December 31, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (216/149)

Paid work - Sunday, so no.

Creative work - nothing.

In the interim - bought airline and hotel for the funeral.  Ouch.

Overall - good phone call.   And the Yes/No ratio was at least better than last year.  Best in a while, apparently.

See you tomorrow.   

December 30, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (215/149)

Paid work - Saturday, so no.

Creative work - nothing.  All out of ideas

In the interim - doing the month-end backup.   Went pretty well.

Overall - ill all day and I still drank.  Damn it.

See you tomorrow.   

December 29, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (214/149)

Paid work - State holiday, so not today.

Creative work - nothing.

In the interim - found out that brother Steve died about a week ago.  Had no idea.  Kind of kicked in the gut.  And adrift.

Overall - not much else to say.

See you tomorrow.    

December 28, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (213/149)

Paid work - another slow day.

Creative work - nothing.  Exhausted and spent, creativity-wise.

In the interim - another four day weekend starts tomorrow.

Overall -  and here we are.

See you tomorrow.    

December 27, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (213/148)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - I regard the thing as finished.  Watched it twice, it seemed fine, so I uploaded it.

In the interim - gas not too bad, but then I barely needed any after four days of non-driving.

Overall - another Wednesday.  Nothing special.  

See you tomorrow.    

December 26, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (213/147)

Paid work - did a couple of tickets, some driving.  Very small.

Creative work - more work on the sound, got a song I like.  Fixed some bits in the ending.  Then I assembled everything and rendered it.  I want to watch it a couple of times but I think it's finally done.

In the interim - felt tired all day.  Car at least worked.

Overall - glad to be "done" with the thing.  I hope it's done.

See you tomorrow.       

December 25, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (213/146)

Paid work - Christmas day, so no.

Creative work - some sound work.  Okay.  Kind of too depressed to think about it.

In the interim - well, I got a dead battery.  Joined AAA, and after over $400, the car works.  Damn, I hate my life.

Overall - wet, miserable day.  In every aspect.

See you tomorrow.      

December 24. 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (213/145)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - some decent work on the sound track--the final song.

In the interim - felt ill most of the day, tired too.  At least got a No.

Overall - and tomorrow, Merry Christmas.  Another day off.

See you tomorrow.      

December 23, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (213/144)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - mostly done with the soundtrack, which means mostly done with the whole thing.

In the interim - standing in line at Best Buy to buy a cable, I decided to check my email.  The phone started telling me about refrigerators (I was standing next to them) and if I wanted to add them to my shopping list.  Talk about pushy...

Overall - typical Saturday.  

See you tomorrow.      

December 22, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (212/144)

Paid work - state holiday, so not until Tuesday.

Creative work - I think I finally have the last part in good shape visually.  I added some enhancements which addressed things that didn't exactly bother me, but nagged a bit.  More sound work.  Getting together.

In the interim - felt ill and tired all day.  But got some stuff done.  Also, kind of OK watch party.

Overall - not your usual Friday, seemed more like a Saturday.  But, you know.

See you tomorrow.      

December 21, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (211/144)

Paid work - very, very, very slow--but to be expected, as this is the last day before a major holiday weekend.

Creative work - reworking the last bit, which sounds a lot like another delaying tactic.  Still got some good footage worked out.

In the interim - four days of holidays coming up.  NOT looking forward.

Overall - You got your Yes.  

See you tomorrow.      

December 20, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (210/144)

Paid work - not too bad.  Some busy work.

Creative work - starting on the soundtrack for the last bit.  Got some drones in.  I need a better system of annotation going forward.  Too much loading old files to see what sounds I used previously.

In the interim - gas today.  Prices up, but it's just before a holiday so not unexpected.

Overall - not too bad.  Very cold all day.

See you tomorrow.      

December 19, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (210/143)

Paid work - another slow day.

Creative work - I think part four is done, animation-wise.  Still have to do the sound, but things are getting close.

In the interim - there's a rash or something on the back of my neck, been there for a few days.

Overall - bought Christmas dinner.  Otherwise, another typical day.

See you tomorrow.      

December 18, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (210/142)

Paid work - mostly slow, but not too bad.  Got some driving and hauling in.

Creative work - Chapter 3 is done, yay!  And got some good work for the finale.  Might finish the visual bit by the end of the week.  

In the interim - another tiring day.  Cat wants attention all the time.

Overall - eh, Monday.  

See you tomorrow.     

December 17, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (210/141)

Paid work - not on Sunday, not yet.

Creative work - a lot of sound work, to the point where it's close to being done.

In the interim - felt sick all day...and didn't drink.

Overall - mostly wasted day.  

See you tomorrow.     

December 16, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (210/140)

Paid work - not on Saturday, not yet.

Creative work - some sound work.

In the interim - got stuff I needed at Sams, so overall good.

Overall - yeah, drank, but otherwise a good day.

See you tomorrow.     

December 15, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (209/140)

Paid work - very, very, very slow.  

Creative work - more sound work, some work on the finale.  Not bad.  I think the sound is mostly fine, I played it again and couldn't see anything really bad.  

In the interim - can't think of anything remarkable.  Sports Medicine did a bit of work on the prothesis.

Overall - hey, got a No on a Friday.  

See you tomorrow.     

December 14, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (209/139)

Paid work - very slow day, dull and tiring.

Creative work - a lot of sound work.  Some design stuff for the end.  I should really go through the soundtrack and see if these sounds need work or not--I'm going kind of fast.

In the interim - very tired all day.

Overall - well, it was Thursday.

See you tomorrow.     

December 13, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (209/138)

Paid work - very slow day.  

Creative work - lots of good sound work, some visual stuff for the last shot.  Also, installed some software on the netbook.

In the interim - gas day.  Not too bad.  

Overall - very tiring day.   Mostly exhausted today.

See you tomorrow.     

December 12, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (209/137)

Paid work - pretty slow for the most part.

Creative work - some minor sound work.  

In the interim - hard to think of anything significant today.

Overall - an okay day I guess.  Really tired all day.

See you tomorrow.     

December 11, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (209/136)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - some minor animation work, trying to figure out what I was thinking last April.  And rolled up sleeves to work on some sound stuff.  Not too bad.

In the interim - tired all day.

Overall - It's Hector Berlioz' birthday! 

See you tomorrow.     

December 10, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (209/135)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - some improvements, some bits toward completing the last chapter.  Not as much as I'd like but there you go.

In the interim - great phone call, and I didn't drink at all until after.

Overall - another ill Sunday.  

See you tomorrow.     

December 9, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (208/135)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - some re-dos, and some assemblies for the last part.  No sound work.  Overall, OK.

In the interim - got the new phone working, thanks to a visit to Verizon.  Lost my scores, but I guess that's okay.

Overall - mostly a nothing day.

See you tomorrow.     

December 8, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (207/135)

Paid work - very very very slow day, which is good, because I was really ill from the Yes. 

Creative work - finished the blue car.   Doing the drop for the folks into the car.  Going good, so far.

In the interim - books arrived today, two that I ordered and one that I hadn't.  All of them addressed to me, so not sure what's going on.

Overall - felt ill all day.  Who cares.

See you tomorrow.     

December 7, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (206/135)

Paid work - mostly very boring.

Creative work - some good work on the blue car.  Getting there.

In the interim - tried to activate the new phone, which was an exercise in stupidity.  Gonna take it to one of the locales to either 1) fix the stupid thing, or 2) return it.

Overall - damn it.

See you tomorrow.     

December 6, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (205/135)

Paid work - mostly nothing, long dull meeting in the middle.  Pizza for lunch which I think made me ill.

Creative work - it's surprising how many things that one puts off because one dreads the difficulty turn out to be easier than one thought.  I think I have a good "female sitting" image which I thought would take a couple of days, and it only took a few hours.   The chair went pretty quickly too.  Should be able to assemble it tonight.

In the interim - gas day today.  Not too bad.  Also, got the new phone--gotta admit, that's pretty fast.

Overall - an okay day.

See you tomorrow.    

December 5, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (205/134)

Paid work - an okay day.  Kinda slow.

Creative work - some good work.  Got the car sequence done, and more importantly, starting on the "sitting" image.  Got the male done.  Working on the female.

In the interim - tired a lot.

Overall - tomorrow, gas day.

See you tomorrow.    

December 4, 2023 (Monday)

 Drinking (y/n) - No (205/133)

Paid work - an okay day.  Did some stuff.  

Creative work - some work on Part 4.

In the interim - very tired all day.

Overall - it was a Monday.

See you tomorrow.    

December 3, 2023 (Sunday)

 Drinking (y/n) - Yes (205/132)

Paid work - Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some bits. 

In the interim - completed the backup task, and got an image too.

Overall - weather was much nicer.  

See you tomorrow.    

December 2, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (204/132)

Paid work - Saturday, so no.

Creative work - nothing much.  Digitized "Daria" and started the monthly backup.

In the interim - bought milk, got the document notarized, otherwise yecch day.

Overall - miserable day from beginning to end.  Weather wet and awful.  Cat seems weirdly affectionate.

See you tomorrow.    

December 1, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (203/132)

Paid work - very very slow day.

Creative work - some good progress.  Got a good start to the last chapter.

In the interim - and it's Friday.

Overall - not a bad day.  Good talk with the Boss, and some animation.  Tally ho.

