whats up 64 midgets, long time no internet-see.

I feel like I haven't done a real progress/life blog in forever, so I might as well do one now I am in the mood.

So over this last year I have begun 3D modelling. This is something that I was never really that into before, but it is part of my HND course, and the lecturer teaching it is just so good at his job, he managed to get me to really enjoy it, makes a nice change after years of being very disinterested in anything that has the label of "work" attached to it.

I haven't been doing it as much as I probably should have done in my free time, but when I do get started on something, I just don't stop for ages.

In my course I created a model of an abandoned, zombie infested house

An unfinished game, designed to be an advert for a soft drink

An animated flythrough of a cyberpunk room

And a gun model and concept designed for a puzzle game with a similar style of play to portal (it links physics objects together so their physics can affect eachother from far away to complete puzzles)

outside of college I have modelled, but not textured a VTOL aircraft with animated wings and landing gear

and most recently, my first exploration into organic modelling with a face, which is far from completed

So back in the real world, I have completed my first year of my HND in Creative Media and Games Design, which is going well so far, out of what has been marked, I have 4 distinctions out of 5 and one merit, which is a massive change from my A-levels, where my grades where DDEE, and no, those D's don't stand for distinction.

I have started to come out of my shell more socially, after realising that I was pushing people away by assuming that they would not like me before I even talked to them. I still spend most of my time indoors, but now when I do go out, I don't spend the time wishing I could go back home.

I broke up with one girlfriend due to differences in what we wanted from the relationship, still (admittedly awkward) friends and we talk every now and then. I have kissed a couple of pretty girls since :3

I still get waves of hyper laziness where I cannot even be bothered to play video games, but they tend to be over sooner.

so yeah, this has been a very good year if I look at the full picture, especially if compared to the 2-5 before it.

I hope you are all having good years too, and if not, well I hope it gets better soon.

I love you all SOOOOO much

-Moikle

Update

oh I got a little further with my head model