August 8, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (133/87)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some interesting work on part 3.  And a lot of soundtrack work on part 2.  Not sure why sound work disturbs and distresses me.  It does, though.

In the interim - lots of sleeping, long walk.  Bought some earbuds with ear arms.  Haven't set them up yet.

Overall - I was hoping for a No but them's the breaks.

See you tomorrow.

August 7, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (132/87)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - working on the screen bits. Lots of sound work on part 2.  Why does audio work bring me so down?

In the interim - tired, ill, depressed.  Determined not to drink, but got a Yes anyway.

Overall - very worried about the future.  Mine.

See you tomorrow.

August 6, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (131/87)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - worked on the "numbers" screen for part 3.  Got the environment stuff settled for part 2 and closed up some sound effects bits.

In the interim - long walk.  Otherwise nothing.  Slept a lot.  Got another Yes.

Overall - weekend coming.  So what.

See you tomorrow.

August 5, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (130/87)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - worked on the "letter animation" for part 3.  Also some sound work on part 2, got quite a lot done, actually.

In the interim - had a long walk, but otherwise didn't leave the house and slept a lot, while being tired, miserable and depressed.  Probably the same tomorrow, see the Yes above.

Overall - what in the Hell.

See you tomorrow.

August 4, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (129/87)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - lots of work on the audio--which went smoother than I expected.  Got the space and the air done, and a bunch of water bits as well.  Mostly long stretches with nothing specific to events, but hey I'll take it.

In the interim - as expected, slept most of the day.  Finally moved the cushions to the new shoes and had a short walk.  

Overall - need to get out of this run.

See you tomorrow.

August 3, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (128/87)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - working on getting the video bit into shape.  Vegas 2026 disappoints for the most part...again.  Fixed some bits.

In the interim - got the tire issue seen to, professionally (more than I hoped, less than I feared).  Picked up the glasses and some groceries.  

Overall - got stuff done but still drank.  Not expecting anything tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

August 2, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (127/87)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - worked on more of the satellite stuff, and rendered what we have so far.  Looks good, aside from a couple of trims that should be trimmed.  Exported the elements from the first chapter so I can start on the soundtrack.  Also worked a bit on the screens.

In the interim - barely got any sleep last night, but at least I don't feel ill or miserable (yet).  But the damned hunger came in full force.  What the Hell.

Overall - not a bad day at all, lots of resting...until the Yes kicked in.  And I've got the tires tomorrow.  Can I learn?

See you tomorrow.

August 1, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (126/87)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - nothing.  Got the idea of where part two could be ended, so rendered the file and will import it at some point.

In the interim - another wasted day.  Brief walk.  But got a No.

Overall - I've had worse I suppose.

See you tomorrow.

July 31, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (126/86)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - working on console close-ups.  Very little else.

In the interim - back up day.  Spent most of the awake time doing that.

Overall - depressed and miserable and very, very exhausted.

See you tomorrow.

July, 30, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (125/86)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - cut out the alarm screen, imported into Vegas and trimmed accordingly.  Put the rest of the console scene under a new project name and created one for the non-angled screen.  I'd been worried that the console scene was too long, and it was when the two parts were together.  Now that they're separate they work well.

In the interim - doctor's visit went well, health signs are good.  Made an eye doctor appointment for 3, and a car appointment for Monday at 9.  Update: eye appointment went well, expensive but worth it.  Still tired a lot.

Overall - why the Yes.  Can I get through three days?

See you tomorrow.

July 29, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (125/85)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - nice work on the console, coming right along.

In the interim - got the oil changed, asked about the message on the car screen.  Valvoline thinks a tire place can take care of it.  Went on a long walk, not too hot today.

Overall - mostly tired, did a lot of resting.  Very glad to get a No without anger.

See you tomorrow.

July 28, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (125/84)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - bit of work on the console screen.  Mostly irritating.

In the interim - short walk, weather hot and muggy.  Otherwise did nothing.

Overall - angry and depressed and miserable all day, but was still tempted to get a Yes.  Glad I didn't.

See you tomorrow.

July 27, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (125/83)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some good work on the console stuff.

