Nov 26th, 2025

Hand-lettering Carew’s invite killed me, not because it was particularly hard, but because I had JUST designed holiday party invites at my job and it was giving me some serious war flashbacks. Help.

I have learned recently that an older habit in USAmerica (and practiced in many other cultures today) is to drink coffee after dinner. (Supposedly to aid digestion? Although this doesn’t seem to necessarily be scientifically-backed.) This is something I do regularly, because my ideal time to have a cup is 8pm, right when my brain gets active and I lock into drawing/writing/composing etc. It’s wild to me this used to be a common practice because I have definitely been called unhinged for this behavior. Although, caffeine just really doesn’t keep me up? It mostly just helps me focus, and I’ve fallen asleep in the middle of drinking energy drinks before.