Tuesday, December 31, 2024

December 31, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (254/112)

Paid work - not today, state holiday.

Creative work - nothing today.

In the Interim - backup day, which I'd forgotten, despite attaching the backup drive.  Oh well, got it done!  Also, got the IRA stuff sorted at the bank.

Overall - see you next year.

See you tomorrow.

Monday, December 30, 2024

December 30, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (253/112)

Paid work - not a bad day.  A bit busy, but setting out on new responsibilities.

Creative work - some animation.  Not bad at all.

In the Interim - holiday starts tomorrow and here I've been drinking.

Overall - Monday, Monday.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday, December 29, 2024

December 29, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (252/112)

Paid work - not on Sunday, no.

Creative work - some animation work on the first bit, to tidy up things.

In the Interim - well, that was a Sunday.  Nice to know my William Hartnell set was just having an off day.

Overall - and there we are.

See you tomorrow.

Saturday, December 28, 2024

December 28, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (251/112)

Paid work - not on Saturday, no.

Creative work - some very good animation, and trims too.  The chamber part done, aside from a couple of trims.

In the Interim - it was a Saturday.  Got the shoelaces.

Overall - wish I could get a Saturday No, but maybe someday.

See you tomorrow.

Friday, December 27, 2024

December 27, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (250/112)

Paid work - mostly slow.

Creative work - some very good animation, and trims too.

In the Interim - so, seems we have one bad 4K disk.  There will be sales.

Overall - pretty good so far, despite the Yes.

See you tomorrow.

Thursday, December 26, 2024

December 26, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (249/112)

Paid work - mostly slow.  Got the issue with the order sorted.

Creative work - some animation, including final shot started.  Some decent stuff.

In the Interim - bought a tire inflator.  Worked pretty well.

Overall - kind of tiring day.

See you tomorrow.

December 25, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (249/111)

Paid work - Christmas Day, state holiday.

Creative work - nothing.

In the Interim - had to do a correction on the Yes/No count.  Both tire inflators are broken now.

Overall - well, so much for Christmas.  On the plus side, got one of the oldest disks watched (Die Hard) and it was fine.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

December 24, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (249/110)

Paid work - Christmas Eve, state holiday.

Creative work - a bit of putting the parts together for the outside door scene.

In the Interim - very tired these days.  Bought another Wacom, not sure why.  Stores pretty empty for Christmas Eve.

Overall - an okay day.

See you tomorrow.

Monday, December 23, 2024

December 23, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (249/109)

Paid work - fairly busy.

Creative work - nothing, more organizing.

In the Interim - glad to get a No.

Overall - well, two days off.  Glad I started out with a No.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday, December 22, 2024

December 22. 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (249108)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - organizing stuff.

In the Interim - well, that was a weekend.  Chez Guevara--yuck.

Overall - and we get Monday, and then--oops.

See you tomorrow.

Saturday, December 21, 2024

December 21, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (248108)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - getting things organized.  And some ideas.

In the Interim - AAA place closed on the weekends,  Of course.

Overall - good viewing.  Learned that Barry Malzberg died.  Terrible.

See you tomorrow.

Friday, December 20, 2024

December 20, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (247/108)

Paid work - very slow day.  Got some paperwork done.  Late in the day, everyone showed up, but got everyone sorted.

Creative work - finished the door and animated it.  Worked on the interior.  And the worker guy.  How come I don't have enough normal pics of him?

In the Interim - yeah another Yes.  

Overall - and here's the weekend.

See you tomorrow.

Thursday, December 19, 2024

December 19, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (246/108)

Paid work - somewhat busy, fairly tiring but overall good.

Creative work - details on the door.

In the Interim - not sure what to say here.

Overall - an OK day.

See you tomorrow.

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

December 18, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (245/108)

Paid work - lots of stretching things all day, exhausting.

Creative work - work on the doorway.

In the Interim - Gas day today.  Not too bad.

Overall - lots of bad weather.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

December 17, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (245/108)

Paid work -  pretty busy day.

Creative work - working on the outside door.

In the Interim - Sam's Club renewal day.  Paid in full.

Overall - felt really ill in the morning but still-- On the plus, SocSec looks kind of solid.

See you tomorrow.

Monday, December 16, 2024

December 16, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (244/108)

Paid work -  some good work overall.

Creative work - finished and rendered the tube stuff.  Added to the project.  

In the Interim - drinking again, damn it.

Overall - very depressing day, not sure why.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday, December 15, 2024

December 15, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (243/108)

Paid work -  not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some animation bits.

In the Interim - tired all day...still drank, damn it.

Overall - I've had worse Sundays.

See you tomorrow.

Saturday, December 14, 2024

December 14, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (242/108)

Paid work -  not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - some more work on the tube.

In the Interim - ill and tired most of the day, but still drank.

Overall - a typical Saturday.

See you tomorrow.

Friday, December 13, 2024

December 13, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (241/108)

Paid work -  lots of driving and lots of sitting around.  A surprisingly exhausting day.

Creative work - trying to get that descent right.

In the Interim - Friday, gateway to the weekend.

Overall - tiring day.

See you tomorrow.

Thursday, December 12, 2024

December 12, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (240/108)

Paid work -  semi-busy.  Long stretches of nothing.

Creative work - the elevator ride gets improved.

In the Interim - I don't know

Overall - possible pay day tomorrow, on Friday the 13th.

See you tomorrow.

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

December 11, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (238/108)

Paid work -  very busy, very exhausting.  Stuff shows up with no warning.

Creative work - some work on the tube descent.

In the Interim - gas not too terrible.  

Overall - really tired of it all.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

December 10, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (237/108)

Paid work - pretty busy day.  Starting on the surplus side of things.  

Creative work - the outside door.  Ideas and such.  Looks good so far.

In the Interim - stir-fried everything else!  Lunch for the foreseeable.

Overall - still stuck on this nostalgia thing which is vexing.

See you tomorrow.

Monday, December 9, 2024

December 9, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (236/108)

Paid work - some stuff done, some cramped driving.

Creative work - bits on what I have now determined is Part One.

In the Interim - stir fried some chicken.  Really tasty.

Overall - oh well another yes.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday, December 8, 2024

December 8, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (235/108)

Paid work - not on Sunday, no.

Creative work - nothing.

In the Interim - great phone call.  Got a haircut, and some more stir fry fodder.

Overall - again, booze ruins the next day.  Didn't feel like doing anything until noon-ish.

See you tomorrow.

Saturday, December 7, 2024

December 7, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (234/108)

Paid work - not on Saturday, no.

Creative work - some animation work.

In the Interim - totally wasted day.  Damn the booze.

Overall - totally wasted day.  Damn the booze. x2.

See you tomorrow.

Friday, December 6, 2024

December 6, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (233/108)

Paid work - very slow day.  Lots of driving.

Creative work - some good animation.  I think I may end this segment when the door opens.

In the Interim - not sure what to say here.

Overall - the Yes was inevitable.

See you tomorrow.

Thursday, December 5, 2024

December 5, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (232/108)

Paid work - mostly slow day.  Ken was let go.  That's a bit worrisome.

Creative work - some animation.  Up to over two minutes on the chamber scene.

In the Interim - other than the shakeup at work, not a remarkable day.

Overall - Weekend approaches.

See you tomorrow.

December 4, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (232/107)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - a bit of animation and some designs

In the Interim - exhausted most of the day.  Gas not too bad.

Overall - oops, a bit late here.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

December 3, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (232/106)

Paid work - very busy, processing a medium-size order.  Very tiring.

Creative work -  animating the tube approach.  Adding details. A possible bit where the worker rotates using the background and light.

In the Interim - cold day overall.  Not too bad otherwise.

Overall - I'm figuring out how to enjoy Antonioni.

See you tomorrow.

Monday, December 2, 2024

December 2, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (232/105)

Paid work - got some stuff done.  Not a bad day overall.

Creative work -  work on the tube design.

In the Interim - work chairs are not comfortable.  Installed the tax software.

Overall - cold day, not too bad overall.  Drinking really ruins the next day.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday, December 1, 2024

December 1, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (232/104)

Paid work - now, it's a regular Sunday, so no.

Creative work -  some work on the tube scene.

In the Interim - drank again, damn it, despite being miserable the whole weekend because of drinking.

