The month of weddings is finally over. After three weddings this month (one out of town and another I was in), I’m looking forward to doing nothing for a while. Of course, “doing nothing” isn’t literal; I already have tentative plans for next weekend and the 18th, plus Thanksgiving is around the corner. And since November hasn’t actually started, who knows what other plans will show up on my calendar before the month is over. But at least now I can try to have some free time on the weekends.

I also caught up on all of my recorded TV shows (well, except for this weekend’s taping) and finished the fiction book I was reading (The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons, which is good if you like science-fiction — it has a Dune feel to it, although you should read the first three books starting with Hyperion first). Anyway, now I can turn my focus back to Lightwave with little distractions.

I just started reading “Lightwave 3D 8 Character Animation” by Timothy Albee, which will teach me the basics of rigging a model (rigging sets up a modeled character for animation, so that the limbs and appendages can be moved effectively and believably without distorting the shape). I plan on applying this knowledge to the model I created earlier, so that will keep me busy for a while. When all is said and done, the character may even make a guest appearance on University State, although probably not for quite a while because of the long production cycles.

Don’t forget: you can see the first two episodes of University State online! The third is still in production, but coming along nicely.