So, I've managed to make it to age thirty-one and not get killed in the middle of a troubled city. Hurrah... I guess. I've had times when I worked like maniac, and made piles of cash and landed awards, and others times when I reflected, but I suppose I've needed both to get where I am now. I realized life isn't about winning, and more people work to build a world through education, and compassion the better we will ALL be.
I'm an animator at AIPH in center city Philadelphia. It's a very good school for tackling the business side of animation which is what I'm going for. I'm already a solid painter, and Draftsmen, but the industry training gives me the enthusiasm I need to get my production rolling. In this world if you get distracted by the jagged edges, you will never reach the beautiful bits. That's ultimately what I live for. I get up in the morning to listen to music, and watch movies, and cartoons. I've done this since I climbed out the cradle, and as an adult I feel it is my reason to live. I get the impression music, film, and art may be in the backround of most peoples lives, but to me I live in a 3D movie, with quick cuts, slow bits, and a full orchestrated score. I'm going to make a big section of this blog about my love of film, and how it reflects, (or fails to reflect) life as we know it. After all media is lifeblood of culture as we know it today, and I doubt I'm alone in feeling like I must feed into it. I'm fully aware of the dangers of media, but those who hide from it, don't reap it's benefits. They can never consider themselves a part of the new way of life. At the same time those who chain themselves to things like Blogger, and Twitter may destroy their sense of reality. Oh well, I'll gladly take my stand in the modern age with all my fellow tech nerds, and media junkies.
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