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.

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.