In the interim - barely left the house.  Went for a short walk.  Angry and depressed all day.

Overall - and another bad day.  Damn it, need to fix this.

See you tomorrow.

July 26, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (124/83)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - worked on the console a bit.  Then a lot more.  Getting there, I hope.

In the interim - great phone call as always.  Otherwise mostly a wasted day.  Very hot, but managed the Sunday stuff and got the "mail."

Overall - hardly worth talking about.  A wasted day with illness and tiredness.

See you tomorrow.

July 25, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (123/83)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - transition done and it looks great.  Searching for the alarm console so I can close this stuff.  Difficult search.  But finally found the originals had have been doing some work on them.

In the interim - tired and depressed all day, though not as sick as I feared.  Still a bad day.

Overall - as mentioned, a bad day overall.  Bought too many DVDs.

See you tomorrow.

July 24, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (122/83)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - working on the transition stuff.  And a bit of cutting.  Combined the worker pan with the opening of the ship animation...we'll see if that works.  Started researching the console from part 2, difficult to find for some reason.

In the interim - as expected, felt miserable and depressed all day.  Hello Yes.

Overall - not sure what to say here.  

See you tomorrow.

July 23, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (121/83)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - more work on what I hope will be the last shot of this sequence.  Still have to finish the overseer part.  Before that, the pan into the sky.  Did some conversions and edited them into the project.  Then, got some good work on the sky pan.

In the interim - got no sleep at all last night.  Periodontist appointment went fine, for once the charge was reasonable (though more to come, I'm sure).  I'd thought about getting the oil changed after that, but I was far too exhausted.  Error message on car: Service - Tire Monitor System.  I assume that monitors the pressure in the tires.  Car drove OK with that message but I'll have to see what to do about it.  Long walk today.

Overall - not sure where that Yes came from.  Successful days seem to bring that on.  Why?

See you tomorrow.

July 22, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (120/83)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - animating the alarm bits and putting them into Vegas.  Some good work on a day I didn't think would have any.

In the interim - very angry and depressed today.  Didn't leave the house.  Barely left the sofa.

Overall - terrible day, one of the worst.  Hope that helps bring more Nos.

See you tomorrow.

July 21, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (120/82)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some animation work, and some good ideas for wrapping up Part 2.

In the interim - dentist visit went well, they gave me a kind of retainer.  I was able to sleep really well during the day using it, very comfortable.  Weather decent, nice long walk.

Overall - that Yes really jumped on me.  Good thing nothing scheduled for tomorrow, other than the Wacom bit.  Thursday will be the periodontist.  

See you tomorrow.

July 20, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (119/82)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - drew the faces for the doll and set them in an environment.  Stuff getting done.  Drew a "middle" face and started animation.

In the interim - went to Sam's and they had Dr. Pepper.  Yay.  Very hot, only went for a short walk.

Overall - lots of sleeping as usual.  Tomorrow dental appointment.

See you tomorrow.

July 19, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (119/81)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some animation work

In the interim - not a lot done today.  Went for a long walk.  Did the usual Sunday things.  Really miss Dr. Pepper.

Overall - well at least I got a No.

See you tomorrow.

July 18, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (119/80)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - quite a bit of animation.  Rendered the "so far" stuff for a new project.

In the interim - didn't do much today, mostly tired and low level ill.  Bought shorts, as the Wranglers were getting too torn.

Overall - well, that was Saturday.  On to Sunday.

See you tomorrow.

July 17, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (118/80)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some nice work on the finale stuff.  (I hope it's the finale.)

In the interim - moved all the paintings (temporarily) out of the way and started on the bookcase...and finished that.  Moved all the paintings back so they are finally out of the way.  All this put the cat into a mood.  Got the mail, otherwise didn't leave the house.

Overall - mostly a wasted day.

See you tomorrow.

July 16, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (117/80)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some animation on the final bits.  Working well.  More animation later.

In the interim - attended another webinar.  The guy's a great artist, so it was fun.  Not very informative (accents) but fun.  Managed to wrestle the two bookcases inside, and boy was that fun.  Hot and humid all day.

Overall - could have been worse, I guess.

