I upgraded my hardware to the AMD AM5 platform with a Ryzen 9 7900, and the Cinebench scores nearly doubled compared to before, which is a nice boost. Thermals are surprisingly low too, sitting around 16 degrees Celsius, so the system runs cool and stable. I’m still curious if I can squeeze out more performance with some tweaking, but for now, this feels like a solid base.

I decided to pause my Blender work for a bit and switch to traditional hand drawings for character designs. It feels like a good way to refresh creatively and slow things down a bit, though I’m not sure how long this break will last or how it’ll affect the overall art pipeline.

On the business side, I registered a domain and filed for an LLC in Oregon under the name Watchlight. I’m using a registered agent to handle the filing and now just waiting for approval. Once that’s done, I plan to register a DBA, get an EIN, and open a separate bank account to keep things organized. It’s a bit of a slog setting all this up, but I want to get the legal and financial side clean early on.

I’ve started building a website for a software tool I’m working on—a local large language model focused on scribing. The plan is to create a logo, landing page, and documentation to support it. Alongside that, I’m aiming to write and publish some how-to guides on the site and platforms like Gumroad and itch.io. I set a modest goal to make at least $100 this year from these efforts, but I’m not sure how realistic that is yet. It feels like a small step, but hopefully it’ll help build some momentum.

I have about four weeks of travel coming up soon, which will probably slow down progress quite a bit. I’m still figuring out how to balance creative work, business setup, and ongoing development during that time without losing too much steam. Keeping things moving steadily through the travel period is something I need to plan better.

Overall, it’s a mix of hardware upgrades, creative shifts, and business groundwork right now. I’m trying to keep things balanced but still figuring out the best way to juggle all these moving parts.

Two-Line Takeaway

Key step forward

Upgrading to the AMD AM5 platform with a Ryzen 9 7900 significantly boosted performance and improved thermals, providing a solid foundation for further development.

Significant barrier or risk

The most important risk is managing progress during upcoming travel, which could slow down work and disrupt the balance between creative, business, and development tasks.

Keynotes

Decisions & Observations

• Decided to upgrade hardware to AMD AM5 platform with Ryzen 9 7900, achieving nearly doubled Cinebench scores and low thermals, establishing a solid performance base.

Issues & Next Steps

• Registered a domain and filed for an LLC in Oregon (Watchlight), using a registered agent and awaiting approval; next steps include registering a DBA, obtaining an EIN, and opening a business bank account for organization.
• Started building a website for a local large language model scribing tool, planning to create branding, landing page, documentation, and publish how-to guides on multiple platforms.
• Set a modest revenue goal of $100 this year from the software tool efforts, but unsure of its realism; aiming to build momentum gradually.
• Needs to plan better for maintaining steady progress during an upcoming four-week travel period, balancing creative work, business setup, and development.

Uncategorized Notes

• Paused Blender work to focus on traditional hand drawings for character designs to refresh creatively, uncertain about the break’s duration and impact on the art pipeline.

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