Wasting Time

The past couple of weeks have been relatively busy. Aside from work I ended up flying out to visit the family in Arizona over the long weekend. We did some wine tasting in the arizona desert, which I didn't know was possible until they moved out there. One of the wineries was pretty good, but the second one that we went to was really bad. I try not to be a snob when it comes to wine. I've been wine tasting a few times, but I don't think of myself as a wine connoisseur. However, the wine there didn't really have descriptions on the labels, which has always been the case for wineries that I've been to. Usually they tell you if the wine is a Merlot, Zinfendel, or whatever. The labels on these bottles just said something like "Desert Sunset" so you never knew what you were getting. I am not sure how to describe how they tasted, I guess that will just be left up to the imagination. It wasn't so bad that I spit it out, but it was pretty watery and really sweet.
Valentine's day wasn't all bad, even though I didn't end up having a date that night. Even though I feel like it's not a lot of fun to spend Valentine's Day or most nights alone, I do think that you can show someone that you care and have a good date/relationship on Valentine's day or most nights if you really are sincere about it.

Before and After

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After

I've recently been taking a sketching class, which has actually taught me quite a bit about drawing. I used to trace when I was younger, but I never really persued learning how to draw until recently. I thought that it would be good to learn, and I figured that if I wasn't any good at least I could hopefully get to the point where I could draw a picture or pose that could help with my animation. The class has been fun and because it's been a quick sketch class where we only have 10, 5, and sometimes 2 minutes to draw a picture I haven't had a lot of time to be self conscious about how good or bad my drawings have been. Overall, I've definitely felt like I've improved, and I actually enjoy drawing every once in a while on my own at home now too.