Work has been topsy-turvy; this week our partner company on one of the current projects is here from Germany so that certain ideas (both technical and otherwise) can be sorted out. It’s been a lot of fun, especially since one of the visitors represents the merchandising part of the project.<\/p>\n
It’s interesting to catch even these small glimpses of how toys, characters, and story have to play symbiotic roles for a project to be successful. This is my first real exposure to such things, so I’ve mostly kept my head down and just listened.<\/p>\n
But I have better news than what’s going on at work: I finally have my Permanent Resident card for Canada! I’ve been a permanent resident since 1990, well before the cards were used, and the road to getting a card has been a trial, so I’m ecstatic that it’s all done. The benefit is that I can finally leave the country and return without having to carry a million and one documents proving that I who I say I am. I also don’t have to waste hours on returning, explaining to someone with no sense of humor why I don’t have my card.<\/p>\n
I sense a New York shopping spree in my future, after Animation Mentor graduation in January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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