See you tomorrow.

July 15, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (116/80)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - a bit of work, animating the worker and the camera droid.

In the interim - saw the second part of the Creativity Camp, and this is definitely not for me.  It seems to focus mostly on fan art.  And I was disappointed that my submission wasn't shown, as I spent some time on it.

Overall - lots of resting, sleeping.  A bit ill, but not too horribly so.

See you tomorrow.

July 14, 1016 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (115/80)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - finished the assignment drawing and emailed it off.  Worked a bit on the worker in front of the dome.  Getting there.

In the interim - Not sure why I got a Yes.  Maybe it was the medicine at 600.  Maybe something with boredom.  Who knows at this point.

Overall - got a lot of walking in, so that's good. 

See you tomorrow.

July 13, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (114/80)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - not a lot--but finally got a good Batman head.  

In the interim - moved the boxes into the corner, and now have to get the paintings back there.

Overall - spent a lot of time sleeping, but managed to get a No.  Went to Sam's and they were out of DP bottles!  Have to go back later in the week.

See you tomorrow.

July 12, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (114/79)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - not much.  Worked on the portrait a bit.

In the interim - spent most of the day on the couch, thanks to last night.

Overall - at least went on a walk, a long one.

See you tomorrow.

July 11, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (114/78)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - worked on the bits for the Batman pic, and started the teaser trailer for Happy 2.  Some decent work.

In the interim - finally took some steps on the boxes thing, and made some good progress.  Hung the birds painting properly, and hung the apple painting.  

Overall - a pretty good day, other than the Yes.  Is this what's going to be going forward?

See you tomorrow.

July 10, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (113/78)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - worked on the self portrait...by redoing most of it.  Looks really good, now just need to work on Batman.

In the interim - ill, exhausted, and depressed all day.  Barely left the house.

Overall - but I got a No.

See you tomorrow.

July 9, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (113/77)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - working on the self-portrait assignment.  

In the interim - spent most of the day on the couch.  And still drank.

Overall - not sure what tomorrow will bring.

See you tomorrow.

July 8, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (112/77)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - work on the seminar's project...it was fun.  

In the interim - attended the first part of the Wacom seminar...this seems very basic.  It's well done but I think I'm past this stage.

Overall - Oops!  Late again.  As for today...lots of sleeping, not a lot of eating.  Very, very depressed.

See you tomorrow.

July 7, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (111/77)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some animation bits.

In the interim - spent most of the day on the couch.  Went for a walk, in the rain, which looked pretty cool, really.

Overall - back on the chain gang again.

See you tomorrow.

July 6, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (110/77)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some thoughts on the last few bits of Part Two, and working on the sideways droid.

In the interim - went for a nice walk, bought milk, not sure why I bought beer but I did.  

Overall - not sure where that Yes came from.  Otherwise an OK day.

See you tomorrow.

July 5th, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (109/77)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - not much, some minor bits.

In the interim - as expected, very tired all day.  Managed to do all the Sunday stuff and went for a brief walk (to B&N).  Cat seems to constantly need affection while giving none.

Overall - I've had worse I guess.  Got a No which made me angry--I guess after a binge it makes sense.

See you tomorrow.

July 4, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (109/76)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - finished up the two bits I had ideas for.  Looks good.  So, now on to the details.  Work on the details, including timing, lighting and various sundry bits.  What we have so far looks really good.  Now, on to the stuff we don't have....

In the interim - Happy 250th USA!  Greatest nation in the history of the world.

Overall - a typical Saturday, slept a lot, walked a bit, drank (of course).  Finally got the Beelink think up and going, looks like it might work.

See you tomorrow.

July 3, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (108/76)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - looked at last night's dome animation and decided it was good.  Converted it and added it to the project.  Some ideas for the next few shots, I may work on those later.  Later: worked on the ideas mentioned, and got at least one done.  Still working on the other.

In the interim - got up early and put gas in the car.  Then brought the radio to Staples for returning.  Very, very hot day.  Spent most of the rest of the day resting.

Overall - a typical weekday.  On to the weekend.

See you tomorrow.