Overall - Wed, Thur and Fri were great.  If I had the means, and no booze, retirement would be great.

See you tomorrow.

Saturday, November 30, 2024

November 30, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (231/104)

Paid work - now, it's a regular Saturday, so no.

Creative work -  nothing much.  Redoing the door to the tube.

In the Interim - felt ill and depressed but still drank.  This fiend is a strangler.

Overall - pain seems to be OK.  Ordered another cat tree for the one I broke.

See you tomorrow.

November 29, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (230/104)

Paid work - state holiday, so not today.  

Creative work -  nothing.  Backup weekend.

In the Interim - the Yes was unavoidable.

Overall - otherwise got some nice watchings in.

See you tomorrow.

Thursday, November 28, 2024

November 28, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (229/104)

Paid work - not on Thanksgiving day.

Creative work -  a bit of animation, then working on the tube set.

In the Interim - still some pain, but not as bad.  Went for a tiny walk.  Bought more DVDs, damn it.

Overall - fairly decent day.  And no drinking again.  Perhaps a bit of pain is a good thing.

See you tomorrow.

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

November 27, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (229/103)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - finally got a design I like for the carrying bag.  Worked a bit on designing a new blue man.

In the Interim - well, a long weekend.  And I'm not drinking.  Guess we'll see.

Overall - pain ebbs a lot, but doesn't really go away.  Seems to be getting better.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

November 26, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (229/102)

Paid work - mostly slow.  A couple of things done, including filling the van's tires.

Creative work - trimming some animation.

In the Interim - got gas today, figuring the stations would be crowded tomorrow.

Overall - still some aches.  But getting better.

See you tomorrow.

Monday, November 25, 2024

November 25, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (229/101)

Paid work -  mostly slow day, but difficult because of pain.

Creative work - some animation snippets.

In the Interim - did something which caused a lot of pain and discomfort on my lower right side.  Can't imagine what it was.

Overall - not bad except for the pain.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday, November 24, 2024

November 24, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (229/100)

Paid work -  not on Sunday.

Creative work - some bits and pieces.

In the Interim - hated drinking but there it was.

Overall - not the worst weekend.  

See you tomorrow.

Saturday, November 23, 2024

November 23, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (228/100)

Paid work -  not on Saturday.

Creative work - some editing and re-workings.  Vegas is very frustrating.

In the Interim - yes, got another Yes.

Overall - have to fight harder.

See you tomorrow.

Friday, November 22, 2024

November 22, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (227/100)

Paid work -  very slow day.  A couple of things done.

Creative work - editing and trimming the Vegas project.  Some additions which work well.

In the Interim - the Yes was inevitable.

Overall - and here's the weekend.

See you tomorrow.

Thursday, November 21, 2024

November 21, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (226/100)

Paid work -  fairly slow.  Some stuff done.

Creative work - nothing.  Taking a break.

In the Interim - very cold day.  Still got a No.

Overall - not a bad day, overall.

See you tomorrow.

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

November 20, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (226/99)

Paid work -  half busy.  Not a bad day overall.

Creative work - pretty much nothing.

In the Interim - more watching without drinking, which is nice.

Overall - gas wasn't too bad.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

November 19, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (226/98)

Paid work - mostly slow, with some stuff done.  

Creative work - re-working the worker and the extractor.  Watched the video so far--really needs trimming.

In the Interim - ache in the chest most of the day.  Great.

Overall - not too terrible, I guess.

See you tomorrow.

Monday, November 18, 2024

November 18, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (226/97)

Paid work - fairly busy.

Creative work - some small bits.

In the Interim - watched a disk without drinking, so not bad.  It can be done.  Lots of money spent today.

Overall - glad to get a No.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday, November 17, 2024

November 17, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (226/96)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - a bit of editing, and working on the doorway.

In the Interim - great phone call.

Overall - very down all weekend.

See you tomorrow.

Saturday, November 16, 2024

November 16, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (225/96)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - lots of animation stuff.

In the Interim - nothing to say here.

Overall - wish it was otherwise.

See you tomorrow.

November 15, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (224/96)

Paid work - very slow day.  

Creative work - lots of animation stuff.

In the Interim - pay day, so there's that.  And...it's almost gone.

Overall - not sure where I am here.

See you later.

Thursday, November 14, 2024

November 14, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (223/96)

Paid work - mainly slow, until we got a bunch of boxes.

Creative work - some animation fills and some ideas.  

In the Interim - felt ill all day.

Overall - the weekend beckons, so I'll feel ill more days.

See you tomorrow. 

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

November 13, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (222/96)

Paid work - took the day off, as the only tire appointment I could get was for 2:00 in the afternoon.

Creative work - some animation.

In the Interim - I suppose I was lucky to get what I could out of the tire.  Still irritating, but could have been worse.

Overall - tire repair turned out to be just a repair charge.  But it darkened the whole day.  ARGH.

See you tomorrow. 

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

November 12, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (221/96)

Paid work - fairly slow day.

Creative work - animating the big scene.  Working well.

In the Interim - flat tire.  Really flat.  Filled it with the car tool, but it was flat a couple of hours later.  Made an appointment to have the tire replaced.  Argh.

Overall - didn't want to drink, but circumstances demanded it.  Damn it.

See you tomorrow. 

Monday, November 11, 2024

November 11, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (220/96)

Paid work - state holiday, so no.

Creative work - some animation work.

In the Interim - the usual holiday thing.

Overall - would be nice to retire.

See you tomorrow. 

Sunday, November 10, 2024

November 10, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (219/96)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - lots of good animation

In the Interim - what can I say

Overall - Sunday before a holiday.  So yeah

See you tomorrow. 

Saturday, November 9, 2024

November 9, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (218/96)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - some animation stuff

In the Interim - Saturday Yes, of course.

Overall - could have been worse.

See you tomorrow. 

Friday, November 8, 2024

November 8, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (217/96)

Paid work - a couple of minor things.  

Creative work - more animation, including a dumb idea of animating shadows.  Which I worked on

In the Interim - the Yes was inevitable.

Overall - three day weekend.

See you tomorrow. 

Thursday, November 7, 2024

November 7, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (216/96)

Paid work - some stuff done, but otherwise pretty slow.

Creative work - work on animating the blue people.  Some good progress.

In the Interim - really tempted to do Yes.  Grim tidings for tomorrow.

Overall - and here comes the weekend.

See you tomorrow. 

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

November 6, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (216/95)

Paid work - mostly slow, but some stuff got done.

Creative work - some work on the other blue alien.  

In the Interim - felt pretty good most of the day, obviously because of outside events.

Overall - not a bad day.  Gas getting cheaper.

See you tomorrow. 

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

November 5, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (216/94)

Paid work - mostly slow.  Some stuff done, but not a lot.

Creative work - more work.  Odd that some animations cannot be imported into others.  While other animations work just fine.  Turns out it was better, but still.  Tried to organize stuff but don't think I did very well.  Well, at least nothing is deleted.

In the Interim - restless all day.  Tired too.

Overall - won't know til it's over but I am not optimistic.

See you tomorrow. 

Monday, November 4, 2024

November 4, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (216/93)

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

Creative work - finished up the blue man and imported him into Flash.  I should really see what I can do with MoHo.  Some work on the large chamber and its elements.

In the Interim - another No which is nice.

Overall - not too bad a day.

See you tomorrow. 

Sunday, November 3, 2024

November 3, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (216/92)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some fixes.  Brought up the blue man--from January, and separated some parts.

In the Interim - cleaned the top of the stove, assembled the new rack and got everything on the table rearranged.  Can't find my battery tester for some reason.

Overall - well, I got a No and barely spent any money.  So a fairly positive day.

See you tomorrow. 

Saturday, November 2, 2024

November 2, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (216/91)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - some animation work, that I copied to the backup drive.

In the Interim - backup finished.

Overall - Saturday.

See you tomorrow. 

Friday, November 1, 2024

November 1, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (215/91)

Paid work - very, very slow day.  Got the first bit of the big order.

Creative work - consolidated the station pics and started exporting.  Some ideas, too, about how to get the previous characters in.  Who knows.

In the Interim - still drinking.  Lunch was good!

Overall - and now it's another weekend.

See you tomorrow. 

Thursday, October 31, 2024

October 31, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (214/91)

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

Creative work - working on this stupid gigantic set...which honestly looks pretty good.

