The coughing fits I keep dealing with have made my hand unsteady enough to avoid drawing, painting or anything else artistic lately. What's worse is that both my s.o. and I keep getting sick just as we're starting to get better. This has been going on for nearly 3 weeks, now.

So, the painting I'd been working on has been put aside again. Maybe when I can avoid hacking up my spleen I'll get back into the spirit of doing art. For now, I want to lay down to rest, but whenever I do I start coughing. I'm sleeping sitting up half the time, and the other half I'm not even able to get to sleep.

I ended up losing my job, just before I got sick, too. So, scrambling for work has also been a bit of a challenge to working on some drawings and such. Right now, things will be so tight that I don't know if we'll be able to make enough to keep the power or internet going, but at least we'll have just enough to pay rent.

I know they're lame excuses, but it's the only thing I can say for not putting something together lately.