See you tomorrow.    

November 30, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (202/132)

Paid work - lots of driving.  Otherwise just tiring.

Creative work - Chapter 3 is done, image wise.  Starting on the sound.  Also working on Chapter 4.

In the interim - *shrugs*  It was a day.

Overall - weekend on the way.  

See you tomorrow.    

November 29, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (202/131)

Paid work - some things done, slow afternoon.

Creative work - I think Part 3 (visually).  Still need to do the soundtrack.

In the interim - hoping the tire doesn't need to be replaced.  So far, so good.  We'll see.  Gas was okay.

Overall - okay day.  Not much good, not much bad.

See you tomorrow.    

November 28, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (202/130)

Paid work - lots of very tiring driving.

Creative work - I think part 3 is done.  Want to watch it a couple of times to be sure.

In the interim - tired a lot.

Overall - bought a cheap Colin Baker BR set.  There's that.

See you tomorrow.    

November 27, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (202/129)

Paid work - mostly slow.

Creative work - trimmed part three down about half a minute or so, making the pacing somewhat better (saved it as another name, of course).   I'll play it a few times to see what I think.

In the interim - overall not a bad day.

Overall - can't complain much, though I'm still irked about work.

See you tomorrow.    

November 26, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (202/128)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - nothing much, not really feeling it.

In the interim - tired all day.  

Overall - glad to get a No.

See you tomorrow.    

November 25, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (202/127)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - more work on the "tipping" bit, minus shot one.  Of course. But then got that shot, and worked on the next bit.  Forever is a term.

In the interim - More drinking, more illness, less good anywhere.

Overall - at least the cat seems to appreciate treats.

See you tomorrow.    

November 24, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (201/127)

Paid work - State holiday again, so no.

Creative work - getting the stupid "tip" scene in order.  In other words, not much.

In the interim - got the foot orthonics.  Interesting.

Overall - spent nothing on black Friday.  There's nothing there.

See you tomorrow.    

November 23, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (200/127)

Paid work - State holiday, so no.

Creative work - some really trivial detail work.  Oh why.

In the interim -  ill all day, ill after eating ham, ill...

Overall - who cares.  Big 200th!  Woo.

See you tomorrow.    

November 22, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (199/127)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - lots of good work on the "tipping" scene.  

In the interim -  gas wasn't too bad today.

Overall - no work for Thurs and Fri.  Not sure that's a good thing.

See you tomorrow.    

November 21, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (198/127)

Paid work - generally miserable day.

Creative work - some nice short shots.  And some good going forward.

In the interim -  miserable weather.

Overall - and it's another day.

See you tomorrow.    

November 20, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (197/127)

Paid work - nothing much.

Creative work - some good animation stuff.

In the interim -  mad about work.

Overall - and there was Monday.

See you tomorrow.    

November 19, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (196/127)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - trying to get the Male Face into something I like.  He looks so terrible next to Her.

In the interim - very tiring all day.  Got Affinity updated on the netbook. 

Overall -.it was another weekend.  Short week ahead.

See you tomorrow.    

November 18, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (195/127)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - some good stuff.  Getting there

In the interim - felt ill and tired all day.

Overall -.felt ill and tired all day, or did I already say that.

See you tomorrow.      

November 17, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (194/127)

Paid work - okay day, felt ill early on.

Creative work - some good work on the tie/purse bit, then trying to get a zoom out on faces....

In the interim - wasn't sure about the Yes, but there it was.  And I think I got a replacement for the damaged Sams card.

Overall -.oh who cares.

See you tomorrow.      

November 16, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (193/127)

Paid work - okay day.  Kind of tiring.

Creative work - some tweaking.  Nothing much.  

In the interim - the Yes was inevitable.

Overall -.and now the weekend starts.

See you tomorrow.      

November 15, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (192/127)

Paid work - very irritating day, all around.  Passed the Dell thing, though.

Creative work -  some good animation, finished the eye blinks.  Need the purse, the tie, the wink, the dollar...and this stupid part will be done.

In the interim - gas day.  Not too bad.  Pay day, too.  Half of it's gone.

Overall - mostly irksome.  Calmed down in the evening, and enjoyed Daria.  Really got deep and satisfying.

See you tomorrow.      

November 14, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (192/126)

Paid work - it was a day.  Some work.

Creative work -  worked on the man blinking.  Then redid it.  Next, her blinking.

In the interim - not a bad day overall, but very tired and drained all day.

Overall - it was okay.  

See you tomorrow.     

November 13, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (192/125)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - finished up the lips.  

In the interim - tired and ill all day...again.

Overall - at least I didn't drink, so I can look forward to a few dry days.

See you tomorrow.     

November 12, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (192/124)

Paid work - Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some minor stuff.

In the interim - felt ill all day.

Overall - thus ends the stupid long weekend.  Stop doing this.

See you tomorrow.     

November 11, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (191/124)

Paid work - Saturday, so no.

Creative work - nothing much.

In the interim - got the model hands, and decided to return them as they won't do what I want.

Overall - felt like Sunday.

See you tomorrow.     

November 10, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (190/124)

Paid work - state holiday, so no.

Creative work - did some bits, and decided that the face reveal will be the last of part 3.  Or whatever part I'm working on.

In the interim - felt ill most of the day.  

Overall - holidays, blah.  

See you tomorrow.     

November 9, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (189/124)

Paid work - lots and lots of work.  Very tiring.

Creative work - getting more work done toward the ending.  Good stuff

In the interim - yeah, another drinking day.  

Overall - and here comes the weekend.

See you tomorrow.     

November 8, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (188/124)

Paid work - very tiring and frustrating day (due to my stupidity).  Big boss in.

Creative work - some pretty good transitional stuff for the "make up" scene.  Getting closer.

In the interim - gas day.  Not too bad.

Overall - it's another Yes week. 

See you tomorrow.     

November 7, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (187/124)

Paid work - very exhausting day.

Creative work - getting the makeup bit in shape.

In the interim - another day, another step to death.

Overall - here's another week.

See you tomorrow.     

November 6, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (186/124)

Paid work - Mostly very slow.  But okay.

Creative work - some good hand work, finally getting a good scissor hand image.

In the interim - here it is, a new week.

Overall - kind of expected the Yes.  But, moving forward on animation bits I thought would be more difficult.  So there's that.

See you tomorrow.    

November 5, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (185/124)

Paid work - Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some work on revising the makeup scene.  Everything takes more work.

In the interim - again, lack of energy.  Tired all the time.

Overall - and there's the weekend.

See you tomorrow.    

November 4, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (184/124)

Paid work - Saturday, so no.

Creative work - some good things to make the sequence less dull.

In the interim - tired all day, but got a haircut.

Overall - backup done.  So there's that.

See you tomorrow.    

November 3, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (183/124)

Paid work - fairly routine and repetitive day, but less worse than I'd prepared for.

Creative work - some good work getting the "makeup" scene wrapped up, but still more to do.

In the interim - oh the weekend.  Shaved, because I need a haircut tomorrow.

Overall - Friday, what can you say.

See you tomorrow.   

November 2, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (182124)

Paid work - very wearying, lots of receiving, boxes, etc.

Creative work - the "makeup" scene is coming along nicely.

In the interim - an okay day I guess.  Seemed long.

Overall - again, very tired, lack of energy.

See you tomorrow.   

November 1, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (182123)

Paid work - fairly draining day.  Lots of drudgery.

Creative work - some work on the "make up" sequence with the Bug.

In the interim - gas not too bad.  

Overall - feel very drained and low energy.

See you tomorrow.  

October 31, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (182122)

Paid work - mostly slow, til the end when it got busy.

Creative work - not a lot.  Trying to make the "make up" session a bit speedier.

In the interim - glad to get a No.  Felt energyless the whole day.

Overall - Next month comin' along.

See you tomorrow.  

October 30, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (182121)

Paid work - mostly pretty slow.

Creative work - some good stuff.  Filling in the blanks.

In the interim - very cold day.  And drank.

Overall - oh God.

See you tomorrow.  

October 29, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (181/121)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - some minor stuff.  Very off.

In the interim - felt tired and depressed and sad all day.  IE, Sunday.

Overall - was hoping for a No, but there you are.

See you tomorrow.  

October 28, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (180/121)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - some nice work on tying the whole "hands" thing into something.

In the interim - ill most of the day, but there's that Yes

Overall - thank God the weekend is mostly over, I don't know if I could take a 3 day one now.

See you tomorrow.  

October 27, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (179/121)

Paid work - started out slow, then a ton of PCs came in.  Very tiring.

Creative work - some more good "hands" animation.  Getting more steps done.

In the interim - so it's another weekend.

Overall - so it's another weekend.

See you tomorrow. 

October 26, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (178/121)

Paid work - an okay if largely frustrating day.

Creative work - actually doing some hand animation...it's kind of fun.  Have done quite a bit, and it's enjoyable.  

In the interim - tired all day.  

Overall - a drunk Thursday.

See you tomorrow. 

October 25, 2023 (Wednesday)

 Drinking (y/n) - Yes (177/121)

Paid work - an okay if largely frustrating day.

Creative work - more design work, really trying to avoid animating the hands.

In the interim - gas was okay, longer line than usual.

Overall - well, this is super late.

See you later today.

October 24, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (176/121)

Paid work - mostly slow, a couple of moves, and some HD striping.  

