Abrian Curington

To quote my nasal self: "Aren't there mini trampolines that have cords instead of springs?"

Being ill makes me poetically delirious.

On my sickbed (somehow, again) finally soaking in the Olympic Opening Ceremonies.

Haven't seen Andrea Bocelli in ages, so stoked to have more Italian Guard visual reference-- Mariah Carey??

A photo of panels from Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicca comic

Doing my annual flipping through of Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicca and this smoke trail jumped out at me for the first time. Love the design choices in this series.

Jokes on me as I see a faintly rosey hue between my keys now. So I get to not only disassemble, but also scrub next weekend.

Moral: Do it right the first time.

The prayer on the lips of bendys everywhere... 😔

And some people have localized hypermobility, so it really Is that their hands and feet are hypermobile, and everything else is fairly "normal."

Thanks for the consistency, Body!

Exactly! And while a lot of that is reminded by the stability/strength training, after all that Then comes a bit of necessary stretching.

...usually of the hamstrings 🙄 though to be fair, the pelvis is complicated and under a heavy load!

Plot twist though: Some muscles actually Are tight because they have to work overtime at stabilizing, and are understandably stubborn to change. I literally just found the fix to my tight hamstrings LAST WEEK.

It all sums up as: calm nervous system of there's pain, then progressive build up to strength and stability by learning to trigger the right muscles in the right order.

At least she told you that! Usually the advice is to "get strong." That kind of works if you don't experience any pain, but bendies tend to do all the right exercises that Look right, but actually involve a lot of compensation, so there's a weird stopping point.

The Art of Hand Maintenance [DIGITAL] - Version 1.4 Aching hands? I've been there. Frequently.Here's a quick guide to what typically causes chronic pain, and how we can prevent or improve it in our hands! It's not definitive, and still open to suggesti...

I also have my brief lil hand guide which has some generalized info based on experience: abriancart.gumroad.com/l/HandMainte...

The rest is hit or miss clips on various media. There are a couple hypermobile physical therapists on Instagram, of all places, including but not limited to: @kjr.coaching and @coachashleymobility

I also find a few movements from mobility specialists like @movemeduk and @movementbyalisa

Gooood question. Some people follow the Muldowney Protocol, which comes as a book for physical therapists, but you can use on your own. I personally went through The Fibro Guy's coaching program (it was the only program they had at the time) and they have tons of free information online.

I'm not so stubborn as to say I won't ever change to a new date, but it won't be this year!

3. Most importantly, overwriting the event creator's history, in favor of another group's is the exact opposite of what Black History Month is about right? Said as a Black Cartoonist, to me, changing the date of #HourlyComicDay brings no added meaning to Black History.

Others may feel differently!

2. 2/8/26 is Superbowl Sunday, and I'm not about to try to do the challenge amid posts that just say "GOOOOO!"

And to be clear, yes, I am aware that #HourlyComicDay moved to February 8th. Let's address why I, a Black cartoonist didn't do that:

1. The change was hastily communicated without clarity - I thought it was just a Co-op thing. This also left little time to change plans.

Aaaand that's a wrap! The last moments of the day will be on thumbnails/comic roughs, and getting tidied up for work tomorrow.

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Bahhh having to haul the computer back out is such a painnnn

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Popcorn and TV break with the family! ...but also laundry.

Though I guess "break" is a misnomer, since I've just been bopping around all day.

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I'm going back and forth. A donburi? Focaccia and trying a bit of leftover bolognaise (my stomach has been unusually awful lately)? Either way, now I have options!

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Honestly, the sausage is quite heavy an kind of soothing to hold! I think I've reworked the pattern enough to start a new pair of pants! ...I guess next weekend.

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Comic showing stitching

I'm going to have to reopen it from the top, as I need just about 16 cubic inches of sand (I almost filled it!), but it's really satisfying to hold!

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An hourly comic sowing lunch.

Using recipe's from Katarina Cermelj fantastic cookbooks and website, I've finally come up with a perfectly sized, not sweet or weird textured, airy sandwich bread without using wheat!

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More hourly comics!

Bah, so this computer was too small, but I decided to keep it anyway... But it has weird problems. It won't load certain sites, etc.

My Varmilo Sea Melody mechanical keyboard, on the other hand, is a 100% joy and delight. I'm just too tired to do a full clean this weekend.

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I second this! And the animation does something very nice for my brain that I can't quite explain.

Quick black and white illustration of food

A pause for breakfast!

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Recipe for a tea blend

This tea blend is my typical breakfast go-to, though I have a few others I rotate though.

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Comic strip showing exercise

What up #HourlyComicDay!

Let's do this.

I just looked that date up to see if it held any significance and... It's Superbowl Sunday.

This is not something I care about, but some people Very Much Do 😬