As it turns out, just standing around is not a great way to avoid getting eaten.
Okay, so unfortunately, the last week wound up being quite busy for me and when I had free time, I had a really hard time actually concentrating on anything; as a result, I have not gotten as much work done on the animation as I wanted (I was kind of originally hoping to have the animation finished by now). However, I have finally gotten myself to concentrate again, so work has resumed with a good solid pace.