Fifth Floor: Hiding Nicely in Plain View
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Georgians, how exotic!
Scorpion Regent
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Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
You have Georgians?
Where can I get some?
*is perplexed*
Um, Serenity, unless I miss my guess, all ya have to do is drive in a southerly direction for about half an hour and you have your choice of a whole state full of 'em. Sheesh!
European Georgians you maroon.
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"You think somebody wouldn't go see somebody if they didn't want entertainment?"
Scorpion Regent
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This is an interesting question. I've been mulling over the future of things with my two best buds. It seems we're all in a little bit of a funk as regards our jobs at the mo' :(
In truth I pretty much think I have my dream job. I mean I've spent my childhood drawing nothing but cartoon characters. As it turned out I now do this professionally, and it has been fun, but I think, the constant meeting of deadlines, the fact that I tend to work for people who can't draw, and who invariably impose their notions upon you, well it all piles up after a while and lately the idea of quiting this has become and more more likely. :( It's a tad sad actually to think that but it is the way things are going.
That said as an alternative there are a few options that have frequently impressed themselves upon my tiny brain over the years:
Directing - I always loved films and for a while I had my heart set on aiming towards this, but a few years ago I was given the chance to direct a music video, and believe me if ever there was a thankless task, it's directing!
No-one listens to you and you spend half the day convincing the people you hired to work with you, that what they've done is good enough, but changes are inevitable and could you "pretty please with sugar on top" just alter things 'this way or that' for the sake of the shot. That and the fact that the 'artists' are sooooo prickly that it's more like hostage negotiations than directing.
....and at the end of it, nobody has ever said thanks for the lack of sleep, the hard work or acknowledged the fact that you and your cameraman, and AD are competing for sleeping space on the studio floor, while the 'star' is pampered in a five star hotel, and then still grumbles when you only give her FIVE hours for make-up and costume fittings.....before she has to lip sync to the music.
Hmm maybe not.
Otherwise lately I've been wondering about learning to fly. Dunno where that's coming from it's just kinda hit me recently. Anyone here fly ? Or has a plane or some such ? I'd love to know what jobs are around for 'Buzzboys' ? and the ups and downs of such a thing....
The
Somnambulist
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Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
You have Georgians?
Where can I get some?
*is perplexed*
Um, Serenity, unless I miss my guess, all ya have to do is drive in a southerly direction for about half an hour and you have your choice of a whole state full of 'em. Sheesh!
European Georgians you maroon.
SR: are you okay? You seem a bit out-of-sorts lately. And you insulted my dear Cozen who was only making a joke. (it was funny Cozy, made me laugh out loud!)
And he's not maroon coloured at all. He's actually kind of pale, being canadian and therefore rarely seeing any sunlight.
Serenity, First Officer of Destiny
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Ric-learning how to fly is easy. You just try to fall...and miss.
Serenity, First Officer of Destiny
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Ric-learning how to fly is easy. You just try to fall...and miss.
I never get that one right.
Georgians are so cute. Apparently Georgian moms tells their boys to clean their plates or they will end up with ugly wives. Of course, whats more important than looks is a woman's ability to make good hachapori - that would be the cheese dish that made me sick for 2 days
Ask Dr. Science ... he knows more than you do.
"I have a Master's degree ... in science!"
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I like cheese dishes.
Never had that one, though. Not sure if I want to now.
Serenity, First Officer of Destiny
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I like cheese dishes.
Never had that one, though. Not sure if I want to now.
Serenity, First Officer of Destiny
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I have a live journal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/callmeserenity/
The problem is the Georgian cheese - contains things that American stomachs have very experienced and never should.
What were we talking about anyway. Jobs? A lot of people into animation here. I saw a talk by a guy from the company that animated the Matrix 2 and 3. ohmigod what a cool talk. just crazy fun stuff they did.
Ask Dr. Science ... he knows more than you do.
"I have a Master's degree ... in science!"
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I loooove bassoon. I tried my hand at oboe for a little over a year. I got tired of it. The reeds are so expensive!
Yeah, I loved it. Oboe is awesome, too. I'm a musically gifted sort, I never had to practice. I remember getting second chair at an All Region function...the first chair bassoon player practiced two hours a day. I practicaly sight-read the tryout music, haha.
I miss playing
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Otherwise lately I've been wondering about learning to fly. Dunno where that's coming from it's just kinda hit me recently. Anyone here fly ? Or has a plane or some such ? I'd love to know what jobs are around for 'Buzzboys' ? and the ups and downs of such a thing....
The
Somnambulist
www.cirqus.com
My dad was a pilot. He was a flight instructor, actually. Here's the long and short of it: if you like to eat, don't become a flight instructor.
If you have to wear any kind of corrective lenses (contacts, glasses, anything) you'll have a hell of a time trying to get any kind of well-paying job. Commercial airlines aren't keen on taking people with less than 20/20. That's what did my dad in. He absolutely loves to fly, but he could never get anything past instruction.
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