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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.