Hello there!I used to be a full time VFX artist working as compositor, 3D artist, producer and supervisor.
These days I am mostly home-bound due to health reasons, so my focus is mostly on tending to my family as the resident cook and doing the occasional remote work for film and TV projects.
You can find my work history on IMDB or LinkedIn and I do have a rather old showreel on Vimeo. Apart from that, this is my online home. Feel free to get in touch via email or on Micro.blog.
Goodbye, plucky underdog — Richard Yot
It’s been a few years since I last used modo seriously. My work just shifted away from doing 3D to do more compositing. But modo will always have a special place in my heart.
Slow progress
I’m home from hospital for a few days now and it is depressing how weak and generally unwell I still am. I am forcing myself to do daily walks, which slowly helps. But mostly I’m sort of vegetating on the couch or shuffling around the house like a zombie. I’m still anemic so that doesn’t help. I’m really hoping I’ll be back to normal sooner rather than later.
Mostly fit for the outside. I wish.
I am finally out of the hospital! But man, did that place break me down. I felt mostly fit to face the outside again walking around my three short floors. How deluded I was. The only thing that kind of works is walking from the bedroom to the couch. I just went for a walk with my son as safety person. I wanted to see how far I get. The goal was to walk once around the block. I got around the corner (which is right next to our house by the way) and then gave up two houses down. This is still quite a long way to recovery.
Diakonissen-Stiftungs-Krankenhaus Speyer. 📍
Finally out of the hospital! Three weeks were more than enough. Now back in the care of my nephrologist and I already feel much better taken care of.
NZH. 📍
The longer you stay at a hospital, the longer you stay there. With every passing day the risk goes up the they come up with new reasons to keep you. It’s really frustrating.
The balance between healing and getting worse in a hospital
Zentrum für Nieren- und Hochdruckkrankheiten. 📍
These hospital stays are grinding me down. I’ve hit the point where the balance has shifted from healing and getting better to getting worse due to hospital related things. Too much lying in bed, getting poked too much and in wrong way leading to hematoma, dealing with people that should know what they are doing, but clearly don’t.
Zentrum für Nieren- und Hochdruckkrankheiten. 📍
At the hospital for nearly two weeks now. Not sure how much longer. But frequency of people poking and prodding me has gone down. So I see this as a good sign.
Friends. I am in the hospital now since Wednesday and today is the first day I’m well enough to use my phone again for a longer period of time. Please update me on world news, US news and German news. What stupid things did I miss?
Bill Maher‘s Visit to the White House is very interesting. Not sure what to make of it yet. I guess it is sad that the man he describes in his visit isn‘t the president.
Mach Dich Stark Für Pflege!
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: Mach Dich Stark Für Pflege!
Überblick:
Die Pflege steht an einem politischen Scheidepunkt: Die Bundestagswahl 2025 eröffnet die Chance zu einer nachhaltigen Sicherung der Pflege im Interesse von Millionen Pflegebedürftigen und ihren Angehörigen. Deshalb fordern wir die demokratischen Parteien auf, eine umfassende Pflegereform zu einem der zentralen Vorhaben in ihren Wahlprogrammen zu machen – und in der nächsten Bundesregierung ernsthaft umzusetzen.
Unsere Forderungen – eine umfassende Pflegereform muss folgende Punkte beinhalten:
Pflegende Angehörige absichern: Pflegende Angehörige müssen wirtschaftlich, auch im Rentenalter, besser abgesichert werden. Das kann durch Maßnahmen wie eine Lohnersatzleistung und zusätzliche Rentenpunkte erreicht werden.
Pflegebedürftige und ihre Angehörigen unterstützen: Der Zugang zu Leistungen der Pflegeversicherung muss übersichtlicher und einfacher werden. Auch so können die An- und Zugehörigen vor Überlastung geschützt werden.
Finanzierung sichern: Alle Menschen müssen sich gute Pflege leisten und dafür berechenbare Eigenvorsorge treffen können. Durch eine Pflege-Vollversicherung statt der heutigen „Teilkasko“ müssen Pflegebedürftige vor unwägbaren finanziellen Risiken geschützt werden.
Did you know that Paolo Pasco, the winner of both the 2024 and 2025 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, uses MY APP, Black Ink? I didn’t know either, until he told me at this year’s event. 🙏 Try it for yourself, maybe you’ll be the next champion! redsweater.com/blackink/
Meine Ärzte taugen irgendwie nichts
Ich muss leider immer wieder aufs Neue feststellen wie wenig das Ärzteteam bei meinem Hausarzt taugt.
Das letzte Mal hab ich fast meinen Arm verloren weil sie in Ruhe zugesehen haben wie sich ein Tennisball großer Abszess gebildet hat und sie über mehrere Wochen „beobachtet“ haben wie es sich entwickelt. Bis ich dann einen Chirurgen eingeschaltet habe der sofort eine OP angesetzt hat.
Gestern bin ich dann wegen eines leicht schmerzhaften Knotens hin. Zwei Ärzte tasten mich ab und dann heißt es: „Ich kann jetzt nichts ertasten, aber wenn Sie da einen Knoten fühlen (den übrigens meine Frau ohne Probleme fühlt), dann sollten sie das ernst nehmen.“ Ach echt? Warum bin ich wohl deswegen beim Arzt??
Watching Lost Odyssey: Godfall. Stellar cast: Matt Mercer, Felicia Day, Reggie Watts, Brandon Routh and Deborah Ann Woll.
It is exhausting
People have no idea how much energy and focus it costs to live with chronic pain.
How I need to muster every ounce of focus to not scratch myself all over while I am talking with you. Or how every step hurts and simply walking around the house is so taxing that I want to lie down after a few steps. And then I need to keep up with the energy of my two kids and try to keep smiling for them.
It is exhausting.
But I am not giving up.
Andreas Hebgen Dr.. 📍
At the doctor‘s yet again. My fault for forgetting to talk about a crucial thing yesterday. Sigh.
Testing Micro.social drafts.
It’s really nice outside today.
