AAAAHHH!!!

After my firewire drive started making funny noises last month, I bought a new drive and a new enclosure with a beefier power supply and better components all around. I've been using the new drive (200GB!) for the last few weeks without a hitch.

So I was kind of upset when the directory containing ALL MY WORK FROM THE ENTIRE TERM DISAPPEARED from my drive.

I'm currently in the process of recovering it, thanks to some utilities I found online, but the whole directory structure is shot to hell. I have no idea at this point how bad the damage is. Now I get to spend another few wasted hours to get back to where I was yesterday. Damn. And I had just done some nice modeling on an upcoming character for projects this term.

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In thesis news: my most recent meeting w/Misha went well -- I've started storyboarding the project so that I can get a better sense of its scope. Once I have that, I'll finesse a list of necessary items, and then take it to my next meeting to figure out whether it's actually possible.

Came up with a good alternate framework over the weekend: open the commercial with fake bars/tones and a commercial slate. At end of commercial, could cut to board room where presentation is being made to client. One attendee of the meeting still has reservations about the product itself; the rest agree ominously to break for lunch.

Next meeting: w/Rob Manuel, (associate) dean of CADA, to bring him into the loop.