a book about me
ok here goes...
Im 24 years old & have lived in New Orleans all my life. Im a production artist for a printing company and do some freelance work on the side. I own a PowerBook G4 for personal use, and use a PowerMac for work. Ive been working with Macs for 5 years now and dont see any chance of me looking the other way. Im pretty fluent with traditional Mac OS....and havent even begun to learn the technical sides of OS X...not enough hours in the days anymore. Im not a complete computer nerd, but I am looking toward the future with the woman Ive met through the internet. Ive actually made a few really good friends through the net. God bless AOL...
Ive been into art all of my life, so naturally it seemed like the thing for me to do when I got out of high school. After a year of screwing around, I ended up at a community college studying illustration, and decided to try out a computer graphics class for fun. I got bitten....BAD! I found I really liked the use of a computer, and even more with Mac. I then convinced my mom to get me my own....so I got a Motorola Starmax clone....nice little machine but very limited.
After a year and a half I decided college wasnt for me since I didnt want to take the prerequisite courses, so I dropped out. Soon after I saw one of those Tech Schools being advertised on tv. Got into their Graphic Design program, came out with an Associates degree in 18 months. While in school, I got an internship with the NBC affiliate tv station in New Orleans and also worked in a 1 hour photo lab.
After Tech School I got a job with a freelance designer, learned more, and got turned on to my present job through her. Ill be going on 2 years this May. Ive slowly started to see where the future of graphic design & desktop publishing is going, and Ive decided I need to do something different. I dont want to learn animation, and do not wish to freelance full time (and end up working 7 days a week!), so I decided I need to pursue a different avenue. Earlier this month I decided to go back to college to finish my undergraduate and eventually move on to my master....all in fine arts of course. I think when Im finished I am going to pursue teaching college level art (hence the term reformed college student). New Orleans also isnt the best place to make a living unless u are in the service industry, so a move is evident at some point soon. Maybe I can get some help from some of u guys for tips?
I plan on continuing to build my computer skills through all of this, but not for my primary means of living. I post to this site throughout the day while at work because I find so many interesting things being discussed....it also helps break the monotony of my work days...he he he...
sorry this turned into a book...sometimes when I start writing it just keeps going and going and going...maybe we can get some responses to other people stories as well from this?