Another slow day. Got my swimming done and nothing else, as of 7:45 PM.
Update: did some guitar recording, and some painting. On to tomorrow, then.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
September 29, 2010
Up around 7AM for some reason. Too early for swimming or other errands, I wonder if I'll do anything or just go back to bed.
Update: well, I didn't go back to bed (then). Did my swimming and ran a number of errands. THEN went back to bed.
This is going to be another day of zero accomplishments. I feel somewhat restless about this, but I'm unsure what to do to remedy the situation.
Update the second: well, I did some painting. I think Helldwarf looks really good right now. But now, sigh, I have three hours of Battlestar: Galactica to get through so I can return the disk to Netflix. I hope I don't dislike this as much as I did the pilot.
Later later. Well, I'm not liking it much more. The style just irritates me, with all the newsreel camera-look, the clinking music. Not so much a step up or down from the cheesy 70's original, as a step sideways.
Also, I did some more painting. Just a bit on Night Surgeon. Will have to be worked with a bit, but a nice start, I think.
Update: well, I didn't go back to bed (then). Did my swimming and ran a number of errands. THEN went back to bed.
This is going to be another day of zero accomplishments. I feel somewhat restless about this, but I'm unsure what to do to remedy the situation.
Update the second: well, I did some painting. I think Helldwarf looks really good right now. But now, sigh, I have three hours of Battlestar: Galactica to get through so I can return the disk to Netflix. I hope I don't dislike this as much as I did the pilot.
Later later. Well, I'm not liking it much more. The style just irritates me, with all the newsreel camera-look, the clinking music. Not so much a step up or down from the cheesy 70's original, as a step sideways.
Also, I did some more painting. Just a bit on Night Surgeon. Will have to be worked with a bit, but a nice start, I think.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
September 28, 2010
Not feeling too well today. Not sure if that will affect productivity or not, though I've been non-productive before without that excuse. Have to wait and see I guess.
Well, it's after 10 PM now. I know I'm not doing anything today. See you tomorrow.
Well, it's after 10 PM now. I know I'm not doing anything today. See you tomorrow.
Monday, September 27, 2010
September 27, 2010
Well, it's 2:30 today and I haven't done anything (except swim). I think I'm just so damned happy to have the Cat Song done and done. Sent out some notices to folks and the reaction is very positive.
Projects I might work on: another RVH song, "Distracted by Apes"; soundtrack for the Doppelganger film; another Headache; or some kind of new animation, but totally animated rather than just overlapping existing footage.
The last one seems a bit difficult, the third seems too easy, the other two, hmm.
Update: well, I digitized Doppelganger. And I've moved some of the other videos to the network to free up some space on the local drive. Nothing much other than that, so far.
Update 2: nothing else done today. On to tomorrow.
Projects I might work on: another RVH song, "Distracted by Apes"; soundtrack for the Doppelganger film; another Headache; or some kind of new animation, but totally animated rather than just overlapping existing footage.
The last one seems a bit difficult, the third seems too easy, the other two, hmm.
Update: well, I digitized Doppelganger. And I've moved some of the other videos to the network to free up some space on the local drive. Nothing much other than that, so far.
Update 2: nothing else done today. On to tomorrow.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
September 26, 2010
Well, I finished the Cat Song video and uploaded it. I did my twenty-five laps.
That's good enough for an average Sunday in my book, so I'm knocking it in early tonight. See you tomorrow!
That's good enough for an average Sunday in my book, so I'm knocking it in early tonight. See you tomorrow!
Saturday, September 25, 2010
September 25, 2010
Well, it's officially the new day. I did a couple of nice Audacity songs--very Residents-like, but I'll only be able to use one as they both use the same bass and trumpet pattern as a rhythm. Still, nice. (I suspect that I'll go with the second, as the sax from the first is part of the Nice Jazz song and I don't want to spread stuff too thin.)
Daytime: well, a few vocal takes of Cat Song, most of which are pretty bad. I decided not to use the backing track as a guide, and that was a mistake--everything got a lot faster than it should have. One good thing: I think the higher the voice, the less effective it is. If I can get it down low, it won't interfere with the guitars and it might work a lot better. Will try a few more takes--with the backing track, thanks--a little later on.
Well, it's a little later, and I think we've finally managed to get a workable vocal. Huzzah and hooray! I'm not sure what else I want to accomplish (that I can). Perhaps some trumpet work later on. I feel it's been a productive day, though.
Did some trumpet tracks, dry, with heavy reverb, and with the Harmonizer pedal. Not sure if any of it can be used anywhere, but it's nice to just play without worrying where something might fit (or not fit).
I doubt I'll do anything else creative the rest of the day, but I'll keep my options open.
And, voila, nothing else done today.
Daytime: well, a few vocal takes of Cat Song, most of which are pretty bad. I decided not to use the backing track as a guide, and that was a mistake--everything got a lot faster than it should have. One good thing: I think the higher the voice, the less effective it is. If I can get it down low, it won't interfere with the guitars and it might work a lot better. Will try a few more takes--with the backing track, thanks--a little later on.
Well, it's a little later, and I think we've finally managed to get a workable vocal. Huzzah and hooray! I'm not sure what else I want to accomplish (that I can). Perhaps some trumpet work later on. I feel it's been a productive day, though.
Did some trumpet tracks, dry, with heavy reverb, and with the Harmonizer pedal. Not sure if any of it can be used anywhere, but it's nice to just play without worrying where something might fit (or not fit).
I doubt I'll do anything else creative the rest of the day, but I'll keep my options open.
And, voila, nothing else done today.
Friday, September 24, 2010
September 24, 2010
So, here I am at Tom's house. The drive down pretty much exhausted me, so yes, that's the excuse I'm going to use for accomplishing nothing today.
Which is fine. I'm beginning to realize that I cannot be creative every single day, let alone for hours at a time. Sometimes the ideas have to be allowed to settle in and stay in one place before I can work with them and produce anything worthwhile.
Oh, I suggested a couple of changes to the lyrics, one of which was accepted, the other was not. I think it's overall stronger. So I guess there is that.
Later: played around with Audacity a bit. Wireless here is a bit iffy. On to tomorrow.
Which is fine. I'm beginning to realize that I cannot be creative every single day, let alone for hours at a time. Sometimes the ideas have to be allowed to settle in and stay in one place before I can work with them and produce anything worthwhile.
Oh, I suggested a couple of changes to the lyrics, one of which was accepted, the other was not. I think it's overall stronger. So I guess there is that.
Later: played around with Audacity a bit. Wireless here is a bit iffy. On to tomorrow.
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