Well, I obviously haven't uploaded anything in quite some time. I seem to get a lot more done and at a much higher quality, art-wise, when I'm not required to. This has caused me problems with my classes and as a result I'll be switching to a primarily programming-focused degree (relying on my strengths more). So, once I've had a chance to prepare for and then adjust to the new degree, I should be able to make some progress on various art projects.

The dream began with me, soaring above the clouds, relaxing under the warm spring sun. I was flying from my apartment to a family reunion (or some similar get-together) at my mom’s place. My landing was flawless due to years of frequent practice. Flying was, without a doubt, my favorite activity. I walked towards a collection of faces pointing in my direction, a handful looked seriously concerned. Being the only one left out of the loop, I knew whatever it was, it was probably about me. “Did they see my arrival?” I thought to myself. I’m usually pretty good about coming and going unnoticed.

As I continued moving toward my immediate family, I started to overhear people talking about the various psychological problems that seem to have recently cropped up in my extended family. I heard my name mentioned more than a few times as well. What was going on?!

After a long talk with my mom, and a few others in the family, I found out what the fuss was all about.

They saw my landing after all.
I was never really flying to begin with. I was dropped off by a friend then proceeded to pretend to “land” on the road near the driveway. I had imagined it all!! For the past sixteen years I had thought I could fly, only to find out it had all been a figment of my imagination!

If my imagination was able to fool me so completely, how do I know what was real?!

This is when I woke up to go to work...

As the subject says, I'm just posting this to clear my front page.

... and nothing got done. I ended up spending most of my break working my mind numbing job. So my savings will last me a bit longer but no progress has been made on any other front. Gah!

I don't think I should bother posting journal entries anymore when I keep having to take back what I said...

Finally, the homework I've been working on is now behind me, for better or worse. I now have a creature/animal project in ZBrush that I can start working on over the break. Aside from that, I have no other homework (I doubt my night class will give any). All of this means I can finally start learning XSI and hopefully I'll soon be able to leave 3ds Max in my dust. Max crashed FIVE TIMES during my mid-term today!!! I hate that program! I've already been using XSI for programming and have done things that would overload Max ten times over, without XSI even flinching.

Ok so with only one mandatory project and one nearly mandatory, this week and next week should be a bit more relaxing than usual. That said, I would like to at least make marginal progress on the writing and website/blog fronts.

I have some notes for the story, but they need some kind of organization scheme. Hmmmm... My brain just died... I'll come back to this later. lol!

As for the website/blog, I currently plan on keeping the URL to myself until I have a regular posting habit in place and have purchased a domain name. This way, when I move to my own paid host, I can rest assured that everything/everyone can come along with little trouble. The only potential hang-up is that I would like to use Wordpress initially, and eventually switch to Drupal...

So... Yeah.... Tomorrow will be my day of rest and then it's back to the homework. Woot! Heh.