Creative work - still animating the hands stuff, but I have a nice out for the rest of the hands.

In the interim - damn about the drinking, but it's one of those weeks.

Overall - I was stupid and terrible on the drive in.  Too bad I hate the commute.

See you tomorrow.

October 23, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (175/121)

Paid work - mostly slow, but got a couple of things done.

Creative work - made a nice breakthrough in simulating 3-D, at least for certain objects.  When you squeeze to simulate a head-turn, bring the head's side out from behind the original.  It looks better than it should.

In the interim - off to the foot-prosthesis people to get my foot measured for some shoe fill-in.  Not cheap.  

Overall - could have been worse, maybe. 

See you tomorrow.

October 22, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (174/121)

Paid work - Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some good work on finally getting to the stupid "hands" sequence.  And some filler stuff too.

In the interim - good phone call, though brief.

Overall - I need to plow through these DVDs that keep showing up.  And more are coming tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

October 21, 2023 (Saturday)

 Drinking (y/n) - Yes (173/121)

Paid work - Saturday, so no.

Creative work - some good design work.

In the interim - not sure what to say here.

Overall - it was a Saturday.

See you tomorrow.

October 20, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (172/121)

Paid work - some drama very early on, then a long quiet day, so that--

Creative work - I'm getting the "hands" ready for the hard bit.  Still pretty hard.

In the interim - not unexpected Yes.  A good watch party.

Overall - Don't know.  Here it was.  

See you tomorrow.

October 19, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (171/121)

Paid work - some work, some frustration, eh.

Creative work - some good work on the makeup stuff.

In the interim - urge for Yes pretty strong.

Overall - here's a Thursday.

See you later today.

October 18, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (171/120)

Paid work - not too bad, kind of slow.

Creative work - some animation bits, and moving forward on designs.

In the interim - gas not too bad.

Overall - really forgot about this, whoops!

See you later today.

October 17, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (171/119)

Paid work - slow.  Felt very off all day, not sure why.

Creative work - cleaned up a bit of animation, trying to design a working eye.  Odd that I never had an original of that.  

In the interim - tired a lot, trying to find something to watch.

Overall - nice to get another No.  World going to Hell.

See you tomorrow. 

October 16, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (171/118)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - some animation work on the glove.

In the interim - so glad to get a No, finally.  Why is it so hard?

Overall - felt ill most of the day.

See you tomorrow. 

October 15, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (171117)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - some detail work, hands work.

In the interim - paid a bunch of bills.

Overall - AC not bad for once.  Everything else:  yeah, bad.

See you tomorrow. 

October 14, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (170117)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - some good stuff.  Over three minutes now.

In the interim - aside from the drinking, a decent Saturday.

Overall - expected the Yes.  

See you tomorrow. 

October 13, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (169117)

Paid work - not much.  Some, but not much.

Creative work - some good stuff.  Really.

In the interim - tried to resist, but failed.

Overall - felt ill almost all day, but couldn't resist.

See you tomorrow. 

October 12, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (168117)

Paid work - some driving, gathering info--busy first half.

Creative work - refining the glove scene. Looks good.

In the interim - here comes the weekend.

Overall - it's hell growing old.

See you tomorrow. 

October 11, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (167117)

Paid work - rather fraught day, state wide issue, waiting for info.

Creative work - some work on the "filling glove" thing.

In the interim - gas not too bad.

Overall - ill all the time now.

See you tomorrow. 

October 10, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (166/117)

Paid work - kind of busy.  Felt ill most of the day, etc.

Creative work - some good work, getting the Caretaker stuff done.

In the interim - tired of drinking, but this is going to be one of those weeks.

Overall - another day.  Tomorrow, gas day.

See you tomorrow. 

October 9, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (165/117)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - learned that the CTRL key can do some things!  And animated some nice transition stuff.

In the interim - damn it.

Overall - aching back.

See you tomorrow. 

October 8, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (164/117)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some good stuff.

In the interim - threw up last night, and still drank.  Damn it.  

Overall - no Culvers this weekend, but ended over $300, so there's that.

See you tomorrow. 

October 7, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (163/117)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - some good work, trying to get to the stuff that, for some reason, repels me.

In the interim - felt tired most of the day.  Not sure why.

Overall - it's a Saturday, the Yes is practically a given.

See you tomorrow. 

October 6, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (162/117)

Paid work - did some stuff, but lunch made me ill.

Creative work - animated a character walking toward the camera, including some legs.  I thought it would be difficult, but it turned out quite well and looks good.  Getting a background rigged.

In the interim - the Yes was not unexpected.

Overall - and the weekend begins.

See you tomorrow. 

October 5, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (161/117)

Paid work - extraordinarily exhausting day.  

Creative work - some good detail work, but I can't help feeling they are delaying tactics.

In the interim - another weekend on the way.

Overall - not a bad day, though a very tiring one.

See you tomorrow. 

October 4, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (161/116)

Paid work - very slow day.  To the point where--

Creative work - --got a lot of work on the project.  Got the transition stuff working, then redid it so it was better.  And I believe I am now out of prepared material.

In the interim - gas day.  Used more than I usually do during the week.  Not too bad, not great.

Overall - an okay day.  Tomorrow calls.

See you tomorrow. 

October 3, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (161/115)

Paid work - very slow day

Creative work - some very good animation.

In the interim - bought some moisturizing stuff for the feet.

Overall - kind of anxious all day.  Not too bad, otherwise.

See you tomorrow. 

October 2, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (161/114)

Paid work - pretty slow day, interrupted by doctor appointment.

Creative work - did some nice animation for the big stage.  Forgot some elements for the USB or I'd have worked on it at work.

In the interim - pretty good doctor visit.  Informative, and I'll try to follow up.

Overall - not a bad day, I guess.  

See you tomorrow. 

October 1, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (161/113)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - some animation work on the transition pan.

In the interim - glad to get a No.  Might get a few more this week.  Cleaned the bathroom floor, it looks much better.

Overall - tomorrow, the podiatrist.  

See you tomorrow. 

September 30, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (161/112)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - some good work on the transition scene.  I hope it works.

In the interim - finished the backup work, and did a disk image as well.

Overall - Saturday.  Another Saturday.  

See you tomorrow. 

September 29, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (160/112)

Paid work - did some stuff.  Was angry and depressed the whole day.  Not sure why.  I mean, other than the 160.

Creative work - some minor detailing stuff.  Good, but overshadowed by the fact that it's backup time.  So, started the backup routine.  

In the interim - as noted, 160.  Made an appointment with a foot doctor for Monday.  

Overall - and it's the weekend too.  God help us, in the future.

See you tomorrow. 

September 28, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (159/112)

Paid work - mostly slow. 

Creative work - some detail stuff to introduce the Artist.  Pretty good.

In the interim - doctor appointment was okay.  They recommend diabetic shoes.  OK.

Overall - I still drank.  Damn it all.

See you tomorrow. 

September 27, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (158/112)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - some good animation and design work.

In the interim - gasoline day.  Not too bad.

Overall - I screwed up yesterday and bought books with the wrong card.  So now I have an overdraft fee.

See you tomorrow. 

September 26, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (157/112)

Paid work - pretty busy day, at least until the afternoon.  Then it got quiet.

Creative work - I think I've got a good final mix on part 2.  And some good animation for part 3.  Getting closer.

In the interim - finally got the new backup drive.  I'll put it in place in October.  

Overall - one more day.

See you tomorrow. 

September 25, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (156/112)

Paid work - very busy day.  Not bad.

Creative work - Now I think part two is done.  Working on part three.

In the interim - wish I'd had a No, but otherwise not a bad day.

Overall - can't complain, really.  

See you tomorrow. 

September 24, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (155/112)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - part two seems to be finished.  Will watch it a few times to be sure.  And got some stuff done on part three!

In the interim - great phone call, but I think we're not connecting that much.

Overall - got done what I wanted done, so there's that.  And I think I found the source of the black toe syndrome.  (Hint: bad shoes.)

See you tomorrow. 

September 23, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (154/112)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - got a lot of sound work done.

In the interim - got the oil changed.  Expensive, but a good experience.

Overall - tired most of the day, but still drank.  Ha.

See you tomorrow. 

September 22, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (153/112)

Paid work - okay day, some work, nothing much though.

Creative work - more sound work, Part 2 soundtrack is shaping up.  Also, I learned that you can have "track groups" in Vegas.  That should help reduce the screen clutter.

In the interim - tomorrow, the oil change.

Overall - another Friday.  Joy.

See you tomorrow. 

September 21, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (152/112)

Paid work - mostly slow day, with some stuff.

Creative work - lots of good sound work.

In the interim - not sure why that Yes is there.

Overall - and the weekend looms.

See you tomorrow. 

September 20, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (151/112)

Paid work - an okay day.

Creative work - I think the animation is done for part 2, and I started working on the sound.  

In the interim - need to change the oil, hope the car can wait until Saturday.

Overall - another day.  There we go.

See you tomorrow. 

September 19, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (150/112)

Paid work - an okay day.  Got some stuff done.  

Creative work - I think part two is done, just needs some tweaking.

In the interim - an okay day.  Got a warning about the oil.

Overall - very depressed today.

See you tomorrow. 

September 18, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (150/111)

Paid work - mostly frustrating.

Creative work - a couple of minor things.

