We can still have dog and cat threads!

[shrox]

Someone is ready to hit the road.

[Hopper]

Hey shrox,

There's a game company here in Austin (edgeofreality.com) that are looking for 3d artists with game experience, etc...

Here's a link to their craigslist posting...

I know nothing about this company and your experience but I thought I'd give you a heads up just in case. Your website seems to be game-centric so .... :) Hope this helps.

http://austin.craigslist.org/med/878993479.html

[shrox]

Hey shrox,

There's a game company here in Austin (edgeofreality.com) that are looking for 3d artists with game experience, etc...

Here's a link to their craigslist posting...

I know nothing about this company and your experience but I thought I'd give you a heads up just in case. Your website seems to be game-centric so .... :) Hope this helps.

http://austin.craigslist.org/med/878993479.html

Thanks Hopper, I was in Austin 1998, I spoke at the first AustinGDC. Then I was at Digital Anvil until 1999, and then to Sega. Austin is a fun town, now that I am single I can be even funner and cheaper place to live!

I am checking all of the leads. Friends, I really do appreciate it, I will say kind things about you when I am in high places!

So say we all!

[virtualcomposer]

Do you have any plans as to what you're going to do in the meantime? Do you have family you can stay with?

[-EsHrA-]

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/funny-pictures-cat-poses-as-an-owl.jpg

[Nangleator]

http://home.comcast.net/~david.nangle/kitty_a.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~david.nangle/kitty_b.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~david.nangle/kitty_c.jpg

[shrox]

http://home.comcast.net/~david.nangle/kitty_b.jpg


This one has a certain Escher quality to it.

[shrox]

Do you have any plans as to what you're going to do in the meantime? Do you have family you can stay with?

I have some money that will last about two months. I didn't think it would take this long to get a job. I've been looking for three months.

[virtualcomposer]

I have some money that will last about two months. I didn't think it would take this long to get a job. I've been looking for three months.

That says allot about our economy right now. Guys like you should be working so much that you have time to get on this forum. I've seen allot of your stuff that you've posted and your website and I've been utterly amazed by the talent. You're not alone though. I'm noticing more and more people selling stuff on this forum or out of work. It kind of almost feels like a second family here. We all talk to the same guys everyday or so and like I've seen on your other post, people who are more fortunate are willing to help. Do you plan to travel to somewhere in the next two months? Live with family? Please just keep your pets. :) Pet's are the best thing when you're going through a rough time. I don't know what I'd do without my German Shepherd, Basko. My prayers are with you man!

[Nangleator]

This one has a certain Escher quality to it.
My cats would love that crazy stairs place. They're acrophiles.

That picture was taken a few days after we moved. They had never climbed stairs in their life, and instantly fell in love with the geometry of it.

Stay busy with the job search, and don't be too proud to fall back on something lesser. I had occasional freelance work that kept me going for a while, but my job search went on for years and destroyed my life savings and my credit. If I had to do it over again, I'd have searched for an admin job from the beginning and worked my way up again.

I got lucky this year and got a good position doing what I do best. But there were hundreds of other applicants for my position. It was a ream of resumé paper. (For a graphic designer position.)

[virtualcomposer]

My cats would love that crazy stairs place. They're acrophiles.

That picture was taken a few days after we moved. They had never climbed stairs in their life, and instantly fell in love with the geometry of it.

Stay busy with the job search, and don't be too proud to fall back on something lesser. I had occasional freelance work that kept me going for a while, but my job search went on for years and destroyed my life savings and my credit. If I had to do it over again, I'd have searched for an admin job from the beginning and worked my way up again.

I got lucky this year and got a good position doing what I do best. But there were hundreds of other applicants for my position. It was a ream of resumé paper. (For a graphic designer position.)

I've had to fall back on teaching piano and guitar lessons. Not exactly what I want to do the rest of my life but it is helping with the bills. My wife has a decent job so that helps and I'm still working my lesson criteria still. It's tough out there right now as we all know. I just can't wait until things get better. If they don't, then I'm going to watch every episode of "Survivor Man" and venture out. :hey:

[cresshead]

after a year off the 'work roundabout' [most of 2007] i fell into a job for an internet hosting company as a designer...i get to use 3ds max 2009 for creating 3d icons and flash animations though it's not ideal it pays okay and i have a 4 day week which is nice!

as for cats.. here's 'dyson'... the image is 1600x1200 so be warned!
http://www.willbean.co.uk/cam1/dyson_closeup.JPG

[Nangleator]

If you had a rabbit named Dyson you could have lots and lots of dyson spheres around the house.

