cr@p!

I just looked at my calendar and realized I was supposed to volunteer at the library this morning. I was sure I hadn't signed up for today, but apparently I was wrong. Embarrassing. Very.

Instead, I spent the day starting over on the current scroll. For once, it wasn't the callig that prompted this turn of events. (That's so common I don't even mention it.) No, I spent the day yesterday inking outlines, and a good portion of the night lying in bed thinking about how bad they looked. I used a pen that was too wide, and so instead of looking all light and airy, the vine things on the sides were heavy and awful. When I got up this morning, it looked as ham-handed as it did when I went to bed last night, so I started over. It took me about two hours to re-do the calligraphy. I'm getting ready to start the inking... again. This time I'm using a dip pen which will give me more control over the width of the line than taking the "easy" way did. Sigh.