In the interim - very down today.

Overall - black on foot fluctuates a lot but doesn't go away.

See you tomorrow. 

September 17, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (150/110)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some blue goop stuff.  Getting there.

In the interim - tired and ill most of the day.

Overall - nice weather.  And got what I wanted to do, done.

See you tomorrow. 

September 16, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (149/110)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - quite a lot of minor stuff.  Good all around.

In the interim - tried the Asia Café place.  Not bad.

Overall - figured on the Yes, but overall not a bad day.

See you tomorrow. 

September 15, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (148/110)

Paid work - mostly very slow, some work lined up for Monday.

Creative work - some more animation, closing in on Part 2.  Lots of good work.

In the interim - pay day today, and it's already mostly gone.  

Overall - well it was a Friday.  Damn the weekend.

See you tomorrow. 

September 14, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (147/110)

Paid work - about half a day of work.  Not bad.

Creative work - some good work.   Getting closer.

In the interim - pay day tomorrow!

Overall - not a bad day overall, I guess.

See you tomorrow. 

September 13, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (147/109)

Paid work - very tiring first half, nothing the rest of the day.

Creative work - some good animation progress.

In the interim - gas about the same.  Phone seems to be having some battery issues.

Overall - not a bad day overall, other than the overwork.  Some lucky breaks here and there.

See you tomorrow. 

September 12, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (147/108)

Paid work - mostly slow, a couple of meetings.  

Creative work - quite a bit done.  

In the interim - nothing much changed.

Overall - I guess an okay day.  No complaints.  Gas tomorrow.

See you tomorrow. 

September 11, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (147/107)

Paid work - very slow day. 

Creative work - some good ideas to break up some of the wide shots to get more detail.  A couple of sets made and some details on props.

In the interim - kind of tired most of the day.

Overall - glad to get another No, the gap narrows a bit.  If I could only keep it going.  

See you tomorrow.

September 10, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (147/106)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - some trimming.  A bunch of new work.  Getting close to the end of part 2.

In the interim - finally a No.  That was tough.  But good.

Overall - pleasant weather today.  Mostly tired.

See you tomorrow.

September 9, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (147/105)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - lots of good animation stuff.  We're almost up to three minutes.

In the interim - another Saturday.  Culver's was great.  And?

Overall - another weekend.  Oh, I'm sure Sunday will be awesome.  Yeah.

See you tomorrow.

September 8, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (146/105)

Paid work - slow, slow, slow.  So I spent most of the day--

Creative work - --doing fix up work for the project.  Making good progress.

In the interim - fun watch party.

Overall -  another Yes.  I feel doomed.

See you tomorrow.

September 7, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (145/105)

Paid work - slow to the point of nonexistent.  So I worked on--

Creative work - a lot of good animation and artwork.  Coming along.  Shaping up the part two bits that need shaping.  Everything brings up new stuff, but that's okay.

In the interim - actually didn't drink all I had.  That's not much, but it's more than nothing.

Overall -  weekend looms.

See you tomorrow.

September 6, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (144/105)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - some good animation.  

In the interim - gas day.  Not too bad.

Overall - more talk about the cheapness of work.  I should be worried.  

See you tomorrow.

September 5, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (143/105)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - some good work on the "big" bug thing.

In the interim - another Yes.  Damn it.

Overall - played with cat.  

See you tomorrow.

September 4, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (142/105)

Paid work - state holiday (Labor Day), so no.

Creative work - some good stuff.

In the interim - tired all day long.

Overall - there goes another holiday.

See you tomorrow.

September 3, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (141/105)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some good stuff.  Not as much as I'd have liked, but still, everything goes forward.

In the interim - got most of what I wanted to do, done.  Felt off all day (see: drinking).  Also, felt worse after eating at Firehouse.  Had to lie down for several hours after that.

Overall - and no work tomorrow.  We will see what happens.

See you tomorrow.

September 2, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (140/105)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - some good ideas.  Refining things, too.

In the interim - Got everything done that I wanted to do, plus did the Monthly Offline Backup.

Overall - other than the Yes, a pretty good day overall, though I seem to be tired all the time.

See you tomorrow.

September 1, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (139/105)

Paid work - pretty much nothing, so--

Creative work - --lots of pretty good work on the Project.

In the interim - I don't know why I drank.  But I did.

Overall - holiday weekend coming up.  Yikes.

See you tomorrow.

August 31, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (138/105)

Paid work - very slow day.  A couple of things done, but otherwise Creative Work.

Creative work - cleaned up the clothing animation and added/subtracted some details.  Started working on the bug animation.  Requires some thought regarding angles, distance, etc.  Some good animation on the clothes/light thing.

In the interim - got my parking space back.  Can't believe that's a triumph.

Overall - oh well, another Yes.

See you tomorrow.

August 30, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (137/105)

Paid work - mostly slow day.  Not too bad though (did some creative work)

Creative work - had an idea while falling asleep about inverting the glass tubes (white to black) so that they could "be lit" when the lamps came on, rather than just appearing.  Worked on more of the clothing videos and completed and imported them into Vegas.  Sort of coming along.

In the interim - gasoline day.  Not too bad.  The thing under my tongue popped out on its own, after I made an appointment.  

Overall - not too bad of a day.  Could have been worse.

See you tomorrow.

August 29. 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (137/104)

Paid work - only half a day because of doctor's appointment.  (Soreness on neck.)  Then lots of driving.

Creative work - working on the stage.  Also, had the idea that the original burn man intro might be better than the head turning one.  Went ahead and substituted and it flows much better.  Worked on the presentation of the main stage.  Some progress.

In the interim - doctor's appointment was okay.  Probably need to see an ENT person.  Lots of phone problems.

Overall - okay day, I guess.

See you later today.

August 28, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (137/103)

Paid work - pretty slow day.

Creative work - a bunch of work on the bug.  Pretty good stuff.

In the interim - glad to get a No.

Overall - feel down and depressed.

See you tomorrow.

August 27, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (137/102)

Paid work - not on the weekend, so no.

Creative work - lots of bits done, and some planning.

In the interim - great phone call.

Overall - Sunday went as expected.

See you tomorrow.

August 26, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (136/102)

Paid work - not on the weekend, so no.

Creative work - did some good animation, and started on the lead bug guy for exporting.

In the interim - nice call from Tom but we're too old for this heat.

Overall - Saturday went as expected.

See you tomorrow.

August 25, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (135/102)

Paid work - very, very slow day.  Did some creative work.

Creative work - some nice work on the iPad thing.  Also, I may have found the original dress.  Might have to put in a link.

In the interim - nice watch party, terrible film.  (Mesa of Lost Women) 

Overall - over a month sober to catch up.  What the hell.

See you tomorrow.

August 24, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (134/102)

Paid work - mostly very, very slow.

Creative work - some good animation work.  Shaping up.

In the interim - God I'm never getting over this am I.

Overall - and the weekend beckons.

See you tomorrow.

August 23, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (133/102)

Paid work - very slow.

Creative work - lots of good progress on chapter two.  Shaping up nicely.

In the interim - gasoline day. Not too bad.

Overall - and another yes.  Oh well.

See you tomorrow.

August 22, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (132/102)

Paid work - not too bad.

Creative work - some very good animation.

In the interim - it will never stop.

Overall - no help there it seems.

See you tomorrow.

August 21, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (131/102)

Paid work - somewhat busy here and there.

Creative work - good suit animation, and started on the dress.  This may work.

In the interim - another Yes day.  Oh Hell.

Overall - at least it wasn't much.

See you tomorrow.

August 20. 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (130/102)

Paid work - not on Sunday, no.

Creative work - some good animation.

In the interim - felt off all day.  Wanted to go to Culvers but was too ill.

Overall - not a bad Sunday, not a great one either.

See you tomorrow.

August 19, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (129/102)

Paid work - not on Saturday, no.

Creative work - some good animation, filling in the blanks.  Getting there.

In the interim - felt ill, but lunched at Culver's, go me.

Overall - not the worst Saturday ever.

See you tomorrow.

August 18, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (128/102)

Paid work - mostly slow, with a bit of flooding.

Creative work - some prelim animation stuff for the "dress" things.

In the interim - wanted to have a nice meal, but took a ticket instead.  At least that alerted us to the flooding.

Overall - here's another weekend.

See you tomorrow.

August 17, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (127/102)

Paid work - mostly slow and depressing.

Creative work - some animation set-up work.

In the interim - it's all bad

Overall - it's all bad.

See you later. 

August 16, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (126/102)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - working on the "clothing creation" scene.  Some good prelims.

In the interim - gas day.  Not too bad.

Overall - overspent on the books and DVDs, gotta watch that.

See you tomorrow. 

August 15, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (125/102)

Paid work - very slow.  Some work, though.

Creative work - more slicing into PNGs, and then staging some flash stuff.

In the interim - payday, and most of it's gone.  

Overall - tomorrow gotta spend the rest on gas.

See you tomorrow. 

August 14, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (124/102)

Paid work - slow and confusing day.  Argh.

Creative work - slicing up the dress into bits for animation.  Some progress, I guess.

In the interim - work gets more anxious daily.

Overall - on to Tuesday, which is at least payday.

See you tomorrow. 

August 13, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (123/102)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - ideas for the clothing bit.  Pretty good, doing the prep work.

