Everyone has things they aren't proud of. Things they've said and done that have had negative impacts on themselves and others or both. There is no way you can get through life without that happening. To that end, if you intend to be a better person tomorrow than you are today, you attempt to make the best repairs you can, internalize and build upon what
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I have stated a few times before that I work at Laika, the stop motion studio that did Coraline and Boxtrolls. Well, as of October 31st, I will be taking on a new position as a junior fabricator in the rapid prototyping department. This is a significant promotion from my face sanding position I currently hold. It is difficult to put into words how excited
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So it is August 19th, and you know what you should go do tonight after work? Go see Kubo in theaters. I got to see an advance release of it about a month ago, and can confirm that it is super rad. I worked on the film in the rapid prototyping department, processing the faces for the stop motion puppets, and the can tell...
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Welp, I'm back in Oregon after almost two years away living in Maine. What brought me back to the West Coast? I finally landed a job with Laika, the animation studio responsible for Coraline ParaNorman and Boxtrolls.
Ever since Caroline's release in 2009, I became enamored with the way that Laika uses advanced manufacturing technology and innovative techniques for creating stop motion animation, and decided
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I'm in Vietnam for 2 weeks. Other than visiting the southern UK in April last year, I've never been outside the US. So this is quite the culture shock. I couldn't be more happy though. The food alone is amazing. Anthony Bourdain said that the people of Vietnam are either on their way to eat, coming from eating, or currently eating. From my 2 days...
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My sister made me the proudest older brother ever by making this shirt. I'm in tears.
I'm watching my way through all of Steven Universe, and find myself completely and utterly sucked in. It's been a while since that happened. From the art to the characters to the themes in each episode, it is a beautiful show in every sense. This has been my 2¢.
There was big news back in mid January, that CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, Elon Musk, donated $10 million to help prevent the rise of an evil artificial intelligence. The news mostly circulated on tech blogs, and magazines, but was eventually picked up by some of the larger media outlets. It is a story that sounds like a basis for a cool SciFi
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Let me preface this by saying that my generalizations and thoughts are highly regionalized, and stem from Americans and their way of doing things. For the international readers here, let this serve as an insight into my world.
My laptop is old. Not old in the geological sense, but old in the way that it would be in 3rd grade right now, learning long division,...
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It's been a while. 5 years to be precise. I was once a member, and then life and monetary priorities got in the way. Turns out some black Friday deals are too good to resist. I will be posting more in the coming days, weeks, and months. For now, I just wish to express my excitement to be a part of this unique community again!