these late nights are going to be my downfall...now, exactly why did i want to go into business for myself?!

oh! so I don't have to get up early in the morning after working so late at night!!!

it ends up that you work overtime in the creative business whether or not you are self-employed...

i do need a day off, tho. my overall artistic output each day is going down because I haven't stepped out for a day's break. maybe I'll do that tomorrow [it IS halloween]...Thursday at the latest.

meanwhile, alex is playing my request right now...some sugary japanese girl vocals by kahimi karie. thanks, alex.

after that, i am definitely going home!!!

should i get NEXT DAY SHIPPING, or should I get 5-7 BUSINESS DAYS?

I won't even be home to sign for my package, and will have to go down to the UPS office anyway, so what does it matter?

not many of you will remember Votrax. It was a voice synthesizer for your 8600/186 personal computer. with a simple BASIC (not many of you will remember this programming language...) program you could get this thing to read stuff to you, or, with the output of another BASIC program, pronounce exotic, randomly-generated ALIEN names. It would've been a lot of fun with the poplular pop-psychological program ELIZA, which could respond remarkably intelligently to your cries for psychiatric help. for example:

you> I am having trouble sleeping next to my girlfriend.

ELIZA: Why do you think you are having trouble sleeping next to your girlfriend?

you> Well, she likes to sleep in her own bed at her own house.

ELIZA: Is this a problem?

you> Not really, but it would be nice to sleep next to my girlfriend.

ELIZA: Why do you think it would be nice to sleep next to your girlfriend?

you> isn't it obvious to you?

ELIZA: Is this a problem?

you> you're supposed to be helping me figure this out, Eliza!

ELIZA: Why do you think that I'm supposed to be helping you figure this out, Eliza?

you> because you're a shrink program!!!

ELIZA> Is this a problem?

you> only if you're not doing your job...why aren't you analyzing me?

ELIZA> Why do you think that I'm not analyzing you?

you> I don't know, maybe you are. Maybe you are trying to test me with all these repeptitive questions.

ELIZA> Is this a problem?

etc., you get the idea by now...

I miss Eliza. I miss Votrax. But I wouldn't give up my web pages or mp3s to save it all!!!! Is this a problem? Why do you think that this is a problem?

too busy...too busy...i've got a lot of fish on my frying pan, that's for sure!! but i've written many blogs IN MY HEAD. not that you can read them there, and even I'm having trouble accessing them once they are posted in my brain. i stayed up for 3 days straight to finish setup for an animated short last weekend...that was crazy...and I started having some mild hallucinations. that was fun. but the event we presented at was good. i got to do some public speaking, made some contacts, and gained some new friends. i like those creative opportunities.

of course, the more projects you agree to do, the more work you have to actually perform.

back to work!