Today was great, if a bit screwy.

I woke up around 8:30 and stayed in bed for a while. It was one of those bright winter mornings. Just a tad too cold, which made it perfect weather to stay curled up under the covers, Scarlet by my side.

Eventually I got up and had breakfast.

I spent most of the morning working on the podcast for my new script. It felt good to get back into the flow of recording.

While I was uploading the videos to Vimeo and Youtube I went to the gym where I did cardio, and then more strength of my arms and back. I am seriously feeling my shoulder blades right now. Stupid reverse flies.

I want to run. So bad. But I’m holding off until tomorrow. Tomorrow will be my run day. And I’ll do amazing because I’ll have allowed my shins enough time to heal up.

My type-a personally doesn’t want to wait. It was so hard not to do a few laps around the track. But I’m glad, and as silly as it may be, proud, that I didn’t. I’m getting better about respecting my limits and giving myself the time I need to recover.

I did some yoga as well, and then enjoyed the warmth of the sauna.

I came back home afterwards to finish off uploading the videos. Packed up my stuff, then headed into work.

The first lab was good. I worked through the demo today and got my project up to where I wanted it to be.

Marcus said he would get me his models tomorrow, so hopefully I can catch up the second character over the weekend.

After I finished off my rigging tasks I went back to scripting because I realized some changes I could make to my current script. So… all of the recording I did this morning is pretty much moot now. But I don’t regret it.

The changes are going to be extremely beneficial, and the runs that I did this morning helped me get back into the mindset I need for my tutorials. It was a good test run basically.

I did end up fighting with my code through most of the second lab. Which was frustrating. But after posting on Facebook and some humorous banter with some friends, we got the code working properly.

There is one person in the second lab who is extremely draining. I felt myself cringing more and more each time he got up to ask me a question. It’s not that I mind helping, but once again it feels like handholding.

I just got done doing a demo answering all of his questions, which he took no notes during. He just had a 4-hour lecture where the same thing occurred, and there’s podcasts showing step by step what he needs to do.

It feels like he’s not trying to help himself. And saying “Sorry to bother you again,” doesn’t really mean anything after you say it literally 12 times.

/end rant

In all honestly, that was the only complaint that I had tonight. That is until I got online to look at my class. Which is now a funny story.

I had an email from my teacher reminding us that our assignment was due Friday at midnight. So of course I look up at the clock on my computer and see “Fri 12:15” and think “Fuuuuuuu….”

My assignments are late… that’s another two zeros against my GPS. How did I miss these due dates when I’ve been super hardcore on top of everything because of the issue last month.

How is it midnight Friday already…

I was all set to write about how I’m contemplating withdrawing from the degree since I obviously can’t keep up with the assignments. It was totally going to be an introspective post about why I’m not putting school as a priority. Am I just slacking off or is my workload too much? Is there some subconscious aversion to the work?

And then, as I was writing, I realized that it just turned Friday… It is Friday morning, not Friday evening, when my assignments are actually due.

I have the whole day to do the drawing that I need to. Just like I planned it out…

Nothing like a heart attack and a brush with depression to wake you up.

I have SAL lab tomorrow. And that’s another story in itself.

When I was there yesterday Frank and Tony said that some of the labs got moved to different days due to an event happening on campus. So we were going to be having lab on two Sundays this month. Since I already have labs on Saturdays that basically meant I was kissing my weekends, and power yoga class, goodbye.

Lame. : /

Well, I came into work today and had an email saying that we got Sunday’s back because the people in Scheduling were able to find alternate rooms for the lectures to be held in on their original days.

Huzzah!

But yeah. Since it’s SAL I don’t have to go in until 9pm, and even then it’s a light lab. I am confident that I will be able to get all both of my assignments done. Especially since I know they’re not late.

I might even do a few of the sketches now.

Currently I’m still at work.

A student came in and needed to use this lab specifically.

These computers have a program called Cortex which is used for motion capture. Since the lab wasn’t scheduled to be opened by anyone, and because I’m not doing much of anything, I agreed to stay until he finished the assignment. I’m hoping that doesn’t take too long.

He says he ‘should’ only be about another 20 to 30 minutes, which is fine. And he’s super appreciative of me staying.

I remember what it was like when I was going through the program, and how much it meant to me when someone took the time to make my life easier. So I don’t mind. The only thing I would be doing is sitting at home, most likely cross stitching. Though having dinner is a pretty amazing thought right now.

Despite being hungry, if I can help someone out and get a jump-start on my homework then I consider it a win for everyone.

I really can’t put into words how glad I am that I didn’t miss another deadline. I think that would have seriously eaten away at me.

Close call for sure.

I’m not really sure about the rest of my night. I’m getting pretty tired, but I know as soon as I get in my car I’ll be wide awake.

I may stich for a bit and listen to a new book.

Since I just got done with Eragon, I feel I should read one of the books in my ‘Work’ category. Still something I’ve wanted to read, but not really a pleasure book.

Reading one work book a month is one of my goals. So now would be a good time to do it.

We’ll see how I’m feeling once I get home. Until then, I’m off to do some art.