Week of July 11 to July 17
Week of July 11 to 17
Got off to a very good start, work wise. Positive review for the set dressing stuff I've been doing, and got a few more 'hero' set pieces to do. Enjoying it - a chance to learn different things (in this case, more about modeling, expressions, ribs, and dynamics, and in general working at different places allows me to expand my skill set and perspective on 3D CG). Looking to get back on shot work, and I got some turnovers early in the week (including my first shot with Kong). Tuesday, one of the funniest shows ever is back on TV, Kumars at No. 42, a BBC quasi-talk talk show from Sanjeev Bhaskar and what is supposedly his nosy, sassy, embarassing Punjabi family who pipe up from the couch during interviews. (Maybe I watch too much TV, have no TV back in the States, eh, I'll burn out on it before the end of my stint). My leg still hurts, started with lower back pain which went away after a few days, but now is a sharp shooting pain all down my left leg, think it might be sciatica.
Thursday lunchtime adventure - went to Weta Guitars, they said my Theremin was ready for pickup (I had them build an NZ-compliant power supply, lost my other one); then when I got there, they said, 'Oh no, it needs more work.') So, while I was there I decided to get that Reb Beach model guitar, what the hey. Been so long since I got a guitar, a 6-string one at that. Then went to play hoops - last game with Trevor, he and Justin are heading back to ILM. Well, the usual place in Newtown was booked - school holiday. The Kilbirnie Rec Centre said we could use it at 2 PM. What they really meant was, 'you can come in and kick out the bunch of kids that are using it at 2 PM'. See, it's not just the accent, it's a different language sometimes. Anyway, we went to Rongotai College outdoor hoops, crappy rims, no nets but we had a good game of half-court fours.
Friday eve just did some OT, and watched the last of this weeks' rentals - Chronicles of Riddick: Withnail & I: a gem - Monty Python's long-lost Fliegender Zirkus: Naked States, a doc about Spencer Tunick; King Arthur (2004).
Saturday -
The big party night! (some people from Weta were sponsoring the 'Ice Ball', a lavish party with wintery themes). Raine was part of the crew, and invited me to make some noise! Worked a full day (reckon I'll be in most every Saturday from now on); stopped at Weta Guitars then went to get ready for the party. (The pirate shirt I rented is nowhere to be found, don't know when I lost it, it was at my desk I'm sure, have to pay up for it on Monday.) Just dressed normal, but slathered my hair into a Devil's Lock (dam that itched after a while) and drew blue lines all over my face. My pics here. And Trina's here. Great scene, mainly 2 rooms, one with the DJ and occasional dancers - bellydancers, Carnivale dancers, stilt walker. I had the Theremin set up in the other room, it was a hit, people were fascinated by it. At one point, dragged Justin & Trevor's party from Matterhorn to Ice Ball, but they left cos the booze was gone. I was sustaining pretty well, but when I wanted to make some noiz on the guitar, some punks came up and asked to jam on it, I said OK. 20 minutes of really crappy Metallica lix later, I was ready to go, by 4 AM.
Sunday - Wanted to go check out a morning Film Fest screening, Touch the Sound about a deaf woman drummer , but wasn't feeling well enough, so waited it out till Decasia at noon. Brilliant idea, wonderful source material, thrilling music, but non-interesting montage, didn't give ya anything. Then organ recital at Town Hall - nice to hear Flight of the Valkyries, and William Tell Overture, but it didn't shake your nerves like you'd hope for from a 2-story organ. Then went to work for a few hours, and stopped in at Hataitai, got Burger Wisconsin on the way home. Simpsons, CSI, while I worked on writing.
Here's a posting about the King Kong panel at ComiCon. They played 3 minutes worth of the 7-minute dino fight seq. All 3 principles showed up, no crew.
Next week - Bonnie's in town!!!
Got off to a very good start, work wise. Positive review for the set dressing stuff I've been doing, and got a few more 'hero' set pieces to do. Enjoying it - a chance to learn different things (in this case, more about modeling, expressions, ribs, and dynamics, and in general working at different places allows me to expand my skill set and perspective on 3D CG). Looking to get back on shot work, and I got some turnovers early in the week (including my first shot with Kong). Tuesday, one of the funniest shows ever is back on TV, Kumars at No. 42, a BBC quasi-talk talk show from Sanjeev Bhaskar and what is supposedly his nosy, sassy, embarassing Punjabi family who pipe up from the couch during interviews. (Maybe I watch too much TV, have no TV back in the States, eh, I'll burn out on it before the end of my stint). My leg still hurts, started with lower back pain which went away after a few days, but now is a sharp shooting pain all down my left leg, think it might be sciatica.
Thursday lunchtime adventure - went to Weta Guitars, they said my Theremin was ready for pickup (I had them build an NZ-compliant power supply, lost my other one); then when I got there, they said, 'Oh no, it needs more work.') So, while I was there I decided to get that Reb Beach model guitar, what the hey. Been so long since I got a guitar, a 6-string one at that. Then went to play hoops - last game with Trevor, he and Justin are heading back to ILM. Well, the usual place in Newtown was booked - school holiday. The Kilbirnie Rec Centre said we could use it at 2 PM. What they really meant was, 'you can come in and kick out the bunch of kids that are using it at 2 PM'. See, it's not just the accent, it's a different language sometimes. Anyway, we went to Rongotai College outdoor hoops, crappy rims, no nets but we had a good game of half-court fours.
Friday eve just did some OT, and watched the last of this weeks' rentals - Chronicles of Riddick: Withnail & I: a gem - Monty Python's long-lost Fliegender Zirkus: Naked States, a doc about Spencer Tunick; King Arthur (2004).
Saturday -
The big party night! (some people from Weta were sponsoring the 'Ice Ball', a lavish party with wintery themes). Raine was part of the crew, and invited me to make some noise! Worked a full day (reckon I'll be in most every Saturday from now on); stopped at Weta Guitars then went to get ready for the party. (The pirate shirt I rented is nowhere to be found, don't know when I lost it, it was at my desk I'm sure, have to pay up for it on Monday.) Just dressed normal, but slathered my hair into a Devil's Lock (dam that itched after a while) and drew blue lines all over my face. My pics here. And Trina's here. Great scene, mainly 2 rooms, one with the DJ and occasional dancers - bellydancers, Carnivale dancers, stilt walker. I had the Theremin set up in the other room, it was a hit, people were fascinated by it. At one point, dragged Justin & Trevor's party from Matterhorn to Ice Ball, but they left cos the booze was gone. I was sustaining pretty well, but when I wanted to make some noiz on the guitar, some punks came up and asked to jam on it, I said OK. 20 minutes of really crappy Metallica lix later, I was ready to go, by 4 AM.
Sunday - Wanted to go check out a morning Film Fest screening, Touch the Sound about a deaf woman drummer , but wasn't feeling well enough, so waited it out till Decasia at noon. Brilliant idea, wonderful source material, thrilling music, but non-interesting montage, didn't give ya anything. Then organ recital at Town Hall - nice to hear Flight of the Valkyries, and William Tell Overture, but it didn't shake your nerves like you'd hope for from a 2-story organ. Then went to work for a few hours, and stopped in at Hataitai, got Burger Wisconsin on the way home. Simpsons, CSI, while I worked on writing.
Here's a posting about the King Kong panel at ComiCon. They played 3 minutes worth of the 7-minute dino fight seq. All 3 principles showed up, no crew.
Next week - Bonnie's in town!!!
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