09 August 2006

Come Into My Parlor

I was forced by my monitor conking out and other circumstances to spend less time with my mechanical lover here. And guess what? Instead of curling up on the floor foaming at the mouth, my body wracked by violent spasms - which is what usually happens to me within an hour of no-internet/computer, I actually enjoyed the experience. No extreme withdrawal symptoms. I got to spend a lot of time with myself. I read, I wrote, watched more TV in a day than I ever did during the whole of the past 11 months, even spent hours cooking. I dug up old scrapbooks and journals, pored over them for hours - old loves, old heartbreaks, old victories, old conquests - cried some, laughed some. I missed me. I'd forgotten how much I used to enjoy my own company. I always found something to do with my time, something constructive and enjoy it too.
Anyway, got myself a new monitor, got most of the work that was bogging me down last week done, and I'm all set to go back to my old ways. But I thought I'd post some of these pages out of those old journals and scrapbooks, in the hope that everytime I turn the computer on and see them, they'd inspire me to switch it off again!
The following pictures are bits and pieces from my life -
The journal that this page belongs to is not very old, but it's not new either. So I guess that's old. I was crazy about the guy! Funny how can you be so crazy about someone and even plan your whole future to match his' and then say goodbye and not even feel anything afterwards? I don't feel a ding dong thing for the guy anymore, though when we decided to part ways, I cried for him for days afterwards. You do enough crying I guess it washes all the feelings away. The only man I ever shed a real tear for.
Every guy looks handsome when you're in love. But he still does look kind of sexy, and I'm not even in love anymore!
My 'fetish' with the male hand will never cease! I can fall in love with a guy's hands and not even like the person himself. I was obsessed with hands then, I still am.
Pictures of old boyfriends...
I was a complete nut-case! Love, love, love - I believed in love so much it'd be cute if it wasn't so sickening!
I used to be pretty good with a pencil. This is a sketch I did a l-o-o-o-ng time ago of Charles Lindbergh after his solo flight across the Atlantic. I must've been still in school. I said I was a fan but I think I actually had a crush on him. I'd cut out every picture I could find of him, read every little thing I could find that had the slightest mention of his name - and back in those internet-less, Google-less, Wiki-less days, that took a lot of work, finding the right articles and papers and the right TV shows.
Tupac - I don't know what made me draw him. I never was a fan, never even remotely liked him.
Another very old picture, another very unlikely subject - two guys kickboxing. I must've been drinking tea or coffee while I did this sketch, see the mark the cup left on the paper? I used to watch a lot of the Ultimate Fighting Club on TV with my brother, not because I liked it but because my brother liked it. I idolized him, and what William said was cool was cool for me- maybe that was what inspired me to draw such a butch picture...
Another sketch from my brother-worshipping days I guess. Russian soldiers and their missile. I'm really wondering now, was I a little tomboyish back then? I never knew it but now I'm thinking maybe I was. What young girl in her right mind would draw crap like these? I remember some years back in Delhi when I used to live with 3 guy friends, a wall in our living room had a big sketch I made of Batman on cheap chart paper on it. People would admire it and ask who made it..Jeffrey, Ben or TM - never Jerusha. 'Jeff?' 'No'. 'Ben?' 'No'. 'TM?' 'No'..'Well, who did it then?'
Heh! I kinda like this one. A sketch of Marilyn that came out bad. I must've really hated it because I went and rudely wrote a song over it.
Me! All those old drawings made me very nostalgic. I haven't picked up a pencil in years but I thought I'd just try again some nights back. Found a pencil, sat in front of the dressing table and drew myself, but I no longer have the patience to sit and scribble for hours so I got only half my face done. I don't think I'll be trying again anytime soon.

20 comments:

MockingBird said...

Nice sketches. Your self-portrait looks good half-done. Think you should let it stay that way :)

Almostunreal said...

I remember those stuff..lol

Strange thing about me is that I have not shed a single tear because of a guy...but I wish I could as I believe that you so much after crying out :D

Nice sketch

Ka lem min lo ziah ve teh....I am zero in sketching though I know a certain person who is worst..ha ha

virgochhas said...

