Goal #74: Go Skating

So I wanted to go skating.  And it's been beautiful this weekend, so I managed to drag Karl skating with me.

 

Little did I know Karl did not know how to skate.  I mean, he said he wasn't very good. but that was a GRAND exaggeration. He couldn't skate to save his life.

However, with the small lessons from Brennan-the-mighty teacher, he learned and learned well!  By the time he finished, he could skate without falling flat!  It was a really fun moment! 

I had such a nice night with Karl....it's been a while since he and I have had that much fun.  And it was good to be able to help him get better at something as well.  

Goal 69: Finish After Effects Course

So I have been working on an Adobe After Effects course for the last two years or so.  It was 8-10 hours of coursework, and I finally finished it!  Woo!

After Effects is one of the hardest programs for a creative professional (imo) to master, since it's better if you have a strong understanding of both vector graphics (Illustrator) and layered documents (Photoshop) as well as understanding video composition (Premiere) to really get some of the full effects out of the program. 

Needless to say, working in this program, which while the industry standard, is still a piece of garbage, made me take longer than I normally would have to complete this course. I'm waiting for the day when the industry standard for a pro-sumer is something not only more user-friendly, but less prone to crashing, or waiting to load previews, and has the capability of integrating sound properly.

Anyways.

I'm a lot more confident with AE than before, and it's only going to help my editing skills in the future.