Weekly Report 01/11

This week was my first job of the new year. It was more tired than expected. The definition of the specifications is complex problem because of the ambiguous requirements from the users. (Of course, it’s natural since the users don’t know how it would be.) The steps need to be interspersed with user testing.

I spend more than 80% of my free time on drawing. I have started a medium-length series of fan art. Sometimes I feel brain fatigue.

When I create something, whether it’s a program or a picture, I get frustrated by the gap between my ideal speed and quality and the reality. I think the way to get out of a slump is to always look only at “now” and “the present situation. Any sentimentality is not necessary in my life.

I couldn’t even read books so much time. It’s not efficient to take a long time off while learning something. I want to suppress my impulses to properly allocate my time in the day.

Cooking and eating are my healing time these days. Nothing complicated. I like to eat while watching my favorite dramas or Youtube.
By the way, I applied for the stage greeting for ”Kodoku no Gourmet, Gourmet of Solitude”. I hope I get it.

Plans for next week

Continue to draw stories, but also set aside time to read books and study for software engineering. Don’t be too stoic for both.
In my work, I will get the small tasks done first and tackle the difficult problems.
And I need to find a special gift for a friend who will have a wedding ceremony in March.
I will receive a courier from my mother filled with candy, fruit and a blanket.

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.

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.

Weekly Report 12/28

I’ve completed about 80% of my year-end cleaning. What I didn’t expect was that I dedicated my christmas to getting ranking bonuses for mobile games. This was the biggest reason my plans were derailed.

My software engineering studies are going well. I started from this book, which has many principles, such as the 7 Design Principles and UNIX Culture and Philosophy.

And this year’s work has completed. This week I worked on 2D geometric problems in UI implementation and realized that I like solving mathematical problems in software development. This could be a reason why I’m suited to working as a software engineer in CG animation.
The end-of-year all-hands meeting was a great time! I met people who started working at the same time as me. I would like to talk to more people without feeling nervous. Also, should be more polite and friendly.

I met my sister and watched the Hypnosis Mic fan meeting live show with her. I’m looking forward to seeing the new movie in February. And the MV seems great cell-look animation. I’m interested in how to get rid of the unnatural movements of the clothes, hair, mouth and so on. Is this result due to more time and effort, or some new technique?

Plans for next week

I’m going back to my hometown. I need to get 90% of my end-of-year cleaning done by then. I’ve given up on finishing it completely!
I’ll look for some healthy souvenirs for my father, who is concerned about his fat intake.
All that’s left now is to spend New Year’s with my family.

Weekly Report 12/21

Recently I am interested in software engineering and drawing.

About Software Engineering

We have a weekly meeting where we are expected to give our opinions on improving software design.
Although I majored in computer science in the university, it is very different from software engineering, which is less mathematical and theoretical but more practical. It is finally time for me to study software engineering in depth! (too late!)
So, I started by reading famous books such as:

“Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software”
“The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master”

While I know that reading these books in English will improve my English level, I bought the Japanese version. It is more important to shorten the study time.

About Drawing

Drawing frees me. A breakup gave me more than enough stress and learn in the past month. I needed to think about my future and what I desire for my life. And I realized that looking at paintings in museums and drawing pictures and cartoons reduces stress and comforts me. This is not something that just started recently, it’s been the same since I was a child.

I have a habit of imagining what others want and trying to fit in, and I’m excessively afraid of hurting their feelings, so it’s hard for them to understand me. Art and stories are the only way I can express myself without any restrictions. I I decided to devote myself to this until I felt satisfied and confident in myself.

Other little things: I’m thinking about orthodontics again.

Next week plan

At the top of my to-do list is a year-end cleanup. I even take a day off on Christmas Eve to do it!
My company’s end-of-year all-hands meeting is going to be a great time. I need to send a Christmas cards for my friend and my grandmother. And of course I will read books mentioned above.

My Summer Activities 2019

Hello.

I took part in an internship at animation studio as a software engineer.
I won’t go into details for confidentiality reasons, but it was good experience. Everyone was kind and supportive to me. That’s why my blog update was delayed.

By the way, I got the results back from a license examination called “CG Engineer Certification Test” by CG-ARTS. To my joy, I was able to pass the test with full marks.

For fun, I went Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya and meet friends in this summer.

I have to get down to work and write a master’s thesis, so I will update this blog at a slow pace.

Hello World

I’m too foolish to delete my database for this blog! And my backup data was outdated. So I created new one that looks like the template of before one.

In this blog, I’ll write topics of programming, CGI software, and technical terms. Sometimes they contain film, music and Indian curry or pancake (they are my favorites).

Anyway, the first thing to do is to enable automatic data-backup.

Hello World

I was too foolish that I deleted my database for this blog! And my backup data was outdated. So I created new one that looks like the template of before one.

In this blog, I’ll write topics of programming, CGI software, and technical terms. Sometimes they contain film, music and Indian curry or pancake (they are my favorites).

Anyway, the first thing to do is to enable automatic data-backup.