I know this is an illustration blog, but...Kidney Stones are EEEEVILLLL!

I am interrupting this illustration blog to bring you a public service announcement.

You know, I was thinking today.  You see I had a lot of time for it: my husband is out working a 72-hour shift, and Wind Up Toy is at his grandparents house.  Oh, and as for myself-- I'm sitting on my bed, trying to recover from having a kidney stone laser-blasted into oblivion (hopefully).

 

Anyhow, I was thinking that maybe from time to time I could throw in some posts that aren't just illustration related.  So here goes the public service announcement for y'all:

If kidney stones run in your family and you haven't yet had the lovely experience of one rip-roaring through your innards, bringing you the most intense, vomit-inducing pain you've ever experienced in your life, you better be drinking plenty of water to keep them at away.  Far, far away. 

And just to get this info straight, no, I am not a middle-aged, beer-bellied man.  So, it can happen to anyone.

No joke.

This is the third one I've had this year, and this time it took me out for, oh, five days now.  They suck, they are excruciating, and they are EEEEVILLLLL!