In the interim - felt pretty good, went to Culvers and had a great burger, but still drank.  Also, don't wash the fitted sheets with other smaller stuff, as that stuff will get caught in the sheet's folds and remain wet.

Overall - and here comes the work week.

See you tomorrow. 

August 12, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (122/102)

Paid work - not on Saturday

Creative work - some animation work.  Not bad.

In the interim - felt ill, and still drank.  Drank less, though, maybe that's something.

Overall - and here comes Sunday.

See you tomorrow. 

August 11, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (121/102)

Paid work - some excitement, but mostly depressing.

Creative work - work on some bits.

In the interim - went to engage.  Oh well.  Oh, and also enrolled in some Patreon stuff.

Overall - tiring day. 

See you tomorrow. 

August 10, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (120/102)

Paid work - mostly slow, when not frustrating.

Creative work - nothing.

In the interim - Friday approaching.  Really wanted a Yes but didn't.

Overall - tiring day.  Very tired the whole day.

See you tomorrow.

August 9, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (120/101)

Paid work - an okay day.  

Creative work - some good work on the clothes.  

In the interim - gas day today.  Not too bad, mostly because I barely drove this week.

Overall - another Wednesday.  I wish I could just relax and not anticipate everything being the worst.

See you later today.    

August 8, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (120/100)

Paid work - mostly slow.

Creative work - an idea for the clothing bit, worked on that some.

In the interim - 100 days, finally.

Overall - not a bad day overall.

See you tomorrow.    

August 7, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (120/99)

Paid work - decent day.  Can't complain.

Creative work - nothing.  Need a break.

In the interim - nice to get a No.

Overall - very intense storms in the afternoon, apparently lost power a couple of times.

See you tomorrow.    

August 6, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (120/98)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - nothing much.

In the interim - great phone call.  

Overall - got out the trash and shaved, that's Sunday.  Walk was okay.  On to the work week.

See you tomorrow.    

August 5, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (119/98)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - some decent work on the Bug guy.  

In the interim - my friend Tom is having issues, which is terrible.  

Overall - it was a Saturday.  

See you tomorrow.    

August 4, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (118/98)

Paid work - decent work day.  Not too exciting, but got some stuff done.

Creative work - really good work on the Bug.  Still feels like stalling, but good stalling.

In the interim - got ripped off at McDonalds, of all places.  

Overall - it's Friday, of course it's Friday.

See you tomorrow.    

August 3, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (117/98)

Paid work - boring first half, pretty good second half.

Creative work - some very good work on the assistant Bug.

In the interim - pretty decent day.  

Overall - like I said, a pretty decent day.

See you tomorrow.    

August 2, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (116/98)

Paid work - some busy, some not so busy.  A pretty good day.

Creative work - some decent work on hands, and getting things in order for more sequences.  OK.

In the interim - gasoline day today.  Price creeping up again.  Not too bad, but not too good either.

Overall - For some reason very angry and very depressed and hopeless.

See you tomorrow.    

August 1, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (115/98)

Paid work - not too bad a day, busy when it needed to be.

Creative work - some more hands.

In the interim - got angry in the evening, not sure why.

Overall - another day like another.

See you tomorrow.    

July 31, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (114/98)

Paid work - slow, slow, then suddenly really busy.  Not a bad day.

Creative work - more work on hands, some good stuff finally.

In the interim - very tiresome day.

Overall - well, it was a Monday.

See you tomorrow.    

July 30, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (113/98)

Paid work - not on Sunday, alas.

Creative work - nothing really.  Forgot it was the end of the month, so did the offline backup.

In the interim - fairly pleasant day, didn't do anything other than walk.

Overall - the weekend comes to an end, and basically July does too.

See you tomorrow.    

July 29, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (112/98)

Paid work - not on Saturday, alas.

Creative work - some "hands" stuff for the project.

In the interim - met a small bird, wish I had bird seed.  Maybe tomorrow?

Overall - it's another Saturday.

See you tomorrow.    

July 28, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (111/98)

Paid work - some work done, but a lot of frustration and too much driving.

Creative work - work on hands for the next set of things happening.  Not bad work, and good detailing.

In the interim - another Friday.

Overall - and on to another weekend.

See you tomorrow.    

July 27, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (110/98)

Paid work - semi-busy, very tiring day.

Creative work - put in the last couple of sound bits, and part 1 is definitely done.

In the interim - still thinking about what to do with part 2.

Overall - another tiring day.

See you tomorrow.    

July 26, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (110/97)

Paid work - pretty slow, got some stuff done and scheduled others for tomorrow.

Creative work - reconceptualizing the "added" scene.  And finished the animation.

In the interim - gas day today.  Not too bad--more expensive, but manageable.  

Overall - another day of tiredness.

See you tomorrow.    

July 25, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (110/96)

Paid work - half busy, then half slow.  

Creative work - little bit of work (including logistics) on the added sequence.  

In the interim - went to Sam's to replenish stuff.  More than I needed, but then I won't need more.

Overall - very tiring day for some reason.

See you tomorrow.    

July 24, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (110/95)

Paid work - really busy day.  Not bad.

Creative work - found a thing I needed to add, so worked on that.  Otherwise looks and sounds good.

In the interim - overall not a bad day though I'm worried I don't want to do the animation.  I keep delaying it.

Overall - can't complain too much, I guess. 

See you tomorrow.    

July 23, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (110/94)

Paid work - not on Sunday, no.

Creative work - I think the first part is done, all the sound is there.  Just want to play it a couple of times to make sure.

In the interim - sick for almost all of the day, couldn't keep anything down.  

Overall - so much for the weekend.  At least I kept the spending down.

See you tomorrow.        

July 22, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (110/93)

Paid work - not on Saturday, no.

Creative work - a bunch of sound work, really works well.  Almost there!

In the interim - sick most of the day, but still drank.

Overall - another Saturday.

See you tomorrow.        

July 21, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (109/93)

Paid work - drove to Nashville to get the new van.  Drive TO was fine, drive back was a nightmare, and the new van is terrible.  No rear view mirror (no back windows to be fair), tiny storage capacity, noisy engine, can't adjust the mirrors, and I'm sure other shortcomings will manifest.  It would impress a person who never has to drive it.  Very irritating day.

Creative work - got some good sound work done, finally getting levels on the song and the driving sounds.  A few more sound effects and it should be done.

In the interim - generally frustrating day.

Overall - generally frustrating day.

See you tomorrow.        

July 20, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (108/93)

Paid work - mostly slow and depressing.  

Creative work - some sound work, pretty good stuff.

In the interim - rainy miserable weather, not fun driving.

Overall - very tired all day.

See you tomorrow.        

July 19, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (108/92)

Paid work - mostly slow, with some good news about Friday's trip.  And some work done here.

Creative work - figured out the bug's sounds, for the most part.  Tried to get some more scraping for the dais, not sure if I got anything though.  Coming along.

In the interim - gas day today.   Also, turns out I had left my USB drive at work.  Could have sworn I'd brought it home yesterday.  Oh well, at least it's found.  And the first of the retirement things--very welcome, but I wonder what's lurking.

Overall - can't complain too much about today.

See you tomorrow.       

July 18, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (108/91)

Paid work - slow day.  Not much fun.  

Creative work - recorded some longer scraping sounds.  Placed some of those scrapes, but forgot my list of sounds at work (I think).

In the interim - depressed and restless.  

Overall - another day.

See you tomorrow.       

July 17, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (108/90)

Paid work - mostly slow.  Couple of things done.  New van trip on Friday will be a nightmare.

Creative work - working on sound.  Actually got some good stuff placed.  Need more, though.

In the interim - bought a salad and ate it.  It was good.  Now I feel stuffed.

Overall - an okay day.

See you tomorrow.      

July 16, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (108/89)

Paid work - not on Sunday, no.

Creative work - nothing really, trying to organize sounds but otherwise tired of working.

In the interim - depressed all day, but didn't spend any money or drink, so there's that.

Overall - new week starts.

See you tomorrow.     

July 15, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (108/88)

Paid work - not on Saturday, no.

Creative work - some sound work on part 1.

In the interim - got a haircut, bought soup, etc.

Overall - it was a typical Saturday.  Kind of wish they'd cancel those.

See you tomorrow.     

July 14, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (107/88)

Paid work - mostly some misc stuff, but not a bad day.  Free pizza!

Creative work - some sound work on Part I.

In the interim - payday and it's already mostly gone.

Overall - Yeah, drinking again.  Haircut tomorrow I hope.

See you tomorrow.     

July 13, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (106/88)

Paid work - nothing.

Creative work - some hauling and tracking, trying to get information.  Not much of a day.

In the interim - very weak.

Overall - payday tomorrow...then the weekend.

See you tomorrow.     

July 12, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (106/87)

Paid work - lots of driving.  Very tiring.

Creative work - nothing.

In the interim - gas day today.  Not too bad.

Overall - again weak and tired most of the day.

See you tomorrow.     

July 11, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (106/86)

Paid work - very slow.

Creative work - rethinking the dress bit, probably making it too complicated.

In the interim - kind of weak and tired starting in the afternoon.

Overall - not a bad day.

See you tomorrow.     

July 10, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (106/85)

Paid work - very very slow.

Creative work - nothing.  Need a break.

In the interim - so glad to get a No, finally.

Overall - let's hope we get at least a few more Nos.

