I think I may have figured out how to take a better picture: I used a lamp to light this, which kept my flash from going off.  I didn't think it would be better, but after I fiddled with the picture, I was pretty happy with it.  

I was also pretty happy with my drawing session.  I could have gone on for more than 15 minutes, but there's other things I need to do, so I stopped.  Maybe when I don't have to go somewhere in the morning, like on Saturday, I can try to spend a little more time on the drawing. 

One week down!