May 7, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (72/55)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some design work on the trucks, and assembled in Flash.  And some ideas about what to do with the trucks.

In the interim - not a lot done today.  Short walk.  Neighbor's sign fell off, I thought it was a delivery from someone who didn't want to do deliveries.

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

See you tomorrow. 

May 6, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (71/55)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - "How to Draw a Cat" done and sent. Work on some more animation stuff.  Getting close.

In the interim - managed to get up early today and did all the morning things in the morning, instead of mid afternoon.  Nice walk and overall nice day.

Overall - then that Yes hit.  Damn it.

See you tomorrow. 

May 5, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (70/55)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - work on the shield animation.

In the interim - mostly wasted day.

Overall - that No was hard won.

See you tomorrow. 

May 4, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (70/54)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some nice animation bits.  Getting along.

In the interim - nothing much, really.  Went for a long walk.  Didn't help.

Overall - feel so much despair these days.  Not sure why that is, but I don't like it.

See you tomorrow. 

May 3, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (69/54)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - working on the bug's arm with the shield control.

In the interim - great phone call.  Otherwise not much, too weak to do much.  Set up the new desktop in first steps.  Installed Vivaldi and upgraded from Home to Pro.  More tomorrow I'm sure.

Overall - hate the Yes but what can you do.  No appetite.

See you tomorrow. 

May 2, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (68/54)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some animation.  Getting closer.

In the interim - nice Blender tutorial.

Overall - tired and ill and out of sorts all day.  So naturally I got a Yes.

See you tomorrow. 

May 1, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (67/54)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - nothing much.  Backup day.  I'd forgotten all about that.  Did some nice animation stuff anyway.

In the interim - didn't do much else.  Very ill.  Managed a walk.

Overall - the Yes really clobbered me.

See you tomorrow. 

April 30, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (66/54)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some more animation with the prop glow.  

In the interim - went to the doctor for the Medicare appointment, looks like all went well though I won't know for sure until next week.  Looked up Medicare D and got confused.  Then went and voted, and then went for a walk.  Overall not a bad day.  

Overall - as usual, slept poorly.  Dreamt I was helping boat traffic deal with glue from a giant squid.  And the Yes seemed inevitable.

See you tomorrow. 

April 29, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (65/54)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - did some work on the sideways torso and imported it into Flash.

In the interim - did nothing all day.  Got the mail and that was it.

Overall - another day gone.  Tired, sleeping, no energy.

See you tomorrow. 

April 28, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (65/53)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some animation fixes, and some work on the prop and its glows.

In the interim - overall a decent day, tired all the time.  Figured out some election stuff.  

Overall - Otherwise routine.

See you tomorrow. 

April 27, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (64/53)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - finished the rod bit part one.  Kind of surprising how nice it looks.

In the interim - got another No, which is nice.  Otherwise typical Monday.

Overall - really tired all day.  And then caffeine at night.  Need to turn that around.

See you tomorrow. 

April 26, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (64/52)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some animation details.  Not a lot.

In the interim - lots of sleeping.  No phone call this week.

Overall - very tired. Managed a walk.  Glad to get a No finally.

See you tomorrow. 

April 25, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (64/51)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - a bit of animation coordination.  Looks better than before.

In the interim - nice tutorial about Blender.  Good info.

Overall - depressed and down, didn't really leave the house.

See you tomorrow. 

April 24, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (63/51)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - a lot of animation on the "worker turns around" bit.  Still needs work.  Especially since I realized while lying in bed that the arms are all wrong!  So I did a bunch of fixing on that and have made some good progress.

In the interim - Well, that was a Friday.  Bought a new desktop PC.  Hope it's good.

Overall - got very little sleep as usual...also very ill when I got out of bed.  What's the difference I ask.

See you tomorrow. 

April 23, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (62/51)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - finally fixed the bit with the droids opening the cambug.  Moral of the story: always watch the edges.

In the interim - not much else today.  Restless and tired as noted below.

Overall - very tired, no energy, but can't really rest.  Glad to get a No.

See you tomorrow.

April 22, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (62/50)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - nothing much.

In the interim - ill most of the day.

Overall - ill but still drank.  Sounds like my epitaph.

See you tomorrow.

April 21, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (61/50)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some attempts at fixing the missing gradient.  Vegas 23 is terrible, and Vegas 26 seems to be a no go.  Getting some work done but it is slow.

In the interim - felt OK today, so not sure why the Yes came about.  

Overall - other than the Yes, could use a few more days like this.