Congrats on da new monitor...:)

i think ive commented enuff on da breakup and cryin topic so not doing it anymo...just this..."One day at a time......"

achhaa! listennn...i haf this thinga bout menz fingerz...i just love men with nice and beautiful fingerz... :D ... not da hand as a whole but da fingers...i just cant take anyone with thin, frail fingerz... :)

Quote - I used to be pretty good with a pencil. - Unquote - You are great with a pencil...cut off dat past tense...

Its nearly been a decade now dat I've dreamed of a nice nude sketch of me and my hubby in the bedroom, on top of the bed...can u do it????...i swear i mean it...

Jerusha said...

Bird - thanks, it's definitely staying that way, whether it looks good or not! Want me to do yours?? I'll do it for you for free..:-)
unreal - I'll do yours as soon as I come back to Delhi. Dawt sawi suh, lalji-a tan I trah nasat em kha!
Virg - break-up and crying here's from last year :), not that one you've commented on.
Fingers huh? Yeah, I got you, fingers are awesome tools! Call me as soon as you get a hubby, but are you sure Thuamtea's going to appreciate me sitting there sketching while the two of you are in bed?

Mizohican said...

Man you really are good with your hands. Ok that was supposed to come out in the most non-perverted way. Sorry.

You really are a good artist, Jer dear. I love that self portrait you did. Amazing!

Its really nice to go back and read about past affairs. Nostalgic, and the fact is, it doesnt hurt anymore. I do that quite often too.

Mizohican said...

Ps. I did the mizo search thingie at google. Couldnt find what you told me to see :-(

And why am I still not on your links of fav bloggers? Grrrrrrrr.........

Jerusha said...

Kim, thanks. But y'know I'm better with my hands in that 'perverted way' than with a pencil :D
I thought you already were on my list, sorry bout that! You'll see your name next time you look, promise!
The search query was supposed to be 'Mizos' not 'Mizo'..sheesh!

Pavan Tyagi (पवन त्यागी) said...

awesome....Love often leaves you with beautiful memories to cherish...ah!

virgochhas said...

oh!...don't worry bout him....i'll keep him so occupied dat he won't even know ur there...

:D

and watz da thing about being good with hands????....i, actually am great with my mouth and tongue, like in talking....

:)

Karchoong said...

AMAZING. reallllllyyyyy good sketches. The shots of parts of the diary entries are good too. Nicely cropped, not too much... leaving just enough details for one to sum things up!

Jerusha said...

Pav - so you know not to complain now, you're going to come away with a lot of good memories ;-)
Bald head - Thanks! Drop by more often.. love your site btw!

Pavan Tyagi (पवन त्यागी) said...

Not sure..lolz! btw all the memories i have, are all my own....I did complain not for memories but for love itself and it was worth doing that when i was doing so...now , as you said, kind of no more:))))))))))))))))))

btw, bald head scares me....cos I'm hermit!..lolz.

Mizohican said...

hei!!! ka blog lo advertise ve teh google search word mizo tih ah :-)))

Jerusha said...

hehe pretty cool ad eh Kim? :-) I got a low budget, but I'll try to create another ad for you. Some rich advertiser outbidded me on the 'Mizo' keyword, can't afford that sorry!

Anonymous said...

Hi Sundancer,

You are so very beautiful in a very beautiful way :)..

Your blog is beautiful

Jerusha said...

:) why thank you anonymous!

Anonymous said...

Jerusha, Is that really you? Its me Doris. I sort of stumbled onto your blog. How you've grown:) Lovely pictures by the way. Will keep a lookout for you.

Jerusha said...

Doris? Wow, I can't believe this..where in the world are you? I'd love to be able to talk with you, drop by more often, mail me or something...

claytonia vices said...

wow! you've got talent! :-)

Jerusha said...

Thanks claytonia! And thanks for dropping by :)