I drew this self-portrait some time in 2007, I believe. My left eye is a lazy eye and I only use it for peripheral vision, or when the right eye is closed. That must be why I didn’t bother drawing my left eye whatsoever. Yes, it’s my left eye missing, because I drew this self-portrait from memory, not using a mirror (as I normally do). I wrote this during what must have been an identity crisis, although, somehow, it still seems poignant today. But even in my darkest days, I still keep an eye open for sense of humor: “Why do birds suddenly appear?”