See you tomorrow.

April 20, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (60/50)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some animation, mostly on a "turning" scene.

In the interim - not much sleep last night, thanks to cat and dreams.

Overall - felt like a weight had been lifted.  I think I was having panic/anxiety issues over going to a crowded public event, and now that it's done I feel better.  Still depressed though.

See you tomorrow.

April 19, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (60/49)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - nothing.

In the interim - saw Star Trek II with William Shatner on stage.  A fun evening.

Overall - almost panic attack over driving downtown.  Glad I did it though.  Only reason for the No is all the stores are closed.

See you tomorrow.

April 18, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (60/48)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - created new Vegas project with the rendered video.  Did some work on animating the "insert rod" bit.  Getting there.

In the interim - I'm so tired of drinking.  Seeing William Shatner tomorrow, and I don't know why that frightens me.  And more drunken Twitter comments.

Overall - very down and tired today.  

See you tomorrow.

April 17, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (59/48)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some work on the "rod insertion" bit.

In the interim - ill in the morning, tired all day, barely ate.  What a life.

Overall - well, that was a Friday.  Nice lady at Wal-Mart pharmacy.  

See you tomorrow.

April 16, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (58/48)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - work on the hands and the prop.

In the interim - paid a couple of bills.  Drove out to Turkey Creek and the car performed flawlessly.  

Overall - so, ten days between No and Yes.  At least I wasn't ill this morning, just exhausted all day.

See you tomorrow.

April 15, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (57/48)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some work on the "insert the rod" bit.  Got some good images.  

In the interim - went for a much longer walk than I'd anticipated.  It was fun though tiring.  Picked up an orange thing on the way...it was nothing, but there was no trash can for miles.  Almost kept it as a reminder against futility, but threw it away any way.

Overall - last of the paychecks; it was nice.  Also SSA though smaller than usual.  It's OK. 

See you tomorrow.

April 14, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (56/48)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some work on the cambug.

In the interim - nothing much today.  Very depressed.

Overall - as seen above, very depressed.  But not ill.  So there's that.

See you tomorrow.

April 13, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (55/48)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - started on the next bits.  Did some work on the sideways cambot.  Also watched the "film so far" and it looks good.

In the interim - it was a Monday.  Could have been worse.

Overall - again didn't feel ill today.

See you tomorrow.

April 12, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (54/48)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - finished the cambug "gag" bit and finished the internal view.  That should be everything up to now, with no need for "bridging" bits.  Rendered the current project to video to check on timing, etc.  And started on the insertion bit.

In the interim - paid some bills I didn't need to pay.

Overall - despite last night's Yes, I was not ill at all this morning.  Very odd.  And another Yes tonight.

See you tomorrow.

April 11, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (53/48)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - animating the "gag."  Looks good

In the interim - drank too much last night, so day went as expected.  Got a bit of a walk in, otherwise nothing.

Overall - and given the Yes, probably the same tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

April 10, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (52/48)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - designed my numbers, and made some attempts to animate them.  Also thought of a nice gag to put in there.  Worked on the gag, looks good.  Still need a couple of shots for that, then we should be complete to 5 minutes or so, with no need for pickups or fixes.  Later, worked on the arms for the gag.  Getting good.

In the interim - met Millie the dog again, and she loved being petted.  Owner and I exchanged names.  Nice day. 

Overall - slept slightly better last night--still not sleeping well, and with vivid dreams--but I seem to have accumulated more rest.  IE, I didn't immediately crash on the couch after getting out of bed.  I still did, just not first thing.

See you tomorrow.

April 9, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (51/48)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - worked on the numbers for the camera-view scene.  Also made some video snow that I might use there as well.  Realized while trying to sleep that I'd left out a shot.  So animated and rendered that, and...realized it doesn't line up with the other shots.  So, time to fix that... Working on that.  Looks good, though I'm having trouble with water motion.  And should the sky get larger as one walks toward it?  Never thought of that.  Update: finished that, and worked on the Camera-Viewpoint scene.  Everything but the numbers.

In the interim - slow day overall.  Met a couple of nice dogs.  Very intense desire for a Yes, managed to fight it.

Overall - barely slept, and when I did, very intense dreams.  Not nightmares, or bad at all, just very vivid and strong.

See you tomorrow.

April 8, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (51/47)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - Edited the droid/bug sequences together in Vegas.  Saw some things which needed to be reanimated, so I did that.  Looks pretty good.  Another minute added.

