dadsgladtoday:

i’ve been using the internet for about 13 years and i still don’t know what an rss feed even is

hahaha truth. I mean, I kinda think I know what it is…and that amount of knowledge has allowed me to survive thus far.

(via happy-go-merry)

Breaking Into the VFX Industry

Most of this is the usual run-of-the-mill job hunting advice, but I had never thought about applying for a render wrangling type job. I guess it would be a good job to get your foot in the door.

Is this real life?

We’re all gunna be out of jobs…

The World's Longest Invoice: This is my livelihood.

worldslongestinvoice:

I’m a freelancer and proud of it. For the past 5 years, I’ve had my ups and downs, worked with some great people and have learned to avoid a few personalities. I love what I do and have no plans of leaving the 3D animation field.

I’ve worked for several studios and some have had some shady…

Oh the world of freelancing. I really hope I can avoid this, or be strong when I face it.

There is something I’ve noticed about myself. I can’t quite figure out when it started, or how it got this bad, but I feel like talking about it might help fix it or at least sort things out in my head. 
I constantly find myself connected, and craving like an addiction, media. Whether it’s art or social interactions I always need to be consuming some sort of information. I cannot sit idly without needing to switch on my iPhone and scroll through each app—starting with Facebook I’ll go through the entire feed until I get to where I left off maybe an hour ago. Then I’ll flick to tumblr and if my phone doesn’t crash I’ll scroll and scroll endlessly through my dash. Then I’ll go to instagram and look at all of the pictures from my friends around the world. Then I’ll check my three separate email accounts….the list goes on and on. And I can’t stop. By the time I check through my emails it’s back to facebook so see if I have any new notifications. It’s a compulsion that keeps me in this endless loop.
Am I searching for information? Inspiration? Something new? I don’t know. Is this what the ultimate boredom is? Being stuck constantly consuming, mindlessly absorbing imagery, facts, quirks, styles, memes, opinions…because I’m not actually doing anything. I’m not replying to emails (they’re all junk newsletters from online stores I never actually buy things from) or actively talking to friends on facebook or posting new creations on tumblr. I’m not critically thinking about the artwork I see, or writing about it, or even discussing it. I am not contributing anything, or putting anything out there into the world, I am just taking and consuming.
I feel bloated with information. I feel useless. I feel inhibited, or maybe I just lack self-control. 
I want to make more things. I want to be proud of what I create. I need to contribute to the world, even if it’s just for myself. I need to stop feeding the mindless zombie-like computer/internet addiction I have and work more in real life.