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Sid has definitely come to be one of my favorite characters from Ice Age. He’s such a crazy character and has so many quirks. One of the things we’ve noticed from watching the Ice Age movies after work is the way his hips shift as he walks. He actually does the opposite sometimes — instead of lifting up the hip opposite of the foot rising off the ground, he’ll lift the same hip. Crazy, right? There have been many times in the last couple of weeks that crazy animators have been walking down the streets of New York impersonating his walk. Try it — it’s a good time.

So week 2 is done! It’s been a great week. Challenging, very challenging, but great. “Finished” up on the test shot I had been working on and got assigned my first ever prod shot. It’s pretty intense stuff but it’s been a blast so far. It’s a lot of work but it’s a great time. We’re all feeling a lot better now that we’re getting a hang of the tools.

One thing I love: We sit around so many times at work/home/lunch/everywhere and are just amazed how freaking cool our job is. We’re excited to go to work every day and don’t want to leave at night. That’s awesome. In the middle of quiet as we’re working someone will just spout out “I love my job”. It’s truly a blessing to be here.

Working with amazing people is also a bonus. Another week means more time getting to know people. That has been one of my favorite parts so far. You honestly can’t run a business well without good people — and Blue Sky seems to have it going on. Oh, and this last week we got to attend a master class with Sergio Pablos! That was an awesome day — listening to him and watching examples. Animation is definitely lifelong learning and it’s so incredibly great to be learning from so many talented people.

This weekend we went into the city and got to wander around a bit. It’s definitely a different experience wandering the city and not being on vacation. Vacations mean you have to see everything possible as you only have a few days. We got to mosie (does anyone use that word anymore?) around the city casually as we have months and months here. That was awesome. We ate Lombardis — if you ever come to New York, you have to go there. Best…pizza…ever.

Tonight we had dinner together and welcomed another BS noob that’s starting tomorrow. I have lots to say and plenty to type but the process of organizing those thoughts doesn’t work out too well lately. But more to come. It takes a few weeks to settle in and just as I’m about to, I’m taking off to California this weekend for my graduation from Animation Mentor! Just know things are going great and I can’t wait to be able to tell you guys more.

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