The further adventures of an earthbound alien

I don’t know, I could probably do this every two months. Good news since my last post, like Hall and Oats say, “She’s gone”. Nuff said. Ding dong and all that.

I'm still in retakes and really just sitting on my can waiting for stuff to comeback from the animation company so we can finally put it together into one big old, watchable show. I go to the web a lot during the day now.  Maybe I'll update my Linkedin profile to something a little more professional.  Currently, it says:

My animation career began, like most, when I was forced out of the lucrative world of apartment management by telling someone that she smelled like carpet cleaner. Clearly she didn’t have the sense of humor that I require in a boss, so I figured it was time to move on. As it turns out, that was the best decision I have ever made. Not only did it make the security guard let go of my arm, but it allowed me to go out into the snowy world and find a new calling. 
After lying about my ability to paint cels, I became a cel painter at a small animation shop in Chicago that I found by accidentally getting on the wrong elevator.
Since then I’ve blundered into every job in animation from emptying wastebaskets to Directing, and not once has anyone ever asked me to make a birthday card for someone in the office. Life is good!
Currently I am a Producer for Disney’s Phineas and Ferb, which is a pretty big hit. I’d take all the credit for the show’s success but, like I said, I don’t do the birthday cards. If you're unfamiliar with the show, it’s the story of two forty-year-old women who don’t know the meaning of propriety. They also have a pet gorilla, who is a part time scuba diver. Trust me, it works.

I was watching some of the old shows on YouTube a couple days ago and we really did make some good ones. maybe I'll use this dead time to put together a more current writer's reel.  Or not.  I’ve had the most freedom on this show that I’ve ever had. It’s going to be hard to go to another show and start all over.  But, that’s what we do.
I think the trick is to slide in quietly and ask a lot of questions.  This makes the guys who are already there feel less threatened. I also plan to take it easy and quietly turn over some solid stuff without really picking at things.  That is really hard to do because I am a bit of a perfectionist, I’ll just behave myself until they hire another new guy who comes in and asks me questions. Then I'll be officially established. It’s the same with cities; you never really live in a new city until someone asks you directions (And you actually know the answer).

The job prospects all look pretty good and I should be making a decision pretty soon. Certainly, before get around to writing another post. Next time you read this blog, my only follower, I'll have a new job.  I may even end up with a couple jobs. Although, there is one job in the gate that I may not take. Because the person who came up with the concept is accused of rape. This is a new one for me.  Normally I’d just say, “innocent until proven” but, not so much anymore. This kind of publicity, even if it isn’t true, can get a show scrapped faster that if it actually was true.
Eh, We’ll see.

Next month: My new jobs.