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[22 Apr 2008|09:47pm] |
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Okay, so I lied. The actual premier is on June 1st. What happened Sunday was just a special 420 sneak peak. Of course, this was news to every animator on the show, so I was not alone. So hang tight, I'll be sure to let ya'll know when I debut - it's so exciting!
Monday was my first day to go into work with a hangover. I will try real hard to never do this again, because I was miserable until lunch when I sat on the couch watching the new season of Deadliest Catch to get my mind off of the sick. In my defense, the hangover was the result of the premier party that everyone in the office attended. For some reason, I was the only one suffering...so I kept it to myself and tried not to panic. I'm usually terribly anxious when I feel even remotely sick in front of people. Thank my Scottish God for those crab fisherman who whisked me away!
And, may I say, X-Files, has got to be one of the most boring shows I have ever attempted to watch in any stage of my life. I bring this up because the other girl animators watch it everyday for lunch, when they stay in; so that means I have to watch it too. I don't know what it is about the show, but the second Mulder or Scully open their mouths my eyes glaze over and I miss the most important part of the plot; leaving me with unanswered questions every episode, like "But why the hell could he only go west?" No offense to its adoring fans, but it just can't draw me in.
I love my job regardless. I've spent the whole week making pixel props, two of my favorite things combined into one favorite thing. I'm still having trouble making office friends, I'm real bad about starting conversations; but if someone starts one for me, I'm golden. Luckily, our sound guy wore a Longhorn shirt, so I finally found opportunity to talk about a subject I know well, Texas. Initiative! Now all i have to do is find free time to draw...
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| hello door, here's my foot. |
[16 Apr 2008|08:58pm] |
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(3 Month Summary: I moped around looking for a job. I turned 26 and then moped about it. I fell down a mountain, but remained intact. I'm starting to recognize when others reach out to me, so I've made some nice friends. I'm trying to stop smoking.)
For those of you outside of the bug loop, I, yes I, I have a full-time animation job. I started on Monday. I haven't been bragging yet because they hired me on Friday and it all happened so fast that all I could do this last weekend was sit around and panic. But now that it's been three days, I feel less anxious about it, and am now trying to adjust my internal clock which, for the last 3 years, has been set to wake up at 11:00 pm. And not 7:30 am. Sleepiness aside, I am a junior animator on Code Monkeys. There's no hand drawn animation to be had here, but there's experience! I work happily on lip-syncing, the 3 second animations in between scenes (if you've seen the show), and some of the pixel art. (That's right, I'm getting paid for pixel art!) It's only a 3 month gig, but I'm trying to work super hard so they'll ask me back should they need me later.
For those of you with G4, the 2nd season premieres this Sunday, but you won't see anything I've worked on until the 5th episode. So wait 5 weeks.
I actually interviewed with these guys several months ago, but the job was different and required more experience. So persistence pays! (Salary even!) Also, the timing was amazing, because the day I saw this ad, was the day I was going to sign up to be a temp. (Out of frustration of not being able to find any other kind of job in this smelly city, of course) But instead I spent all day applying!
Previously, I was re-working an older storyboard to get into this DreamWorks training program. It starts, coincidentally, the week after this job stops. It would be amazing if I got in, and would do wonders for my resume, not to mention I would learn exactly what I need to know. And could even possibly get picked up by a mentor, also ideal. So please think well for me. (I'm still trying to figure out how to format the board so that it will be easily viewable online without having to be 24 pages...but my layout is so gorgeous, I don't want to touch it.)
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| home, sweet falling apart hovel |
[30 Jan 2008|03:28pm] |
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Texas didn't quite go the way I had thought. I didn't see anyone outside of my family, which was enjoyable for me, for the short time, but I apologize to everyone else to whom I gave false hope of visiting. I'm not typically a family-oriented person, but it's been over 2 years since I've been able to be at their house and see the nephews; it's been 4-5 years for the remainder of the extended family that I managed to see. Of course, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) nconstruct was kind enough to offer to drive me to Austin, but I was severely hung over on cheap wine from celebrating with my oldest brother who just finished running a marathon. I was sure I wouldn't make it in the car for two hours. Plus my brother used the old pouting trick on me. I use that all the time too...
