They were flex funding, so they were going to get whatever it raised, but it's always nice hitting your goal.

My gigs are a mixed bag, but I too have plenty that I'm proud of.   I can also earnestly say that I'm always more interested to ask what my fellow FIYH'ers are working on because I recognize VFX is a skill I am never going to have, and am always fascinated by it.  To me, the advantage of having these dudes as my friends is that there's such a diversity of experiences that I don't see it as mere conversation filler as much as its me genuinely curious.

That said, I grind my teeth when someone says, "Oh. you're an editor!  So you have to like, watch ALL the footage?" or "Oh you're an editor!  So, you like, add music to it and stuff."

I've really gotten into Startup.  The first episode is stunning.  Check it out at hear startup.com

Just want to give this a bump to remind folks to consider donating to Kulaps IGG.

There's a great passage in one of the books where Stannis basically comes out and says, look I don't WANT to be king at all, but by every law in the book, I'm supposed to be king.  I don't wanna do it, but without the law we have nothing and so I'm just doing my part.  He's not wrong, of course.  The book also has a great analogy of the three Baratheon boys where someone is comparing them to different metals.  Renly is described as Copper, shiny to look at and pliant to the people, but not strong enough for real combat.  Stannis is described as Iron, rigid, inflexible, and ultimately brittle because of it.  Robert is described as the true alloy, the steel that neither of the others were.  He had charisma and was loved by the people, but he was also tough as shit and could fight for the crown.  Robert was an awful King, but its hinted heavily that he was probably the best possibility of the three in the long run.

Sometimes, and for some kids, doing everything you can to keep your head above water means being still.  I don't want to get to personal here, but there was a lot of chaos in my life growing up involving my older brothers.  There were....bad decisions mae by many of them and it caused a lot of grief.  One way I coped was  by being just sort of...half there?  I guess that's the only way I can put it.  Just non committal towards every experience as a way to numb yourself down so you a) don't cause any bullshit yourself and b) don't get invested in anything that can be ripped asunder by the surrounding chaos. 

There's a reason this movie starts with them moving.

No.  Not Craigslist, no.  Staffmeup.com production beast.com, mandy.com, even entertainmentcareers.net.  But fucking NOT craigslist.

I'll be doing about 4 videos for them over the course of the campaign.