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I downloaded Google SketchUp and have been playing around in it. I’m seriously considering using it to build background for the web comic. Sure I can draw them by hand, but to have a prerendered city to walk down and snap shots from to use? Sure beats my problems with perspective I have from time to time, so that’s a real time saver.
Nothing much to say beyond that. If I do end up using SketchUp, they won’t start showing up for a few strips. It’s going to take a bit of adjusting to the program, and you know, actually building streets and stuff.
I made a few minor changes to the layout. I tried to streamline things cosmetically so they would flow a little better vertically, and have a central focus on the comic. The comic should be the primary reason to visit the site, so it should be up front. I also removed the white box around the strips.
Working 10 hours a day makes art production difficult, but not impossible. Fear not, though, there are no delays going ahead. I just felt like point out that 10 hour work days are a serious pain.
Despite that little rant, this week was a good week. My sister sent me a clip of the MacGyver theme on my cell phone, and I instantly plugged it in to be my ring tone. The audio isn’t high quality, but I blame the cell phone for that. It’s an old model, and probably can only have output of 64 kbps max. I’m not complaining. After all, I already carry a Swiss army knife and roll of duct tape around with me.
Also worth mentioning, I finally received Ankoku Butoh, the new Faith and the Muse CD. It was delayed due to the snow shutting everything down in the area. It’s been at least 8 years since their last cd, and their sound is still evolving. The cd is very good in my opinion. They keep the half-poetic style that I connect with their work, and gave it an Asian spin this time around. It’s been playing in my CD player since it arrived. Not constantly, but when I turn music on, it’s there.
That’s all that’s really worth actually posting, keep checking back every Tuesday and Thursday for the continuing story!
Today was the first day back at work for me after the massive snow we had around here. I had been out of work for a whole week, which is how I have been able to get so much knocked out on this site in such a quick amount of time.
It was weird to fall back into my normal habits. My sleep schedule had slipped a bit, but this morning once I arrived on site I was wide awake. I needed to be full alert with everything being delayed by a week. However, as soon as I booted my computer up I sat there for about 10 minutes with a feeling like I had forgotten everything. The questions and requests suddenly flooded in as people learned I was on site, and everything fell back into place.
Now the interesting part comes into play. I’m about a week ahead on the web comic, and I’m working 10 hours a day this week. Can I meet the deadlines now that the snow vacation is over? I don’t have any doubts, but it will take the formation of a few new habits…
The week has finally ended, and with it massive delays of real world work. Last Friday we were let go early as the snow rolled in and blanketed everything. Ice and snow then prevented normal modes of transportation, despite DC being generally open.
The upside is that I have been able to get the web comic comfortably ahead of schedule, as well as take life easy for a while. Despite this, aggravation has been building, as I really want to get back to normal work. Cabin fever, or whatever you want to call it.
Monday is a federal holiday, which just makes me laugh now thanks to this past week. Tuesday is going to be spent all day playing catch up, but I know it is going to fly by.