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Tweak says, "Whaddaya say, Sammy?"

Dean Thomas (artistdean) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2015-06-09 01:10:00

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Journal - 2 a bloody m
Easing back off sleeping potions is always such a bloody delightful thing. Mild sleep regulation issues are basically expected.

What I expected to keep me awake or wake me up: nightmares or worry about them

What actually has me awake at two in the bloody morning: art.

And not the fun kind where I'm in a groove and want to finish something before crashing out on the sofa. Oh no. The kind where I've just about fallen sleep only to shoot upright again because I can't remember if the two masking methods I think I'm going to need to use for my new piece actually interact with each other okay.

And that spiralled into working out spell layering orders. Which lead to internal debates about canvas preparation difficulties because of multiple individual scenes and trying to remember properties of potions ingredients I don't use very often. Or rather which ingredients have the properties I need and don't interact badly with the others I have to use.

Circe only knows if my notes will make sense in the morning.

Taking a half dose of potion so my mind will shut the fuck up and actually sleep. It has all damn day to think about this crap. It doesn't need to smack me around in the middle of the night with it.

And you all thought I just slapped paint on a canvas.

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	goodlight 2015-06-09 01:30 pm UTC (link)
	If you want, I could help with finding the right combination of potions ingredients. ~~I was good~~ I don't have as much experience as you, but I remember which ingredients do what pretty well. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Warded to Bryony/Dean

artistdean
2015-06-09 04:43 pm UTC (link)

That would be great. The potions bit was never my favourite part, and I didn't want to ask you to my experimenting for me. I got the books and my notes out when I got in but I've only actually fully decided on one thing. Oh, and definitely found that the two sorts of masking don't react badly with each other.

Just talking it through would be helpful to be honest. My studio is looking less like a studio and more like an office there's so many piece of paper and parchment in here.

No rush though, whenever you've got the time.

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	Warded to Bryony/Dean goodlight 2015-06-10 01:04 pm UTC (link)
	Of course. I don't mind helping in whatever way I can be useful. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	angustifolia 2015-06-10 09:11 pm UTC (link)
	I actually dream about work sometimes, if that makes you feel any better. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	artistdean 2015-06-10 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	Slightly. I mean I dream about it sometimes too, but this was just brain gong mile a minute stuff that I hadn't expected. The potion helped though. ~~My dreams tend to be a bit more Seamus-centric these days, at least the fun ones. Oh my god no. This is what poor sleep does to my brain.~~ Sorry, ink accident. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	angustifolia 2015-06-11 07:49 pm UTC (link)
	I've been there. Though for me it's usually post-work and thinking about things I would have done differently. Hope you manage to get some good sleep! (Reply to this) (Parent)