Did anybody watch the movie Animalympics when they were younger?

This used to be one of my favorite videos to check out from the library - the animation and characters had so much charm without using cheap gags, and the real-world references were more clever (and grown-up) than one would expect from an 80s animated movie. However the copy I watched over and over was in Chinese so I never would have known what to search for until yesterday I caught a mention of the title and a long-forgotten light bulb in some dusty corner flicked on. Did you know Brad Bird worked on the animation (mostly as an inbetweener)?

In other news, here is one part of my demo reel that's actually finished. It's a digital set projection where I hand-painted all the textures because the original photo was too low-res. (fail.) I've never been to Suzhou but I wouldn't mind taking a tour someday!

Download (Quicktime file, 18.3 mb)
Ugh, that compression format kills my colors, so if you've got bandwidth to spare, try the uncompressed version:
Download (Quicktime file, 264 mb)

In other other news, I can't stop working on a-thing-that-is-not-a-school-project. But it'll be pretty at least. prettier than it needs to be

P.S. After two weeks of Wii Fit I've lost 0.1 pound from initial. But at least I'm not gaining anymore. vv

+.12 or something BMI, because I had Burger King right beforehand. (We had to use those scratch-off stickers offering us free shakes!) But somehow during the workout I lost .02 BMI which was enough to make the game freak out about my weight having changed a little.

Unlocked the advanced aerobic stepping today, and it's tough ^^;; At least, when you have to go sideways and rapidly switch orientation. I'm sure I'll get used to it tomorrow though since it's always the same routine (I think).

We also got Rock Band and I spent way too much time on that, considering I have homework for tomorrow. Which is why I'm up writing this now.

P.S. This guy is awesome, he makes "realistic" paintings out of children's art.

-.28 BMI, but that's because I didn't eat much before the weigh-in. Still not even back at baseline...

I was a little bit stiff all over today, especially my feet because they get the most strain trying to keep balance when I do anything standing on one leg. (No wonder I wasn't great at figure skating.) But I'm not particularly sore or anything.

My balance (or at least posture) is quite a bit better already. I'm getting top high scores on nearly every yoga exercise, even on the ones where I thought I didn't do well.

Hey ctrl_a, remember how we I was hopeless at running in PE? Today I jogged for 4, and then 10 minutes straight. Granted, jogging in place is much easier than actually running over terrain. But it also helps to have cute little distractions like "Crap, I just got passed by Clinton. And Hard Gay."

Gotta go to class soon, so gotta cut today's exercise short. It's still 40 minutes but I would have tried out more activities if I had more time. Also push ups and sit ups.

On retrospect, it's pretty funny that I just walked into a (fairly popular) GameStop in the middle of the day and they had about a dozen Wii Fit boxes displayed on their shelves. Towards the end of my transaction suddenly 3 or 4 housewives materialized behind me and started talking about "that's what I'm here for too" and how it was sold out everywhere else they looked.

+.48 BMI (still barely under overweight!), but that's because I had eaten shortly before starting the game. Went for longer today because I unlocked more activities to try out.

Sux: I wish the board has an A button so I don't have to keep picking up and putting down the Wiimote.

Doesn't sux: The trainer actually points out your weaknesses so it's not just working in front of an exercise tape. Yes ma'am, my hips did indeed drop while push-upping, and I can't imagine what arcane magic that balance board just used to figure it out.

Awesome: While Wii-jogging, I saw the Joker chasing a puppy. Also Obama cheered for me. <3

I won't tell you the numbers, but I've been letting myself go lately. Nintendo says my BMI came in just below "overweight", so I'm aiming for 15 less pounds in 3 months. Let's see how quickly something starts to happen on 30 minutes a day.

Lesson one: I am an even more massive failure at push-ups than I ever have been before.

Lesson two: However, jogging with Reggie and Iron Man (and puppies) is fanturbulous.

Maybe I should make a Putin mii...