Final Semester Blog Post 3 - Sickness and Animation

Okay I know this is the second week in a row that I've done this where I responded and turned in this blog post a day late, but unlike last week, this week I actually have an excuse. I got really sick yesterday, to the point of nausea, and I couldn't get myself all right and less icky by midnight. I went straight to bed. So now I'm just writing this post now instead. I do apologize. I feel like I haven't been doing a very good job working on these posts. Really, I just feel like shit at the moment. I dunno. It will be better after a day of rest, I think. I just need to take it a bit easier. I am still trying my best on all my homework and work!!! I promise I am. It's just been a bit of a struggle.

I'm working on my animation scenes, trying to get them all looking nice and pretty. I want my animation to seem purposeful and stylized, but I'm unsure of how well that's going for me, honestly. Compared to some of the other members of my groups, I'm not the best at animating. I got three scenes done last week though!! I'm so proud of myself. I really messed with facial expressions and stuff to get it all just right. I'm hoping to put a bit more time into more of my scenes too. And I'm also going to ask my group members what they think of what I have going on so far. I'm trying to make sure I match up with the style everyone else is using. We'll see how well that goes. I'm gonna ask everyone about that on Tuesday this week.

I'm excited to get a professional headshot done!!! It'll be fun!! I'm gonna make sure I look super nice and professional so that I can use this picture for lots of things in the future. I'm thinking some nice khaki pants, a white collared shirt, and a vest that matches the pants. Of course I'll also make sure my hair is brushed and my face is nice and clean. I don't want too much acne in the photo if possible. I dislike how it looks in pictures, even though I know I technically can't help it. I wonder if we'll still be able to work on our stuff before and after we get our own personal headshots done?? It would really streamline things, I think. I could work on things, get up, get my headshot, sit back down, and then continue working. I want to get as much done this next coming week as possible. I've got a lot of animation I want to improve, and not a lot of time.

Everyone else seems to be doing well, though I'm unsure if we're neccessarily on track, all things considered. Sam has a lot of work cut out for him lighting wise, and I'm hoping some more of us can help in that department soon. And Ash is still the one doing most of the texturing. Our cat rig is also still being worked on by Rianne. I'm hoping she gets that really finished soon. I want to be able to animate the cat in my shots, and I know the others do too. Is there anywhere or anyone I could talk to that could possibly help her out on the rigging of our cat?? It's definately something I'm planning on looking into next week, I think. I hope she'll be okay with me doing that. I'll ask. Everyone is doing their best though, so despite some of these setbacks, I'm not too worried, and I'm sure we'll finish a lot of things. This semester feels like its simultaneously going by super fast and also super slow.

I need to do more work on my job search stuff. I feel like I'm not doing enough there and am still trying really hard to build up my network. I did find a couple networking events to go to and I'm definately going to try and connect with people that way, but I don't know how well I'm doing. I just want to be able to get a decent job right out of college. I'm sure the headshot will help with that at least a little bit, though, you know?? Anyways, I've been networking, job searching, etc, so at least I'm trying, I guess. That's the important part.

I'm sorry this blog post isn't very long, there really wasn't all that much to talk about, so I've just been focusing on what I can.