I had a great time, and I returned to North Hollywood nice and refreshed. I did suffer culture shock in Houston! No one gives a crap about what they put on before they leave the house, everyone has at least two babies hanging off of them, and the land is totally flat! People kept mistaking me for 16 since living in the LA area has gotten me in the habit of looking nice; that, and I wasn't holding a kid. I think in order to age myself, I should have not blow dried my hair and should have worn a T-Shirt with a beer logo on it that was at least 2 sizes too big for me. Oh, Texas, I love you so. Plus, you can smoke in the bars of Katy. Plus again I miss the good ol' boys and their southern hospitality. And Sonic. And the Hobbit Cafe. And Kolaches.
In artistic news, I submitted a toy design to Patch Together, a Threadless-like community for aspiring toy designers. You submit a design, people vote, winner gets money and a tiny percentile of sales. You can view it here. You have to register to vote, so take that into consideration when you're determining my numerical value. (it's fun to register!) Also, I've been updating the other blog with things I drew in Texas when I had downtime. Some of the above information will be repeated in said other blog, do not be annoyed.
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[02 Jan 2008|01:20pm] |
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as usual, new years didn't sweep us away to a party until 15 minutes before midnight, this time to a bar where Bre is over worked. it was an enjoyable time, though it became painfully clear that i need a female companion. if there are three guys and me, i hardly ever get to speak, not that i don't have something to say, but my voice won't carry over man voices that are raised to carry over bar noises. plus, guys i don't know usually assume i'm standing next to will primarily to look pretty, and while that was one of my goals, i am also very capable of intelligent conversation. but this is never tested and i hardly even get eye contact.
i was victorious over a bad combination of drinks and one too many cigarettes after another too many cigarettes. looking around, i just didn't want to be one of those girls. every one of them was hardly dressed in order to preserve their new year's image. either they couldn't lift their heavy heads off the table or they were flailing blindly for the nearest guy to catch their fall. i fought off the sick in the most amazing warrior-esque manner. "i will not bow down." i choked back a couple of heaves, sat down to catch my breath, and stood back up ready to rock and roll. now i know why we're not friends.
all that aside, i will be gracing texas with my presence from the 8th-19th. i would like to see many of you! let me know how busy you are, and i'll do my best to come see you! i'm not quite sure how the transportation situation will be, nor can i predict the neediness of my family, but we have time to plan!
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[21 Nov 2007|01:44pm] |
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Ever since I did that quirky meme, I have found six new quirks a day. It's not even fair; I'm one big quirk that has evolved legs for walking around. I think I'm strange...
May I also point everyone in the direction of our new favorite PS2 game, The Warriors! Because you all know, I can't just like a movie and move on with it; I have to develop some type of mania and collect or do all I can in order to continue liking it. But this game is actually everything you could want from a Warriors game. And it's not just playing through the movie, like I was fearing, it's a prequel! And you can unlock origin Levels for more prequels. No guns, just fists and whatever you can find on the ground. If only real gangs were this cool....
We had a very successful Pre-Thanksgiving (PTG) Dinner! We wanted to do a potluck dinner on Thursday for the kids that were staying in town. But too many that were leaving wanted in on it, so we held an early Thanksgiving feast. It was easy on the wallet and delicious! So now we can order whatever tomorrow and not feel like we were jipped out of Thanksgiving. I have pictures on my facebook, but for those of you that aren't on the FB, here are some photos. And yeah, you bet, some food!
Have a good one!
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| and i walk those dogs! |
[16 Nov 2007|07:39pm] |
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I managed to muster up the courage to turn down the production assistant position. I was worried and nervous this morning, thinking maybe I'm doing the wrong thing, maybe I should just suck it up and take the job; and then, I drove by the Writer's Guild protesters. All of them gave up their jobs for serious issues and are now marching up and down in front of every studio in bright red t-shirts and signs. I admire their bollocks. They weren't even upset I turned it down, I don't know what I was expecting, (chased out the door by two german shepherds?) but they didn't want me to take a job I didn't want. (To fill you in, a production assistant, is just that, an assistant to everyone doing art. It would have been a full-time job with nothing to add to my reel or portfolio, and I would be answering phones, making copies, and getting people's lunches instead.) And I felt that wasn't the path I needed to go down. Thanks G7, you're good pals looking out for me, but I need to move on soon. And thank you Writer's Guild, march your little hearts out.
