April 30, 2025 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (106/14)

Paid work - mostly pretty slow.   Very tired.

Creative work - bunch of animation stuff done today.  Got a first take.

In the interim - cat threw up in the middle of the night.  Thanks.

Overall - and there was April.

See you tomorrow.

April 29, 2025 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (106/13)

Paid work - lots of driving, some stuff done.

Creative work - work on animation and garbage.  An idea about how to arrange everything.

In the interim - I honestly don't enjoy mentoring.  Trying my best.

Overall - anxious all day.

See you tomorrow.

April 28, 2025 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (106/12)

Paid work - mostly slow, some training of the new guy.

Creative work - a bit of animation.  Coming along.

In the interim - surprised by the No.

Overall - anxious all day.  Felt off.

See you tomorrow.

April 27, 2025 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (106/11)

Paid work - Sunday, so no.  New guy starts tomorrow.

Creative work - some animation work.

In the interim - took the iPads to the Apple Store and they were able to set them back to default.  No cost, and everyone there was pleasant.  Why the security is so iron-clad is a mystery.  It guarantees simple codes just to use the thing.

Overall - another weekend.  Ill and tired all the time.  Learned that nothing in the mall opens until noon.  Great phone call, as usual, and I did it without drinking!

See you tomorrow.

April 26, 2025 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (105/11)

Paid work - Saturday.

Creative work - some animation.

In the interim - ill and tired the whole day

Overall - ill and tired the whole day but still drank

See you tomorrow.

April 25, 2025 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (104/11)

Paid work - very slow day.  Glad to have the boss back.

Creative work - lots of work on the "Idea" thing.  Turned out, the USB driver shredded it somehow.  OK.  Remade it, and did a preview but.  It's all damn good.

In the interim - weekend eve, and you know what that means.

Overall - whut

See you tomorrow.

April 24, 2025 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (103/11)

Paid work - mostly slow.  Some stuff done.

Creative work - more animation.  Looks good so far.

In the interim - ill and tired still.  No luck with the iPads.

Overall - oh boy another weekend.

See you tomorrow.

April 23, 2025 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (102/11)

Paid work - some work, mostly ill and exhausted all day.

Creative work - some animation with the clouds.

In the interim - almost had to appear in court with the stolen items bit.

Overall - ice cream truck woke me up, and I wondered why they were here at 6 AM.  Turns out it was 6 PM.

See you tomorrow.

April 22, 2025 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (101/11)

Paid work - very busy--exhausting.

Creative work - some ideas on the "Ideas" project.

In the interim - exhausting day

Overall - another one coming up.

See you tomorrow.

April 21, 2025 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (100/11)

Paid work - some stuff done.  Already a victim of the extra key thing so keeping this short.

Creative work - on the idea project.

In the interim - f this planet.

Overall - tired all the time.

See you tomorrow.

April 20, 2025 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (99/11)

Paid work - Sunday so no

Creative work - lots of work on the "Idea" thing.

In the Interim - worried about missing stuff from the apartment.

Overall - started a new medication.  Oh boy.  

See you tomorrow.

April 19, 2025 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (98/11)

Paid work - Saturday so no

Creative work - more moving of things from the "Drives" folder.  And a couple of interesting ideas for the "Happy" project.

In the Interim - tired all day long.  Seemed to get sick from Culvers.

Overall - tomorrow we start the anti-depressants.

See you tomorrow.

April 18, 2025 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (97/11)

Paid work - state holiday (Good Friday) so no.

Creative work - some small bits.  Mostly moving the "drives" folders to their proper places.

In the Interim - nice weather.  Tired all day.  Bought another Wacom.  It was red!

Overall - kept thinking this was Saturday all day.  Started looking at ChromeBooks.

See you tomorrow.

April 17, 2025 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (96/11)

Paid work - mostly slow, some straighten-up stuff.  Not bad.

Creative work - nothing.

In the Interim - moving stuff from the "Drives" folder to the standard folders.  

Overall - worst cat in the world.  Was hoping for another No, but at least I got 4 of them.

See you tomorrow.

April 16, 2025 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (95/11)

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

Creative work - more work on the room, an animation test.