July 2, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (107/76)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - work on the inside animation.  Tore out a lot of stuff and put it back in.  Better.

In the interim - barely left the house.  Got more disks, and the CB--which won't work, damn it.  Bought a keyboard and some piano lessons.

Overall - ill and tired, but still got a Yes.  Damn it.

See you tomorrow.

July 1, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (106/76)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - working on the inner dome animation.  Looking good so far.  Hoping to wrap this up soon, at least visually.

In the interim - very hot and humid today, but no matter--too tired and ill to go out much.  Did the short walk, and made sure WalMart has my drug information, which they did.  Cool.  

Overall - not sure why things are as they are, but they are.

See you tomorrow.

June 30, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (105/76)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - nothing much.  Some work on the inside dome.

In the interim - set up the new scanner, works great.  Also, the earbuds from 2Boom work great.  Amazing that a cheap dollar-store brand does so well.  I forgot that today was backup day.  Managed to complete the backup, post a WordPress update, and went for a long walk.

Overall - very hot day overall, so lots of sweating.  Nice morning sleep, not expecting that tomorrow, oh well.

See you tomorrow.

June 29, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (104/76)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - nothing.

In the interim - went to the dentist, she liked what she saw.  Paid the bill.  I genuinely like that place.  Went for a long walk and felt the weather.  

Overall - got a No, which made me angry for some reason.  And bored, and depressed.

See you tomorrow.

June 28, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (104/75)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some animation work.  Still trying to get the interior to work.

In the interim - paid the big bucks for the depression medicine, and seem to've got the drug plan in place.  GREAT phone call, as always.

Overall - very tired, but not that ill.  Hope I can do the dental thing tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

June 27, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (103/75)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - work on animating the dome walls.  Flash limitations starting to chafe.  

In the interim - ill and tired, though not as much as I thought.  Which probably said, "Hey, another Yes is cool, right?"  Got my Humana drug insurance info, so that's nice.  Because I've run out of some of them.

Overall - short walk, the day was muggy and difficult.

See you tomorrow.

June 26, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (102/75)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - work on the large interior.

In the interim - bought way too many things (see the Yes above).  Nice walk, OK lunch, which led to...bathroom explosion.  Not fun.  But, I cleaned the bathroom and did the laundry, so I guess it...could have been worse.  Somehow.  Not sure how, but somehow.

Overall - ill and tired but still got a Yes.  What the heck.

See you tomorrow.

June 25, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (101/75)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some good ideas on the inner dome, and adding keyframes to the new dome stuff.

In the interim - felt weak for the most part, but managed to leave the house for a bit.  Looks like the Medicare D doesn't take effect until July 1.  Oh well.

Overall - well, that was Thursday.  Sorry about the Yes but I have a long fight ahead of me.

See you tomorrow.

June 24, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (100/75)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some animation on the inner dome.

In the interim - expecting to be ill tomorrow.  And I was.  Didn't leave the house, but at least got a No.

Overall - maybe I can get four Nos in a row.  That'd be something.

See you tomorrow.

June 23, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (100/74)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - more work on the dome interior.

In the interim - slept a lot, and then drank.  Need to get into the "two day" schedule.

Overall - coulda been worse.  And we're at the 100 mark, though in the wrong direction.

See you tomorrow.

June 22, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (99/74)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - decided to make a huge version of the dome interior.  Getting some good detail work.

In the interim - and of course, Windows update broke the Beelink.  No way to undo it, it seems.  Downloading the ISO and repair tool for one last chance.  If I can't get it working tomorrow, hello TrueNas.  Created the boot USB and will try later.   Fired up the new desktop, created a local admin account and a restore point.

Overall - again tired a lot.  Cat more annoying than usual for some reason.

See you tomorrow.

June 21, 2026 (Sunday)

 Drinking (Yes/No) No (99/73)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - drew the various front views of the droids, and imported them.  Started work on the dome interior.

In the interim - removed the drives from the Beelink, and it booted into a normal Windows setup...which froze at the "choose PIN" step.  For several hours, until I stopped it.  Went for the long walk, and has Asia Cafe's kung pao chicken.  Quite good, though a lot.  Update: got the Beelink set up with Windows, finally.  Now doing updates, which will probably break it...