You know, after going to a Murakami show, I realize that I've been sitting around doing nothing. This guy, while I'm a fan, draws the same thing, in the same colors, over and over again. He doesn't change much, and he has a Louis Vuitton line behind him! So it's been inspiring, as most shows are, to get my bum seriously moving -- it's time my name got out there. On a semi-separate note, some of my favorite artists were members of Murakami's Kaikai Kiki Company! (I did a report on Chiho, but I love Aya just as much) How lucky and Japanese you'd have to be...
And on a hungry note, every time there's a bunch of eggs about to expire in the fridge, I get to baking! And since I can't resist taking pictures of food, here's the ( treats I made! )
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| I was here first you skinny bitch |
[08 Nov 2007|10:05pm] |
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I hate, more than anyone else, Lindsay Lohan. I don't know her, but I hate her. Why? Because every introductory conversation for me goes like this:
Person I'm Meeting: So what's your name?
Me: Lindsey
Person I'm Meeting: Oh! Lindsay Lohan!!
Me: How clever of you to make that connection.
I'm not kidding. I hear this so much upon introducing myself. What is this? They sound so proud of themselves because they say it with such enthusiasm. It's not like I'm related to her since we only have our first name in common. But people are real excited to announce they have heard someone famous with my first name. Does this ever come up for anyone else? Because it happens 1 out of 3 times for me and that's plenty! Or is it just that 1 out of every 3 people I meet are retarded? In truth, I was named after this one, but no one ever brings her up; instead, I get compared to this.
Sucks to be Lindsey....
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| overdue quirky meme |
[05 Nov 2007|06:28pm] |
EDIT: I can't tell you who tagged me because LJ is gay.
Rules of the meme are as follows:
1. List seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself.
2. Tag seven people to do the same.
3. Do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag whoever wants to do it.
1. When eating a wrap or burrito, I cannot set it down after I've started eating it no matter what! The reason being I'm positive I will not be able to pick it back up again neatly. So any side dish or drinks will have to wait!
2. I collect chopstick wrappers you get from restaurants. I guess I think they're cute or something. Unfortunately, every asian cuisine place in the LA area gets their chopsticks from the same manufaturer, and all the wrappers are the same. There were some real cool ones in Texas! But it's something to look forward to when I get to travel. I don't even really know what I'm going to do with them in the end...
3. I'm a very good listener. And I'm not saying that in a braggy tone -- if anything it's a curse. Peoplecan sense this about me, I have been used in several cases for this, and have heard some terrible things from complete strangers that they felt the need to share with me. Also I can't seem to forget anything anyone has ever said about me, or anyone else for that matter. One time I heard these two kids in class have the exact same conversation they had maybe five weeks before, like it was new to them. Open your ears people!
4. I have the eerie ability of knowing exactly what someone else is about to say. I don't know if I can just read people and their character well, if it's some kind of esp, or maybe an atmospheric message; but I hear "I was about to say that exact same thing!" atleast four times a day. I should have been a detective...
5. Whenever I have a typo, and a letter is left behind from deleting the incorrect word, I will find a way to fit it into the new replacement word. That's right, instead of starting from a blank palette, I will type around this leftover letter.
6. I hate feathers! Especially the kind that fall out of cheap throw pillows. I won't touch them, I just usually cry about them. I find them vile, like a bird's toe nail clipping or flake of skin. It's gross.
7. I take really really hot showers. Always have. They're so hot, that Will has to check the level of pink that my skin is before he feels like braving the water temperature I've chosen for my shower. We call this the "pinkometer". I won't feel clean unless it's friggin' hot.
I double tag nconstruct, marduk_report, thecopilot, and chrysolite, and I single tag bwaains, sebastian_cat, khet_tcheba.
Last week was awesome! Halloween couldn't have turned out better. We finally officially met our neighbors, and have since been hanging out with them on a nightly/daily basis. I feel social again, and I really needed it. One neighbor is helping me learn Flash, another is going to teach me how to knit, and yet another has offered to cut our hair! Finally, I have people to bake for -- I hate just baking for me and Will, it seems silly. Pictures are still coming, the complex is making a collective CD. PS- I hate LiveJournal
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| agoraphobia, come out to play! |
[25 Oct 2007|03:18pm] |
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(4 Month Summary: My summer went great and rapidly sped by. Comic-con was a new but familiar experience for me. My best friend broke up with me. I realized when I've been getting sick spells randomly that those were actually anxiety attacks. I'm still occasionally scared to leave the house but I usually get over it since staying inside drives me crazy. No job yet, just Biology class. I still draw a lot. I still smoke. I'm drastically changing my diet to natural food, I can't stand anything else anymore. I'm done seeking friends in LA; they'll come later when I'm ready for them. I make a better super villain than a hero anyways. LA has made me so confrontational, which I like better than being the astrological doormat.)
