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I mentioned in my last post that it was a long story and here it is…..

There was point in college for me (and I’m sure for a lot of people,) where after having gone against the recommendations of professors, I took several higher level classes at once.   At the time you feel it will be worth it in the end, and for most of the semester it seems that way.  But then, at the end of the semester you get these massive final projects.  Now individually, each project is big but doable.  Collectively though, they become an insurmountable behemoth seemingly fabricated to kill you.  So naturally I put them off as long as possible because…..well, that’s what I do.  Until then there comes a week where this horrifying cascade of project due dates comes streaming at you one after another.

Thus began a four day stretch where sleeping was just not gonna happen.  On the 4th day I had to make an animation with the robot I created for 3D modeling class the day before.  As I said before I did not have too much time due to other classes so I started it the night before it was due.  Not smart at all.  I stayed up all night making a half-assed rig that was little more than parenting a few parts together.  Then after I “finished” (if you can call it that,) the animation I rendered it in pieces so I could sleep on the floor next to the computer for 20 to40 minute intervals before starting the next render.   It was terrible and the work one turns out in that condition is atrocious.  It’s a hard way to learn a lesson.  In fact, I’m not sure what the lesson is or if  I even learned it.  I do remember sleeping for almost 18 hours straight when I got home after class that day.

Anyway, I turned it in and got a B+. (Either because of the shear charisma I bring to a class or just out of pity. )

Click to see the awesomely bad animation!

Here is a robot I made for 3D modeling class.  It wasn’t my main focus at the time because of some other classes but it was fun to make.  I miss modeling.  It was fun and kinda relaxing.  I only spent a few very drowsy hours on it because of a ghastly tale from my college days.  It’s a long story that I’ll post later if I can find the animation I made with this model.

My only real regret is that it inadvertently took on an Iron Giant look. Not that I didn't like the movie, I just wanted to be more original.

I'm also not sure why I posed him like a Calvin Klien model.

He also got what appear to be Manga boots.