Current mood:	contemplative
Current music:	House

Will it never end?
I wish I was working now, money would certainly be nice especially since I've been wanting a new computer for a couple of months now...I'm so bad when it comes to online window shopping.

Don, one of our instructors/coordinators went to India (I think Mumbai) a few days ago to attend an animation and film conference...apparently animation is getting pretty big over there, especially Flash...to the point where he's gone over before to help set up an animation program. I hear the dean is even keen on having some sort of Cap College partnership with one of the schools over there. I'm guessing all the jobs are from work being outsourced from Canada and the US. It's a shame that studios don't leave the work here even if they do have to lower wages a bit. Anyway, before Don left he asked anyone from our class who was interested in working in India to give him a portfolio on CD. I think about five or six of us did, myself included. I always wanted to travel and by that I mean go to another country and work for a while...get a chance to experience the culture. I'm not sure if I'd want to live in India though so I don't know how I would respond if a job was offered. All I know is that I don't relish packing groceries or some crap like that after leaving school and part of the reason I want to go right into Digital is to delay that happening. Of course I'm sure Kelly wouldn't be too happy with me going overseas to work and I'd miss her terribly.

It would be great if Kelly and I both got jobs here in Vancouver. I'm a little worried that if she does find work in Alberta she'll take off...no questions asked. She really wants to go back there and I guess I can't blame her, I sometimes miss the maritimes. And if she did find work in animation I'd want her to take it even if it meant we'd have to be apart for a time. It would be better to take an offered job in the industry than to wait around here in frustration.

On another note, just before Don left he sent me an email saying there's a practicum at Atomic Cartoons if I want it. I called the contact he gave me and I go in Tuesday afternoon to check out the studio and meet the people. I'd be doing Flash builds and could be there for up to two weeks if I wanted. No doubt that this will affect what I have done for my gradshow but I think doing this and making contacts is more important in the long run. I can always continue to work on my portfolio after school.

Anyway, I should get back to work.