Overall - tired a lot, though not ill, thankfully.  The idea that I keep yessing because of boredom seems to have merit.  Glad to get two Nos in a row.  Maybe that's the way to keep the goal reasonable...two day stretches.

See you tomorrow.

June 20, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (99/72)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work -  imported the grapplers into the project and converted them, but did not animate them.  Extended the frame count and moved all the borders.  Then, nothing else.

In the interim - got the earbuds to work, sort of.  Seem to be mono only?

Overall - ill and tired all day, managed a long walk.  Glad to get a No.

See you tomorrow.

June 19, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (99/71)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - working on the grappler rear-views.

In the interim - got the ColorGuard thing mailed off.  Bought a remote from Best Buy which worked with the TV--yay!  Went on a long walk, but barely ate anything.

Overall - ill and tired most of the day, probably the same story tomorrow.  Depressing.

See you tomorrow.

June 18, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (98/71)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - futzed around with the dome rising scene.  

In the interim - testing the drone, was able to get connected through the phone and the iPad.  The control pad makes the drone beep, so I guess that means they're talking.  No actual flights yet.  Also, managed to collect the ColorGuard specimen.  That is an incredibly uncomfortable experience.

Overall - ill and tired all day, barely left the house, but still got a Yes.  Hope dims.

See you tomorrow.

June 17, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (97/71)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some shadow work on the rising dome.  Making droplets.  Adding the waves and droplets and it looks pretty good.  

In the interim - sick in the morning, and expecting to be sick tomorrow.  Actually ate (at Subway).  Again, tired all day, though that seems to be no matter whether Yes or No.

Overall - oh boy.  Here we go again.

See you tomorrow.

June 16, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (96/71)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - working on the "splash" bits.

In the interim - mailed the check to continue the dental benefits.  Got the replacement drivers license today; not at all irked that I could have used it earlier.  Really, not being sarcastic.  It's nice to have paperwork in order.  Got a Yes anyway.

Overall - slept a lot, brief walk, slept some more, barely ate.  No caffeine today for some reason.

See you tomorrow.

June 15, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (95/71)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - quite a bit of work on the dome rising.  Easier than I thought.  A couple of tweaks and maybe an overhead shot would work well.  Worked on some water effects images.

In the interim - well, my printer printed a test page last night, and apparently that was the last gasp.  Took Benefits stuff to OfficeMax and they printed them.  Also, managed to get Medicare added to my login.gov ID.  What a massive process.  Submitted the Medicare D application.  Tomorrow I'll mail the COBRA letter.

Overall - still lots tired, but otherwise it's nice to have a productive day.  Went to Qdoba for the first time in a while; still very good.

See you tomorrow.

June 14, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (95/70)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - did more work on the bug viewing the dome beginning to rise.  Then moved to the view as the actual scene.

In the interim - finally got a No.  Nice phone call, though short--suddenly felt ill.  Other than taking the trash out, didn't leave the house.

Overall - so glad to get a No.  

See you tomorrow.

June 13, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (95/69)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - the bug turns to look at the dome.  Not bad.

In the interim - not a lot done today.  Got the checks, so prepped the mail for continuing Dental Coverage.  And failed to disconnect "drinking" from "work," so who knows.  Who knows.

Overall - I doubt I'll see the year old the way things are going.

See you tomorrow.

June 12, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (94/69)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - worked on the timing of the project so far, and made a few trims.  Animated the bug turning off the force shield.  

In the interim - well, wasted most of the day, and expect to do so tomorrow too.  The damned Yesses.  Bought a birthday present--a drone.  Why not?

Overall - I think the drinking issue might be that when I've been drinking and work on the projects, the drinking becomes part of the chain.  And I have to drink to re-enter the right state.  If I can sever that, I might be able to get out of this loop.  Maybe.

See you tomorrow.

June 11, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (93/69)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - rendered what we have so far.  

In the interim - again, ill and tired.  At least went for a walk.  Got a notice about an Rx refill--over $1000!  Got to look into Medicare D.  In the meantime, I can't afford that,

Overall - tomorrow I am older.