In the Interim -  I'm not happy anywhere.

Overall - here comes doom.

See you tomorrow. 

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

October 30, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (213/91)

Paid work - very slow day.  A few bits.

Creative work - a few bits.  A bit of direction.

In the Interim -  signed up for X or whatever it is.

Overall - depressed and tired all day.  Gas not too bad.

See you tomorrow. 

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

October 29, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (212/91)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - more work on the big chamber.  Some animation and stuff.

In the Interim -  nothing I can think of.

Overall - nothing I can think of.

See you tomorrow. 

Monday, October 28, 2024

October 28, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (211/91)

Paid work - very slow day.  Some paperwork.

Creative work - work on the dome inside doors.  Looks quite good, really.  Have to adapt the main dome to fit.

In the Interim -  cut up all the vegetables for the stir fry.  Might need more chicken.

Overall - it was Monday.  That's all.

See you tomorrow. 

Sunday, October 27, 2024

October 27, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (210/91)

Paid work - not on Sunday, no.

Creative work - some work on the next scene.  The hive.

In the Interim - put together the other shelf thing, and the clothes are organized.  Found some t-shirts I'd forgotten about!  Also, good phone call.  Went grocery shopping.  Bought the Leprechaun set.  Why?  Dunno.

Overall - surprised by how much I did today.

See you tomorrow. 

Saturday, October 26, 2024

October 26, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (209/91)

Paid work - not on Saturday, no.

Creative work - some animation work, and a GOW for fun.

In the Interim - there's no escaping it.  Did the laundry and bought a new basket

Overall - you can't escape Saturday.

See you tomorrow. 

Friday, October 25, 2024

October 25, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (208/91)

Paid work - very slow.  A couple of very minor things.

Creative work - more drawing for the back of the worker, and then importing him and the background into Flash.  Some good work.

In the Interim - and it's the weekend.  At least I'm not being evicted.

Overall - weekend.

See you tomorrow. 

Thursday, October 24, 2024

October 24, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (207/91)

Paid work - lots of driving and busywork.

Creative work - a shift.  Let's make a back head.  Otherwise some good work.

In the Interim - depressing times.

Overall - and depressing times to come.

See you tomorrow. 

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

October 23, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (206/91)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - more work on the corridor out of the room.  Watched the assembly so far, needs some trimming definitely.

In the Interim - gas day today.  And cast my vote.  Not that it will matter, I fear.

Overall - busy non-work day.

See you tomorrow. 

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

October 22, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (205/91)

Paid work -  about half busy, dealing with AV stuff.

Creative work -  some animation.  Got about 5 minutes done.

In the Interim - more drinking.

Overall - more drinking.

See you tomorrow. 

Monday, October 21, 2024

October 21, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (204/91)

Paid work - slow day.  Trying to track down equipment.  

Creative work -  good work on the doorway.

In the Interim - did some cleaning.

Overall - another Yes week begins.  Wish I had help.

See you tomorrow. 

Sunday, October 20, 2024

October 20, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (203/91)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some decent work on the project.

In the Interim - did more cleaning.

Overall - and another weekend comes to a close.

See you tomorrow. 

Saturday, October 19, 2024

October 19, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (202/91)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - wor4k on the doorway thing.

In the Interim - put together the cage thing.  Works well.

Overall - Saturday. damn it.  Saturday, damn it.

See you tomorrow. 

Friday, October 18, 2024

October 18, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (201/91)

Paid work - mostly slow

Creative work - some trivial work

In the Interim - good to hear from L!

Overall - and another weekend starts.

See you tomorrow. 

Thursday, October 17, 2024

October 17, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (200/91)

Paid work - very slow day.  Some minor stuff, bit of training.

Creative work - more animation, and a doorway.

In the Interim - oh hell

Overall - oh hell

See you tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

October 16, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (199/91)

Paid work - half busy, half dull.

Creative work - some good animation.  Not bad.

In the Interim - gasoline, not too bad, more than usual because of the extra driving.  "A Star is Born" very meh blue-ray.

Overall - very tired most of the day.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

October 15, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (198/91)

Paid work - "pay day" smirk.  And most of it is gone.  But, a lot of good work done today.

Creative work - some good work on a transition scene.

In the Interim - nothing good, Emmanuel.  Nothing good.

Overall - at least tomorrow is Wednesday.  Death is nearer.

See you tomorrow.

Monday, October 14, 2024

October 14, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (197/91)

Paid work - semi busy but largely boring.  Boss in office.

Creative work - work on the factory bit.  More delaying stuff, but at least it ties in.

In the Interim - another Monday

Overall - another week.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday, October 13, 2024

October 13, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (196/91)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some work on the project, getting him out of the room to the other room, then to the bus.  But just the first part.

In the Interim - did nothing of note.

Overall - and here comes Monday.

See you tomorrow.

Saturday, October 12, 2024

October 12, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (195/91)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - some work on the "electric figure" bit which may not be used.  Fun anyway.

In the Interim - did a better job of cleaning the bathroom floor.  Also, finally got a haircut.  And bought more Dr. Pepper.  Fairly successful Saturday.

Overall - eh.  Could have been worse.

See you tomorrow.

Friday, October 11, 2024

October 11, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (194/91)

Paid work - a couple of moments of excitement, otherwise dull.  YouTube's relentless ad promotion is shearing my addiction.

Creative work - some animation on the overall project.  Looks good.

In the Interim - cat is brat.

Overall - I've got to get a haircut tomorrow.  Hopefully I can.  

See you tomorrow.

Thursday, October 10, 2024

October 10, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (193/91)

Paid work - not a lot.  Got a ticket which turned out to be state-wise, and thus not applicable to me.  Fun while it lasted, though. 

Creative work - some animation of the worker.

In the Interim - I'm really not made for human society.

Overall - and there goes Thursday!  Remarkable.

See you tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

October 9, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (192/91)

Paid work - mostly very, very slow.  Some "learning."

Creative work - animation.  Getting the "leave dorm" bit into shape.

In the Interim - gas not too bad.

Overall - argh.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

October 8, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (191/91)

Paid work - eh.  Some work done.  Otherwise fairly slow.

Creative work - finished the "angle heads" and started animating them.

In the Interim - Melissa won part of her court case and bought pizza.

Overall - one more day closer to death.

See you tomorrow.

Monday, October 7, 2024

October 7, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (190/91)

Paid work - lots of driving.  Pretty tiring.

Creative work - work on the heads. and the worker's room scene.

In the Interim - cat depresses me.

Overall - and so another week begins.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday, October 6, 2024

October 6, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (189/91)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some good work on the back of the head.  Why?  Don't ask.

In the Interim - a typical Sunday.  Good phone call, though.

Overall - and Monday awaits.

See you tomorrow.

Saturday, October 5, 2024

October 5, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (188/91)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - some work on heads.  Nothing much.

In the Interim - finished the backup and imaging.  Also swept the floor in the whole apt, and did some good cleaning on the bathroom floor.  

Overall - other than the chores, nothing unusual about the day.

See you tomorrow.

Friday, October 4, 2024

October 4, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (187/91)

Paid work - pretty slow day.  Got a couple of things done.  Dull.

Creative work - new method of doing the worker head from the sides.  Needs work but overall kind of successful.  Plus work on his room.  Overall, good creative day.

In the Interim - backup day.  Got most of it done tonight.

Overall - very tired and depressed all day.

See you tomorrow.

Thursday, October 3, 2024

October 3, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (186/91)

Paid work - very slow day.  Thought there was going to be a lot of driving, but then there wasn't.

Creative work - some more work on stuff, including the worker bots.  At last, a return to the actual thing.  Looks good.

In the Interim - it was a Thursday.

Overall - you thought you'd get another No.  You didn't.

See you tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

October 2, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (185/91)

Paid work - very busy with lots of driving.

Creative work - nothing.

In the Interim - got the oil changed.  Not too bad.  Gas day today as well.  Not too bad.  Crowded.

Overall - more and more depressed.  Doctor appointment tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

October 1, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (185/90)

Paid work - lots of driving.

Creative work - nothing.

In the Interim - periodontist.  OK.  

Overall - payday, and most of it is gone.

See you tomorrow.

Monday, September 30, 2024

September 30, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (184/90)

Paid work - got some stuff done, which is always welcome.  Pay was a bit higher, which is always welcome.

