It's almost summer, and I still have to call some places for a job, maybe drop off a few more resumes. In more exciting news, Chantal got a rabbit and now I really want one. Before, with hamsters and guinea pigs, I found them not very cuddly and mostly nervous and scared, prone to biting despite being adorable. But the Angora rabbit she got is absolutely wonderful - so chill, super cuddly and very happy. Basically, I want to get one once I get a job.
I've just started reading 'Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character' by Jonathan Shay and it's fascinating. Shay works from an intriguing premise: that the study of the great Homeric epic of war, The Iliad, can illuminate our understanding of Vietnam, and vice versa. He examines the exploits of certain characters and their behaviours and compares that to veteran soldiers and their own demons that haunt them. Shay is a psychiatrist specializing in treating Vietnam veterans with chronic post-traumatic stress syndrome.Shay establishes convincing parallels to combat in Vietnam, where the war was considered meaningless and mourning for dead friends was thwarted by an indifferent command structure. Truly a great book, I know I'm going to enjoy reading it, and I've only started a few snippets of it.
I'm thinking about going into a special effects program after my illustration degree, where they teach you monster makeup and animatronics and puppet building, but we'll see. Right now I need to just focus on the future, which means money! PS - I know a lot of animators are rushing getting a business card and website and blog, and making it look nice. If you ever want free advice just contact me, I'm pretty decent at design and I don't mind helping out, but I won't start from scratch for you. Just throwing it out there, now I have to go to Chantals' to see the cutest rabbit ever. And a hissing cockroach. Her house is so cool.
