Creations After Midnight--Kidney Stone Potion

Kidney Stone??!

So, because I do not have a gallbladder (write that down; that could be important), I have the eternal annoyance of distressed gut pain now and then. It's bad, it's very bad. And is VERY disruptive.

Now, I also get--wait for it--kidney stones. I've gotten them since I was in my mid 20's. Since I was already grouchy from disruptive pain thanks to no gallbladder, I just HAD to blurt out (to my mother), "I'd rather have the f***in' kidney stone."

Guess what.

Well, of course. And that's coffee up there, by the way. Which I managed to pass the little f***er by drinking lots of (I've done this before).

It's a rule: if it's a kidney stone or any other hideously painful thing, the cuss jar is non-existent here.

Now, then. Below are two animations that the length of time taken to make them is plenty of time for a kidney stone to interrupt me. One of these days, when my kidney spits out another stone (and it WILL spit out another stone at some point) while working on stuff like this, I might end up accidentally recording a sound clip of myself saying through gritted teeth, "Can'tyouseeI'mBUSY??!"

Seriously, though. I'll only give 'em coffee for so long unless and until I notice any more serious symptoms. At that point, I do not mess around. What lunacy erupts when it's me is just that--me. That doesn't mean it should or will work for you if you have kidney stones yourself. Let me be clear: if you do have the misfortune of getting a kidney stone, YES, get to a doctor. ER, Urgent Care--GO. Things can turn serious very quickly if that thing so much as gets stuck and won't budge.

Anyway, some graphics. Nuthin' special. Just some new sh--stuff.

Just a bit of rebranding and reorganizing. These are animated versions of graphics I created for use mostly on social media. They also function on websites and blogs.

When I made it, I wanted something that combined a hidden nook in an attic full of items from a collective past, arranged around a little spot meant for reading and quiet recreation. I wanted the attic window to open out onto a murky Louisiana bayou, giving the setting a bit more of "hidden mystery" ambience.

Flowers all around it would be a means of making such a dreary place more pleasant, even magical. The whole setting is what really makes it "Creations After Dark". It could be because a creator, for reasons we all find ourselves confronting at one time or another, has to be fairly quiet about what they do. Not because it's bad, but because even the people one would expect would be their biggest supporters frequently tend to be anything but.

If you happen to live in my universe of, among other things, chronic migraines and degenerative disc disease, you are probably very familiar with having your sleep schedule thrown off significantly. Enough that people wonder if you've confused your bed with a coffin for...vampiric reasons (no, but isn't that cute). If night is day, you find yourself creating stuff at hours that, when or if anyone notices, compels them to ask questions.

"What are you DOING at this hour?!"

"I'm doing To--WHOOPS! I'm making...this. It moves and it's got flowers. You liiiiiiike?!"