I'd love to work at a company like Blizzard, but I have other goals I prioritize more. I want to remain in the Pacific Northwest, if I can. I have family here, and so does my wife. I want to work on smaller projects in smaller teams, so I can experience the production of at least one title a year, if possible. I want to have more creative ownership over what I do. I want to be paid well enough to get a house with a garage that I can turn into a workshop. I want to have weekends free so I can build things and play D&D with friends once in a while and paint models and maybe learn to play music. I want to get to the point in five to ten years where I can open my own studio with friends and build our own projects. I want to raise a family before I turn 40.
You should totally revise that to 'move to Northern California'
because I'm here
and that's cool
Totally not trying to get rad people to live nearby so we can hang out more often, noope
still unsure if i would want to live on the west coast
i need to visit more cities
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The other thing with talented people. Especially in regards to drawing, and art in general. Is that they have been doing that shit for years. like since they were three or whatever.
What they have, And what people who do not have talent lack, was a passion for just fucking drawing. Not saying man I wish I could draw well, try for a month and again give up. They don't care. They just keep plugging away.
The other thing with talented people. Especially in regards to drawing, and art in general. Is that they have been doing that shit for years. like since they were three or whatever.
What they have, And what people who do not have talent lack, was a passion for just fucking drawing. Not saying man I wish I could draw well, try for a month and again give up. They don't care. They just keep plugging away.
Sometimes I feel bad about my choice in Majors (history). Mostly when ever people ask me what I'm majoring in and they ask me if I'm going to be a teacher, when I tell them no and they ask me what else I can do with a history degree. But then I remember that I'm paying this money and doing all this work so I can do something that I enjoy doing, not for the approval of other people.
Sometimes I feel bad about my choice in Majors (history). Mostly when ever people ask me what I'm majoring in and they ask me if I'm going to be a teacher, when I tell them no and they ask me what else I can do with a history degree. But then I remember that I'm paying this money and doing all this work so I can do something that I enjoy doing, not for the approval of other people.
just remember
when people ask "what can you do with that"
they may be asking in tone that suggests they already know the answer, and that answer is "dick-all"
since uni started up again i've had a policy of getting something done every single day
i need a first class honours if i want to do a phd and i also need to be writing as much as possible if i ever want to get good at it so there's a lot to occupy my time
and i've found that, if i have a day where i just sit around and do nothing, it feels fucking weird. this is the first day in a couple of months where i haven't spent a few hours working, and i don't think i like it! i'm a lot happier when i have to constantly be doing something
i have come to believe that it's not so much about being motivated as it is about getting to the point where it feels wrong not to be motivated
I did some questing in Norcal until its thane was killed by a chimera.
Shame that.
But i did get a sweet mounted head, a new jacket, and some boots out of it.
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Doesn't it sound dickish to say I am inspired by people who do a bad job of things? "I could do that better!"
I am inspired by music, as a lot of people have said. Art as well. I don't think I'll ever be 'original' in the things I think or make but I'm okay with that, there is something to be said for a job done competently. I lack in motivation unfortunately, and the thing that best gets me off my butt is the fear of failure . . . so I guess it isn't ideal but it is better than not doing anything? Likewise motivated by my friends. I come back and I see how things aren't really working out for them either (one of them unfortunately seems depressed to me) and man . . . I like these people but I don't want them to be a drag on me, so I end up being the one organizing things and getting us out there doing stuff they would not do on their own and that I wouldn't do by myself or if my friends were a bit more proactive. I don't know how 'good' that is but it seems to do them good and I guess it is good for me too in a way, I'm not really take-charge otherwise.
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You should totally revise that to 'move to Northern California'
because I'm here
and that's cool
still unsure if i would want to live on the west coast
i need to visit more cities
What they have, And what people who do not have talent lack, was a passion for just fucking drawing. Not saying man I wish I could draw well, try for a month and again give up. They don't care. They just keep plugging away.
Satans..... hints.....
my only issue with it is that not enough people I know live here
And most of the ones that do are spread across the bay area
los angeles is definitely a city i'm looking at for grad school. looks to have such a great feel and a vibrant art/design community
plus, fighting games
but yeah, it's a nice city
don't talk, do shit
that one phrase sums up everything i've learned about how to improve and even be successful as a creative person
or even in non-creative fields, fuck it. that shit's my life anthem
Practice makes better.
Do visit! I think it is pretty rad here myself. We, uh, are totally like LA only with better weather and better traffic... >.>
tell me some art/design schools in the area! i would for sure like to check them out
Now to do the fun stuff like sew in ends (not actually fun)
Feeling inspired
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Oh yeah? What about that time Rank told me to punch that bear in the mouth?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X483GIZ86gc
oh i missed this
yes i know that, but it's closer than say... like, chicago? which is currently the front runner of "places i want to live"
True!
I only said that because lots of people (who don't live in CA, so it's understandable) assume LA and SF are really close together
when really they're like a 5-6 hour drive apart from each other
hah yeah that is true. however apparently oakland has an arts school with printmaking facilities. hm hm hm onto the list it goes
I would have told you to do the same thing.
That's something that I have always wanted to try.
:^:
That sounds both like something fun and that I'd be good at perhaps.
What if you're a motivational speaker?
See, you should have checked what kind of bear it was first, Dru.
You brought this upon yourself, you know.
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If you aren't doing anything then what the fuck kind of good motivational speaker can you be
If you're sitting on your ass getting royalties from a book you had ghost written and just giving motivational talks then you are just the worst
Don't even care what you did before that point. Never stop doing shit ever until you die
And even then
just remember
when people ask "what can you do with that"
they may be asking in tone that suggests they already know the answer, and that answer is "dick-all"
but they are wrong
and anyone who does this is a dickhead
So...
You mean give your motivational speeches in mime or?
i need a first class honours if i want to do a phd and i also need to be writing as much as possible if i ever want to get good at it so there's a lot to occupy my time
and i've found that, if i have a day where i just sit around and do nothing, it feels fucking weird. this is the first day in a couple of months where i haven't spent a few hours working, and i don't think i like it! i'm a lot happier when i have to constantly be doing something
i have come to believe that it's not so much about being motivated as it is about getting to the point where it feels wrong not to be motivated
when people see my half finished projects they are always impressed with what they see
at that point I lose even more motivation because I ask myself why I never finish anything
"Norcal" sounds like a town in Skyrim to me
Stop making places up!
I did some questing in Norcal until its thane was killed by a chimera.
Shame that.
But i did get a sweet mounted head, a new jacket, and some boots out of it.
I am inspired by music, as a lot of people have said. Art as well. I don't think I'll ever be 'original' in the things I think or make but I'm okay with that, there is something to be said for a job done competently. I lack in motivation unfortunately, and the thing that best gets me off my butt is the fear of failure . . . so I guess it isn't ideal but it is better than not doing anything? Likewise motivated by my friends. I come back and I see how things aren't really working out for them either (one of them unfortunately seems depressed to me) and man . . . I like these people but I don't want them to be a drag on me, so I end up being the one organizing things and getting us out there doing stuff they would not do on their own and that I wouldn't do by myself or if my friends were a bit more proactive. I don't know how 'good' that is but it seems to do them good and I guess it is good for me too in a way, I'm not really take-charge otherwise.
Inspiring doesn't feel like the right word for that though.
this is good
if you like what you've made it's a sign that you don't understand it well enough
He shows me the beauty in this world constantly, and I am so blessed.
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