November 14, 2010 (Sun)

Leela Day.  Got up and swam around noon, pool surprisingly crowded.  (I saw the parking lot Saturday night and it was practically deserted at 7PM.)

Removed a bit of soundtrack that shouldn't have been there.  (I can't remember why I put it there in the first place.)  I feel up for more soundtrack work, let's hope I get some good stuff done.

Gave Leela a whole can of tuna for her anniversary.  I think she won't be happy tomorrow when it's back to the regular ol' cat food.

Update: I completely scored section 13, which is over four minutes of footage.  I'd already done a few seconds, and it was nice to finish it up.  (Note:  clearly I am not doing the sections in numerical order.)

And on to tomorrow.

November 13, 2010 (Sat)

Overindulged last night, which I am no longer supposed to do.  I honestly don't feel bad this morning, I suspect partly because the overindulgement wasn't too much.

I've actually done some work the last Saturday or two, but before that pretty much nothing happened on this day of the week.  So my expectations are low.

And honestly I'm fine with that.  I'll let you know if anything happens of note.

Went for a drive, during which a great idea for the typing sequences came to me:  spoken nonsense, about on a level with typing.  Recorded some "fake German" which sounded great.

Update:  Well, I scored almost the entirety of the second section, apart from the main title sequence.  Then I found some great end title music and finished the end titles!  I even added a bit to the section before the end titles.  At this rate I'll be finished before, oh, 2012 or something!

Update 2:  finished the main title music.  So now three of the fourteen parts are done.  Of course, they're among the shortest bits so I've still got quite a bit of work to go.  Still, nice to see progress, eh?

On to tomorrow. 

November 12, 2010 (Fri)

Up late (fairly late, anyway) adding more soundtrack to Doppelganger, and guess what!  What?  The first part is done!  Ha ha ha.  The next part is the main title and some typing footage, so that shouldn't take as long.  Nice to have some momentum going.

Got my swimming done eleven-ish.  Went to the Parkway and shot some video.  Beautiful weather.

Update:  did some good painting work on several canvases.  Paint Blog 2 Panel 5, After the Storm, Santa 2010, Anna.  I think the last added apple on Apple Birds looks really good.

I'm satisfied for a Friday.  See you on Saturday - the day of rest! 

November 11, 2010 (Thurs)

Up before 8AM, which is good.  Medication and diet changes are having some effect, though I still believe a lot of it is psychological.

Got in swimming somewhat latish, around 12:30 or so.  Still, it feels good.

Made a video using still images.  Kind of fun, but no great shakes.  Doppelganger still intimidates me.

Update:  well, I worked on Doppelganger a bit.  I am past the one minute mark now!  Hoo hah, only 39 or so to go.

Update update:  I actually added some more soundtrack.  Some stuff works really well.  Maybe I'll even do some more, but right now I ought to post this.  See you tomorrow!

November 10, 2010 (Wed)

Slept fairly well last night, only woke up once to urinate.  I suspect that's due more to psychology rather than some instantaneous results, but heck, I'll take it.

Got to find healthy snacks.  The ability to eat at night is not one I want curtailed to a great extent.

Did my laps around noon.  Yesterday, I did fifty in one session, which was bizarre.  Just did them all without a break.  Must be some other kind of psychological benefit.

I think I will go swim again.

Update:  I did.  It was fun.  Bought some sugar-free stuff at the store to explore the world of sugar-free snacking.

No real creative work done today, but I feel upbeat about the possibilities, rather than despairing.  So there is that.  Not much perhaps, but enough.

And to tomorrow.

November 9, 2010 (Tue)

Up somewhat late last night, forcing myself to add sound to Doppelganger.  So I did the first nineteen seconds, the logo sequence, and it turned out pretty well.  I think that's less than one percent, but hey, it's better than nothing.

Doctor appointment at 9:30.  Not enough time (or desire) to go swimming beforehand, so I'll wait and do various small things.

Well, it's official, I have diabetes.  The doctor is very hopeful, though, and I'm encouraged as well.  I needed to eat more properly anyway, and this certainly qualifies as an excuse!

Swam 50 laps in the pool today.

Update:  a little bit of painting, but not much else, other than a bit of cartooning.

On to tomorrow.

November 8, 2010 (Mon)

Slow day today.  Got up and into the pool around 9:30, then back, then out again for a drive.  Bought some new earplugs.

Did some painting work, on Sculpture-Face and Voodoo.  Very nice on the former, and some help with the latter.  The latter looks so flat.

Not sure if I'll go and swim again.  Maybe.  Feeling tired, but I always enjoy it.  (It's the preparing and going there that I find I dread the most.)

Tomorrow to see the doctor.  Wish me luck!

Update:  did a bit more painting here and there.  And now tomorrow calls.