Weekly Report 01/04

The biggest news this week is that I went back home and celebrated the New Year with my family. My concerns about a healthy souvenir for my father were addressed by pumpkin bagels. The pumpkin specialty shop is a wonderful store.

The New Year holidays were the same as usual. On New Year’s Eve, my sister and I packed Osechi in tiered boxes (just 2 layer). We are professionals at that. And on New Year’s Day, we went to a shrine and a temple and my grandmother’s house.

I watched “Kodoku no Gourmet, English Title: Solitary Gourmet” many times and it taught me the pleasure of eating what I like, the way I like. I want to draw a story that just tells “how to enjoy something”. I got an idea while I was at a nearby shrine. I think this town is suitable for expressing people who enjoy something at their own pace.

My software engineering studies are going well. I started reading a book called “The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master” and have finished about 50% of it. I’m going to try engineering notes this year. And I need to read it repeatedly, not just once.

The first good news of the year is that I got a Norman Rockwell calendar. The pictures are selected from the Saturday Evening Post. I love his realistic but dramatic drawings. That’s how a drawing of people should be.

Plans for next week

I would like to finish reading the book above. I need to improve my work efficiency. One idea is an engineering notes. I’ll give my coworkers some quail egg cookies from my hometown.

And I’ll start drawing a medium-length comic with 5 or more chapters.

I don’t forget the indie game under development but it’s pending now.

Long term goal

• Improve my engineering skills and be able to commit to projects.
• Enjoy creativity including development.
• Gain confidence by creating my own work.
• Think about what I would like to do in my life.