| Catching up |
[Dec. 10th, 2009|01:27 am] |
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Last Thursday, there was a monkey sitting against the garage door when I got home. The eyes are at half-mast, and it just kind of slouches. Mom's walking buddy found it next to a trash can and picked it up to leave there as a joke. At the moment, its sitting atop some old paint cans in the garage. I sure as hell don't want it, and it would need some CDC levels of cleaning and disinfection before I would give it to a child or even to Goodwill.
Spent Halloween at Grandma's. Boring as fuck, that was.
Finals are over. Except for animation class. I came up with something simple and straightforward that I could animate by myself and was short. This, unfortunutly, tanked. The class and the teacher labled it as flat, with no conflict to make it interesting. I was thinking something along the lines of the old Goofy How To films, which, by the way, is an example of Master Animators at their craft. But apparently, there wasn't enough to pull it off. I know I can't even come close to matching that level, but I was trying.
I scrapped the storyboards I had done, and went back to the script. Which then got tabled under pressure from English Writing and Math and money woes. Oh hai there practically empty bank account!
My final was to write up a list of what I had presented in the class. I thought it was a statement and the teacher replied with this:
Hi, Steve.
Each student is supposed to turn in a list of what s/he did, not a statement what s/he learned, although that can be a supplement. So, please send me a list of what you presented to the class during the quarter. This will help both of us assess work patterns.
It seems that your story development hit an impasse. Think of the other animation students as a test marketing audience and float your ideas past them the same way major film studios test their ideas before moving forward. I would be happy to help you develop a short film concept to storyboard and create. You have talent; however, that particular film idea may not be the right vehicle to showcase that talent.
Part of the problem is this. I hate animating. I don't take any pleasure in it, and more to the point, I find it mind-numbing. My interests lie in Storyboarding, Character Design, Scripting, and world-building in general. This is what I'm good at. But in order to get the degree, I must complete a short animated film and I seriously question my ability to complete it.
Yes, the fact that I'm in the wrong major has crossed my mind more then once.
So how do I convey this concern and dislike without sounding like a tool?
I came up for the NASA internship again. They dropped it on me out of nowhere and I scrambled to get what was needed, but dropped the ball and never even got the interview. I'm back in the queue again. Damnit! Next time around is in January, so I plan to spemd Christmas Vacation getting my shit together and being ready for the next one.
January also marks my three year anniversery with the catering staffing agency and I'm seriously considering jumping ship. Problem. Any company that hires me, provided I was with them on a gig within the last six months must pay a finder's fee** if they hire me and I'm not going to delude myself that I'm worth the fee.
That, and I'm tired of it. Its fun, and corporate parties are always hilarious*, but between the pay and the fact that I never get any bartender jobs, I'm fustrated. Maybe its because I was hired by the predacessor or there's a black mark I don't know about, or simply that the manager plays favorites or some combination, but it drives me crazy. I don't mind being a server. It's part of the job. But my title specifically says "Bartender/Server" and the only bartending I've done has been when a client needs someone and I've been quick enough to volunteer.
Finally, WHERE THE HELL DID THIS WEATHER*** COME FROM? This is a temperate zone and we're hitting freezing temps at night and 50's in the daytime. I think I've caught something as I have a really bad cough, the sniffles and my nose is running. Never should have been out of doors without covering nose and mouth monday night.
*Seriously. When the attendees get a few drinks in them and hit the dance floor, its just a bonus. I get a paycheck, dinner, and a show, I love it. Hilarity, I tell you, HILARITY!
**This is supposed to prevent other companies from poaching employees, despite the fact that they're always hiring due to the turnover rate. Gee, wonder why there's a high turnover rate?
***![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) purpleparadox has already given me shit on facebook for "whining" about the cold when this would be nothing compared to her neck of the woods. Yeah, well upstate New York in the mountains. Completly different kettle of fish compared to California. Although this makes me once more question my idea of moving to Boston. New England Winters are legendary for their cold. If I can't hack a cold snap here in California, how would I fare in Boston? |
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