See you tomorrow.     

July 9, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (106/84)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - bits here and there.  Losing my way.

In the interim - great phone call.

Overall - and another weekend ends.  Damn it.

See you tomorrow.     

July 8, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (105/84)

Paid work - Non Saturday, so no.

Creative work - did some animation stuff.  Lots of work still to do.

In the interim - managed most of the day being "OK."

Overall - it was another drunken Saturday.

See you tomorrow.     

July 7, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (104/84)

Paid work - Nothing much, getting some details.  A long stretch.

Creative work - working on various Hands for the Makeup bit.

In the interim - who cares let it boil.

Overall - another Friday.  Damn.

See you tomorrow.     

July 6, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (103/84)

Paid work - lots of driving, mostly not fun driving.

Creative work - some good work with the "make up" scene.

In the interim - can I ever stop drinking.

Overall - and here comes the weekend.

See you tomorrow.     

July 5, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (102/84)

Paid work - very slow day.  Some stuff but nothing much.

Creative work - working on "hair" things.  Some good work.

In the interim - gas day today.  Need milk too.  I should drink the milk after I buy it.

Overall - bought gas, not too bad, and milk was okay.  Still drank.

See you tomorrow.     

July 4, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (101/84)

Paid work - it's July 4th, so no.

Creative work - some work on the hands, and a small detail added to Part 1.

In the interim - sick most of the, terribly hot.  Finally turned on the AC.

Overall - when does it stop.

See you tomorrow.     

July 3, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (100/84)

Paid work - very hot, very slow.  Drew some hands.

Creative work - more hands.  Getting somewhere.

In the interim - Monday Monday

Overall - and Tuesday is a holiday.

See you tomorrow.     

July 2, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (99/84)

Paid work - not on Sunday, no.

Creative work - working on backgrounds, and finally got some video clips for part 2.

In the interim - damn didn't want to drink.  Sick all day.

Overall - weird work week awaits.

See you tomorrow.    

July 1, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (98/84)

Paid work - not on Saturday, no.

Creative work - some details on the assistant guy...making him a slave.  Oh well, I guess.

In the interim -felt ill but still drank.  

Overall -"Nightbreed" is terrible.  

See you tomorrow.    

June 30, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (97/84)

Paid work - very, very slow.

Creative work - some good details, but really need to start on DOING things.  Maybe.

In the interim - backup day.  Lot of it done.

Overall - It's all going to collapse.  Isn't it.

See you tomorrow.    

June 29, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (96/84)

Paid work - got some stuff done, pretty satisfying day I guess.

Creative work - lots more design work, lots of good work on the expanded changing room.

In the interim - sent off the retirement thing, and the increase in rent is a lot less than I thought it would be.

Overall - an okay day.  Afraid the universe might compensate.

See you tomorrow.    

June 28, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (96/83)

Paid work - very slow day.  Waiting for callbacks.

Creative work - lots of work, some of which I left in the office.

In the interim - gas wasn't too bad.

Overall - another day gone by.

See you tomorrow.    

June 27, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (96/82)

Paid work - mostly slow.  A couple of things done.  

Creative work - designed another bug, for a sequence that just occurred to me.  Also some outlines of hands.  And more bugs.  Rejigged a couple of bits that bothered me.

In the interim - an okay Tuesday.  Gas day tomorrow.

Overall - not really sure if I'm making any progress.  I keep adding things, and the end gets farther away.

See you tomorrow.    

June 26, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (96/81)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - I'm liking the bugs.  I want to see where else I can put them.

In the interim - glad to get a No.

Overall - at least the weather was nice.

See you tomorrow.    

June 25, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (96/80)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - quite a lot of work on the first "bug" scene.  Also posted my Adobe AI results.

In the interim - got caught in a huge rainstorm.  Oh well.

Overall - the curse of the booze.

See you tomorrow.    

June 24, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (95/80)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - some good work on the Bug thing.

In the interim - not a bad day overall.

Overall - got a butterfly pic posted.

See you tomorrow.    

June 23, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (94/80)

Paid work - mostly slow, though checked on some issues.

Creative work - lots of work done, finalized Her (I hope) and did some animation.  Also, I'm determined to find a place for camera bug.

In the interim - work parking lot turned into a flea market, so lunch out was a no go.  Watch party got scuttled.

Overall - it's the beginning of the weekend.  Here we are. 

See you tomorrow.    

June 22, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (93/80)

Paid work - mostly slow, with one High solved.

Creative work - some good work on the wink!  And some engine room animation.

In the interim - tired and ill most of the day (without drinking, too).

Overall - tempted to make this a Yes, but time ran out. 

See you tomorrow.    

June 21, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (93/79)

Paid work - another slow day, spent most of it on creative work.

Creative work - working on the room with the domes.  Separated the stuff, and had an idea for animation...

In the interim - gas not too bad.  

Overall - not sure about today.  Nothing terrible, nothing all that good.

See you tomorrow.   

June 20, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (93/78)

Paid work - very slow.

Creative work - drew the tank, animated it, and put it into Vegas.

In the interim - really wanted to have this as a Yes.

Overall - I don't know about today.  Gasoline tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.      

June 19, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (93/77)

Paid work - state holiday, so no.

Creative work - some good work on "the vat."

In the interim - not a bad day.  Spent a bit too much, and there's that Yes.

Overall - why are holidays so bad to me.

See you tomorrow.      

June 18, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (92/77)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some good detail stuff.  Not sure where it will go, but looks good.

In the interim - sick almost all of the day.  So naturally there's a Yes.

Overall - great phone call.

See you tomorrow.      

June 17, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (91/77)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - some good fix animation stuff, nicely done.

In the interim - felt ill in the morning, felt ill in the afternoon, but still that Yes.

Overall - it was a Saturday.

See you tomorrow.      

June 16, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (90/77)

Paid work - lots of driving, not a lot else.

Creative work - very good facial work on her.  And a good tie animation for him.  Saved the video project under a different name, and removed the "next" bits.  Trimming timing, and...what?  I forgot to replace the vacuum sequence.   And I can see other things that need to be there.  Ah, the work is never done.

In the interim - re-supplied from Sam's.  Mustard and cat treats most needed.

Overall - almost got a No, but there you have it.

See you tomorrow.      

June 15, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (89/77)

Paid work - mostly slow day.  Some driving and hauling.  

Creative work - animated the "purse" bit, and set up the "tie" bit.

In the interim - holiday weekend coming up.

Overall - very tired all day long.  Payday, but most of it is gone.

See you tomorrow.      

June 14, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (89/76)

Paid work - long meeting, very exhausting.  Not much real work.

Creative work - lots of work on the clothing parts.  

In the interim - gasoline day.  Not too bad, but not good either.

Overall - nice movie watching night.

See you tomorrow.      

June 13, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (89/75)

Paid work - mostly slow, some surplus work in the morning.  

Creative work - bit of editing, some re-thinking, not a lot.  

In the interim - very angry and depressed, don't know why.

Overall - cat was being a little monster.  Getting really tired of this.

See you tomorrow.      

June 12, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (89/74)

Paid work - mostly slow, with a good bit of driving (for a ten minute fix).

Creative work - some good animation.  Also some good arranging of scenes.   Around 3:30 worked out, though it needs trimming.

In the interim - bought the Love software as a HBTM.

Overall - not a bad day.

See you tomorrow.      

June 11, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (89/73)

Paid work - not on Sunday, no.

Creative work - little bit of work on the radio.

In the interim - really ill all day.

Overall - electrical storms are getting pretty intense (lost power once already) so I'm going to post this early.

See you tomorrow.     

June 10, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (89/72)

Paid work - not on Saturday, no.

Creative work - some good animation fixes and design stuff.  Good overall, fixes some stuff.

In the interim - thought really hard about getting a No, and look where it got me.

Overall - maybe on Sunday.  Who knows.  Who cares.

See you tomorrow.    

June 9, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (88/72)

Paid work - very slow day.  So--

Creative work - --did a lot of work on the hands and stuff for the "purse scene" and put in some stuff for the "youth drawn in" scene, which worked in animation.  Over all, a solid day.

In the interim - good watch party, though I found the film dull.

Overall - yeah, this was never going to be a No day.

See you tomorrow.    

June 8, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (87/72)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - some good work, including a good animated section.

In the interim - another Yes.  Yes is 15 days ahead. How did this happen.

Overall - yeah, and the weekend will really help.

See you tomorrow.    

June 7, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (86/72)

Paid work - very slow day

Creative work - some work on the purse picture, and animating the Unit.  Overall good.

In the interim - gasoline day.

Overall - forgot to mention, finally called the MetLife people and I may start getting extra money.  That would be great if it works.  Also, gasoline not too bad.

See you tomorrow.    

June 6, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (85/72)

Paid work - very slow, so ill all day that I left early.

Creative work - some good animation.

In the interim - why why why do I have all these Yes entries.

Overall - cats are brats.

See you tomorrow.    

June 5, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (84/72)

Paid work - very tiring day.  Lots of hauling.

Creative work - some good work on the "device" thing.

In the interim - god I'm tired of drinking, so what happens?

Overall - I bought the Escape from LA 4K DVD.  That's pretty pathetic.

See you tomorrow.    

June 4, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (83/72)

Paid work - not on Sunday, no.