In the interim - not sure why the booze has such a strong compulsion.  Really got to fight to get a No.

Overall - sick and weak all day.  Almost nothing done.

See you tomorrow.

April 7, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (51/46)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - did some more work on the swirling water and additional shadows, and finally the overhead shot looks good.  Perfect?  No.  Good?  Yes.

In the interim - phone call with Empower went well; we decided to keep the money where it is.  For some reason I was tensed up after the call.  

Overall - ill again, thanks to last night, but pulled through.  Slept a lot.

See you tomorrow.

April 6, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (50/46)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - did some timing changes to the overhead bit.  Looks more natural...but the waves still need work.  Used filters to make some roundness.  The waves just nag at me.

In the interim - got the laundry done.  More sleeplessness, thanks to cat insisting on stomping on me.  He is not losing weight I tell you what.

Overall - more tired, more sleeping.

See you tomorrow.

April 5, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (49/46)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - more work on the background to the cambot close-up.  And I think that is finished.  Looks pretty good.  Did a bunch more work on the various bits of this sequence...looking like progress.

In the interim - wanted to do the laundry, but the app can't find the washer (!?).  Bundled all the stuff into the car and will get quarters tomorrow and go to the other laundry.

Overall - slept really badly last night, but managed to get the Sunday stuff done early.  Cold and rainy today.  Great phone call.

See you tomorrow.

April 4, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (49/45)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - very little.  Few tweaks here and there.

In the interim -  really sick after last night.  Barely left the house.

Overall - very tired, too.

See you tomorrow.

April 3, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (49/44)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - working on the new side-view camera droid.  Imported it into Flash.  Did some animation with them.

In the interim -  well, woke up feeling not-too-great, as expected...but it passed pretty quickly.

Overall - would have liked a No but what the heck, right?

See you tomorrow.

April 2, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (48/44)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - working more on the two transition bits. Doing more detail work.  Overall a fairly productive day.  When you add more highlights it always looks better.

In the interim -  made an appointment to discuss retirement options next Tuesday.  Bought the wireless HDMI thing (it was inevitable).  Also, that Yes...well, it wasn't inevitable.  But it happened.

Overall - mostly a good day...really good, after all.  But then that Yes.

See you tomorrow.

April 1, 2026 (Wednesday)

 Drinking (Yes/No) No (47/44)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - work on some bridging bits.

In the interim -  got what I assume is the last paycheck.  Paid all the bills for the month.  Got up early and bought gas, not because I needed to, just to keep what's in the tank circulating.  Backup done, finally.  Met a nice YouTuber on my walk and subscribed to his channel.

Overall - really tired all day.  But got another No.

See you tomorrow.

March 31, 2026 (Tuesday)

 Drinking (Yes/No) No (47/43)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - nothing today, then backup and installation below took up most of the PC's resources.

In the interim -  finished the backup, then decided to install the Vegas upgrade since it's not owned by a different company,  This took several hours.  Still do do the disk imaging.

Overall - tired a lot today.  Very little appetite.

See you tomorrow.

March 30, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (47/42)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - working on the worker rolling up to the console.  Some good stuff, but it gets complicated.  Quite a lot of work today, more than yesterday, but slow progress.  Darn those details anyway.

In the interim - got a haircut, finally.  I think it looks pretty good.  Also bought more cheese.

Overall - barely got any sleep last night, but at least feel healthier.  Starting month-end backup.  Glad to get another No.

See you tomorrow.

March 29, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (47/41)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - work on the platform.  

In the interim - not much else done today.  Ill and tired as usual.

Overall -  more Nos please and thank you.

See you tomorrow.

March 28, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (47/40)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - working on the droid-delivers animation.  Good progress.

In the interim - did mostly nothing, and still got a Yes.

Overall -  what the hell, people.  What the hell.

See you tomorrow.

March 27, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (46/40)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - animating the camera droid rising into frame.  Looks pretty good but needs to go more.  Working on angles and stuff, looking good.

In the interim - damn.  Another Yes.

Overall -  and here comes the weekend.

See you later today.

March 26, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (45/40)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - animating the camera bug.  Getting more done is good.

In the interim - finally went to Sam's Club and stocked up.  Pretty tiring, really.  Spent too much time looking for a USB 3 A-A cable--the KVM only came with one.

Overall -  Not sure why Yes loomed its head...I wonder if "achieving something" means I have to "celebrate."  

See you tomorrow.

