Sleeping in my own bed with my own pillow was soooo dreamy. It took me a little while to actually fall sleep, still thinking about all the little things that happened throughout the weekend… but once I did I slept like a rock. I got 8 hours, but am still very tired and can’t wait for the next 8 tonite!!!

POLL: Are any of you still on a modem? (tell me)

If you are I feel sooooooooooooo sorry for you :p I experienced modem life again briefly at my parents yesterday. We should have been on a commercial for how PAINFULLY slow it is to sit & wait for shit to download. gaaaaaawd! I thought I was going to loose it. Granted we were looking at things that take a long time to download, but even the most basic thing was just taking sooo damn long. I don’t know how you do it!

I was showing my mom & sister the animations I’ve been working on for the last year. They’re not made for modem users, in fact it’s for broadcast (TV)… so I sure hope my client in LA isn’t on a modem! They’re 3 1-minute animations for the “tween” (ages 9-13) market, that this producer is hoping to air and then sell as a 1/2 hour series. It’s taken me about a year to finish them up. I did the character design, storyboards, backgrounds and full animated the intro & 3 shorts. It’s not exactly pro, but it was really fun to do. I already feel my skills have improved… and that’s what it’s all about – you can only get better if you practice!!

I also showed my Mom & sister the mockups I did for DavePaula.com, which uses a lot of my illustration/vector drawing. I’ll be finishing up production on that site in the next couple weeks. Next up is (hopefully) a character design project for a handbag designer! yay!

Note: the above is the first time I’ve posted about this freelance work I’ve been doing… fun stuff, huh?

Drew pointed out my mom is the quintessential doting mother. She even had us meet her at her “ladies luncheon” at the Yacht Club to “show me off to her girlfriends”. She is really sweet and I suppose a lot of people wish they had mothers more like her. I’m very lucky to have such a loving family. It was great to see my little sister, too. She’s getting so big… 12 years old in September! I wish I could pal around with her more. I’m actually hoping to get to Lake Powell on the houseboat with them this year, as I didn’t get to spend more than a couple hours with them over this last busy weekend.

Off to lunch now… still silently dreaming of my comfy bed, fluffy comforter, soft pillows and fuzzy kitty….