I have never been a risk taker in life. Generally, my attitude has been “Life is about survival and I am going to make it through unscathed.” However, recent circumstances I’ve found myself in over the past year or so have led me to do some rethinking. I’ve realized that a lot of things in life are completely out of my control so I might as least be an active participant and maybe have some fun.
On Saturday I went snowboarding for the first time. I can honestly say that I’ve never been so bad at something in my entire life. I went with someone that I didn’t know too well and I felt bad because I sort of ruined it for him. I have never been a very athletic person but I have never felt so out of touch with my own body either. But I wasn’t a quitter and at least I can say that I tried it. Upon talking to another friend of mine, it turns out that it is actually quite a difficult thing to learn how to do so I don’t feel quite so bad. I did injure myself quite badly however, and I am just starting to feel a little bit more human, even with popping tons of advils.
On Sunday I made some sketches of some food items. It is a subject that I feel at ease drawing, and very comfortable with.
1/25/2009 sketchbook, sepia Pitt pens
1/25/2009 sketchbook, sepia Pitt pens and colored pencil
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