March 25, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (44/40)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - animated and edited the "close up" bits.  Looks good.  Sometimes listening to that irritating voice works.  Animated most of the "bug on the floor" bit.

In the interim - very sick and tired all day, the worst one in a while.  Determined to get a No today.  And yes, we got one!

Overall -  did not leave the house.  Got my KVM switch, looks nice.

  

See you tomorrow.

March 24, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (44/39)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some animation on the grappler and the bugs.  Getting there.

In the interim - nice long walk in the afternoon.  Bought too many Criterions.

Overall -  I hate the "next day after drinking" feeling.  I wish that was enough to stop me.

  

See you tomorrow.

March 23, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (43/39)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - well, I decided to add the grappler delivering the camera droid.  Me and my big mouth.  But it looks good.  Exported the rest of the limbs and what-not for the animated delivery bit.

In the interim - best dentist visit I have ever had.  Very educational.  

Overall - barely slept last night, and with disturbing dreams.  So here we are with a Yes.

  

See you tomorrow.

March 22, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (42/39)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - more work on the camera droid.  Exported pieces for Flash.  Had an idea about a grappling droid delivering the pod, sounds like a lot of work though.  

In the interim - managed a walk, did the Sunday stuff, over all not bad.  Tired a lot still as mentioned below.

Overall -  woke up feeling much better, naturally though still tired and with a lot of vivid dreams.

  

See you tomorrow.

March 21, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (42/38)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - nothing.  Shot some videos to see how water gets around objects.  Too uninspired otherwise.

In the interim - barely got out of bed.  Low level ill all day, and tired.

Overall -  glad to get a No.  Here's to more.

  

See you tomorrow.

March 20, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (42/37)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - added the shadows, and worked a bit on the camera bug.  Fixed the motion of the barges--they should be slow.  Worked on the water-on-dome bit.  Needs work still.

In the interim - ill and tired all day.  Not violently ill but the thought of eating is not appealing.

Overall -  everyday is like night.  The worst kind of night.

  

See you tomorrow.

March 19, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (41/37)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - added the grapple droid to the TV scene.  Looks good...except the highlights on the droid are coming from the wrong direction.  Oops!  I'll try to fix.  Later, I fixed the highlights and added a moving shadow.  Added the droids to the overhead shot, and am going to add shadows for them.  Converted the recent updated flash files to video, and will add them to Vegas.

In the interim - bought more underwear (the thrills).  Felt mostly lousy and tired again.  Not sure how to stop the Yesses.  

Overall - gotta stop the Yes somehow.  Not sure how.  

  

See you tomorrow.

March 18, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (40/37)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - working on the new droid for a possible role in the TV scene.  Looks good, but I wish there was some way to figure this out earlier.  Added to an older animation.

In the interim - well, did the taxes for 2025.  While drinking.  Hope I don't go to prison!  Also never left the house except to get booze.  Sad, yes.

Overall - worst day for a while.

  

See you tomorrow.

March 17, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (39/37)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - the forest walk-through got too big to work well, so I created a second version with fewer elements.  And I went ahead and animated it--looks good.  Last night when falling asleep I thought of a missing element that might need to be put in earlier scenes, but damned if I can remember what it was now.  Later: remembered!  Have the TVs come on when the cables are plugged in.  Did so and it looks good.  Working the grappling droid.  Might have him hold an antenna.

In the interim - periodontist visit went OK, they found a small cavity.  I (finally) went to Dr. Honey's office and got signed up to have that fixed next Monday.  Seems like a good office.

Overall - Nice to get some stuff done, too bad about the Yes.

  

See you tomorrow.

March 16, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (38/37)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - working on the airship(s).  Kind of fun.  Some good work on the trees for the motion scene.

In the interim - did a lot of sleeping.  Not looking forward to the dental appointment.  

Overall - very cold today--sleeting.  Tried to go for a walk but just too cold.  At least I got a No.

  

See you tomorrow.

March 15, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (38/36)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - not much.  Need to work on the trees sequence but just didn't feel like it.

In the interim - great phone call.  And did the usual Sunday stuff.

Overall - not too ill but very tired all day.  Glad to get a No, it was touch and go for a while.

  

See you tomorrow.

March 14, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (38/35)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - added a bit of animation to the "out of the forest" bit.  Should add that to the "overhead" bits too.  Looks good. Prepped the "walk through the forest" bit.  Still need to get it moving, though.  Tried some of that, and it looks fine but needs work.

In the interim - turns out I bought groceries yesterday but somehow forgot to pay for them.  So I went to the store and did so.

