It’s been a nice couple of days off; but it’s time to get back into the swing of things for another funtastic round of hell. In other news I did get more project work done:
I’m in the process of animating each of these characters, with only about 6 of them done for the most part. I’m not sure how long it’ll take me to finish it, but my goal is to wrap things up by the end of the week… accomplishing that is a whole other story though. 😛
I was going to do a livestream tonight, but ran into a nasty crash. After further diagnosis I found out my webcam was the culprit, at least when used in junction with my streamdeck and OBS. By the time I finished troubleshooting it was too late for me to want to stream, but that didn’t stop us from playing a little BL3. I also did a little achievement hunting earlier in AMID EVIL for the fun of it. I finished a level without killing anyone and found the hidden EVIL difficulty. It was a little challenging corralling the enemies around the map without killing myself or accidentally triggering friendly fire, but after some trial and error I managed to traverse all the hurdles without getting stuck in any thin corridors with an entire army of douchecanoes.
I accidentally had a nap earlier, and now I’ve been up for awhile drinking tea and sciencing my new lighting setup I acquired from The Amazing Zon. This week has been like electronic Christmas for me; between my new Monitor, Roku, Keyboard, the greenscreen lights, and the the sakura swag I think I’m going to have a fun weekend. 😀
My Brother was in need of a Roku upgrade, and I was already contemplating getting a new model. So I sold him my Premiere Plus model and proceeded to purchase a Roku Ultra LT model. I mainly used the previous Roku for listening to Pandora while doing other stuff, but have decided this time around to start actually using it as a proper TV. I proceeded to watch a little Hulu while warming up with some Ramen and Green Jasmine tea on a cold rainy day, and proceeded to do something I haven’t done in years; sit down and watch some classic anime that I’ll attempt to finish watching this year. 😛 I might have to do a repeat of this routine tomorrow. 😀
I’ve been experimenting with different chamomile teas recently, and I’ve found that drinking it in the evenings helps me sleep better after a long day. I’m trying to keep caffeinated tea to busy mornings and going for nothing stronger than green tea when the evening hits. I’ve been trying TeaLyra’s stuff for awhile and I’ve yet to be disappointed. Last night I had their Peaches n Cream, while tonight I’m having their Lovely Night blend. It’s a nice palate cleanser after a morning of Earl Gray, and an afternoon of London Fog Lattes to power me through some housework. I’m thinking tomorrow I’ll make some Japanese themed lattes based on the upcoming Sakura Season in Japan. I’ve ordered Sakura Syrup and Powder for further kitchen science shenanigans.
I might snap a pic if I’m proud of the final appearance. :v
Today was a busy day. My deliveries arrived today, except they didn’t… I had to collect five packages from the post office, not sure why they couldn’t have been delivered to my door but… meh. At least they all arrived in one piece! My lights arrived for the green screen, and my new monitor is plugged in and making my eyes happy. 8) It was nice to do some animation tonight on a large screen that doesn’t randomly cut out on me.
I also played with lighting my greenscreen a bit, and I can tell I’m on the right track. If I have the time and the energy I’ll have to try and stream something this weekend to take full advantage of it!
If I do I wonder what it’ll be…
I’ve been feeling unwell for most of the day, only managing to get by on painkillers and some special oils. :v On the bright side I’m not hungover by yesterday’s Mimosa binge, probably due to drinking ALL OF THE TEA.
Now to go to sleep while pondering what game to play during lunch tomorrow… do I do more Spyro or think of something something Portals?
Decisions, decisions…
I celebrated by drinking orange peach mimosas, eating a fancy breakfast in bed on a rainy day, and playing a game or two. Yutram and I finished conquering Pandora, and are now blasting off to Promethia. I contemplated doing another stream tonight, but figured I would wait for my new equipment to arrive. I have the monitor arriving Wednesday, and I also ordered some lighting equipment for my greenscreen setup. I bought three a ring light as well as two regular lights.
I’ve been meaning to take more cat photos with the new DSLR, but it’s kinda hard to practice on targets that mostly like to move with Morty being one of said targets. I’ve been trying for a couple days to get good kitty shots of him or Stewie, and today I finally got one good shot in using manual exposure. I caught Morty chillin’ atop a blanket he regularly uses as a kitty tent. It was cold and rainy today, and despite being Scottish he just wasn’t wanting to go out in the rain today (he doesn’t mind playing out in the rain, but it was to cold and windy for him to handle). On cold days like these he becomes a couch potato. He only got up when he detected that the steak was ready for human dinner, and he haaaaad to beg for some (as is tradition).
That cat has eyes that can pierce your soul.