[cresshead]

lol!..actually he's a god chap ususally...only had one 'acciedent' with him when he was poorly a while back...he got named 'dyson' as wilson invited him round and he cleaned up what wilson, ripey, lee lou and jaz b left in the food bowl...he acted like a vaccum cleaner!

also i got accused of 'cat napping' him as he didn't go back to his home 5 doors away...
he stayed!...had him for around 12 years now..all my other cats have gone now...still they made it to over 16 years old each...surpose dyson knows a good place for food!

[THREEL]

Hey Nangleator,

Are you sure you didn't drop those two cats off in Ohio. :D I swear that they look exactly like the two that showed up in my parents yard just a few weeks ago. My parents ended up adopting them. When I get a chance, I'll try to snap a photo of them to show you what I mean.

tHREEL, but you can call me AL.

[virtualcomposer]

Speaking of adoption, my wife and I are thinking of adopting another dog this year. I'd love to get another Shepherd. She wants a small little dog like a Malti-poo so we'll probrably go with that first. I love to see, what other wise would be a rejected, unloved pet, turn into a happy pet with plenty of love in our family. Unfortunately, we've spoiled our Shepherd. :rolleyes:

[DiedonD]

after a year off the 'work roundabout' [most of 2007] i fell into a job for an internet hosting company as a designer...i get to use 3ds max 2009 for creating 3d icons and flash animations though it's not ideal it pays okay and i have a 4 day week which is nice!

as for cats.. here's 'dyson'... the image is 1600x1200 so be warned!
http://www.willbean.co.uk/cam1/dyson_closeup.JPG

Is Dyson as tough as Tyson in the cat world?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mike_Tyson.jpg

[jin choung]

good luck shrox.

things'll work out. they always do for people who aren't dead.

jin

[Nangleator]

There must be some preset pattern in cat genetics that creates this fur design over and over. These two are identical down to the finest patterns of color, except one is overall more tan and the other orange. It's a subtle difference, though. Another way we tell the difference is, while they are both double-pawed, one of them has one less claw on one thumb. The easiest difference to see now is their weight. One is a finicky eater, the other a vacuum cleaner.

[walfridson]

http://walen.se/temp/cat1.jpg

http://walen.se/temp/cat2.jpg

I've tried "power of christ compels you" but nothing happened.

[Nangleator]

Any Babylon 5 fans here? Look at just the whiskers in the first of walfridson's images.

[shrox]

Speaking of adoption, my wife and I are thinking of adopting another dog this year. I'd love to get another Shepherd. She wants a small little dog like a Malti-poo so we'll probrably go with that first. I love to see, what other wise would be a rejected, unloved pet, turn into a happy pet with plenty of love in our family. Unfortunately, we've spoiled our Shepherd. :rolleyes:

There is Border Collie Rescue, and many other breed specific rescue groups. I got my Sydney from BCR. Rescues are kind of loose knit groups that foster animals in their home, rather than a central location like an animal shelter.

[art]

Good luck shrox, I'm sure things will eventually get much better for you.
I have no cat of my own, but this one is cute enough.

[virtualcomposer]

Figured since everyone else is posting their pets, I might as well join in. LOL My favorite is when Basko is waiting on his Christmas present. He ended up getting a Bark Bar. It didn't last long though. He scarfed that thing down!

[Nangleator]

That's a handsome doggy.

[virtualcomposer]

That's a handsome doggy.

Hey thanks. He's a very protective dog to. I sleep soundly knowing he's always alert. :D Beats any alarm system out there that's for sure. LOL Did I mention he's 105 pounds?

[hrgiger]

Heres a couple of our boxers. The first one is Sienna, sadly she passed away early in the summer. And then the other is Scarlet in her usual pose. I have a third puppy I don't have a picture of at the moment on my pc.

[cresshead]

Any Babylon 5 fans here? Look at just the whiskers in the first of walfridson's images.
:D
naah that's just a shadow from the flash

[Planasthai]

Tim's cats...those two Siamese. Years back, Tim put me up at the family residence for a week. The first night, I laid my head down into cat urine. The following night, I discovered cat turds at the foot of the bed. The next night...something new. I only passed comment to Tim's youngest, who...casually informed mom n' dad at the dinner table on the fourth nite'...

It was determined that the bed sheets used on my bed had been "marked" by one of the two Siamese, when up in Topeka.