Creative work - nothing really.

In the Interim - awful weather again.  Worse elsewhere.

Overall - start of another week.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday, September 29, 2024

September 29, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (183/90)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - more minor stuff.  Animating gas clouds.

In the Interim - well, another weekend gone.

Overall - it's just ugh all around.

See you later today.

September 28, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (182/90)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - some bits here and there

In the Interim - internet went down in the evening and only just came back.

Overall - replaced the lights in the bathroom.  Very bright now.

See you later today.

Friday, September 27, 2024

September 27, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (181/90)

Paid work - mostly dull.  Weather prevented any movement.

Creative work - some cosmic cloud stuff.  It's good, but it's obviously for another project.

In the Interim - weather bad most of the day.

Overall - well, there goes Friday.

See you tomorrow.

Thursday, September 26, 2024

September 26, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (180/90)

Paid work - largely irritating, bad weather, too much driving.

Creative work - more planet work

In the Interim - there goes a yes.

Overall - awful day all around.

See you tomorrow.

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

September 25, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (179/90)

Paid work - some work, then stuck in traffic nearly two hours.

Creative work - more delaying bits.  Left the USB at work.

In the Interim - gas not too bad.

Overall - more sober video watching.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

September 24, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (179/89)

Paid work - somewhat busy first half, with a lot of driving.

Creative work - minor delaying tactics.

In the Interim - nice to be sober

Overall - won't last of course.

See you tomorrow.

Monday, September 23, 2024

September 23, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No): No (179/88)

Paid work - mostly slow day, with some irritation.

Creative work - some ideas.

In the Interim - could have been worse.  At least got a No.

Overall - another week starts.

See you tomorrow.

September 22, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (179/87)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - very little.

In the Interim - very listless

Overall - hot day.

See you tonight.

Saturday, September 21, 2024

September 21, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (178/87)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - some work on the Hence guy.

In the Interim - feels like life is a waste

Overall - a waste

See you tomorrow.

Friday, September 20, 2024

September 20, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (177/87)

Paid work - dull, slow day

Creative work - some animation, and some graphics. Kinda good, but who knows.

In the Interim - very depressed all day

Overall - not looking forward to the weekend.

See you tomorrow.

Thursday, September 19, 2024

September 19, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (176/87)

Paid work - slow day with hauling.   

Creative work - practice with iPad Mini.  Created the overseer room Flash file, and did some animation with it.

In the Interim - this is the year isn't it.

Overall - does it matter.

See you tomorrow.

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

September 18, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (175/87)

Paid work - mostly very slow.

Creative work - some work on the prologue bit.  Getting into shape.

In the Interim - got the Mini today and it looks like a good tool.  Gas day, not too bad.

Overall - very tired all day today.  Watched a Bill Rebane doc.  Ecch.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

September 17, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (174/87)

Paid work - volunteer work at Second Harvest, very intense and tiring but kind of fun.

Creative work - work on the console, testing with Affinity, and downloaded another iPad app.

In the Interim - tired a lot.

Overall - coulda been worse I guess.

See you tomorrow.

Monday, September 16, 2024

September 16, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (173/87)

Paid work - very slow.  Some delivering.

Creative work - work on more of the Overseer Prologue.  Yes, it's a delaying tactic.

In the Interim - very tired all day, and cat does not help at all.

Overall - another Yes.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday, September 15, 2024

September 15, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (172/87)

Paid work - not on Sunday, no.

Creative work - some work on The Guy.

In the Interim - paid a bunch of bills.  Yay.  Great phone call, been too long.  He needs to get a noise cancelling thing, though.

Overall - very tired all day.  Also...ordered an iPad Mini.  Damn it.

See you tomorrow.

Saturday, September 14, 2024

September 14, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (171/87)

Paid work - not on Saturday, no.

Creative work - uploaded the "Instruction" film.

In the Interim - felt mostly OK today.  

Overall - would like to get a no, but it's Saturday.

See you tomorrow.

Friday, September 13, 2024

September 13, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (170/87)

Paid work - very little, because of the surgery.  Good performance review.

Creative work - trimmed the Instruction clips, and added chapter numbers.

In the Interim - the operation went well.  Good to see Michelle again.  The awful part was relatively short.  And I bought all that pudding!

Overall - Friday the 13th could have been worse.

See you tomorrow.

Thursday, September 12, 2024

September 12, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (169/87)

Paid work - lots of meetings, but not a bad day.

Creative work - uploaded more stuff to Odysee, and assembling "Instruction" for inclusion.  Wow, that was weird stuff.

In the Interim - tomorrow to the oral surgeon.

Overall - it was Thursday

See you tomorrow.

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

September 11, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (168/87)

Paid work - got the day off for the surgery.

Creative work - put together Hence and uploaded.  It's a good story.

In the Interim - gas not too bad.  What was too bad was that they couldn't do the surgery today, so that's on Friday.

Overall - on to Thursday.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

September 10, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No): Yes (167/87)

Paid work - mostly slow day.  Put air in the van.

Creative work - I think I'm done with the sunrise bit.  Working on another interesting idea--which may be more delaying tactics, but I kind of like it.

In the Interim - tomorrow, oral surgery.

Overall - on to Wednesday.

See you tomorrow.

Monday, September 9, 2024

September 9, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n): Yes (166/87)

Paid work -  some work, nothing much though.

Creative work - some work on animating the sunrise thing.  Kind of looks good.

In the Interim - well...I've had worse Mondays.  Bought a drive for the iPod which I'm sure won't work.  Oh well.

Overall - on to Tuesday.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday, September 8, 2024

September 8, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (165/87)

Paid work -  not on Sunday, no. 

Creative work - some work on the sunrise thing.

In the Interim - weather was at least nice.

Overall - and another weekend is over.

See you tomorrow.

Saturday, September 7, 2024

September 7, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (164/87)

Paid work -  not on Saturday, no. 

Creative work - more on the sunrise thing.  Yes, it's a delaying tactic.

In the Interim - thought cat was dead today.  Let me sleep past 8:30.  Turns out the treats made him feel lethargic or something.  Bought new treats.

Overall - typical Saturday. didn't feel too ill.

See you tomorrow.

Friday, September 6, 2024

September 6, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (163/87)

Paid work -  some early on, then very slow.  

Creative work - still working on the silly sunrise thing.  This will never end.

In the Interim - cat and I are not harmonizing.  He's the worst.

Overall - and here comes another weekend.

See you tomorrow.

Thursday, September 5, 2024

September 5, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (162/87)

Paid work -  very slow day

Creative work - some practice with Affinity on the iPad.  And some work on the sunrise bit.  Really need more practice with the tablets if they're to be useful.

In the Interim - another Thursday.

Overall - ill and tired.  Oh well.

See you tomorrow.

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

September 4, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (161/87)

Paid work -  pretty busy with swap-outs and driving.

Creative work - some work on the sunrise thing.  Looks good, but is it useful?

In the Interim - gas was pretty reasonable.  No milk.

Overall - life is tiring.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

September 3, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (160/87)

Paid work - mostly slow, with some stuff done.

Creative work - redoing some old stuff, for Odyssey.

In the Interim - lots of illness and coughing.

Overall - retirement is just one long slide into corruption...isn't it.

See you tomorrow.

Monday, September 2, 2024

September 2, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (159/87)

Paid work - state holiday so no.

Creative work - nothing really.   A couple of ideas.

In the Interim - very ill most of the day.  Went to Ollie's, not very impressed.

Overall - I'm really not liking holidays.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday, September 1, 2024

September 1, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (158/87)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - some interesting animation bits.

In the Interim - getting better health-wise.

Overall - still lots of coughing fits.  Lozenges help.  Hate the Yes but there we are.

See you tomorrow.

Saturday, August 31, 2024

August 31, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (157/87)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - some bits here and there.

In the Interim - got the backup done, including stuff from the phone that had been there, unbacked up, for a while.

Overall - didn't expect to get out of the Yes for a Saturday.  Some day I may have more strength.

See you tomorrow.

Friday, August 30, 2024

August 30, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) No (156/87)

Paid work - some driving and hauling, otherwise very slow.

Creative work - worked a bit on the big tablet, then animated the sunrise.  Looks good so far.

