The last few weeks have been really interesting.  I've been studying character rigging from two different sources.  It's been going well.  Because of the lack in time I'm having a hard time picking projects to do.  So what I did decide to do is work on studying the books that I have had sitting in my collection and has only been collecting dust.  The only problem that I have with that is this makes me want to study other things.  I've realized that I have a little bit of an issue with focusing on one thing for too long.  Either way I did a quick video showing what I have learned so far with rigging the spine and a "free hip" setup.  The spine has the ability to turn on and off stretching.  I went through the step by step on this setup about four or five times and then I looked through the user manual on the program to fully comprehend every component used.

When I created the demonstration on the short video I came across a new issue with the clusters used to controls the spine.  I did manage to find a work around in the issue.  I'm just hoping that the next time I open up the file it will stick.

Here is what I have learned so far.  Next is working with arm; scapula deformations, clavicle rotations, and wrist and forearm twist.