Rambling -
Taking A Break from packing.
I feel tired, and I never update this thing as frequently as I should..
It's been a long time, and a lot of stuff has happened, so I'll just begin to ramble if anyone wants to keep tabs on what's been going on.
RIP Sis, Oct 29th, 2007. 28 years wasn't enough time. I'll always miss you.
It's been about 6 weeks since my sister passed away.. and It's just been a long long time and a lot of self analyzation, and some good times and great support (KITTY!) about... Handling all of that really makes you put things into perspective, and makes you appreciate what you had.
Work Wise ----
It felt good to get back into the work groove... People at work were supportive, and I actually got all of the time that I took off to handle the services/packing/moving of my sisters property back, and I lost no vacation time.. That was pretty awesome. and it just.. hmm. ^_^
The game is coming near completion... And even if the thing tanks, it feels good to see something come together after years and years of work. This project took over 2 years to do, and after 3 cancelled projects, one project that was outsourced to us and I got no credit towards, it'll feel good to finally have something come together, and to have something with my name on it, and to be doing a job that I trained to do for years.. something I have an affinity with.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/26386.html
yeah yeah, and it's wrestling too. fits me.
Work is starting to ramp up, and it feels good to be into a groove where I dont feel like the new guy, and I feel comfortable in my position. It feels good to be around a small sized team of people, and it feels nice to be in a job where I'm still learning.
- Our outsourced studio lost a couple of their special FX artists too, so they pulled me and my boss aside, and they're going to fly someone down to train me and my boss to do special effects too.. My boss wants to learn, but he's pretty much saying i'll be handling most of it. I guess I'll be becoming dual-class.. On the job training. I'm nervous, but excited too.. It'll be a lot of pressure, but It's a huge way to expand my skillset in case something ever happened to my job here. I'd be crazy to not take.
Works going pretty well right now.
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Personally, I'm getting ready to move home for a little bit. Theres a bunch of little factors and reasons that it's happening.. Work Studio relocating in 9 months.. Rent increases.. Being close to the family after losing my sister in October.. lots of reasons, that I'm probably not going to go into.. SInce I wonder if I can really write it so eloquently. ^_^
It's nice to have my own place, and it's nice to have that sort of freedom.. I'm saving some money, and I've got things set up like a 401K and IRA's to hopefully make sure that I have something when I retire.. But when it comes down to it, I'd like to have something that's more my own too.
My parents are offering to let me stay back home for a while, to save some $$$ for a little while, and my dad thinks it'd be good for me to be around for a little while, (just to be there for the family.)and I'm taking them up on their offer for a little while..
If I'm lucky, I'll probably be saving around 1500-1800$ A month minimum after rent, food and utilities that I was paying for on my own pocket. GOing into a savings account that'll net me 4% will hopefully serve me better that some rent company in Calabasas. (and hopefully the housing market will suck in 2009) XD
And I think it'll be good for me to be there for my parents for a little while.
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When it comes down for it, I guess I'm going to try and deal with this the way I started with my school and job career.. I tried to look at it way down the line.. THink about the long term. To get something like that later, I can do this for now. I always kept thinking of reasons why I couldn't ever buy property someday, instead of looking at how i could, over time.
Too many times, people think of reasons why they cant accomplish something, instead of just taking the plunge and trying.. At least if you fail, then you figure out what you did wrong to do it again. Too many times, too many excuses. Time is too precious, and too many people just waste it.
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2007 has been a long year of personal growth, career growth, coupled with the worst experience I ever had to endure in my whole life.
It's been a hell of a year. Heres to everyone - Best wishes to all - I'll do better about keeping in contact with anyone if they want. -
Back to loading up the car -
Good vibes to everyone -
- Joel
I feel tired, and I never update this thing as frequently as I should..
It's been a long time, and a lot of stuff has happened, so I'll just begin to ramble if anyone wants to keep tabs on what's been going on.
RIP Sis, Oct 29th, 2007. 28 years wasn't enough time. I'll always miss you.
It's been about 6 weeks since my sister passed away.. and It's just been a long long time and a lot of self analyzation, and some good times and great support (KITTY!) about... Handling all of that really makes you put things into perspective, and makes you appreciate what you had.
Work Wise ----
It felt good to get back into the work groove... People at work were supportive, and I actually got all of the time that I took off to handle the services/packing/moving of my sisters property back, and I lost no vacation time.. That was pretty awesome. and it just.. hmm. ^_^
The game is coming near completion... And even if the thing tanks, it feels good to see something come together after years and years of work. This project took over 2 years to do, and after 3 cancelled projects, one project that was outsourced to us and I got no credit towards, it'll feel good to finally have something come together, and to have something with my name on it, and to be doing a job that I trained to do for years.. something I have an affinity with.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/26386.html
yeah yeah, and it's wrestling too. fits me.
Work is starting to ramp up, and it feels good to be into a groove where I dont feel like the new guy, and I feel comfortable in my position. It feels good to be around a small sized team of people, and it feels nice to be in a job where I'm still learning.
- Our outsourced studio lost a couple of their special FX artists too, so they pulled me and my boss aside, and they're going to fly someone down to train me and my boss to do special effects too.. My boss wants to learn, but he's pretty much saying i'll be handling most of it. I guess I'll be becoming dual-class.. On the job training. I'm nervous, but excited too.. It'll be a lot of pressure, but It's a huge way to expand my skillset in case something ever happened to my job here. I'd be crazy to not take.
Works going pretty well right now.
------
Personally, I'm getting ready to move home for a little bit. Theres a bunch of little factors and reasons that it's happening.. Work Studio relocating in 9 months.. Rent increases.. Being close to the family after losing my sister in October.. lots of reasons, that I'm probably not going to go into.. SInce I wonder if I can really write it so eloquently. ^_^
It's nice to have my own place, and it's nice to have that sort of freedom.. I'm saving some money, and I've got things set up like a 401K and IRA's to hopefully make sure that I have something when I retire.. But when it comes down to it, I'd like to have something that's more my own too.
My parents are offering to let me stay back home for a while, to save some $$$ for a little while, and my dad thinks it'd be good for me to be around for a little while, (just to be there for the family.)and I'm taking them up on their offer for a little while..
If I'm lucky, I'll probably be saving around 1500-1800$ A month minimum after rent, food and utilities that I was paying for on my own pocket. GOing into a savings account that'll net me 4% will hopefully serve me better that some rent company in Calabasas. (and hopefully the housing market will suck in 2009) XD
And I think it'll be good for me to be there for my parents for a little while.
------
When it comes down for it, I guess I'm going to try and deal with this the way I started with my school and job career.. I tried to look at it way down the line.. THink about the long term. To get something like that later, I can do this for now. I always kept thinking of reasons why I couldn't ever buy property someday, instead of looking at how i could, over time.
Too many times, people think of reasons why they cant accomplish something, instead of just taking the plunge and trying.. At least if you fail, then you figure out what you did wrong to do it again. Too many times, too many excuses. Time is too precious, and too many people just waste it.
-----
2007 has been a long year of personal growth, career growth, coupled with the worst experience I ever had to endure in my whole life.
It's been a hell of a year. Heres to everyone - Best wishes to all - I'll do better about keeping in contact with anyone if they want. -
Back to loading up the car -
Good vibes to everyone -
- Joel