My husband and I are going on a 20 days holiday this upcoming Wednesday; Mackay, Cairns, Port Douglas, and then inland... In and around Winton and Longreach. This vacation nearly never eventuated due to an accident that befell one of our beloved cats. She has since fully recovered from her injury and we feel confident in venturing forth with our holiday... And not a moment too soon! My husband is totally exhausted from the long hours of work, and I have re-aggravated my RSI in both hands to the point where I now need special braces to allow me to sleep. They prevent me from bending my wrist and crushing the carpal tunnel, which in turn causes severe burning pain and numbness (especially at night.) These "cyborg mittens" look freakish, but they do help a lot! Hopefully, these few weeks of enforced rest will do us both a world of good.
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How I love thee... Let me count the ways.
My husband swung by at Costco this afternoon, and this is what he got me; an electric pencil sharpener. I've been wanting one for quite some time, now. It saves me from twisting around my poor RSI damaged wrists. I wasn't too sure about the brand name, but hey... I never look a gift horse in the mouth. I was quite impressed! It performed admirably with Prismacolors, a brand notorious for the fragility of its leads and splintering of the wood shaft. The only hick is that the feeding hole is American standard size, and its a very tight fit for European pencils such as Caran D'Ache and Polychromos. But... They DO fit! :) I got my drawings back from my framer. Peter Mant always does a fantastic job... They really look smashing! And now... It's up to the EKKA patrons to decide.
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