First render

So I finally got my way through a few .hip files enough to find something to render. I rendered a particle system test tonight. We'll get to see it tomorrow. It's very nice to have other people to watch your renders overnight.

(And John, they did show me where all the dailies are on their intranet and told me to look through them all today. It was awesome. Lions, and Lucy, and badgers, oh my!)

I found a short cut to work this morning and it took me 30 minutes to walk to work, but I stopped at a little shop to buy a soda, since I was feeling the need for some caffiene. The buildings are so beautiful, I'm going to take a camera on my walk soon and get many great shots for reference for "The Great Divorce".

I got to work a little early and found that none of my office mates were in yet. I spent a few minutes praying for them. I'm reading a good book by Phil Downer called, "A Father's Reward" about discipling your children. One of his points is that fathers have given up spending time with their children in favor of "supporting" their children and making an idol out of "the work of their hands". So I prayed that I would not make an idol out of working on this film, but that I would keep my eyes on Jesus as I work, remembering that He put me here for a purpose, but that running my family is my primary responsibility. It's a good balancing act to keep my priorities straight. If you pray for me, that is my prayer request right now, that I keep my eyes on Jesus, and not on the storm and water around my feet.

Anyway, back to sleep for now,

Dave