February 12, 2008
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Final Interviews
I did two final interviews yesterday for my grad school project, one with Bruce Broughton and one with Joe Alfuso.
The first interview was a little depressing. I’m not sure why, but it was. I think Bruce was a little bit more cynical than other people I had interviewed, or maybe just a realist–I’m not sure which. But I left his house pretty bummed about life. I drove around Westwood for a while and finally parked right outside a Corner Bakery…they have free Wifi, so it was perfect.
The next interview was with Joe–a guy I’ve done some work for recently and have never met in person until last night. It was great! I met him at his studio in Hollywood (right across the street from Paramount Studios) and we went down to this little Mexican restaurant for dinner and the interview. I really like Joe–he is one of those guys that never neglects an opportunity to teach–and that type of person really inspires me. Joe could have easily never called me again after I did some work for him the first time. My stuff was by no means fantastic. I had to redo it a few times to get it right, and although sometimes this is normal, I don’t think it was in this instance. Joe showed great patience and offered guidance–a real rarity, and something that is really cool…All that to say, my faith is renewed.
Marathon update:
I have not started training yet…I cannot seem to get out of bed in the morning. This is not a good sign.
The good news is that my training schedule has some leeway in it (about two weeks worth). So even if I don’t start this week, I’ll still be OK with the way the dates fall…but I’ve GOT to get back in the habit of getting up earlier…yikes!!!
Comments (4)
Everytime I get sick like this, it puts me back a few steps in the “getting up early” plan. It’s really hard to start exercising again. Ugh. I feel your pain.
Are you going to write a thesis? What does a thesis for your master’s look like?
I’ll have a project, but not necessarily a thesis…we’ll see. I don’t really have to think about that for another year or so! HA!
You better get cracken on your training dude. It will crep up before you know it! Of course if you are not going to bed until 5 am, I can see WHY you are having such a hard time getting up! Crazy!