In the Interim - lots of coughing today.  I think it's allergies.

Overall - backup weekend, I'd almost forgotten.

See you tomorrow.

Thursday, August 29, 2024

August 29, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (156/86)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - FireAlpaca works pretty well on the palm PC.  Nice and accurate with the stylus, though I'd still like to find a better stylus.  And it still needs peripherals, as the stylus can't work well with menus.  Other than that, some work on the female.  

In the Interim - broke my stupid glasses, but remembered that I have a repair kit in the car.  

Overall - damn that Yes.

See you tomorrow.

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

August 28, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) No (155/86)

Paid work - very slow day, lots of hauling and paperwork.

Creative work - a list project, and some work on the sunrise.

In the Interim - throat went up and down in comfort.  Gas not too bad today.

Overall - mostly miserable feeling but otherwise not a bad day.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

August 27, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) No (155/85)

Paid work - very busy day.  Exhausting.  Was not looking forward to it but it went really well.

Creative work - nothing much.  Work on the sunrise as a problem to be solved.

In the Interim -  felt ill after work but seem to be okay now.  Tooth has really settled down.

Overall - eh, it was Tuesday. 

See you tomorrow.

Monday, August 26, 2024

August 26, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) No (155/84)

Paid work - driving and receiving and planning for tomorrow.  Not a bad day.

Creative work - minor stuff.  A interesting sun.  Trying to figure out the story

In the Interim -  tooth is a dull roar, so manageable.  Good to get a No.

Overall - could have been worse, I guess.  Not a bad day.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday, August 25, 2024

August 25, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) No (155/83)

Paid work - not on Sunday, no.

Creative work -  nothing much.  Kind of stuck.

In the Interim -  so glad to get a No.

Overall - kind of a slow day.  Which was fine, except boring.

See you tomorrow.

Saturday, August 24, 2024

August 24, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (155/82)

Paid work - not on Saturday, no.

Creative work -  work on the face, looks good.

In the Interim -  tooth seems manageable, but who knows.

Overall - felt ill but still drank.  On the plus side, getting the iPad and other stuff inservice.

See you tomorrow.

Friday, August 23, 2024

August 23, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (154/82)

Paid work - lots of driving and replacing.  An okay day.

Creative work -  work on the face.  Looks good.

In the Interim -  tooth pain seems kind of manageable.

Overall - it's another weekend.

See you tomorrow.

Thursday, August 22, 2024

August 22, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (153/82)

Paid work - lots of driving and hauling.

Creative work -  nothing much.

In the Interim -  tooth pain decided to ramp it up to 11, but luckily I have the 800 mg ibuprofen.

Overall - yuck day, mostly because of the pain.

See you tomorrow.

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

August 21, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (152/82)

Paid work - lots of driving, which is more tiresome as I get older.

Creative work -  uploaded the trailer for "Happy."  A whole two views!

In the Interim -  gas day.  Not too bad.

Overall - well, using WalMart's "pickup" option turned out to be more complicated than I thought.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

August 20, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (151/82)

Paid work - driving and some frustration but otherwise ok.  Tiring.

Creative work -  I think I have the trailer in good shape.  Want to watch again before posting.  Working on some ideas as well.

In the Interim -  tooth raged with pain for most of the day, and then...stopped.  Still made an appointment.

Overall - yeah Tuesday.

See you tomorrow.

Monday, August 19, 2024

August 19, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (150/82)

Paid work - lots of driving.

Creative work - some reworkings of the trailer footage, which looks good.  

In the Interim - very tiring and depressing day.

Overall - damn it.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday, August 18, 2024

August 18, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (149/82)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - lots of good sound work

In the Interim - damn about drinking.

Overall - got an idea about the Transparent Guy.  Building him from the robots.  Might work.

See you tomorrow.

Saturday, August 17, 2024

August 17, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (148/82)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - some sound work on the trailer.

In the Interim - a typical blech Saturday.  Blech Sunday coming up.

Overall - cat does not help.  Again.  Trying to be nice.

See you tomorrow.

Friday, August 16, 2024

August 16, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (147/82)

Paid work - mostly pretty slow but got a few things done.

Creative work - animated the pan to the sphere.  So that's good.  Trailer looks really good, ready for sound.

In the Interim - it's the gateway to another weekend.

Overall - oh oh oh well.

See you tomorrow.

Thursday, August 15, 2024

August 15, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (146/82)

Paid work - very slow day.  Some minor stuff done.

Creative work - some good work on the stilt cities thing.  More to go.

In the Interim - well, it's a payday.  And...it's gone.  At least, so are the bills, too. (For now.)

Overall - very tired and ill feeling.  Really tired.

See you tomorrow.

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

August 14, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (145/82)

Paid work - driving and hauling, mostly.  Otherwise slow.

Creative work - working on the "mountains continued" bit.  I like it better than yesterday's.

In the Interim - gas day today.  Not too bad.  Saw Richard, which was cool!  Touch monitor doesn't seem to be a touch monitor.   Not happy about that.  Got Adobe on the tablet.  Just need to find a touchscreen friendly paint app.

Overall - coulda been worse I suppose.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

August 13, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (144/82)

Paid work - mostly very slow.

Creative work - some drawing which I ended up not liking.  Then some later drawing which was better.

In the Interim - panic over deliveries, fortunately resolved.

Overall - not sure how the new tablet will do.  We'll see.

See you tomorrow.

Monday, August 12, 2024

August 12, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (143/82)

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

Creative work - animating the second planet.   Really good stuff, added to project.

In the Interim - today would have been Steve's 70th.

Overall - at least the weather was nice.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday, August 11, 2024

August 11, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (142/82)

Paid work - not on Sunday, no.

Creative work - work on the fire planet.

In the Interim - good phone call.  And once on the call, found my lost earpiece.

Overall - felt less sick today, though still drank.  

See you tomorrow.

Saturday, August 10, 2024

August 10, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (141/82)

Paid work - not on Saturday, no.

Creative work -moon work, and a list project

In the Interim - ill most of the day

Overall - a typical Saturday.

See you tomorrow.

Friday, August 9, 2024

August 9, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (140/82)

Paid work - not too bad.  Got some stuff done.  Pretty decent.

Creative work - good progress on lighting.  Added the sky and the planet.  Looks good.  Update:  really looking nice.

In the Interim - here comes another weekend.

Overall - it was a day.  Not sure what else to say about it.

See you tomorrow.

Thursday, August 8, 2024

August 8, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (139/82)

Paid work - extremely busy first half, necessitating slow second half.  Lots done.

Creative work - experimenting with shadows in Flash, particularly shadows fading as the sun rises.

In the Interim - well, another day gone.

Overall - really tired all day.

See you tomorrow.

August 7, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) No (138/82)

Paid work - some minor stuff here and there.

Creative work -  refining mountains.  Adding colors, looks good.  Started on animation.

In the Interim - gas day today.  Not too terrible.

Overall - iPad mini arrived and is unsuitable.  Returning.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

August 6, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) No (138/81)

Paid work - eh, not bad.  Some work, some blank.

Creative work - some good work on the mountains and the planet.

In the Interim - not a bad day, nothing great though.

Overall - at least there was another No.

See you tomorrow.

Monday, August 5, 2024

August 5, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) No (138/80)

Paid work - kind of busy, at least toward the end of the day.

Creative work - some work on scenes for the trailer.

In the Interim - they finally paved the parking lot at work.

Overall - tired, heartburn, glad to get a No though.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday, August 4, 2024

August 4, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (138/79)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some work on the domes.

In the Interim - ill most of the day.  And couldn't find my earpiece, so I couldn't call.

Overall - another weekend.  

See you tomorrow.

Saturday, August 3, 2024

August 3, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (137/79)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - some good trailer work.

In the Interim - backup done.

Overall - ill all day but still drank.  I hate life.

See you tomorrow.

Friday, August 2, 2024

August 2, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (136/79)

Paid work - somewhat busy in the morning, then nothing in the afternoon.

Creative work - nothing.

In the Interim - little PC wouldn't turn on...turns out the battery was drained.  Seems to be fine now.

Overall - backup time!

See you tomorrow.

Thursday, August 1, 2024

August 1, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (135/79)

Paid work - another fairly busy day.  Tiring but not too bad.

Creative work - working on the trailer.  Some good process.

