Monday, July 18, 2005
Tonight, I met my Dad at McDonald’s, then hopped on a bus which took us to the fabulous D.C. subway system, which whisked us downtown to D.C., where we joined the crowds of teeming, streaming humanity entering RFK stadium for a Washingtion Nationals baseball game. I have been to a baseball game in over ten years, so I obviously haven’t been to a Nationals game yet. I had a great time. The seats were big, we had […]
Sunday, July 17, 2005
My garden is looking much improved. My parents came over today with a load of plants that they had yanked from their own garden. We all pitched in and planted veritable miles of pachysandra and Virginia creeper, plus several hostas and impatiens. Kind of them, plus it filled out my garden nicely. Can’t wait to lay down some mulch now. We also watched New Police Story, Jackie […]
Friday, July 15, 2005
Geh. Accidentally deleted my journal entry for today. Briefly: Got DVD case in the mail, but it was the wrong size. Everyone involved was extremely helpful. Can’t complain. Wrote overwrought metaphor concerning this. Saalon‘s helping me edit Summer Storm, which means I’ll have less creative control but more free time. I feel this is worth the trade. I’m keeping pretty well on top […]
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Teriyaki chicken and Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars—an excellent combination which I enjoyed last night at my parents’ house. I try to make it over there about once a week; it’s my duty as a son, and fortunately, I genuinely enjoy their company. So we ate and watched Twinkle, Twinkle, which is a Jackie Chan film in the same sense that Raiders of the Lost Ark is a John Rhys-Davies film. Jackie’s in it, and he has a few […]
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
It’s funny how the most thrilling, exhilirating moments of your life are also the ones most full of stress. (I don’t like that word, stress. It’s a suspiciously modern term, and it smells like a modern excuse for something. Why did nobody in human history note a feeling of psychological stress until 1942?) Last night, myself and an animator worked furiously to finish Matrix Experiments Lain in time for the Otakon submission deadline. […]
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
As I mentioned a few entries ago, I hate deadlines. In fact, I’ve organized Otherspace to minimize deadlines. However, we’ve had a deadline thrust upon us: if we want to premiere our animation at Otakon, the submitted disc has to be in their sweaty otaku hands by this Monday (a switch from the previous submission date of tomorrow. Luxury!). So I got the last of the backgrounds last night, inserted them into their various shots, […]
Saturday, July 9, 2005
The demon Despair attacked again today, though not as fiercely as last week. This time, it appeared as I drove to the animation meeting. It brought up every petty annoyance I’ve had lately, and I fantasized about being so thoroughly screwed that I would tell everyone, “Okay, that’s it. I hereby dissolve Otherspace. I’m going to enjoy my free weekends from now on.” Of course, the meeting went great, and now […]
Friday, July 8, 2005
The sky was full of battleship clouds, slung low, cruising towards the western horizon. But as the sun galloped across the sky, the fleet broke up into a few huge carriers drifting lazily along. Good day, all told. Work went swimmingly, thanks to my help on a troublesome project. Always feels good to be a rescuer. Then I heard about the bombing of London today, and I felt a lot more thankful for all I have. My heart […]
July 7, 2005
And, suddenly, rain. Big, solid rain. The kind of rain you rarely see in movies, so I’m always shocked when I see it: neither the drizzle of film noir, nor the sheets of water in disaster movies. This is the rain of, say, Jurassic Park. A dependable, nine-to-five kind of rain. As I left for work this morning, I noticed my umbrella sitting in the foyer, and thought to myself, “There probably won’t be any rain. […]
Tuesday, July 5, 2005
It was a long, dreary, Siberian day at the office today. This was perhaps caused by my mode of waking up: when my alarm sounded, I rolled over, thought Ah, it’s still vacation, I can still sleep and slept until 9:30. Then I realized it was a work day, and one of the developers I support had said he might need my help on a build today. So I raced in to work, to find that he won’t […]