So,I've decided to end my four month moping program a little early and just in time for Halloween. Much to my delight, my sewing machine isn't broken, it just had tension issues. Which was easily solved by turning a dial on the outside of the machine quietly snickering at me with its cryptic labeling of a dark square with a long wedge underneath it. But Halloween is actually going to happen for us this year! I'm stoked, because I haven't had Halloween in 5 years! I'm stoked once more, because I get to sew again, which means a trip to the fashion district where textiles are practically spilling out on the sidewalk. What costume are we going to make? Caaaaaan youuuuu diiiiiiig iiiit?
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| aquaphobia be damned |
[02 Jul 2007|09:02pm] |
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Finally, after nearly two years living in California, I have managed to find my way to a beach. And what better time than our four year anniversary! We drove a bit north to escape the city and found a charming less populated beach.
( Beach Pictures )
Of course we got sunburned, but that was to be expected. Luckily mine only exists in a few scattered stripes, but poor Will has a pink arm and side. Going to the beach was like a giant relaxing bath! I was getting super stressed with my lack of time during the day, note my absence from the internets. I only get about two to three hours a day to myself since I have summer school, work, and internship. And all I want is some more time to draw.
On the Plus side, my internship position, which is still going swimmingly, grants me a discount on Comic Con passes. So I'm going to save up money, sell some textbooks, gather a portfolio, and drive us to San Diego for a day trip. Apparently everyone in "the biz" goes to Comic Con, and they have plenty of portfolio review sessions with industry professionals. So, I'm excited. Not only to go, but now I finally have a project to work on: my portfolio. So expect a lot of scans!
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| twenty five years later, pui joins the real world |
[04 Jun 2007|05:45pm] |
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I started my internship on Thursday with these guys! I was so nervous about getting a real job or even an internship; I thought I wouldn't know enough or be too behind. I walked in on my first day and they asked me if I knew premiere. And I said with a big fat smile on my face, "yes I do!" I'm building an animatic of their pencil tests for this short they're doing. Holy crap if I haven't been doing that the entire last semester! I sat happily at my desk and did what felt like second nature to me. I'm also terribly relieved that I wasn't stuck on the phones or getting coffee, as some smaller studios do to students. And while that is still considered getting your foot in the door, I would much rather be doing something I can learn from. (I'm sure days will come up where they will need me to do phone things or other office busy work, but it appears there will be nice balance)
I'm currently obsessed with lamb-lamb, a Korean stationery store that creates skins, among other things, with designs that might as well have my name written into them. Their product photography is even cute! And yet another thing in existence that makes me wish I were Korean. Which is no surprising fact, I always wish I were Korean. What I'm saying is, if I were Korean, my DS would look like this, or maybe even this. The sad fact of this matter, is I don't believe I can order anything from here, which stops Will from having to hold an incredibly girly DS.
On a happier note! This is what my cell phone looks like!
The yellow one is supposed to blink when I get a call or a text message. But it blinks pretty much whenever it feels like it, talking to whatever wireless device is in the neighborhood, and sometimes even planes that are flying over. Social little bug.
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| grogger bee |
[01 May 2007|08:40pm] |
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i'm all done with school! it makes me a little sad, since this was my favorite school to go to. and i got along with everyone there, so it's a shame to think i won't see them everyday anymore. (luckily the industry is small, so my teachers assured me we'll be running into each other all the time throughout our career.) on the more upside, there will soon be a BFA with my name on it. and a little later than that, a completed film. until then, please stop by the old other blog to see what's cookin'. also! we have web space now; so now that i have time, i can make a portfolio page for the convenience of telling people i have a web page.
that's all for now. i have to prepare more for the visit of families. it will be the meeting of my parents with will's. worlds are colliding.
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Other blog update(x2) alert. I'll post on LiveJournal again, one of these days; but I hardly have time to keep up with one journal, so we'll see.
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