In the Interim - I need to find a path to No.

Overall - hot, awful weather.

See you tomorrow.

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

July 31, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (134/79)

Paid work - pretty frantic work day, from start to finish. 

Creative work - working on the commercial.  Made my Rich Evans Why video.

In the Interim - spilled drink all over my keyboard, so bought another.  Gas about like I expected.

Overall - tired, ill, and cat continues to brat.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

July 30, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (133/79)

Paid work - somewhat slow at first, then pretty busy receiving in the afternoon.

Creative work - I decided a good stopgap would be to make a trailer.  So I worked on that.

In the Interim - my wallet fell out of my bag on the way to work, so I had to drive back to the apartment to get it.  There it was, in the middle of the hallway.  Rather an anxiety-producing start, but it certainly could have been worse.

Overall - ugh.  Just ugh.

See you tomorrow.

Monday, July 29, 2024

July 29, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (132/79)

Paid work - very busy early on, then kind of slow.

Creative work -  minor stuff on the sideways image.

In the Interim - very tired throughout the day.

Overall - it's going to be one of those weeks.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday, July 28, 2024

July 28, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (131/79)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work -  getting more work on the 3/4 worker.

In the Interim - I hate weekends.

Overall - I hate weekends.  That said, I spent less today than I could have.

See you tomorrow.

Saturday, July 27, 2024

July 27, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (130/79)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - some work on the 3/4 version of the worker.  OK so far.

In the Interim - cat is only concerned with getting petted and getting treats.  Adoption=mistake.  Same today.

Overall - I didn't expect any different on a Saturday.

See you tomorrow.

Friday, July 26, 2024

July 26, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (129/79)

Paid work - a couple of things but slow overall.

Creative work - experimenting with getting different angles on the worker.  It would be great if AI could do this, but it looks like I will have to do it manually.  Some work done.  Not bad.  Sigh, too much work.

In the Interim - ill for most of the day.

Overall - it was a Friday.

See you tomorrow.

Thursday, July 25, 2024

July 25, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (128/79)

Paid work - some stuff done but mostly slow.  Exhausted the entire day.

Creative work - a few bits and some assembling.  Some fill-ins.

In the Interim - very tired all the time.  Didn't really try to resist the Yes.

Overall - weekend beckons.

See you tomorrow.

July 24, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) No (127/79)

Paid work - some stuff done but mostly slow.  Exhausted the entire day.

Creative work - a few bits and some assembling.  Some fill-ins.

In the Interim - gas day.  Going after work seems like a good idea

Overall - tired all the time.

See you Friday.

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

July 23, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) No (127/78)

Paid work - half a busy day.

Creative work - some animation.  First section about done.

In the Interim - could have been worse, I guess.

Overall - another day gone.

See you tomorrow.   

Monday, July 22, 2024

July 22, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) No (127/77)

Paid work - very busy day in spurts.

Creative work - some animation.

In the Interim - very depressed.

Overall - see above.

See you tomorrow.   

Sunday, July 21, 2024

July 21, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) No (127/76)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - a bit of animation.

In the Interim - wanted a Yes at the last minute, but didn't.

Overall - felt awful all day.  All weekend.  Not looking forward to tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.   

Saturday, July 20, 2024

July 20, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (127/75)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - some animation stuff for one of those "makeup" things.

In the Interim - felt ill all day, but still Yes.

Overall - I've had worse Saturdays I guess.

See you tomorrow.   

Friday, July 19, 2024

July 19, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (126/75)

Paid work - because of the CrowdStrike issue, very busy, non-stop day.

Creative work - lamp work.

In the Interim - feel ill

Overall - it's a Friday

See you tomorrow.   

Thursday, July 18, 2024

July 18, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (125/75)

Paid work - kind of slow.  Got some stuff done but not a lot.

Creative work - working on the last bit of part one--replacing the head.  It's somewhat frustrating.  And I keep getting ideas.

In the Interim - it was a Thursday

Overall - here comes the weekend to be dreaded.

See you tomorrow.   

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

July 17, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) No (124/75)

Paid work - not a lot.  Main boss in the office.

Creative work -  watching everything put together, changes are needed.  Made most of those, and it looks better.  

In the Interim - gas day.  Decided to go right after work rather than after 8, and it worked out pretty well.

Overall - overall not a bad day.

See you tomorrow.   

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

July 16, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) No (124/74)

Paid work - pretty slow day.

Creative work -  a nice scene animated.  Almost done with part one.

In the Interim - tired a lot, sore from going up and down stairs.

Overall - could have been worse, I guess.  

See you tomorrow.   

Monday, July 15, 2024

July 15, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) No (124/73)

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

Creative work - some minor stuff, a couple if ideas.  

In the Interim - very ill and tired all day.

Overall - could have been worse, I guess.

See you tomorrow.   

Sunday, July 14, 2024

July 14, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (124/72)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - some work on a large chamber.

In the Interim - good phone call.

Overall - very hot day.  Sore throat seems to be getting better.

See you tomorrow.   

Saturday, July 13, 2024

July 13, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (123/72)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - a bit of animation.  Trying to plan things.

In the Interim - absolutely horrible news today.  How the country has descended.  What a shame, the US was great while it lasted.  Can it come back?  I'm doubtful.

Overall - how could there not be a Yes today.

See you tomorrow.   

Thursday, July 11, 2024

July 12, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) No (122/72)

Paid work - bunch of driving.

Creative work -  some good animation.  Project is beginning to seem endless.

In the Interim - that was a hard fought No.

Overall - very exhausted and depressed.

See you tomorrow.   

July 11, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) No (122/71)

Paid work - very very slow day.

Creative work -  some good animation.  Tried the "skew" effect in Flash and it solved a problem.  Have to keep that in mind.  Bunch of stuff.

In the Interim - glad that yesterday's Yes didn't carry over.

Overall - very depressed.  At least the weather is getting nicer.

See you tomorrow.   

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

July 10, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (122/70)

Paid work - mostly training in the morning.  Some meetings, various.

Creative work -  lots of good animation.  Shaping up.  And it's become a chore.

In the Interim - stupid backup software stopped working, but I got it to resume.  Gas not too bad today.

Overall - damn Yes.

See you tomorrow.   

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

July 9, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) No (121/70)

Paid work - slow day.  A couple of things.

Creative work -  a bunch of animation.

In the Interim - hot day.

Overall - getting into a depressed state.  Not sure why.

See you tomorrow.   

Monday, July 8, 2024

July 8, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) No (121/69)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - lots of drawing, loading stuff into Flash.  Lots of working for something that should last only a few seconds.  What else ya gonna do?  Also some animation.  

In the Interim - doctor's nurse called, apparently all my bad things are worse.

Overall - feel very stuffed for some reason.

See you tomorrow.   

Sunday, July 7, 2024

July 7, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) No (121/68)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - bunch of stuff done for the animation.

In the Interim - very hot day, really felt off the whole day.

Overall - thank God for a No.

See you tomorrow.   

Saturday, July 6, 2024

July 6, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (121/67)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - some good limb work.

In the Interim - felt ill, but drank.  Hail Saturday.  Let's hope Sunday is merciful.

Overall - backup done.  Not a bad job.  And the new 7 inch looks like a return.

See you tomorrow.   

Friday, July 5, 2024

July 5, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (120/67)

Paid work - lots of driving, which was very tiring.

Creative work - some work on the other hand, which led to some ideas.  Hm.

In the Interim - I'd forgotten about the backup at the end/beginning of the month, so I'm starting that now.

Overall - horribly hot day, with a huge rainstorm which didn't seem to help.  Sorry about the Yes.

See you tomorrow.   

Thursday, July 4, 2024

July 4, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (119/67)

Paid work - day off.  Happy birthday, America.

Creative work - nothing.

In the Interim - got most of the software on the new mini-PC.  Still need to see how styluses work.

Overall - very hot today.  Damn, a Yes.

See you tomorrow.   

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

July 3, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (118/67)

Paid work - a few things, here and there.  Still pretty slow.

Creative work - good work on a cabinet of brains.

In the Interim - almost choked on lunch.  Gas was the usual.

Overall - day off tomorrow (July 4th).

See you tomorrow.   

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

July 2, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) No (117/67)

Paid work - a couple of things, but kind of slow.

Creative work - some work on the eyes and the hand.