Creative work - some detail work, nothing much.

In the interim - great phone call.  Glad I did it.

Overall - so, ill all day, and still drank.  O furtuna, o morales.

See you tomorrow.    

June 3, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (82/72)

Paid work - not on Saturday, no.

Creative work - some good detail work, but other wise it was --

In the interim - backup day. Managed to get everything backed up, so that was cool.

Overall - and here comes Sunday.  Argh.

See you tomorrow.    

June 2, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (81/72)

Paid work - very tiring day, again.  It's amazing how exhausting it is just writing down numbers.

Creative work - some detail work on the "car" scene.  Looks good.

In the interim - dreamed that someone wanted to borrow Robert the Cat (TM) and I said, "You can have him."

Overall - and here comes the weekend.

See you tomorrow.    

June 1, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (80/72)

Paid work - very tiring day.  Once again a huge delivery a day early.  Lots of driving.  Bad traffic.

Creative work - some animation stuff.  Not bad.  Getting there.

In the interim - June's starting out ouch.

Overall - weekend on the way.

See you tomorrow.    

May 31, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (80/71)

Paid work - mostly slow.

Creative work - lots of animation.  Pretty good.

In the interim - not too bad on the gasoline today.

Overall - and that was May.

See you tomorrow.    

May 30, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (80/70)

Paid work - semi busy day.

Creative work - more animation.

In the interim - very glad to get a No.  Finally.

Overall - so, it was another day.

See you tomorrow.    

May 29, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (80/69)

Paid work - state holiday, so no.

Creative work - some animation fixes.

In the interim - felt ill all day.  Tired.

Overall - so there was the weekend.  

See you tomorrow.    

May 28, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (79/69)

Paid work - not on Sunday, no.

Creative work - some animation fixes.

In the interim - felt ill all day, so naturally drank again.

Overall - apparently I smashed my toe yesterday.  Looks like a raw sausage. 

See you tomorrow.    

May 27, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (78/69)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so not really.

Creative work - some good animation stuff, though it's stretching everything out.  Oh well!

In the interim - great visit with a pal.  Built a workstation bench.  Did it mostly myself!

Overall - I would count this as a good day, shame about the drinking, but you know, Saturday.

See you tomorrow.    

May 26, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (77/69)

Paid work - OK, nothing much, but a ticket in waiting

Creative work - lots of stuff, some really good.

In the interim - good watch party.  RIP Jim Brown.

Overall - and the weekend is here.

See you tomorrow.    

May 25, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (76/69)

Paid work - mostly slow, some driving and hauling.

Creative work - did a bunch of work on the radio and the tie scene.

In the interim - doctor tomorrow.

Overall - and the weekend is nearly here.

See you tomorrow.    

May 24, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (76/68)

Paid work - mostly driving, but also pretty satisfying.  And then Nashville made a mistake...

Creative work - some good radio work.  Not sure where it's going but I like it.

In the interim - don't know where all these Yes days are coming from.

Overall - another day tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.    

May 23, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (75/68)

Paid work - an okay day.  Mostly irritating.

Creative work - radio work.  Kind of fun, based on the music ideas I had last night trying to sleep.

In the interim - periodontist, argh.  At least I have "permission" to see a real dentist.  

Overall - no idea where that Yes came from.  Kind of alarming.

See you tomorrow.    

May 22, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (74/68)

Paid work - mostly very slow

Creative work - some animation bits.

In the interim - cooked everything.

Overall - dentist tomorrow.  I hate going there.

See you tomorrow.     

May 21, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (74/67)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some bits here and there.  Nothing to compare with the last two days, though.

In the interim - great phone call.

Overall - it was a Sunday.  Cut up the veggies for the stir fry.  (Chicken cut up yesterday.)  Ended up over $300 at the bank.

See you tomorrow.     

May 20, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (73/67)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - some good animation and ideas.  

In the interim - what can you do.

Overall - it was a Saturday.

See you tomorrow.     

May 19, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (72/67)

Paid work - very busy, to the point of exhaustion.

Creative work - lots of good animation stuff, and a CHKDSK got the USB stuff back!  Yeah! 

In the interim - I'm really glad that CHKDSK worked.  So much lost work, found!

Overall - and it's only Friday.  Hopefully, I can get the oil changed this weekend.

See you tomorrow.     

May 18, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (71/67)

Paid work - slow day.  Tomorrow promises to be kind of busy.

Creative work - lots of work, some of which seems to have vanished.  The male looks finished.  And setting up the dome room.  How much more?  A lot I fear.

In the interim - eh, it was another day.  I'm glad yesterday's Yes didn't carry over to today.

Overall - and here comes the weekend.

See you tomorrow.     

May 17, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (71/66)

Paid work - some stuff done, largely slow though.

Creative work - some layering work on the "Dome" thing, getting it into the right format.

In the interim - gas day.  Not too bad.  That won't last, though.  Bought soda, as I was nearly out.

Overall - inexplicably angry in the evening.  That's why the Yes.

See you tomorrow.     

May 16, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (70/66)

Paid work - pretty busy, and kind of tiring.  Better than being bored, I guess.

Creative work - nothing much.  

In the interim - it's a day.

Overall - and another day tomorrow.  Gasoline tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.     

May 15, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (70/65)

Paid work - fairly busy most of the day.

Creative work - more animation.  Fixing some things that struck me last night as I was trying to sleep.

In the interim - the days are filled with tiredness.

Overall - not much else to say.  An OK day I guess.

See you tomorrow.     

May 14, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (70/64)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - solved the animation problem, and made the headlights scene.

In the interim - felt ill all day.  

Overall - glad to get a No.

See you tomorrow.    

May 13, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (70/63)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - trying to fix the "car going into tunnel" thing.  Driving me mad.

In the interim - very hot day outside.

Overall - a typical Saturday.  How do the Yes columns advance so much?

See you tomorrow.    

May 12, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (69/63)

Paid work - another slow day.  More work on my own stuff.

Creative work - some good progress on the project.

In the interim - great watch party.  Lost in Space!

Overall - the Yes means that the weekend is here.

See you tomorrow.    

May 11, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (68/63)

Paid work - another slow day.  Very tiring.  Worked on--

Creative work - --more project stuff.  Front of the car looks good, but what happened to AP files? Also some good animation.

In the interim - nothing else going on.

Overall - weekend coming up.

See you tomorrow.    

May 10, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (68/62)

Paid work - mostly slow.  Did some work on the male.

Creative work - some animation work, trying to get those mountains into shot.  I worked too hard on them to cut them out.

In the interim - another day.  Gasoline not too bad.  Not good, but could be worse.  Got a line with no one else in it, so was in and out quickly.

Overall - Wednesday, another one.

See you tomorrow.    

May 9, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (68/61)

Paid work - pretty slow day.  Dull.

Creative work - building bits for the large mountain range animation.  

In the interim - mislaid my glasses for most of the evening.  Turns out I left them in the car.

Overall - the glasses bit kind of ruined the day.

See you tomorrow.    

May 8, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (68/60)

Paid work - mostly slow.

Creative work - some good work on the male portrait.

In the interim - typical kind of day.

Overall - one week until payday.  

See you tomorrow.   

May 7, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (68/59)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - some good work on The Girl, and trying to get The Guy acceptable.

In the interim - tired all day today, it was weird.  Also, adding the Kung Pao sauce seemed to work pretty well.

Overall - it was another weekend.  Ended over $200 at least.  So there was that.

See you tomorrow.   

May 6, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (67/59)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - some very good work on the female.

In the interim - got a haircut.  And the grocery nearby had no sale.  Argh.

Overall - I guess it was a typical Saturday.  

See you tomorrow.    

May 5, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (66/59)

Paid work - another pretty slow day, with a bit of driving.

Creative work - some work on the female face.  Some really good progress.  AP says yesterday's file was "corrupt" and wouldn't load it.  I hope the one on the N drive is okay, but it won't be a tragedy if it isn't.  Update:  it's fine.  And some more work on the lady.

In the interim - spent too much today.  

Overall - need a haircut, definitely in the offing for tomorrow.  (I hope.)

See you tomorrow.    

May 4, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (65/59)

Paid work - very, very, very slow day.

Creative work - work on some of the "road" lengthening.  Progress is slow.

In the interim - decided to do some organizing of the various drives around here.

Overall - tired all day.

See you tomorrow.    

May 3, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (65/58)

Paid work - very slow day.  A bit here and there.

Creative work - some more animation.  Researching Flash alternatives.

In the interim - gas not too bad.  Not great, but okay.

Overall - finally cooked up all that stuff.  Tastes pretty good.

See you tomorrow.    

May 2, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (65/57)

Paid work - mostly slow.

Creative work - some good animation.

In the interim - prepped the rest of the food, very tiring.  Too tired to cook it!

Overall - an okay day I guess.

See you tomorrow.    

May 1, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (65/56)

Paid work - very slow day.  Some minor help here and there.

Creative work - lots of animation work on the Caretaker.

In the interim - cut up lots of chicken, put it in a marinade.

Overall - it was another Monday.

See you tomorrow.    

April 30, 2023 Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (65/55)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some animation on the Caretaker.

In the interim - tired and depressed all day.

Overall - great phone call.

See you tomorrow.    

April 29, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (64/55)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - some more detailing, and uploading a trailer for said project.

In the interim - very down all day.

