Well, since no one else is posting here, I might as well post some of my
usual mindless drivel...

Having only been POVing since August (when version 3.5 came out), I still
have much to learn.  Nevertheless, I thought I'd enter the IRTC this round,
and give it a whirl...

I had NO idea how much time I'd be spending creating my scene.  So far,
about 3 weeks into the competition, I've probably spent at least 50 hours on
it.  I'm sure that part of the issue is that I'm just now learning how to do
splines, sky textures, height-fields, etc.  But even so, I'm spending almost
as much time on my IRTC project as I'm spending at work.  It hasn't left
very much time for other things (life).  Worse yet, is the fact that I'm
looking at the deadline wondering if I'll have enough time to complete it!
Doh!

Judging from some of the other scenes that I've seen, both past and present,
I have to assume that many of you have also spent an equal amount of time
(or more) creating your works.  I'm having fun (truly I am), but I'm
starting to feel like it's more of an addiction than a contest.  Maybe all
contests are like that, though.  How many marathon athletes have a "running"
addiction?

On the bright-side, it's coming along very nicely!  I'm very pleased with
what I have so far.  I'm also trying to grow a thicker skin, for when it
gets posted on the IRTC, since it's my first real work-of-art...

Just some thoughts.  I'm wondering if others out there feel the same way,
and how you've dealt with these issues over the long-haul.

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