Now is the yearly ritual of reflecting on the past 12 months and I’m stoked to list a few things that occurred this year. I re-read last year’s summary and it was a great reminder of just how much can happen in one year. My memory is already trying to stretch those events over several years. This is what one year of getting (Feb.) and then beating (July) cancer looks like:
Here’s what I did in 2013:
- Placed first and then third in the 11 Second Club animation contest
- Interviewed for Anim School’s blog and did a guest post for this tourism blog
- Complete 5 videos for LEGO Duplo
- Diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma cancer
- Implanted a portacath in my chest and got it removed after chemo
- Six rounds of chemotherapy
- Went skydiving a few days before my last chemo
- Beat cancer.
- Created a device I’m working on getting patented
- Directed, acted, edited, etc. a short film “Patience”
- Top 20 at Louisiana Film Prize
- Created 4 animated shorts for LEGO
- Filmed a friend’s wedding
- Was in the Top 10 for the Best Job Around the World competition out of 3,000+ entries
- Made this video for it
- Made a video for Tongal
- Made a PSA on spec for San Diego Zoo Global
- Started a new blog Animators Acting
- Movember team raised $7,000 for men’s health
- On Moonbot’s animation team and our work is nominated for three Annie Awards (oscars of animation)
- Diggs Nightcrawler game released to good reviews
- Chipotle ad one of the most viral ads this year
- Enjoyed animating on more Moonbot projects yet to be released
- Filmed for an upcoming Thomas the Tank Engine piece
- Began teaching myself piano (again)
- Took and then had to drop out (because of cancer) of Animation Mentor’s Creature Animation program
- Taking an animation workshop with Jean-Denis Haas
- On my way to take a hang gliding tandem clinic that ends the last day of the year!
- Read a bunch of books (on my Kindle) I may post about and review later
2014 is going to be a blast as well! I have tickets to learn kite surfing in St. Croix and be in Brazil for Carnival so stay tuned by subscribing to this blog and enter your email address in the top right and click the other social media icons too!
so proud and and a feeling of many blessings….you are a special person….but, then, you have special parents…continued success..J
You continually amaze me with your attitude, patience, perseverance and talent. Thank you for being a great example!