T-minus 8 or my fingers hurt

one week and it will be over. i'm in the final push to finish all the illustrations for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's "Stem Cell Transplant Coloring Book." the project which began with meetings in December will be completed in a week and my body, in particular my fingers and my brain will thank me. this has been the toughest project i've ever done and trying to get it done outside of a full-time job has been a challenge. i'm not young enough to pull all-nighters and function normally the next day.

as i work this weekend and next in a full-force sprint to ink (outline in black ink) 20 illustrations, here's an insight into the glamourous world of illustration:
- i'm wearing bandaids on my thumb and middle finger from holding the inking brush
- i haven't talked to a real person in 72 hours
- shaving? yeah right
- daylight is for sissies
- bad television makes good breaks

alas. these are the times that try men's souls.