half-hour. Toward the end, the muffled white noise and nearly information-free visual field almost had me sleeping. I wouldn't recommend the experience to anyone who is even slightly claustrophobic.
The medicos still don't know what happened Thursday night. It could have been a [medical technobabble] that was, technically, a minor stroke: but which left no physical evidence or perceptible behavior changes. Or it could have been something else.
Since I'm in several risk categories for stroke, there's a mess of lifestyle changes I'd need to make. Assuming that I don't want to put myself or my family through that again. With possibly-fatal results. Which would arguably be among the better-case scenarios. I'm far from perfect, but have learned to like the personality I have. For the most part, and that's another topic.
Since I was already doing the 'try to stay alive' stuff, there isn't much I need to change. That's good news too.
I'm almost awake today, and hope for another uneventful night's sleep. Instead of fretting over what I'm still to fogged to do, I'm taking it easy -- doing what I can and skipping what I can't. I'll probably get back to my usual habits when the fog lifts -- and not a moment before that.
- Listening to: The ringing in my ears
- Reading: this screen (what else?!)
- Watching: this screen
- Playing: Hooky
- Eating: Not much at the moment
- Drinking: Never at work
Journal History
- Aug 4, 2018 Still Fogbound
- Aug 2, 2018 Fogbound in Minnesota
- Jan 7, 2018 Devious Journal Entry
- Dec 8, 2015 Software, Time, and the Shoulders of Giants
- Nov 10, 2015 Artist's Block: When Your Mind's Eye Shuts
- Oct 1, 2015 Due to Circumstances Beyond His Control...
- Sep 8, 2015 Cinderella, Fairy Godmother, and Short Notice
- Aug 19, 2015 Model-Making, Art, and Photography
- Aug 13, 2015 Devious Journal Entry
- Aug 7, 2015 DeviantArtist Questionnaire
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Thank you so very much for your Fav 
of my Wallpaper/Background, "SOHO_Icarus", I do appreciate it 
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of my Wallpaper/Background, "SOHO_Icarus", I do appreciate it .
I dearly love my seed started Ferocactus wislizeni.
thank you for sharing that with my by favoriting it
thank you for sharing that with my by favoriting it
A pleasure. Thank you for adding “John Streak Goes to Tahiti” to your favorites. I am afraid that I have inflicted my sense of humor and storytelling onto poor 
and her Original Character.
And thank you for adding “Junkrat revs up” to your favorites.
While I do not do a lot of gaming myself I have been on the periphel for years by doing art for people and on a few occasions for the games themselves
Thank you for adding Echinocereus pectinatus to your favorites.
I love my Native plants and many of my specimens like this one are seed grown.
