I managed to muster up the courage to turn down the production assistant position. I was worried and nervous this morning, thinking maybe I'm doing the wrong thing, maybe I should just suck it up and take the job; and then, I drove by the Writer's Guild protesters. All of them gave up their jobs for serious issues and are now marching up and down in front of every studio in bright red t-shirts and signs. I admire their bollocks. They weren't even upset I turned it down, I don't know what I was expecting, (chased out the door by two german shepherds?) but they didn't want me to take a job I didn't want. (To fill you in, a production assistant, is just that, an assistant to everyone doing art. It would have been a full-time job with nothing to add to my reel or portfolio, and I would be answering phones, making copies, and getting people's lunches instead.) And I felt that wasn't the path I needed to go down. Thanks G7, you're good pals looking out for me, but I need to move on soon. And thank you Writer's Guild, march your little hearts out.
You know, after going to a
Murakami show, I realize that I've been sitting around doing nothing. This guy, while I'm a fan, draws the same thing, in the same colors, over and over again. He doesn't change much, and he has a Louis Vuitton line behind him! So it's been inspiring, as most shows are, to get my bum seriously moving -- it's time my name got out there. On a semi-separate note, some of my favorite artists were members of Murakami's
Kaikai Kiki Company! (I did a report on Chiho, but I love Aya just as much) How lucky and Japanese you'd have to be...
And on a hungry note, every time there's a bunch of eggs about to expire in the fridge, I get to baking! And since I can't resist taking pictures of food, here's the
Tomato-basil quiche! It likes you!
Chocolate Elephant and Unicorn cookies! (I managed to not eat any! Yay for neighbors!)