Well it's that time of year again and my family has been asking me what I want for Christmas. As hard as I try there is nothing in particular that I really want (other the The Lord of The Rings: Return of the King Extended Edition which I will be buying for myself ). I am so focused right now on doing everything I can to get accepted to the Ringling CA program that I am numb to everything else. I tried to tell them that they could help me start a small money fund that I can put towards school and moving expenses if I get in, but my family doesn't like to give just money as a gift. Do any of you ever get that feeling where you have a light at the end of the tunnel and nothing can derail you? You just want it so badly that everything around you becomes materialistic junk and wasted time. I have stopped watching TV altogether except for two shows a week that I watch with my wife when I make dinner for her. I only get on the internet at work now, and because I work for a news/production studio I get all the news I can take way before it even goes on TV. The point is that I have reached a place where I am content with everything I have in life, but I want one thing for Christmas that no one can give me.
What is it that you want that no one can give you this Christmas. (and what are you doing about it?)
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that has been given to us." ---Gandalf
I'd love elijha Wood!! ;)
Hope all of you have a Merry Christmas, and Harvey thanks for the "little dog" thing...know it's not going to happen but you can't help but ask can you.
Pat Hacker, Visit Scooter's World.
I want a flying car, a female robot, a house on the moon, a machine that makes pizzas instantly with perforated cards, a soft lead pencil that doesn't break when it falls, fat-free cheeseburgers, Light Coke that tastes like Coke, peace in the Middle-East, an impeachment for George Bush, free universities in all poor countries, a new tooth to replace my rotten one, enough hair on my head to get a mohawk, Bob Marley's guitar and a 77 Dodge Chicago Police car.
But, in the real world, I think I'll get a pair of socks.
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Well there is one person who can. Know who that is? Might not be -this- Christmas though =)
The odds aren't in your favor, but the second you stop caring, or rather, let go of that desire, is the same second it'll come flooding. Ironically you won't care for it much then, but hey, it's a start.
I'd like people to be smarter, more courageous, more generous, and to find their way home to Kansas.
Thanks for the advice Scattered. I have one question though. Who is it who can get an internship at one of those places for me? I'm guessing the answer is myself, but I just want to be sure. You might know something that I dont, lol. ;)
"Animation isn't about how well you draw, but how much to believe." -Glen Keane
What's in Kansas Harvey? Just curious.
Pat Hacker, Visit Scooter's World.
Wheat, from what I understand.
The last part was a Wizard of Oz joke. I figured since I asked for brains, courage, and hearts, I should complete the quartet.
Oh yeah, and her little dog too.
"The last part was a Wizard of Oz joke. I figured since I asked for brains, courage, and hearts, I should complete the quartet.
Oh yeah, and her little dog too."
Yeah, I asked for brains, courage, and heart, but like Charlie Brown (from my hometown) on the Halloween special, I got a rock. And my dog is about four times the size of Toto, so I'm out all along. :D
...but I still got laughs...
Cartoon Thunder
There's a little biker in all of us...
I like that guess. I know many things that you do not, just as you know many things that I do not. Ins at major studios, though? Not so much =)
I wish for Portuguese animation to become less depressing and grey... Believe it or not, people, there are some lovely Portuguese animated shorts! but, no one knows them...
Also I wish for our government to stop giving money to the people who make that kind of films, just because they're buddies!
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How about ....
Peace on earth goodwill toward men....
Larry
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WHat I want I know isn't as important as what I need on deep spiritual level.
What I want is to work agian or with someone where hard work and quality is acknowledged and it isn't about quantity and a fast buck. A pat on the back every blue moon would be nice.
I second that Larry, and probably would put it above my wish to hold Scooter again.
Peace on earth goodwill toward men....
I know there are a lot of families out there this year that would just like a moment more with their family members, and there will probably be a lot more before this conflict is over. Here's wishing it's over soon.
Pat Hacker, Visit Scooter's World.
Easy;An animation job or internship, preferably in the local area.
Hate to be so selfish (but thats what I reeeaaaly want!)
Scooter. I know no one can find her and she's probably crossed the bridge, but if there really was magic in the world. On Christmas morning she'd be in my arms. That's what I ask for last year too.
http://www.tco.net/~phacker/scooter/mygirl.html
Pat Hacker, Visit Scooter's World.
A cure for cystic fibrosis. But knowing my Ringling fate would be almost as good! It really is going to be the most important event of my life thus far. They say truly talented people can excel anywhere, but I know that my excelling goes farther there. I've tried talking about it to people, to hear it coming out of my own mouth, about me transferring there next year. Generally when I say things that don't ring true, I can feel it. But there's no weird feelings when I talk about me going to Ringling. I have confidence.
They just sent that calendar and in the back they said about portfolios, that what they're looking for is "In a word, potential." (not verbatim but close). Well, previously I was thinking "OK, X number of kids apply, y accepted, am I in the top X/Yth of any given pool of artists?" I tend to think so, but didn't know whether I exemplified that with my portfolio. There's strong stuff, but drawing objects well isn't exactly the chock-full-of-life-drawing schools typically look for, so knowing I do have outstanding potential and that they can unlock it, I feel my chances went up a notch with that statement.
Oh, and hett, I'm working too but that didn't stop me from setting up a donation fund. 6 dollars in one day! Wooo! ;)
I'd like a baby boy, a son...no, no, we just got that. Lemme see....
I'd like to finish my Christmas trailer in time to get some traffic on it for Christmas. I'd like to get better and faster and more focused with my animation, without taking from my day job or my family.
Aaaaaaah, I know-- I'd love it if my Harley started running again, if my new ape hangers got here and were installed with new wiring, if the transmission were installed and on New Year's Day I'd be riding from Redwood City to Gilroy on the Burrito Run. Not likely, though, even if the bike runs. Me on the bike scares the poop outta my son's mother--my wonderful wife. Maybe in spring sometime.
Cartoon Thunder
There's a little biker in all of us...
As to your Harley Rupert, get out those sockets and start working on that puppy. I am sure you can find the problems and make her rev once more.
Pat Hacker, Visit Scooter's World.
Phacker, it's true, I just have to allot the time away from the animation desk, the wife, the baby, and the dog (not necessarily in that order).
I think my wife likes the bike the way it is. I think I should get it running for the new year's run I mentioned and get used to riding again before I give it up altogether and go completely soft. Heck, that bike is what has inspired so much of what I do-- particularly with animation, but also in my education and in plain growing up in life.
Anyhoo, thanks for the boot on my butt! :D
Cartoon Thunder
There's a little biker in all of us...
There are two things that I want that no one can give to me.
1. an internship at Pixar, Dreamworks, Blue Sky, or Naughty Dog. :D
2. To have someone who I have deep feelings for to, for once, like me as more than just a friend. I am so tired of having my heart broken that I want to rip it out and throw it down the garbage drain. :mad:
"Animation isn't about how well you draw, but how much to believe." -Glen Keane