Overall - well, it was a Saturday.

See you tomorrow.   

April 28, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (63/55)

Paid work - mostly a very slow day, but some early busywork was good.

Creative work - getting details right.

In the interim - good watch party, terrible film.

Overall - not worried about the Yes, but should be.

See you tomorrow.   

April 27, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (62/55)

Paid work - pretty slow day.

Creative work - did some exporting of Caretaker bits.  Animation on eye wall.

In the interim - nice to get a No.

Overall - feel very down.

See you tomorrow.   

April 26, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (62/54)

Paid work - decent day, if slow, and with questions I can't answer.

Creative work - some animated bits.

In the interim - gasoline day.  Not too bad.  Not good, though, either.

Overall - another day.  Another one of them.  

See you tomorrow.   

April 25, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (61/54)

Paid work - overslept, so tired right out of the gate.  Decent day.

Creative work - some animation prep.  

In the interim - it's one of those weeks. 

Overall - probably drink the rest of the week.

See you tomorrow.   

April 24, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (60/54)

Paid work - an OK day.  Got some stuff done

Creative work - more work on the project.

In the interim - damn that Yes.

Overall - Not sure where the Yes came from.  

See you tomorrow.   

April 23, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (59/54)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some good detail work on the project

In the interim - managed some stuff.  

Overall - the Yes puzzled me too.

See you tomorrow.   

April 22, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (58/54)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - some good work on the project.  

In the interim - the pet situation is worse.  Robert the Cat (TM) damaged a comic book.  I hate cats.  Sure, it's just a comic book, but still...he's got enough scratching posts and stuff.  Why destroy things?

Overall - did a bunch of laundry.  Not a bad day overall, but that cat....

See you tomorrow.   

April 21, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (57/54)

Paid work - very slow day.  Got some stuff done, but mostly worked on my own things.

Creative work - apparently I never did the blue car from the side.  Trying to make that now.  Argh.  Still, it's interesting and I'm getting good stuff...for something that will be seen for a second or so.  That's the thing I guess.

In the interim - it's another weekend.

Overall - ordered another 4K DVD.  Gotta stop this!

See you tomorrow.   

April 20. 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (56/54)

Paid work - some work but very slow day.

Creative work - a bunch of good work.  Getting stuff in the line.

In the interim - bought some more DVDs.  Hopefully that will slow down.

Overall - not a bad day overall.

See you tomorrow.   

April 19, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (56/53)

Paid work - pretty busy but satisfying day.

Creative work - some good work, and some good ideas.

In the interim - gas day.  Not as bad as I feared, but bank went below $600.

Overall - another DVD without drinking.  Think I helped some guy at Sam's Club.  Hope so.

See you tomorrow.  

April 18, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (56/52)

Paid work - an okay day, very tiring.

Creative work - I think I finished the opening scene.  Working on another one.

In the interim - another tiring day.

Overall - watched a DVD without drinking, which is rare.

See you tomorrow.  

April 17, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (56/51)

Paid work - mostly slow.  New person started today, seems nice.

Creative work - minor work on the opening.

In the interim - tired most of the day, as usual.

Overall - it was a Monday.

See you tomorrow.  

April 16, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (56/50)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some detail work, some animation.  Getting there.

In the interim - great phone call.

Overall - felt ill and tired, but that didn't stop the illness.

See you tomorrow.  

April 15, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (55/50)

Paid work - not on Saturday

Creative work - some decent work

In the interim - typical Saturday

Overall - another Saturday, yep.

See you tomorrow.  

April 14, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (54/50)

Paid work - woke up late, so tired a lot.  But got some stuff done.

Creative work - got some great stuff done...which may or not be used.  Who cares?

In the interim - great watch party.  

Overall - expecting the Yes, so no surprise.  Woke up because of cat bites.  Ordered a 4K player.

See you tomorrow.  

April 13, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (53/50)

Paid work - very busy and exhausting.

Creative work - some good work done.  Should try some animation this weekend.

In the interim - very tiring day.

Overall - nice to get to 50; but here comes the weekend.

See you tomorrow. 

April 12, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (53/49)

Paid work - mostly slow, but boss-less.

Creative work - some good work on the cars.  Probably too much but you never know.

In the interim - gas day.  Not too bad.  Got it from the wrong side for the first time.

Overall - tired a lot throughout the day.

See you tomorrow. 

April 11, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (53/48)

Paid work - busy with a lot of hauling and last minute stuff.  Tiring.

Creative work - some good work.

In the interim - stir fry was pretty good though less flavorful than I thought it would be, especially since the chicken was really flavorful.

Overall - another day.

See you tomorrow. 

April 10, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (53/47)

Paid work - mostly slow.

Creative work - some work on the female portrait.  Looks pretty good.

In the interim - cold this morning.  Also, I stir fried all the stuff, which should be food for a week.

Overall - nice to make some progress.

See you tomorrow. 

April 9, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (53/46)

Paid work - Sunday, so no.

Creative work - very little.  Not much energy.

In the interim - very ill in the morning, tired all day.  

Overall - very nice weather for a change.

See you tomorrow. 

April 8, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (53/45)

Paid work - Saturday, so no.

Creative work - some good stuff on the new project.  Lots of good stuff, really.

In the interim - trying the marinate option with some cut up chicken.  And of course the cat wants raw chicken because of course he does.

Overall - pretty much a classic Yes.

See you tomorrow. 

April 7, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (52/45)

Paid work - state holiday, Good Friday, so no.

Creative work - got some good stuff done.  

In the interim - not too surprised by the Yes.

Overall - felt tired and depressed all day.  News didn't help.

See you tomorrow. 

April 6, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (51/45)

Paid work - got some things done (or at least forward progress).

Creative work - some good work.

In the interim - no work tomorrow, so that's good I guess.

Overall - need to get some supplies tomorrow.  Dr. Pepper maybe.

See you tomorrow.

April 5, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (51/44)

Paid work - mostly slow, boss in the office.  

Creative work - some work on the new project.  And some thoughts on the trailer.

In the interim - gas day today.  Bad, but could have been worse.

Overall - tomorrow is the last day of the work week.

See you tomorrow.

April 4, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (51/43)

Paid work - an okay day.  Got some stuff done.

Creative work - added some scenes, changed the first landscape.

In the interim - really mad all day.

Overall - and on to Wednesday.

See you tomorrow.

April 3, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (51/42)

Paid work - a couple of things, nothing much.  

Creative work - work on the clothing.  Interesting idea.

In the interim - good reason to quit Bud today.

Overall - depressed and angry today.  Maybe lack of sleep.

See you tomorrow.

April 2, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (51/41)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - more work on the trailer, which I think is done (visually).

In the interim - made dinner for the first time in a while.  It was good.

Overall - tired all day, but glad to get a No.

See you tomorrow.

April 1, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (51/40)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - a bit here and there.  Animated the car rotation, and relearned the bit about opacity.

In the interim - backup day.  Most of the day's energy went there.  Completed, though.

Overall - so tired of it all.

See you tomorrow.

March 31, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (50/40)

Paid work - mostly dull all day, with a bit or two of actual work

Creative work - finished the DSH John thing, and started a trailer for the new project.  Got to relearn some stuff, it seems...

In the interim - UPS keeps blarking, I wonder if it's gone bad.  Moved everything to a standard power strip and so far, no problems.

Overall - another weekend.  A backup weekend, actually.

See you tomorrow.

March 30, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (49/40)

Paid work - almost frantically busy day.

Creative work - some good detail on a silly thing.

In the interim - ready for the weekend.

Overall - it just goes and never stops.

See you tomorrow.

March 29, 2023 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (48/40)

Paid work - eh, mostly slow with occasional work.

Creative work - detailing on the overhead car pictures.  And some fun stuff.  Overall, a good day for work.

In the interim - gas day today.  Not too bad.

Overall - and another day goes by.

See you tomorrow.

March 28, 2023 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (47/40)

Paid work - some driving, some loading, avoiding phones...

Creative work - some good work on the project.

In the interim - haven't glanced again at the alcohol book, as is obvious.

Overall - got kisses when I expected bites, I guess that's progress.

See you tomorrow.

March 27, 2023 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (46/40)

Paid work - lots of driving, mostly futile.

Creative work - some good detail work.

In the interim - I'm probably dying.

Overall - and I don't care.

See you tomorrow.

March 26, 2023 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (45/40)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some very good details on the project.

In the interim - tired all day, naturally.

Overall - started to read Allan Carr's book, and I can tell that the demon is not happy.  Hence the Yes today.

See you tomorrow.

March 25, 2023 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) - Yes (44/40)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - some very good stuff on the current project.

In the interim - didn't do much today, but felt great (though tired) throughout.

Overall - but still drank anyway.  Oh well, at least Wok Chow is still good.

See you tomorrow.

March 24, 2023 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (43/40)

Paid work - some slow, some frustration.  Glad to get out today.

Creative work - finishing up the eyes for the eyewall.

In the interim - nice to get a Friday No.

Overall - so, the Nos cracked 40!  

See you tomorrow.

March 23, 2023 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) - No (43/39)

Paid work - semi-busy.  Felt ill during most of it.

Creative work - catching up with details.  Need a vehicle and am kind of avoiding that.

In the interim - will the Nos crack 40? 

Overall - kind of a blah day.

See you tomorrow.