In the Interim - not a bad day.  Heard that a friend's cat is ill, which was sad.

Overall - tomorrow is a semi-Friday.  

See you tomorrow.   

Monday, July 1, 2024

July 1, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) No (117/66)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - work on eyes.  Looks really good.

In the Interim - mostly slow motion day.

Overall - it was another day.  

See you tomorrow.  

Sunday, June 30, 2024

June 30, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) No (117/65)

Paid work - not on Sunday, no.

Creative work - nothing

In the Interim - very tired all day.  Rested a lot.  Oh, also got the oil changed.

Overall - so glad to get a No.

See you tomorrow.  

Saturday, June 29, 2024

June 29, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (117/64)

Paid work - not on Saturday, no.

Creative work - some decent work on the arm bits, and some on the eye bits.

In the Interim - forgot about the oil change thing, will hopefully do that tomorrow.

Overall - Saturday...what will it be like when every day is a Saturday.

See you tomorrow.  

Friday, June 28, 2024

June 28, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (116/64)

Paid work - very slow.  Some discussion of issues.

Creative work - a bit of animation, some pink hands drawing.  Tried DaVinci Resolve, and it's very complex.  Found out I could put Vegas on two PCs, so I installed that and had a go at putting the clips together.  Some interesting "leg" graphics.

In the Interim - it was Friday.  Another one.

Overall - Yeah Friday.

See you tomorrow.  

Thursday, June 27, 2024

June 27, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (115/64)

Paid work - very slow day.  Too much sugar.

Creative work - some good bridge elements.

In the Interim - I hate this life.

Overall - give me a birthday in the 20's and I'd be dead now...and much happier.

See you tomorrow.  

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

June 26, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (114/64)

Paid work - very slow day, until the end.

Creative work - some drawing, some animating.  Really need to work on being more consistent with colors and such.  Some progress.

In the Interim - gas wasn't too bad.  

Overall - and here's another day.  Damn

See you tomorrow.  

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

June 25, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (113/64)

Paid work - very slow day but some good conversations.

Creative work - some very nice work, sliding the project...into the beginning.  Still--

In the Interim - Tuesday.

It was a Monday - yeah, Tuesday.  

See you tomorrow.  

Monday, June 24, 2024

June 24, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (112/64)

Paid work - very, very slow day all around.

Creative work - working through some animation issues.  Presented the bits into Vegas.  More art, more ideas.  I like how it's working out.

In the Interim - what can I say.

Overall - it was a Monday.

See you tomorrow.  

Sunday, June 23, 2024

June 23, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (111/64)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some good, late detail work.  Project kind of coming together.  Need a less depressing ending.

In the Interim - great phone call.

Overall - it was a Sunday.,

See you tomorrow.  

Saturday, June 22, 2024

June 22, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (110/64)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - some good work on a minor scene.  Also, converted some bits to video files.

In the Interim - not too bad today, went for a walk, ate good food.  OK.  AC kicked on for the first time this summer.

Overall - need more healing.

See you tomorrow.  

Friday, June 21, 2024

June 21, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (109/64)

Paid work - very slow

Creative work - some good drawings, some good ideas.  Some animation, and some more ideas.  This seems to be moving ahead.

In the Interim - it was a dull Friday for the most part.

Overall - and a weekend of sickness threatens.

See you tomorrow.  

Thursday, June 20, 2024

June 20, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (108/64)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - some good drawing and ideas.  Removed the box from the dream animation. Got some more drawing stuff done.  Progress!

In the Interim - Yes kind of inevitable, alas.

Overall - and the weekend is on the way.  Alas.

See you tomorrow.  

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

June 19, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) No (107/64)

Paid work - state holiday, so no.

Creative work - animated the "dream" section.

In the Interim -  gas day.  Not too bad.  Got it in the morning this time.

Overall - very tired all day.  

See you tomorrow.  

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

June 18, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) No (107/63)

Paid work - very slow day

Creative work - lots of good work.  Story kind of settling in.

In the Interim -  state holiday tomorrow.

Overall - nice to get another No.

See you tomorrow.  

Monday, June 17, 2024

June 17, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) No (107/62)

Paid work - lots of paperwork, but mostly slow.

Creative work - some buildings that might be used.

In the Interim -  tired all day.  Slept badly.

Overall - eh, it was a Monday.  Glad for another No.

See you tomorrow.  

Sunday, June 16, 2024

June 16, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) No (107/61)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - a bit of working on the sky view.

In the Interim - weather awfully hot.  Tired all day.  

Overall - ate an actual meal at Subway.

See you tomorrow.  

Saturday, June 15, 2024

June 15, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (107/60)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - some work on cloud base.

In the Interim - tired and ill all day.

Overall - tired and ill all day.  Expect the same tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.  

Friday, June 14, 2024

June 14, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (106/60)

Paid work - lots of Health systems.  Very busy day, basically exhausting.  Good.

Creative work - working on background stuff.  Nice.

In the Interim - very tired the whole day.

Overall - a typical Friday.

See you tomorrow.  

Thursday, June 13, 2024

June 13, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (105/60)

Paid work - very slow day.  Some driving and hauling. Busy tomorrow.

Creative work - some odd work on possible landscapes

In the Interim - it was a Thursday and the 13th.  There you go.

Overall - space is everywhere.

See you tomorrow. 

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

June 12, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (104/60)

Paid work - very slow.

Creative work - some work on the environs.

In the Interim - big sigh.  Not sure what else should go here.

Overall - HB2M.  Big deal.  

See you tomorrow. 

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

June 11, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (103/60)

Paid work - very slow day.  Decommissioned some PCs.

Creative work - some detailing on the worker body.

In the Interim - ill and tired all day.

Overall - my last day as a pre-old.

See you tomorrow. 

Monday, June 10, 2024

June 10, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (102/60)

Paid work - very slow day.  Sent in some paperwork.

Creative work - more work on the worker body.

In the Interim - nothing out of the ordinary.

Overall - very ill in the morning.

See you tomorrow. 

Sunday, June 9, 2024

June 9, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (101/60)

Paid work - not on Sunday. 

Creative work - some more detailing on the worker.  Looking good.

In the Interim - lots of getting up early to return cars, take flights, sit in lounges.  Argh.

Overall - back to work tomorrow.  Hoping that's a good thing.

See you tomorrow. 

Saturday, June 8, 2024

June 8, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) No (100/60)

Paid work - not on Saturday anyway. 

Creative work - some more work on the worker body.  Couple of ideas as well.

In the Interim - the gathering was great!  Not much more than that, just folks getting together.  I left after a few hours, it was an exhausting weekend.

Overall - got my wakeup call ready, hopefully I can rest a bit.

See you tomorrow. 

Friday, June 7, 2024

June 7, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) No (100/59)

Paid work - off work for the festival.  

Creative work - some work on the body of the worker.

In the Interim - very tired today, went for breakfast then slept a lot.  Later, met some of the web folks.  Very nice people, interesting group of folks.  Driving there was a nightmare, driving back was actually easy.

Overall - Friday was fun.

See you tomorrow. 

Thursday, June 6, 2024

June 6, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) No (100/58)

Paid work - off work for the festival.  Next day too.

Creative work - nothing

In the Interim - reserved my car, a Nissan Kicks.  Hope it's not too tiny but it's only a couple of days.  Probably leave for the airport around 12:30-1:00. Later: traveling was fine until DC. They lost my rental car (but gave me another).  Driving in DC is awful in the dark. Room not very good. Oh well, one time thing. 

Overall - Friday might be fun. 

See you tomorrow. 

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

June 5, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (100/57)

Paid work - some frantic stuff, then slow.

Creative work - did a lot of work on the scene--completed the animation for one.  I need to see if it needs refining.  Then I got a good idea for another scene.  Worked on that, gathering ideas and adapting drawings.

In the Interim - it's "Friday" for me.  To the airport tomorrow.

Overall - and here we go.

See you tomorrow. 

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

June 4, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) No (99/57)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - lots of work done on the "scene" I had thought of yesterday.  In fact, almost all of the scene done and animated.

In the Interim - not too bad a day.  Weather rather stormy.

Overall - argh getting very nervous.

See you tomorrow. 

Monday, June 3, 2024

June 3, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) No (99/56)

Paid work - testing out 15 used PCs.  Busy and tiring.