See you tomorrow.

June 10, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (92/69)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - Working on the details for the worker at the shore.  Otherwise...avoiding the big stuff.  But the big stuff isn't that big now.  Got the rest of the small detail stuff done and imported.  Now, I need to tackle the rising dome.

In the interim - as expected, stayed in all day, feeling ill and exhausted.  But still did the Yes.

Overall - oh boy.  Tomorrow should be fun.  Not.

See you tomorrow.

June 9, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (91/69)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - did some work on the droids scene, and it looks good.  Will check again later.  Later: still looks good.  Added another beam and rendered.  Converted that and the "inside bug" to video and added to Vegas.  Worked on the overhead view, and changed it a bit.  Looks more interesting.  Also made two versions of cambug view and cambug side, both without any lighting effects.  I can use those as pacing blocks.  Set those into Vegas and things look good.  Started on the "face fall off" bit.  This took more work than I thought.  I should really get a good naming convention.

In the interim - went on the short walk near B&N and ate at the Mexican place.  It was good, not great.  And of course more resting.

Overall - and we have another Yes.  Damn it.

See you tomorrow.

June 8, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (90/69)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - finished and converted the worker and camera bit, and imported into Vegas,  Started on the droids in the sky.  After that, we need yellow retracting, arm moving out of the way, face falling off, and dome rising out of the water.  Update: tweaked the bug bit and it looks better.

In the interim - very tired all day, as usual.  Did the Old Man Thing where I couldn't find my glasses and they were on top of my head.

Overall - could have been worse, I guess.  At least kept the spending down.  And got another No.

See you tomorrow.

June 7, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (90/68)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some tweaking on the animations,

In the interim - barely left the house, ill and tired all day

Overall - try to stop drinking.  And I can't find the Beelink manual.

See you tomorrow.

June 6, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (90/67)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some good detail work on the prop bits from the various angles.

In the interim - well, a good day until the Yes.

Overall - well, there was Saturday.  Hopefully Sunday won't be filled with illness.  Yeah right.

See you tomorrow.

June 5, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (89/67)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - worked on the red lightning.

In the interim - sick all day, barely left the house.

Overall - kind of surprised I didn't get another Yes.

See you tomorrow.

June 4, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (89/66)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - worked on the bug zap bit.  Running into some issues, somehow.

In the interim - finally got the Beelink NAS set up, after...eight months?  Oh well.  Took a long time to find the drives for it, which upset me more than it should.  Triggered the Yes.  Then I found them, but it was--too late!  

Overall - hopefully won't be too sick tomorrow but that's tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

June 3, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (88/66)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work -  nothing.

In the interim - very ill and tired because of last night.  Didn't leave the house.

Overall - gotta stop those Yesses.  On the plus side, an Amazon delivery showed up...a week after they said it did.

See you tomorrow.

June 2, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (88/65)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - decided to work on the big dome, so made a big version.  

In the interim - did some minor stuff around the apt--cleaning, sorting.  Finally took the case off the NAS, now just need to find the drives.  Know I have them somewhere.  Also, the cat accepted the new box.

Overall - tired a lot, not much energy.  The Yes popped up out of nowhere.

See you tomorrow.

June 1, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (87/65)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - added and animated the eroding head effects.  Looks good.  Just need lightning.

In the interim - went to the DL office to renew my driver's license.  Thought it would take some time, but I was in and out in a few minutes.  Helped a gentleman put his handicap-scooter-thing into his car.  Paid most of the month's bills.  Then slept.  A lot.

Overall - Very tired today.  Small things irritated me more than they should.

See you tomorrow.

May 31, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (87/64)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - got the heads imported and converted.  Still need to tweak a few bits but otherwise this incredibly difficult bit seems done.  Oh, and the lightening.  Nothing else done today.

In the interim - did my first Senile Old Man thing--took the trash out without putting on shorts.  Fortunately my boxers looked enough like pants.  Also fortunately, no one was outside at the time.  Whew.

Overall - barely left the house.  Barely left the couch.  But got a No.

See you tomorrow.