In the Interim - expected the work to be more difficult--I had nightmares about it last night.

Overall - last day of the week tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

April 15, 2025 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (95/10)

Paid work - slow day, largely annoying.

Creative work - puzzle book cover.  And putting it on the book.

In the Interim - finally double-digits in the No section.

Overall - payday.  And most of it is gone.

See you tomorrow.

April 14, 2025 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (95/9)

Paid work - mostly very slow.  Some frustration.

Creative work - work on the project, animated an outdoor shot.  More work on the sleeper.

In the Interim - Dr's appointment went OK.  Back on antidepressants.

Overall - nice to get another No.

See you tomorrow.

April 13, 2025 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (95/8)

Paid work - not on Sunday

Creative work - work on the outside.  

In the Interim - nice to get a No.  Also, spent no money today which is good.

Overall - not looking forward to the week.

See you tomorrow.

April 12, 2025 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (95/7)

Paid work - not on Saturday

Creative work - some work on the house

In the Interim - can't stop drinking

Overall - and another weekend in the can

See you tomorrow.

April 11, 2025 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (94/7)

Paid work - kind of busy, half-way.

Creative work - trying to build the house.

In the Interim - and here's the weekend.

Overall - dead drunk year.  Maybe this is the last one.

See you tomorrow.

April 10, 2025 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (93/7)

Paid work - very slow day.

Creative work - some work on the "ideas" part

In the Interim - well there it goes

Overall - never should have survived.

See you tomorrow.

April 9, 2025 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (92/7)

Paid work - some driving, some receiving.  Lots of dead air.  Worried.

Creative work - lots of good work on the Idea project.

In the Interim - more drinking.

Overall - less and less, more and more.

See you tomorrow.

April 8, 2025 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (91/7)

Paid work - irritating day.  Boss had another seizure, idiots delivered to the wrong place.

Creative work - lots of work on the Idea project.  Good ideas too.

In the Interim - argh Tuesday.

Overall - argh Wednesday next time around.

See you tomorrow.

April 7, 2025 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (90/7)

Paid work - mostly slow.  OK day.

Creative work - working on something else, the "Ideas" thing.  Looks good so far.

In the Interim - wanted to not drink but damn it.

Overall - Monday damn it.

See you tomorrow.

April 6, 2025 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (89/7)

Paid work - not on Sunday, no.

Creative work - nothing.

In the Interim - great phone call.

Overall - didn't see cat again.  I think she lives next door.

See you tomorrow.

April 5, 2025 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (88/7)

Paid work - not on Saturday, no.

Creative work - bits.

In the Interim - finished the backup.  Odd that so many folders were different, then I remembered that I was moving files in the "Drives" folder earlier in the month.

Overall - visit from a small cat.  Loud, but loved treats and being petted.

See you tomorrow.

April 4, 2025 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (87/7)

Paid work - mostly slow, some receiving stuff.  

Creative work - nothing.

In the Interim - mailed off the Jewells card.  Started the backup weekend and got most of it done.

Overall - more backup tomorrow.  Also, discovered that fresh batteries help a lot with the trackball.

See you tomorrow.

April 3, 2025 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (86/7)

Paid work - some stuff done, very slow second half.

Creative work - finished the card, had it printed and envelope addressed.  Need to figure out what to say.

In the Interim - drinking again.  Gas wasn't too bad.  Much shorter lines in the morning.

Overall - oh my God the weekend is almost here.

See you tomorrow.

April 2. 2025 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (85/7)

Paid work - not a bad day.  Some stuff done

Creative work - I think the card is done.  Just need to get it in a format.

In the Interim - Wednesday again.

Overall - tired all the time, drinking too much.  Yeah.

See you tomorrow.

April 1, 2025 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (84/7)

Paid work - very slow day. Couple things done, more than yesterday.

Creative work - really good work on the Jewells pic.

In the Interim - ...but then I somehow lost the progress I made.  Tried repairs on the USB disk, and eventually found the work--hidden as FILEOOOO.CHK.  Renamed them and all seemed to be well.

Overall - but that seemed to be just one of many irritants today.  Drove me to drink.

See you tomorrow.