I decided to submit a story to the Blizzard creative writing contest. I’ve played a bit of starcraft in my day, and thought it would be a fun challenge to write a story in that universe. The minimum word length was 3000 words, which is a bit longer than I usually write. Nevertheless, here it is:

My submission

Back to regularly scheduled blog / stories from now on.

-Tom

I put up a new header for my blog, as you may have noticed (hopefully better than the dull blue with centered text that used to be up top). I got the font at www.dafont.com . It was pretty fun to make. Apparently you can have the blog rotate through different headers. I may try that in the future.

I’ve also changed the name of the blog to “The Curious Animator”; I guess I’ve always really valued curiosity, and I’m trying to set a bar for myself with that title. Sort of a reminder to be engaged with the world…

 That’s all for now.

-Tom

I just got word that my FJORG! teammate and dear friend W. Jacob Gardner just got a job offer from DreamWorks Animation. Unbelievable, only a few months after graduating.

I believe the position is a cycle animator for the new film “Monsters VS. Aliens”.

You are awesome Jacob, I’m sure you’ll make me and everyone proud.

-Tom

I’m starting my senior year at Bowling Green State University. I thought I’d actually start trying to organize my thoughts into a semi-coherent format. Let’s hope I keep it up.