Tuesday, May 10, 2005
The day I listen to anyone connected with Saban lecturing me about children is the day I listen to some named Hanna or Barbera lecturing me about the nuances of backgrounds in animation. — James Lileks My laptop is back from the shimmering halls of Apple Repair, and the drive now works like a champ, based on a few tests. I inserted Gundam Seed disc 8 as my initial test and was suddenly seized by the icy hand of fear: […]
Sunday, May 8, 2005
Saturday saw an incredible Otherspace Productions meeting. The entire studio met at GMU, where I laid out the storyboards and guided the crew through it, explaining each scene and soliciting comments. People had lots of great ideas, and after the initial shock at the scale of an animation five times longer than our previous project, became increasingly excited. The most reserved person was actually volunteering for things by the end. So on the way back, I let […]
Friday, May 6, 2005
I’ve gained some perspective this week. I took my laptop (Navi) in to the Apple Store on Thursday, to see if they could remove the CD that the laptop insists isn’t in the drive. The tech was my ideal; even though he was swamped, he helped everyone as equally as possible, while being consistently and genuinely friendly and helpful. He ran a few tests and promptly agreed that the drive was borked. This meant sending […]
Wednesday, May 4, 2005
Just climbed into my soft, soft bed after a long talk with my roommate and a night out at writer’s group. The writer’s group went very well; six of us (out of seven) showed up, and we critiqued bits of two books plus my latest short story. I’m drifting back into a writing phase, too, so I hope to build on the adrenaline rush of this meeting to write a lot over the next few weeks. […]
Tuesday, May 3, 2005
43 Folders writes about Your Personal Suck, i.e., “You totally suck at something, and it secretly drives you nuts every g%^d@*ned day.” Find something that you really want to improve, and improve it. The personal suck that’s been gnawing at me most lately is my lack of discipline on lots of small projects. I remember to clean the house and work on Otherspace, but I don’t keep up with practicing Japanese […]
Sunday, May 1, 2005
It’s kind of fun to do the impossible. — Walt Disney Yesterday, four of us at Otherspace met at GMU in the pouring rain, then drove to a nearby Japanese restaurant, ate sushi, and plotted the future of Otherspace. I described my plans for the next animation, and my desire to make Otherspace into a world-class animation studio. Everyone else was excited and gave off an aura of being ready to go. I think we’re really going to do this. “This” is […]
Saturday, April 30, 2005
I helped my renter move in last night. It was a strange feeling, hauling somebody’s stuff into my house, knowing that he’ll be living with me for the foreseeable future. Will we drive each other crazy? This is the first time I’ve really lived with someone. At my last apartment, I was sharing a house with a woman whom I only saw every couple of months. Before that, I was living […]
Thursday, April 28, 2005
My goodness, I’m tired. This is caused partly by my mad dashes around the house, clearing out the other bedroom. Why? I have a renter, finally. A friend from work will be moving in. Um, tomorrow. As of this morning, there were still several boxes, bags, and assorted miscellaney cluttering up the room. So I got all that out, and finally cleaned out the kitchen sink. Oh, shoot; I just remembered […]
April 27, 2005
I had a rather strange experience this week—I joined a Tae Kwan Do academy, then promptly backed out two days later. That may seem strange, and it is, really, but I have my reasons. My 2005 New Year’s Resolution was to investigate and take up a martial art. I’ve been hemming and hawing about that investigation, until finally on Saturday I simply walked into a local Tae Kwan Do academy. […]
Saturday, April 23, 2005
Sorry for the radio silence. Been busy, just not felt like writing journal entries.