The look and reaction at the Jenison table...priceless!

[virtualcomposer]

Heres a couple of our boxers. The first one is Sienna, sadly she passed away early in the summer. And then the other is Scarlet in her usual pose. I have a third puppy I don't have a picture of at the moment on my pc.

Hey cool dogs. Sorry to hear about your first dog though. Losing a pet is never easy. They're like family. Did you get them when they were pups? We got Basko off of Petfinder.com.

[RollerJesus]

My beautiful (and blurry) wife and her cute little dog Rocco... who happens to hate me.

[virtualcomposer]

It's funny, I had a friend who had a dog like that and didn't like the husband either. I wonder if those dogs are more drawn towards women for some reason. I've never understood why dogs like one person but didn't like the other. Maybe we should ask the dog whisperer.

[Nicolas Jordan]

My wife and I just adopted a dog named Shadow this summer from the humane society. He is a 1 year old German Shepherd/Rottweiler cross. I guess he was seized from his previous owners because he was stabbed by someone they knew and they couldn't afford the vet bill to get him stitched up. The guy who had stabbed him ended up getting charged. He is a very mild tempered dog considering what he has been through. We got him mainly as a guard dog but he has turned out to be more of a big sucky dog than anything. :)

[Matt]

More dogs! I love dogs! So much more fun!

[hrgiger]

Cool, a rotweiler/German shepherd mix, that's a good looking dog. As soon as I get a picture of my pup on the computer I'll post it. He's 3/4 boxer and 1/4 Doberman. He's a good looking dog. Just looks like a boxer only with a longer snout.

[Stunt Pixels]

Yeah! Too many cats around here. Here's out pup on his first camping trip...

[Matt]

This always makes me smile!

[Hopper]

This always makes me smile!
That one is awesome... That happens to be my screen saver at work. :thumbsup:

Here's my little snoopy. He's a full size Dachsund. He's about 32 lbs. now and one giant muscle. His name is SoLow (like solo) - for "So Low to the ground".

[Hopper]

Here's the pic we like to call "Bad Dog!"...

[shrox]

Sydney on her bed under the stairs with some toys.

[virtualcomposer]

This is so awsome. If we pieced all the threads together of everyone's studios, wives, and animals, it would feel like one big family on this forum. LOL

[virtualcomposer]

Sydney on her bed under the stairs with some toys.

I think Border Collies are great dogs. They are like the universal good dog. :)

[shrox]

Border collies are the dog of dogs. I had two, my exwife has the other one named Ska. Ska's grandfather was the dog that herded the sheep from the David Letterman set, into an elevator, then out and into a taxi in New York traffic. I can't seem to kind the video online.

So even before Ska existed, we saw what she would be capable of. She figured out the alphabet when we tried spelling things. Her favorite show was Star Trek, and she had Commander Riker squeaky toy. She also loved to play Jedi knight when I would play with a lightsaber around her. Did you know that border collies can actually grab the beam itself of the lightsaber with their teeth and swing around?

Here is another border collie learning to say hello
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRJO1RJTloU&feature=related

[virtualcomposer]

Border collies are the dog of dogs. I had two, my exwife has the other one named Ska. Ska's grandfather was the dog that herded the sheep from the David Letterman set, into an elevator, then out and into a taxi in New York traffic. I can't seem to kind the video online.

So even before Ska existed, we saw what she would be capable of. She figured out the alphabet when we tried spelling things. Her favorite show was Star Trek, and she had Commander Riker squeaky toy. She also loved to play Jedi knight when I would play with a lightsaber around her. Did you know that border collies can actually grab the beam itself of the lightsaber with their teeth and swing around?

Here is another border collie learning to say hello
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRJO1RJTloU&feature=related

Hey your dog has good taste in movies!!

[RollerJesus]

It's funny, I had a friend who had a dog like that and didn't like the husband either. I wonder if those dogs are more drawn towards women for some reason. I've never understood why dogs like one person but didn't like the other.

He was around first. It's quite an odd fact really... he sleeps with us and when I get up he's quite tolerant of me, but as soon as I step out of the shower it's like he's never seen me before.