Creative work - some drawing on the medicine chest, and an idea for a scene.

In the Interim - got my seats on the airlines (coming and going) so that bit of anxiety is done.  We'll see what's next.  Also, foot doctor appointment in the morning.  I hate that location, all the buildings look the same (including the parking garages).

Overall - not a bad day.

See you tomorrow. 

Sunday, June 2, 2024

June 2, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) No (99/55)

Paid work - not on Sunday

Creative work - nothing

In the Interim - ill, but got a No

Overall - it was Sunday

See you tomorrow. 

Saturday, June 1, 2024

June 1, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (99/54)

Paid work - not on Saturday

Creative work - a bit of ideas, and some work on those.

In the Interim - backup weekend.  Started it last night, but the USB hub failed again.  

Overall - it was Saturday

See you tomorrow. 

May 31, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (98/54)

Paid work - payday, so there's that.  Otherwise very slow.  Ate pizza that kind of made me ill.

Creative work - a background, looks nice, nothing much else.

In the Interim - nice watch party.  "Dinosaurus."

Overall - Friday.

See you later today.

Thursday, May 30, 2024

May 30, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (97/54)

Paid work - got some minor stuff done.

Creative work - work on the rust ball, looks good.  Started another thing.

In the Interim - so, America is dead.

Overall - holding the funeral.  Please be quiet as you are seated.

See you tomorrow.

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

May 29, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (96/54)

Paid work - half day because of periodontist.  Got some stuff done anyway.

Creative work - not much.  Trying to make the PC usable.  

In the Interim - it was a day.

Overall - after the appointment, I did a lot of sleeping.  Cat was nonplussed.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

May 28, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (95/54)

Paid work - mostly slow.

Creative work - portrait for Patreon, and another list project.

In the Interim - can't think of anything remarkable about today.

Overall - same to same.

See you tomorrow.

May 27, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (94/54)

Paid work - today is Memorial Day, so state offices closed.

Creative work - nothing

In the Interim - another weekend

Overall - what else.

See you later.  

Sunday, May 26, 2024

May 26, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (93/54)

Paid work - not on Sunday.

Creative work - some rust experiments.

In the Interim - great phone call, without alcohol this time.  Though the call quality was frustrating.

Overall - spent most of this weekend sleeping.  I will probably do the same tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.  

Saturday, May 25, 2024

May 25, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (92/54)

Paid work - not on Saturday.

Creative work - nothing.

In the Interim - the Yes was kind of inevitable.

Overall - at least I held it off for a day.

See you tomorrow.  

Friday, May 24, 2024

May 24, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) No (91/54)

Paid work - mostly pretty slow

Creative work - trying to make the "pods" metallic with rust, but not working out really well.  Some pipes detail.  Body work on HappyMan.  

In the Interim - happy to get another No, especially on a Friday.  Watched some stuff without booze, too.

Overall - a nice start to the weekend.  Can't last, though.

See you tomorrow. 

Thursday, May 23, 2024

May 23, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) No (91/53)

Paid work - lots of work early on, checking out old PCs.  Then, pretty quiet.

Creative work - list project.  It was fun and looks nice

In the Interim - no one more surprised by the No than me.

Overall - long weekend coming.

See you tomorrow. 

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

May 22, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (91/52)

Paid work - mostly slow, good meeting

Creative work - experiments with styluses, otherwise nothing.

In the Interim - gasoline day.  Not too bad.

Overall - wish things were different but there we are.  "Batman Forever" on TV.

See you tomorrow. 

May 21, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (90/52)

Paid work - lots of driving

Creative work - nothing.

In the Interim - "The Black Pit of Dr M" was the movie

Overall - I learned that the Fire TV does have a physical on-off switch.

See you later today. 

Monday, May 20, 2024

May 20, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (89/52)

Paid work - nothing

Creative work - fairly busy, lots of driving

In the Interim - watched The Shadow again, and enjoyed it

Overall - not a great start to the week, but I got milk, so there's that.

See you tomorrow. 

Sunday, May 19, 2024

May 19, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (88/52)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - some more doodling.  Plus ideas for a video, maybe.

In the Interim - it was another Sunday.  "Rear Window."

Overall - nothing out of the ordinary.  Wish I had a No, but there you go.

See you tomorrow. 

Saturday, May 18, 2024

May 18, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (87/52)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so no.

Creative work - some ideas and some drawing.  Might get something out of this after all.

In the Interim - got a haircut, got a Sams run, bought way too many DVDs.

Overall - it was Saturday.  The lost day of the week.

See you tomorrow. 

Friday, May 17, 2024

May 17, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (86/52)

Paid work - very slow day.  Got a couple of things done.

Creative work - some more doodling.

In the Interim - felt ill most of the day.  Arby's didn't help.

Overall - great watch party.  

See you tomorrow. 

Thursday, May 16, 2024

May 16, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (85/52)

Paid work - mostly slow.  Some driving, and prepping for Monday.

Creative work - more work on the cylinders.

In the Interim - at least tomorrow is Friday.

Overall - tired of pretending to be human.  It doesn't work anyway.

See you tomorrow. 

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

May 15, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (84/52)

Paid work - very slow.  Busy in the morning with surplus, after that, kind of nothing.

Creative work - some interesting drawing.  Maybe for the doll character?  Rather some good stuff, indeed.

In the Interim - payday, so there's that. And it's now mostly gone.

Overall - gas wasn't too bad.  Eh.  

See you tomorrow. 

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

May 14, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (83/52)

Paid work - some training, some other stuff.  Decent day.

Creative work - More work on Blender animation.

In the Interim - so it's gonna be a Yes week.

Overall - there went Tuesday.

See you tomorrow. 

Monday, May 13, 2024

May 13, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (82/52)

Paid work - some stuff, otherwise kind of slow.

Creative work - more Blender work.

In the Interim - damn, a Yes

Overall - boring day all around.

See you tomorrow. 

Sunday, May 12, 2024

May 12, 2024 (Sunday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (81/52)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so, no.

Creative work - some Blender work.

In the Interim - another lost weekend.  At least I cleaned the bathroom console.

Overall - and there you go.

See you tomorrow. 

May 11, 2024 (Saturday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (80/52)

Paid work - not on Saturday, so, no.

Creative work - nothing

In the Interim - ill all day, but still drank

Overall - cleaned some of the bathroom, so there's that.

See you tomorrow. 

Friday, May 10, 2024

May 10, 2024 (Friday)

Drinking (y/n) Yes (79/52)

Paid work - some training, and some arranging for next week.  And some driving.

Creative work - did some work in Blender that I liked.  Felt like I could possibly get a handle on this.  Still needs work.

In the Interim - had a nightmare about the NoVA event--lost luggage, nonexistent gate, etc.  It was all on the return trip, though, so maybe that's a good sign.  Woke up sick and anxious.

Overall - what did anyone expect from a Friday.

See you tomorrow. 

Thursday, May 9, 2024

May 9, 2024 (Thursday)

Drinking (y/n) No (78/52)

Paid work - lots of training.  Not a lot else.

Creative work - a new perspective drawing of the ship interior.  Hey, it's something.

In the Interim - kind of a tiring day.  Lots of rain and wind in the beginning.

Overall - well, I got a No.  That's something.

See you tomorrow. 

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

May 8, 2024 (Wednesday)

Drinking (y/n) No (78/51)

Paid work - lots of driving, some classes.

Creative work - nothing.

In the Interim - lots of bad weather.  Gas not too bad, and got some grocery.

Overall - and on to Thursday.

See you tomorrow. 

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

May 7, 2024 (Tuesday)

Drinking (y/n) No (78/50)

Paid work - lots of training.  

Creative work - list project.  Kind of fun.

In the Interim - just feel drifting.

Overall - another day.

See you tomorrow. 

Monday, May 6, 2024

May 6, 2024 (Monday)

Drinking (y/n) No (78/49)

Paid work - fairly busy day.

Creative work - nothing.

In the Interim - mostly ill and tired all day.

Overall - a Monday.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday, May 5, 2024

May 5, 2024 (Sunday)

 Drinking (y/n) Yes (78/48)

Paid work - not on Sunday, so no.

Creative work - nothing.

In the Interim - backup complete.  And a great phone call.

Overall - could have been a worse weekend.

See you tomorrow.