If you've been wondering why the posts have been so sparse lately, it is because I am on vacation. Things finally wrapped up on Season One, and after having parked my arse in front of a computer in order to get it finished, I made a vow to spend as little time as possible during my break staring at a computer screen.

It's been lovely. I've been going for long walks by the river, catching up on sleep, running in the evenings, and rediscovering what a wonderful thing it is to have free time. I have time to draw again, and time to spend just hanging out and talking with Layne. Spending time training Hazel is no longer the chore I do before bed, but something I can thoroughly enjoy. I've even had the chance to put in a good chunk of work on my comic! With any luck, I should be able to have it up and running by the end of the month. (I'll let you know the exact date as soon as I can the site design finished.)

Not that work doesn't still keep calling... I went back in the other day to sit in on production meetings for Season Two. I figured, if I could head off the forseeable problems before they wound up on my desk, I'd save myself a huge chunk of work down the road. Hopefully, it works out. It looks like they've toned down the number of effect shots in the next season, which is kind of disappointing. I know it's because they saw the cost of VFX for last season, and they're scared that since they're adding two more episodes to this season, the VFX will cost them that much more. What they don't realize is just how much of the cost came from animator mistakes and poorly directed shots, something that will be cut down on hugely in the next season. I've tried explaining that to them. We'll see if it makes a difference.