The Mind Of OverlordTomala
Gaming

OMG Metal Weekend

I went from enjoying a relaxing game of MGSV last night (and even a bit today), to feeling really sore and nauseated right as I was going to bed. I’m feeling better now, mostly taking it easy. I captured the Honey Bee (again) and I’ve been doing side op’s ever since. Target practice (by running through all the targets), rescuing a sheep, people, destroying comms equipment and of course you can’t finish a game of MGSV without doing some cardboard box sledding. 😛

I’ll see what I can do on my current animation project… assuming that I feel better tomorrow. There has been a cloud of fog hovering around my head all day, which is slightly better than a cloud of fog hovering over your head while dealing with pain I guess.

Rants

This Post Is Brought To You By The Existence Of Morons

I’ve stumbled upon a blog recently called sorryantivaxxer, and they record the deaths of antivaxxers and showcase their online history of spreading antivax memes. Another one that’s also being shared is r/HermanCainAward, where it’s more of the same (along with a couple of ironic memes). These are the kind of people I have to work for and alongside everyday. One of my co-workers is currently dealing with long COVID, and just a few months ago he was touting about how it’s fake, and even if it is real it won’t be any different than the flu. Now he can’t even so much as stand or walk for very long. Even now he still won’t get vaccinated, and his health was never even that great before COVID. At this point I’m not even enforcing the mask policy at work; If these Y’alliban asshats want to Darwin themselves out of existence, then by all means…

I deal with these types of people on a daily basis, and having them lessen their own numbers might make the lives of everyone else a hell of a lot better. If I had any fucks left to give they’ve long since evaporated.

Animation

Animating Nightmare Fuel

I finished calculating how much livestream audio I will be working with; about 27 seconds overall. The animation might not remain in that timeframe though, depending on what shenanigans unfold. 😛 I did manage to get a bit of animation done on my character, with one scene almost being done. I think I’m finally getting enough mental muscle memory to navigate in between programs and moving characters to keep a good pace. I’m not going to get overconfident though… I’m currently in overdrive mode until vacation begins (excluding the weekends to do other things).

I’m happy enough with what I’ve done to get some much needed rest after another day of paid exercise and verbal abuse.

All in an Overlord's day / Hobbies

Keys Were A’Clicking Tonight

I spent the evening writing up dialogue for an ending to a video, and so far this is one of the more intricate scripts I’ve worked on for a story. If this wasn’t a 3D animation I would almost say it was written for an anime, whether it’s a good or bad one is anyone’s guess. 😛 It makes slightly more sense than FLCL, and the voice acting might be an IRQ level of equal or lesser value.

There is a little more I would like to add, and I’ve already submitted my first round of ramblings to my partner in crime on the project for approval. I’ve always loved to write things, even as a kid. Something about taking something and turning it into a story always appealed to me. It might also be why my dreams are so random, my brain seems to enjoy a story even if it might scare the ever loving shit out of me.

Speaking of…

Hobbies

Inside The Overlord’s Studio: Prepping For Part 3

Chopped up more video footage in preparations to start on the next video project. In game footage alone I have a little over three and a half minutes, and 46 seconds of it being animated. I also plan to have an animated ending to accompany it. I can hash out the story with a friend while I get started on animating dialogue from the livestream itself. I didn’t have much time today, and tomorrow I’ll be busy with some errands. Probably won’t really be able to dig into it for another day or two.

I don’t think I’ll be able to make October with this one; a much needed vacation is a couple weeks away, and I’ll be doing a lot of travel faaaaaar away from home. I’m in dire need of a break, and a good cure seems to be going to Yellowstone with my camera to take some sweet pics! If I do end up releasing anything it probably won’t even be until near the end of the year, or until I need to stop in favour of another video in need of finishing. I have a two weeks to get as much out of the way as possible, and depending on what I achieve I’ll either continue on the project, or start on the one I have planned for December.

Open Threads

Sunday Evening Open Thread

Hello internet! I still exist… Work was tiring, but entertaining… I haven’t had a chance to finish the video yet, but I’m thinking it won’t be an issue tomorrow or midweek. I need to record a voice line, and between being burnt out work/household to-do items/running around, and a noisy neighborhood it’s a little difficult. I was also contemplating doing a livestream tonight (I wanted to show off my new hair dammit), but the local dogs always seem to want to provide commentary on a broadcast they’ll never see. I privately enjoyed it instead. In the small pockets of time where I had time to goof around I also did a little Dishonored and checked out Hades. There’s this one guy I share my lunch breaks with at work — a fellow employee, and he was giving me all kinds of battle tips; like how the gauntlets are the numero uno weapon in the game.

I also made a Japanese brunch today! Sorry… no pics. I was too hungry. On the bright side I now know how to make tempura!

Artsy Fartsy

The Joy Of Memes

I was talking with a co-worker and good friend about some Bob Ross figurines we received in freight this morning. He didn’t realise that Bob Ross has become such a meme, or that he has his own Twitch. I even introduced him to the sheer idea of Bob Ross in the universe of Fallout 4:

It’s so unusual and interesting to me that a talented artist, who passed back in 95 would go on to be remembered by people — to the point of having people at the end of a Joy Of Painting episode in Twitch Chat go “gg Bob”, or even touch other parts of the world in ways that he’ll never know.

I don’t think he could have foreseen how far his own legacy would go. He passed away just as the internet was in its infancy; if he lived to see his own YouTube and Twitch channels he would have been 78 at the time of writing this. Imagine him living to actually communicate with everyone telling him gg, or witnessing that he is officially someone’s cosplay character.

I actually wouldn’t mind visiting this alternate timeline.

Animation / Hobbies / Open Threads

Evening Open Thread

It was nice to have the sun wake me up this morning, and to wake up to some leftover breakfast quinoa and multiple cups of tea throughout the day. I’m all refreshed and ready to take on another stress inducing week head first. I was even productive today and finished rendering the first part of the second part of my Bayonetta video project! I’ll start on the second part tomorrow night and see how far I can get on that little adventure.

If only everyday could feel this nice… Open Thread!