SKYLAB CHAT

[Janet]

 

[skylab]

 

[Janet]

I was walking past a record store (remember those?) in 1980 and heard the Peanuts theme. I went in and asked what they were playing. He said Vince Giraldi and he only had one left and it was on the turntable. I bought it and wore it out.

 

[skylab]

...and lessons, first slowly...then jazzy

 

[skylab]

Oh yes, always enjoyed the Linus and Lucy theme. Several years ago I found the MP3 version of the album on Amazon, so I was able to add it to my collection of holiday favorites At least they don't wear out. I had several albums that were worn out by frequent play

 

[skylab]

This girl is playing Linus and Lucy on classical guitar...she's very good, and not doing the typical limp-wristed fling fling that girls usually do...haha.

 

[skylab]

Well...guess I'd better get a midnight snack before turning in for the night. Enjoy the tunes

Terre, we're all hoping your mom will be okay tomorrow.

Have a good evening everyone

 

[Miss B]

You too Sky. Rest easy.

 

[skylab]

A nice freebie for your runtime pets...a morphing blanket for both DS and Poser. It was created for the Basketry set at DAZ, but probably could be used on a similar shaped pet bed. The blanket has 20 different morph settings, so it's worth trying if you like to do pet renders.

BLANKET SET

 

[Terre]

Good morning.
More nice music to wake up to, Thanks guys.

 

[skylab]

Here we have something a little different, an African Christmas.

 

[Terre]

Interesting.

 

[skylab]

Ran across this video (first one below) on the creation of Hank the Octopus from Finding Dory...he is being called Pixar's most complicated character so far because of his complexity of movement(s). It took the animators two years to get him ready for the movie...that's a lot of late nights...haha. You have to love animation to take on a project like that. The character had to be rigged in such a way that it allowed for sliding across the floor, squishy flexibility, and curling and free motion of the legs. Janet, can you imagine what it took to move Hank across the scene

 

[Terre]

That is a lot of work there.

Meanwhile my mother is being sent to a cardiologist because the EKG showed she didn't have a heart attack. We'll see what the doctor comes up with.

 

[skylab]

Wonderful news Terre. There are several things that can mimic a heart attack, or if she's starting to have problems that a pacemaker could correct...in either case, it's not nearly as serious as a heart attack. This time of year is stressful. My schedule always gets ape crazy just after Thanksgiving. I'm a creature of habit...I like my slower, day to day routine...and the holidays just stomp all over anything resembling a routine. So, hope your mom finds a peaceful, stress down corner to enjoy during the holidays

Today's clay critter is for Janet...Snoopy When working with Play-Doh, it doesn't work well with stand up characters without some sort of support since heat from the hands keeps the clay really soft...so Snoopy couldn't have his typically delicate neck without falling over. He does have a toothpick running through his lower section to give him some stability. I'll try again with Snoopy when I test working with modeling clay.

 

[Terre]

Nicely done Snoopy.

Her problem might also be gastric apparently. A semi-retired doctor she knows explained how that could be so she will also be asking for a referral to a gastroenterologist as well.

 

[skylab]

I thought of that as well, but didn't want to take my possible "diagnosis" too far without facts...but yes, a simple thing like trapped gas, for older folks (because certain foods that were once tolerated can slowly become problematic, like dairy, and cooked veggies), can even cause very concerning chest pains...and prolonged stress can cause an irritation in the chest area that sometimes drives people to visit the ER. The way I deal with "weird pains" is wait awhile, stretch out and rest, and if the discomfort changes location, and never escalates to another stage, then I'm fairly certain that I'm fine. The feeling of having an "elephant sitting on your chest" can be an indication that it's time to slow down...and if it is accompanied by shortness of breath, nausea or sweating, it would be time to see the doctor right away. Click here to view symptom info on American Heart Association page.

 

[Janet]

I can't even imagine animating an octopus!

 

[Terre]

Her symptoms other than chest pain came after she'd taken the second nitro tab. The doctor friend pointed out how the tab could have caused all of those other symptoms so seeing both kinds of specialists makes quite a bit of sense.

 

[Terre]

I can't even imagine animating an octopus!

When it takes a team of people who's job is animations two years to accomplish the task it's sounds like something that would take faaaar too long to be worth you doing, ma'am. Unless you simply feel like it.