"Look All Around, Nothing But..."

So what happened this past week? Mainly, emotional drama. I hadn't expected the job world to intrude so early into the process, but one of my fellow students just landed a job as a junior animator at a leading CG film studio. No surprises, he's really good, but I just didn't expect that stuff to start already and it threw me for a loop.

He really saw school as a springboard, and everything he did was geared towards getting that job. He blew off other classes to focus on his animation, and he chose his thesis based on what would best showcase his talents. It's made me look at my own priorities, and think about what route I've chosen here. I know what it takes to get that job, and I understand the need to focus, but I still devoted time to the group project from last term, and I still picked a thesis based on the story. Is this going to take me where I want to go? And where is that, again?

On the plus side, it kicked my ass into getting my reel updated, which will make the job hunt easier as more of these opportunities present themselves throughout this term.