April 15, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (57/48)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some work on the "insert the rod" bit.  Got some good images.  

In the interim - went for a much longer walk than I'd anticipated.  It was fun though tiring.  Picked up an orange thing on the way...it was nothing, but there was no trash can for miles.  Almost kept it as a reminder against futility, but threw it away any way.

Overall - last of the paychecks; it was nice.  Also SSA though smaller than usual.  It's OK. 

See you tomorrow.

April 14, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (56/48)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some work on the cambug.

In the interim - nothing much today.  Very depressed.

Overall - as seen above, very depressed.  But not ill.  So there's that.

See you tomorrow.

April 13, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (55/48)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - started on the next bits.  Did some work on the sideways cambot.  Also watched the "film so far" and it looks good.

In the interim - it was a Monday.  Could have been worse.

Overall - again didn't feel ill today.

See you tomorrow.

April 12, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (54/48)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - finished the cambug "gag" bit and finished the internal view.  That should be everything up to now, with no need for "bridging" bits.  Rendered the current project to video to check on timing, etc.  And started on the insertion bit.

In the interim - paid some bills I didn't need to pay.

Overall - despite last night's Yes, I was not ill at all this morning.  Very odd.  And another Yes tonight.

See you tomorrow.

April 11, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (53/48)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - animating the "gag."  Looks good

In the interim - drank too much last night, so day went as expected.  Got a bit of a walk in, otherwise nothing.

Overall - and given the Yes, probably the same tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

April 10, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (52/48)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - designed my numbers, and made some attempts to animate them.  Also thought of a nice gag to put in there.  Worked on the gag, looks good.  Still need a couple of shots for that, then we should be complete to 5 minutes or so, with no need for pickups or fixes.  Later, worked on the arms for the gag.  Getting good.

In the interim - met Millie the dog again, and she loved being petted.  Owner and I exchanged names.  Nice day. 

Overall - slept slightly better last night--still not sleeping well, and with vivid dreams--but I seem to have accumulated more rest.  IE, I didn't immediately crash on the couch after getting out of bed.  I still did, just not first thing.

See you tomorrow.

April 9, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (51/48)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - worked on the numbers for the camera-view scene.  Also made some video snow that I might use there as well.  Realized while trying to sleep that I'd left out a shot.  So animated and rendered that, and...realized it doesn't line up with the other shots.  So, time to fix that... Working on that.  Looks good, though I'm having trouble with water motion.  And should the sky get larger as one walks toward it?  Never thought of that.  Update: finished that, and worked on the Camera-Viewpoint scene.  Everything but the numbers.

In the interim - slow day overall.  Met a couple of nice dogs.  Very intense desire for a Yes, managed to fight it.

Overall - barely slept, and when I did, very intense dreams.  Not nightmares, or bad at all, just very vivid and strong.

See you tomorrow.