Here's the really rough blocking for my newest assignment (Hey, remember this little guy?)

This is an uncolored, unshaded, unrendered start of the animation I'm working on. This little jello ball is going to sing and bounce around in the very near future. AND he is going to have a cute lil' face. He's in a talent show!

And this is not a set that was given to me by my school or anything--I made the ball, I made the curtains, I made the stage door that bursts open...I made it all!



And now, I'm going to drink some pumpkin beer in celebration. Oh, do I love pumpkin beer.

Ever since Christmas, I've been in the spare room upstairs without any of my own stuff--it's all been packed away in the garage, because a. I had no room for anything, b. my old room was filthy and being used for storage, and c. I'm lazy and didn't wanna unpack anyway.

Well, thanks be to Lisa moving in, we finally de-filthified my old room, got my bed set up (I slept on it for the first time since last October!), and I have officially made the big move--to downstairs. My room is pretty and sunny again!

Another thing that prompted all of this is that there's a huge, HUGE (mormon. Think REALLY huge) family reunion this weekend for my grandpa's 85th birthday, and Uncle Dave is staying in the upstairs room. ...to celebrate Uncle Dave's arrival (for that is always a celebration), we all got drunk at 3 am last night.

Huh..what else...oh! Artie has a crush on our mailman. He runs up to him every day and watches him put mail in our box. ...he's a freak.

Whelp, I do believe it's time I ran off to the petstore. Rule of thumb: If you buy your dog and cat expensive-ass pet food, they will always make sure to run out of it at the same time just to make things that much harder on your wallet. Little bastards...

Okay...everything's a little fast, because blocking mode does that, but here's my first assignment for class 3 so far! Now, he's supposed to be reading a book when he gets his coffee. He puts it down as he picks the cup up, but making a book prop that folds closed is a bitch, and I'll do that later. Also...pretend that the empty space he pulls out of his mouth is a big black hair (again, hair's a bitch, too).

This is the Sticky Door Guy. I have been told it "builds up to the punchline really well". I have been getting As right and left for the last few assignments...and that may well be why I'm drunk right now. CELEBRATION! I need more beer. And Oingo Boingo.

L'Ananas is watching you masturbate.

...and he's joining in.

Hmmmmm...no beer. No beer left in this house. There's a Mike's Hard Lemonade, but...but not same as beer! Not at all! Clearly, this must be solved. But it can't be solved like LAST time...

Heidi: *flips open phone and hits button*
TV's Neil Patrick Harris: *groggily on other line* Hello?
Heidi: TV's Neil Patrick Harris, do you have beer?
TV's Neil Patrick Harris: NO. *click*
Heidi: Hm. Oh! *pushes another button*
Jason Bateman: Hello?
Heidi: Jason Bateman, do YOU have beer?
Jason: Silly, silly Heidi. Of course I do. But it's mine. I suggest you try a store specializing in groceries.
Heidi: What a fine idea. *hangs up and dials a store specializing in groceries*
Clerk: Safeway...
Heidi: GIVE TO ME BEER NOW.
Clerk: Pfft. Chfft. Mffft. You have to come get it and pay me.
Heidi: NOOOOOOOOOOOO. *throws phone in fireplace. It explodes.*
*There's a knock at the door*
Heidi: BEER! *she opens the door. It is not beer, but a small child.*
Child: Would you like to buy some chocolates for the school carnival?
Heidi: NOOOOOOOOOOOO. *throws child into fireplace. He explodes*
*the doorbell rings*
Heidi: BEER AT LAST? *opens door only to find a mullet-rock band*
Journey: Journey-gram!
Heidi: NOOOOOOOOOOO. *throws Journey into Fireplace, they explode*
Heidi: Wait a second. *looks in fridge again only to find BEER* It was here all along, just hiding behind the milk!

Editor's Note: It's important to picture every character involved as sporting a curly-q moustache. ...except for Journey.

Whoa. It's been a while, huh? Hi, LJ.

It's been a while because a.) Thanksgiving weekend at a dog kennel makes me CRY and b.) Angela and I have been watching all the Batman movies. ...I, uh, including Batman and Robin. That may be the wost film ever made--even when counting Battlefield Earth, the movie M. Night Shyamalamapingpong is putting out, and Home Alone 3. But we had to watch it! ...and believe me, we cried. We cried HARD.

Yesterday, I had to work. And it was sad, and I was angry. But then, I went on break with some coworkers, and we had BEER! When we got back, work was suddenly very fun, and I sported a cape the rest of the day. I oughtta do that more often. Beer may be the greatest liquid ever invented. Maybe I'll buy a lampshade for work-use...

I had better get my ass outside. My dog will eat me if I do not.