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.

April 8, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (51/47)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - Edited the droid/bug sequences together in Vegas.  Saw some things which needed to be reanimated, so I did that.  Looks pretty good.  Another minute added.

In the interim - not sure why the booze has such a strong compulsion.  Really got to fight to get a No.

Overall - sick and weak all day.  Almost nothing done.

See you tomorrow.

April 7, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (51/46)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - did some more work on the swirling water and additional shadows, and finally the overhead shot looks good.  Perfect?  No.  Good?  Yes.

In the interim - phone call with Empower went well; we decided to keep the money where it is.  For some reason I was tensed up after the call.  

Overall - ill again, thanks to last night, but pulled through.  Slept a lot.

See you tomorrow.

April 6, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (50/46)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - did some timing changes to the overhead bit.  Looks more natural...but the waves still need work.  Used filters to make some roundness.  The waves just nag at me.

In the interim - got the laundry done.  More sleeplessness, thanks to cat insisting on stomping on me.  He is not losing weight I tell you what.

Overall - more tired, more sleeping.

See you tomorrow.

April 5, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (49/46)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - more work on the background to the cambot close-up.  And I think that is finished.  Looks pretty good.  Did a bunch more work on the various bits of this sequence...looking like progress.

In the interim - wanted to do the laundry, but the app can't find the washer (!?).  Bundled all the stuff into the car and will get quarters tomorrow and go to the other laundry.

Overall - slept really badly last night, but managed to get the Sunday stuff done early.  Cold and rainy today.  Great phone call.

See you tomorrow.

April 4, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (49/45)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - very little.  Few tweaks here and there.

In the interim -  really sick after last night.  Barely left the house.

Overall - very tired, too.

See you tomorrow.

April 3, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (49/44)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - working on the new side-view camera droid.  Imported it into Flash.  Did some animation with them.

In the interim -  well, woke up feeling not-too-great, as expected...but it passed pretty quickly.

Overall - would have liked a No but what the heck, right?

See you tomorrow.