2014 Has Flown By

If I look at my last Blog I would have to say 2013 flew by too. I don't remember much about 2013. I went to Chicago, a first for me. Met some long time internet friends in person. Oh, I was also accepted into a local gallery so that's pretty big and exciting news.

2014 has been fun, except for getting Norovirus right before my birthday. l worked for several months to  get work ready for my first ever Solo show which is going on now and has been held over a month. That's been even more awesome than getting into the gallery to begin with. It is a mixed-media show with 3D CGI, photography, 3D prints and sculpture in it. The feedback has been great and made the effort worth while.

My dad got remarried last weekend. My niece just had her 3rd ankle operation Friday. Bodhi is now 9. He still keeps me entertained. My mom is engaged and life is good.

For anyone interested l started another Blog that will most likely be dedicated to writing. If you are a fellow writer be sure to subscribe because NaNo is coming!

2013 Firsts

So here we are, my first blog of the year and it looks like we've made it to 2013.  As of today I'm doing really good on my goals.  In fact I've got my first model of 2013 made, it's still kind of a WIP because I would like to texture it and try to sculpt it some but I will be saving it as it is so I can use it without those things should I chose to.  Here's a quick turnaround of it.

the video quality crapped out on me.

2012 Fades into 2013

Wow, it's been 1.5 yrs since I blogged, I should make a resolution to improve that!  Anyway, here I am and it looks like we survived the ending of the Mayan Calendar which means we get to ring in the new year, unless you are on the other side of the world and in that case, Happy 2013!  Also an early Happy 2013 to everyone else, as I will be busy with a party tonight.  Just my nieces but we are going to "Party like it's 1999."  If you don't know that reference, shame on you, you get a pacifier and not a cookie.  So with the New Year comes the chance to make new Goals/Plans/Resolutions and I decided to share them with you, because then I'm a little more accountable than keeping them to myself.  Some don't seem like much, but I have health limitations and I really wanted to keep my goals in reach.  Forget the old adage "Aim for the moon and if you hit the stars you're doing good."  Someone forgot the moon is closer for one, so if you hit the stars you're doing great!  I'm also not starting on the weekly goals until the 3rd due to the holidays and an appointment for Bodhi on the 2nd to have blood drawn for allergy testing.

My goals/plans/resolutions for 2013:

Keep Moving On

Don't be Afraid of Love

Work on art (3D, Traditional, photography, writing, any form) ie. be creative at least 1 hour/day 5 days a week with exceptions for health, travel, and holidays.  Emphasis on 3D at least once a week to better learn new software and retain.

Complete one animation at least, and two stills already sketched out (3 projects 2 major ones) by year's end.

Play/workout with Kinect 3x/wk starting at 5-10 minutes and work up, with exceptions for health, travel and holidays.

Above all else: Take care of myself.


How about you?  Did you have a good 2012?  Do you have any plans or goals for 2013?

I am also planning to visit Chi this year.

Cookies For B'fast

When you turn six, or is that 42 in dog years, you can have cookies for b'fast and that's exactly what Bodhi had this morning for b'fast with his Pecid and peanut butter in between.  We can't skip his morning meds just because it's his birthday. 

He got a gold bow on his head that lasted just long enough for me to snap a picture before it went flying, and since it is his birthday and not mine I didn't insist he put it back on and pose.  Not that he'd listen anyway.

 The first present he went for was a box of healthy nautrals milk bones with oats, flax seed, sweet potatoes, and chicken.  He really seems to like them and we won't tell him they're natural or healthy as treats go.  Next was the de-stuffed dog, it took me longer to take the stuffing out than it did for him to unwrap all his presents.  And lastly he went for his favorite the eight pack, I'm sure he had a few choice words going through his head when I took the pack away to open it and gave him one putting the other seven away for latter.  Oh, I bet you're thinking eight what?  Beer and coke comes in six packs woman.  Eight pressed pighide bones, Bodhi's favorite.  Happy Birthday Buddy!

Hot, Hot, Hot

"It's feeling hot hot hot...."

That's what I'm singing everytime I take B-dog out.  It was also the tune my PC was singing whenever I would try to render anything in 3D to the point it would reach critical and shut down at around 100 C.  Yeah I know, I know... I'm a bad PC owner I should have replaced the heatsink when it started acting up, but I really wasn't feeling the pull to work on 3D so I researched what I wanted/needed and waited.  Recently I'd been toying with the idea of getting back to a project I left hanging at the end of 2009, it's been a year and 5 months since I've done any real modeling.  So with some prompting I finally ordered a Coolmaster Hyper 212 plus.

I have two different temperature software running... speedfan and core temp, I like core temp better because it gives you temps on the individual cores.  Both are free.  I don't have a comparison in core temp from before the new heatsink, under full load to both cores, core 0 ran 45-62c and core 1 ran 36-58c.  As a comparision, speedfan before the new heatsink would hit 100c and the PC would shut down unable to complete the render.  The exact same render run with the new heatsink speedfan temp reading never went above 82C and fan speed never reaching 900 (the speed for the fan is 600-2000).  I can always add a second fan if I need it.  For now I'm not worried about it.

Shows height difference in the two, stock on left 212 Plus right

overall size difference

less than half an inch clearance between the copper pipes and RAM

just enough clearance to move the fan to the top or add another.

It is a bit more involved then some heatsinks to install, but I think it's worth it, I also had to move a case fan on the side to the front.  If you are thinking about ordering this heatsink make sure you check the dimensions and pre-measure.  I also don't notice this fan which is 3-32 dBA,I think my case fans are louder.


C over and out.

Hey Hey We're the Monskeys

"... and we don't monskey around, 'cause we're to busy singing to put anybody down."

Just a picture of the Monskeys I picked up from the bay.  They are part a series of designer urban vinyl figures.  I hope to incorporate them into some future images.  :)  BTW no I don't smoke, it's just a box.

Flash sb-25 1/8th power  bounced

Now, go monkey around!

Don't Mess With The Original Peep

Happy Easter to all my Peeps!