I had seriously thought that my Muse was dead. Six years of total artistic apathy seemed pretty strong evidence of death to my Muse. I had all but given up in despair that I'd never enjoy drawing again.

But this week, the stars and moon must have aligned just right, because I have felt like drawing. Not only have I felt the urge to draw, but I have in fact drawn. And what's been bubbling up isn't half bad. (Which is a relief because I'm so rusty I'm surprised I can draw a head in proportion to a body.)

It's a relief. It's been years since I could truly say I've enjoyed drawing something. I've forced myself to do it, but it hasn't been fun. This time it was FUN. It had that same addictive quality that drawing use to have for me.

I feel a bit guilty, since I should be spending this time continuing on RoseBush. It's not that I don't enjoy it, I do. It's not that I've stopped working on it. I haven't. I just have.. well.. I've been distracted with Dragons.

Oh, why am I inspired to draw dragons? Not even original dragons, but FAN ART dragons. I feel a bit ashamed because apparently all I can do is draw dragons lately. It's embarrassing.

I'm also a little afraid. It just doesn't seem possible that my Muse could be back. That I could be drawing again and enjoying it. Will it disappear again? Will I find myself wandering the Desert of the the Uninspired once again? I don't know, and it makes me nervous.

But it is wonderful to draw again and enjoy it.

In other news...

I got the Collector's Edition of Sims 3. Awesome game, btw. I was suppose to get a Eurpean and Vintage car download for free because I preorders and go the Collector's Edition. Alas, EAs website is being a total butt and will not accept my codes. (It doesn't say they're wrong, it just says it can't redeem them "at this time"). If I'd known that was going to happen I would have just bought the regular version. Though on the bright side I got a USB 2GB thumbdrive that's shaped like the green Crystal. Cool!