Don't Turn the System Off

Dear Player One,

This week has been rather busy for me. It seems I miss you at every turn. I didn’t think a one hour time difference would change much, but I suppose it is also a drastic shift in schedule. My class/work days start at the same time every day and I get home after dinner. I’ve found the program rewarding so far but parts seem unnecessarily stressful. I don’t really understand the need to be argumentative because someone is ‘pushing for innovation.’ If there is nothing better to suggest this often just causes a verbal argument that everyone walks away angry in the end.

It worries me a bit that you aren’t sleeping particularly well. I hope it is just a sleep scheduling issue that will resolve itself. I suspect my sleep troubles stem more from the fact that I just run out of hours in the day. It is 12 hours minimum before I return home each night and there is quite a bit to be done before going to sleep. I’m still getting used to sleeping on a twin sized bed. I have bruises on my knees from curling up on my side and driving them right into the wall next to the bed. I just have no idea on my position in the room.

I have started watching Hunter X Hunter and I’m enjoying it. I can understand the parallels drawn between it and Dragon Ball. I get many of the same feelings from it. A carefree young/innocent character running around and just making things work. I have also been watching Free! That has been more of a spectacle. It is strange to see a show devoted to that sort of entertainment and it is not full of ladies.  I think this is a step in the right direction for my viewing life at least. I don’t mind the ladies but the change of pace is wonderful

I’m glad modeling class is going well. Sometimes it is nice for someone to have low expectations. It means they will be very surprised when you turn in something you worked very hard on. Even among artists there is something be said about excellent modelers. It is not one of my talents, but I am capable at least of the basic construction. There are a lot of other little details that pop up when it comes to rigging and modeling that I’m not even confident I could repeat. The upside is that I kept all of my notes from that class. If I need to duplicate my work I can at least follow a path I am familiar with.

I will be attending The Captivate Conference here in Austin next month. I hear that it is very interesting for artists to network and show portfolios. While I do not currently plan to bring a physical portfolio, I can always email it to people if they are interested. It will still be a while before I throw myself into job hunting.

Your,

Player Two