Dana's Animated Mind

All right, I was listening to Nirvana Unplugged.

Christmas is over, but New Year is around the corner. A good number of people make resolutions of what they want to change and so forth. I really don't get into that because simply they will be broken in 30 minutes after midnight.

It does make me notice the past year and what's been like. I spent a good part of it on muscle relaxers and vicodin that it is scary. Even if I wanted to, I couldn't take it because my brain shuts off. I wouldn't be able to function on my job very well. There are days when I have to decide whether the pain is really bad or if it's managable.

Of course there are days when I wonder if I will have to not work anymore, but that still little down the road.

The one good thing about the past year has to be artwork. I firmly believe I took a big step forward with the quality, and the quanity of my work as well. I went from having 21 to having 52. The 21 being a progressive number from 2000-2002.

I really didn't post at Renderosity because I can't stand their administration somedays. I shop there but I really don't participate. The last time I posted in the forums I was asking if it is possible to write a python script to automate natural breathing, and someone shot it down saying you only need to do this and this and this. The really for the script request was that I am lazy, and the less I have to do for meticulus movement, I will.

What do I hope to accomplish in 2008? Well, I hope to finish the Rite of Passage series, which the female vocalist said she will do once she healed up from oral surgery. Once that's done, I want to get into creating a real studio environment for Signs of God. How the hell I am going to do that, I am not quite positive.

Carrara has been good for my needs, and I may re-evaluate it. However I won't lie and say that looking at Cinema 4D isn't making me drool. I think one of the main things is that Poser Pro is going to have a host plug-in, and some of the features in Poser 7 doesn't like Carrara (layer animation for starters however I may have a work around for that.) I think for the most part, I just want to have the ability to do what the big boys do, and I like to believe I am getting there.

I have come a long way since 1999, so I am not worried. I will accomplish my dream.:)