[virtualcomposer]

Animals are funny sometimes that's for sure. He may be over protective of your wife since he was "king" of the home before. I remember when we got our dog, we met up with the shelter coordinator at a Petco store during dog adoption night. Basko scared the crap out me. She brought him out and he almost came towards me with a hundred different teeth and a deep bark. Good thing he seemed to like me not long after that or I wouldn't have hands to type with. LOL

[colkai]

My big lump Shadow (A black lab) is currently asleep at the side of my computer whilst I work. I am lucky to telework a few days a week and having his royal googleness at the side of me is a great stress beater.
Googleness because he had a stroke a few weeks ago and though he's better he is still googly-eyed :p Doesn't stop his fun at all, though his age is creeping up on him now at a few months off 11 yrs old. :)
Soft isn't in it :)

[Red_Oddity]

And with that, albeit a bit late : http://www.pvponline.com/2008/06/30/interlude-the-adventures-of-lolbat/

[virtualcomposer]

My big lump Shadow (A black lab) is currently asleep at the side of my computer whilst I work. I am lucky to telework a few days a week and having his royal googleness at the side of me is a great stress beater.
Googleness because he had a stroke a few weeks ago and though he's better he is still googly-eyed :p Doesn't stop his fun at all, though his age is creeping up on him now at a few months off 11 yrs old. :)
Soft isn't in it :)

Sorry to hear about your dog having a stroke. Don't worry, I would cry if something happened to Basko. I'm not afraid to say it. I'll go as far to say that once Basko is 6 or 7, I'm going to get a female german shepherd so that if something happened to him, it wouldn't hurt so bad. :( He's laying next to my chair right now waiting for me to accidently drop my breakfast on the floor. LOL Have you thought about getting another dog or do you have another dog already?

[colkai]

Nope, he's still around, just made him all googly and lop-sided. :)
As I type, he has decided it's MUCH comfier tucked under the computer desk so I can't move my legs or the chair now hehe.
When he does go, we are certainly getting another dog, the house would be far too tidy without one. :D
Our first dog, Bonzo, lost him in 1998, and our current 'lump' :)

[virtualcomposer]

Yeah, there's something about hearing 4 paws in the house to make it feel safer and less lonely. My wife works during the day so it can get pretty quiet around here if he wasn't around. They are great foot warmers to. Saves on the electric heat.

[colkai]

Believe it or not, Bonzo isn't a Lab at all, but a "pure" mongrel, the smartest dog I ever met, as much as I love Shadz, Bonzo remains in my heart.

[virtualcomposer]

I think the picture on the right is pretty cool. Whenever I see Basko laying on the grass, it makes me want to fix a cup of coffee and breath the fresh air. Dogs are so relaxing because they don't think about the complications of life like we do. It's pretty refreshing during stressful days.

[colkai]

Dogs are so relaxing because they don't think about the complications of life like we do. It's pretty refreshing during stressful days.
Ain't that the truth, Shadz only gets 'worried' if he thinks his tea is late. :D
Plus the joy of unfettered enthusiasm when they greet you after a taxing day, always puts a smile on my face.

[virtualcomposer]

How can anyone resist these little puppies??? They're not mine but I found them on Petfinder. I wish I could adopt them all. Just look at these cute little puppies. All they want is some love, food and shelter. These are some German Shepherd puppies I found.

[Andyjaggy]

I hope things work out Shrox. Things are pretty tough for a lot of people right now, myself included.

[shrox]

I hope things work out Shrox. Things are pretty tough for a lot of people right now, myself included.

Tomorrow is Last Day for me. I really can't believe that after all my life and work, I end up like this. I have enough to get by for a month, then I don't know.

Here's my resume, if anybody is interested

[virtualcomposer]

can you go live with family until you can get on your feet or a friend??

[shrox]

I have no family, and few friends.

[virtualcomposer]

I'm sorry to hear that. :( I know that must be hard. What about a local church that may be able to help you with shelter, food & temp work? Your resume is very impresses.

[cresshead]

nice resume...reads much better than mine that's for sure!

good luck..but glancing thru your resume im sure you'll be just fine
one sure talented chap by the looks of it.

stee+cats

[virtualcomposer]

will you have internet access to keep all of us posted of how you're doing?

[Hopper]

Out of curiosity, were you interested in the game company in Austin shrox? It looks like your resume and what they want were a good fit.

[shrox]

Out of curiosity, were you interested in the game company in Austin shrox? It looks like your resume and what they want were a good fit.

I must have missed that, who was it?

[virtualcomposer]

I must have missed that, who was it?

I bet in 3 weeks we'll be getting a post from Shrox that shows he's making more money then all of us. You do amazing work man and companies would be dumb not to hire you. Very impressive resume!! It's your quality of animation that helps companies boost their sales. It would be cool if you landed that job Hopper was talking about.