life...or something like it

Sep 03, 2008 - 20:14 PM PST

Note to self: stop taking titles from half decent angelina jolie movies asap.


just last week, i embarked on my fourth year of college. i say 'fourth year' and not 'senior year,' because if i did so, i would just be trying to fool myself.=)

i most likely have a year and a maybe half left after this year. im not sure about the half part, only because it depends on if i get an internship im going to seek after. and what is this glorious internship? it would be none other than an intership with Disney.
No, i am not kidding. I have actually never been more serious about anything in my entire life.


True story alert:
when i was in pre-school, prior to our 'graduation' that was coming up, our teacher asked us what we wanted to be when we grow up. Which you would assume is quite a simple question with an even simpler answer,when you are that age atleast. So, Mrs. Jordan(our teacher) began asking everyone, and recieved the usual answers such as ballerina, fireman, policeman, professional baseball player, and so on. which are all respectable careers, no question about that. but then she came to me, and no lie, i told her i wanted to be an animator for Disney. and that was the first time in my life that i was truly laughed at, by an adult, and made to feel stupid. But, she wrote it down on the list, and come 'graduation day,' all of our parents sat there in the audience as we were introduced (and my parents still have this video tape): 'billy browning..his favorite color is green and he wants to grow up to be a fireman. sara cole.. her favorite sport is t-ball and she wants to grow up to be a nurse. dana cook...her favorite thing to do is paint and she wants to grow up to be an animator for disney.'

somewhere between my freshman year of and my senior year of high school, i had been convinced that making that happen wasnt possible, and that it only happened to you if you 'knew someone.' or something like that. i dont know who i let convince me of that, but i wish they never put their two sense into the mix. but anyway-

after two trips in one year to florida, well, disneyworld, i have finally convinced myself that i can make it happen- which is why this week i officially declared my major to be illustration rather than art education. im really excited, and i have this new found motivation that i think i really needed to find over this summer. i just really want to make this happen you know?

so if anyone here has been an illustration major, IS an illustration major or IS an illustrator, or has any tips in general, it would be greatly appreciated=)

at any rate, im glad to be back on here and to have a bit more time to write and hopefully makes some videos to post. i hope you've all been doing really well! i miss hearing from you- and i cant wait to get to look at what you've posted since ive been gone all this summer!

love,
me.