A Brain Out of Order
For the last few days, my brain has been completely out of order. I'm at stress level orange. I haven't been able to focus on any one drawing for longer than a few minutes. I keep skipping from idea to idea. I've nailed down a few causes for my problem but cures are harder to come by.Sketchbook
My sketchbook reflects my disordered brain. The pages are filling with doodles and half-hearted, half-conceived ideas. I push myself to keep going. I'm at 154 hours of practice. But drawing isn't helping my state of mind.
Binging on Media
I've been binge listening to Welcome to Nightvale, watching Rocko's Modern Life and playing Lego Batman 2.
Nightvale
Rocko's Modern Life
Rocko's Modern Life is classic. I haven't watched it since I was little. I like it even more now. I get more of the jokes.
Computer Games
The last immersive computer games I played were Tomb Raider, Simtower and the Sims. My greatest joy in Sims was cheating remorselessly. The one thing I remember best about Simtower were those evil roach infestations. I wasn't so great at Tomb Raider. Lara died a lot. But that was a long time ago.
Lego Batman 2
I bought Lego Batman 2 on Steam Powered. I wanted something fun as a reintroduction to computer games after a decade away. I got exactly what I wanted with Lego Batman 2.
I had a couple technical glitches but after a little cursing I got it up and running.
This is a cliche but the graphics are amazing. Granted, this is being written by a person who last played a plot and story line computer game on a computer that ran on Windows 96
So far, my favorite location in the game is the Batcave. It speaks to my fangirl psyche. I get to wander around my own personal Batcave. I really appreciate having a whole city to explore where I can get jumped by handgun wielding penguins.
I like the keyboard controls. It didn't take long to learn them.
It may not cure my disordered mental state but saving Gotham City has proven to be a good way to focus and relax.
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