Pixar: Have I missed my calling?

Dear Friend,
Well, friend, I have quite decidedly made up my mind that I will not be returning to this school next school year. I am not quite sure why I was there this year, I just know that's where I feel God led me, and now I just have to trust him to lead me again next year.
I've felt drawn to studying or pursuing art as a career. I have no concrete plans yet, but I'm considering it. One particular reason, I suppose, is that I wish I'd studied animation simply to work at Pixar.
I bought "To Infinity and Beyond: The story of Pixar" about a month ago and recently read through it. I knew I liked this company before, but I think I adore it now. I didn't know about Ed Catmull before, and didn't know much about John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton or even Brad Bird before I read this book. I didn't know very much about the difficulties of the medium or even how an actual hand-drawn animation background could help in computer animation.
This book is so informative that even trying to sum up the specific things I've learned would take far too long, and might be tedious to those who aren't rabid fans like me. Personally, I found the story of the start of this studio and even the people who work there to be inspirational. I love that these people knew what they wanted to do and just pursued it. Despite discouragement they persevered.
Talent isn't enough, determination and inspiration are requirements.
If only I'd had some focus, maybe I'd be living in California working at the coolest company I've ever seen.
Well, I'm not doing that. I'm at yet another time of change and uncertainty. I guess there are a lot of those in life, huh? Come on new bend in the road!

Oh no! The TV died!

Dear friend,
That's right, our 65" HDTV kicked the proverbial bucket yesterday. Guess what else happened yesterday. I bought Super Smash Bros. Brawl! Yeah, talk about bad timing. I moved the wii up to my room, and spent a good part of the day playing SSBB, but I want out TV back. It's only a year old. The fan or the temp gauge isn't working or something, as it will turn on, but only for a few seconds at a time.
Anyway, Brawl is awesome. Spoilers will exist from this sentence on, so, you're warned, OK? I played Subspace Emissary a lot today, so I got a lot of the hidden characters. I didn't think it was possible, but Marth is even prettier than he was in Melee. You see, friend, I used to make fun of Marth, call him Martha and such, because he was such a pretty character. He's downright gorgeous now, and oddly enough I like him for it. I have been trying to play with Ike, but he's so slow that I don't know if I'll keep up with it.
I bought a new case for my DS from Target. It looks like a bowling bag, it rocks. I almost bought the bigger version for the Wii, but I don't take my Wii anywhere usually and I didn't feel like wasting $45.
(By the way, I love this picture of Faraday. Gotta love a guy so odd he'd hold a rat up to his face!)
I don't want to go to work tomorrow. I will anyway. I should get ready for bed then. Friends, I miss you all. I really, really do.

Is Daniel Faraday the new Charlie?

Dear Friend,
I'm still loving this season of LOST. I especially liked the confusion ride that was "The Constant" with Desmond being unstuck in time and all. The phone call with Penny was touching and sweet. Des is still my favorite character, but Faraday is giving him a run for his money.
My affection for the physicist especially began to grow in "The Other Woman" when he looked so conflicted after Charlotte knocked Kate out. I actually thought "Awww, he's conflicted, and would probably be lost with C. S. Lewis there." I've no idea why the socially awkward academic type is so endearing on TV. They just are. Faraday is obviously sweet, and that's not usually a word I use to describe grown men.
Anyway, since my weekend started early, I used my extra couple of hours to read people's opinions of the character. I've seen the trend that Charlie Pace fans now like Faraday. A few went as far as to say that they bear a physical resemblance. That, however, I don't see. Perhaps they do, I don't know. I just know that I don't mind Charlie being dead so much now that I've got Danny boy. (Yes, I called him that, mentally of course, during the last episode.)
I'm amused that my favorite characters on this show all end up being vital to each other's story lines; first Charlie and Desmond, now Desmond and Daniel.
Maybe one of these days I'll post something of substance, but I haven't felt like it lately. I'm enjoying the fluff.