ΠΕΡΣΕΎΣ ἸΆΚΣΩΒΟΣ. “that perseus always won. that’s why my mom had named me after him, even though he was a son of zeus and i was a son of poseidon. the original perseus was one of the only heroes in the greek myths who got a happy ending. the others died—betrayed, mauled, mutilated, poisoned, or cursed by the gods. my mom hoped i would inherit perseus’s luck. judging by how my life was going so far, i wasn’t real optimistic.” // what was meant to be a sketch turned into a study of various things. a ‘clean’ version without gfx editing is below! i had a lot of fun with this. save me god percy save me
Feeling dirty and grimy for extended periods of time is extremely draining on the mental well-being of humans. Psychological studies prove it is detrimental to our self-esteem and contentment. And no wonder; we are animals–homo sapiens, a kind of ape–that instinctively places high importance on personal grooming. Like monkeys and cats and birds in a zoo, one of the best ways to make us feel sad … is to make us feel gross to ourselves.
So here’s an easy saying from my therapist/zookeeper:
“If you feel like you hate the world, eat something.
If you feel like the world hates you, get some sleep.
If you feel like you hate yourself, take a shower.
You will probably feel much better.”
Do all three at once to become the perfect life form
some royal jewels were stolen from the louvre which is unfortunate for historical reasons but you gotta appreciate a classic crime. so many crimes are online these days it’s nice to see heist culture is still alive
(And the first time I’ve actually finished one of these celebration doodles NOT egregiously late. I’m learning how to be timely)
I wasn’t exactly here when they hit 3 mil the first time but now that it’s happening again (especially given the phrenaissance occurring at the moment), I thought I’d chip in with a little something because we’re all glad to be here.
Here’s to whatever terrifying conversations I should expect from the Hard Launch podcast!