Overall - ill, tired, half the day wasted.  But got another Yes.

  

See you tomorrow.

March 13, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (37/35)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - more work on the bug, including a side view.  Then some work on the walk through the woods.

In the interim - drove the car around the block.  Was planning to go longer, but just too tired.  Slept really badly until I moved to the couch.

Overall - And it's payday!  Always nice.  Not sure how many more there are.  Paid the car off, hooray.  As for the Yes, it's Friday.  Not looking forward to tomorrow.  But, Friday.

  

See you tomorrow.

March 12, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (36/35)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - working on the bug, to make him more presentable.  Looks good so far, and unlike the worker, it's a bit easier.  Other than that, nothing.  

In the interim - very ill and tired as expected.  Didn't leave the house except to get the mail.

Overall - gotta make No more permanent.  I hate wasting days like this.

  

See you tomorrow.

March 11, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (36/34)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - working on the worn head from all angles.  I think I have a set of most angles.  Forgotten how difficult this bit was.  Also have to remember to reduce the fluid level in the chest.  Worked on the bug later.

In the interim - nice walk, decent though threatening weather.

Overall - not sure where the Yes came from, but they are out there.  Always going to get in somehow.

  

See you tomorrow.

March 10, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (35/34)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - trying to get the dome emerging from the water seen overhead.  Need something to sell it more.  Maybe waves falling down the sides.  Working on the worn worker seen from above.  Nice to have saved everything, sure makes it easier.

In the interim - more sleeping and resting.  Went for a walk and tried a Big Arch.  It's a Big Mac only huge.  Comes apart easily.  Asked about car habits now that I'm not driving as much.

Overall - glad to get another No.

  

See you tomorrow.

March 9, 2026 (Monday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (35/33)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - animated the overhead shot...at least the easiest part.  Working on a recording bug.  Decided (of course) that the bug needed a case of some kind.  Oh well, at least it's fun to work on.

In the interim - got up early and started work, then rested.  PC locked up some time during my rest, so I had to do a hard reset.  Fortunately I'd saved everything.  Nice walk in the afternoon.

Overall - still tired and resting a lot.  Weird dreams.  Glad to get another No.

  

See you tomorrow.

March 8, 2026 (Sunday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (35/32)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - minor detail work. The overhead shot is working out well.

In the interim - ill and tired all day.  Barely left the house.

Overall - really need to stop the flow.  Thank goodness for the No.

  

See you tomorrow.

March 7, 2026 (Saturday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (35/31)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some work on the overhead shot.  Looks pretty good, really.

In the interim - yes, another Yes.  Went for a brief walk, but otherwise slept.  And another Yes.

Overall - I suppose the day could have been worse.  Somehow.

  

See you tomorrow.

March 6, 2026 (Friday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (34/31)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - some work on the overhead shot--specifically, making the canvas larger.  I want those trucks visible!

In the interim - not very ill today, considering, but very tired and out of sorts.  Went for a short walk. 

Overall - not much else to say.

  

See you later today.

March 5, 2026 (Thursday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (33/31)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - got a good animation for the gateway bit, just need to add the guy.  Added and animated the worker, looks good, removed Red Box and off to the next bit, the overhead shot.  Getting some good work on that, and found the overheard forest bit.

In the interim - nice walk, nice lunch, it's good to wake up tired but sober.

Overall - well, overall the day was fine, not sure why we got the Yes, but there it was.  I expect tomorrow will be less so.

  

See you tomorrow.     

March 4, 2026 (Wednesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) No (33/30)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - working on animation, kind of at the end of the day.  

In the interim - stayed indoors mostly, except to get the mail.

Overall - very ill and tired all day, thanks to the Yes last night.  Glad to get a No.

  

See you tomorrow.     

March 3, 2026 (Tuesday)

Drinking (Yes/No) Yes (33/29)

Paid work - Retired.

Creative work - since the trucks will be in the gateway sequence, I went ahead and exported all their parts.  The legs have the light from the wrong direction but that's what rotation is for.  Tried to animate the size changing and got very frustrated.  The far trees seem all wrong and don't fit.  But did manage to get the water animated and the trucks (I hope) properly placed.  I spent too much time on them for them to just not show up.  (A bad thought, yes.)

In the interim - interesting to get up earlier...I still end up napping a lot of the morning, but it's nice anyway.

Overall - the Yes was a huge pull.  I tried to resist but could not.  Need to look into this further.

  

See you tomorrow.