Yep, freshly back from Winter break and just a week into the new semester. I hit the ground running by getting everything sorted out and the dust blown off all the files before school started – I admit to having not touched anything involved in animation over break. It was good to get away and get things done around the house and just enjoy being off. I guess it's the closest thing I've had to vacation in nearly a decade.
In any event, I've created my production schedule and it feels pretty solid. It's definitely not rushed either. I have a feeling I'm going to have plenty of time to get this animation just right. I have already started basic coloring of the first sequence of the film (where the astronaut is introduced in the void and he meets the clock for the first time). So far, so good – the colorization process is fairly straight forward, if somewhat tedious. And like I say, everything is going swimmingly.
So, why do I feel like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop?
Seriously, things never go this easily for me, especially at the beginning of the semester. There is always a crisis (or multiple crises) the rock me to the core of my being. That's how it's been since I came to Villa Maria. Nothing bad has happened yet – no illnesses, no deaths of loved ones, no deaths of pets, no accidents, not illnesses, no financial crisis, no (major) marital problems, no nothing.
That disturbs me.
When bad things stop happening on a regular basis, what does that mean? I don't know. Maybe I'm just paranoid. Maybe I'm just used to being miserable. Maybe I'm just not used to life being neutral. Maybe things are finally on an upswing, and they will get better from here on out. I am cautiously optimistic, but I will continue to look over my shoulder for quite some time before I give the “all clear” signal.
Until then, I have work to do. See you next week...
