This Last Week

2 overtime shifts this week, Wednesday and Thursday. Our team has grown from 4 to 7 with the introduction of Adam and Jesse from NBA which has recently shipped. Also, another Dave was introduced to the team, the ATC that will be replacing Alex when he leaves.

Adam caught me drawing during break and starting questions about what my plans were in the company. He told me he was using this QA as an opportunity into the company, hoping to be a character modeler or an animator. He asked to see my sketchbook and I wanted to say no since I just took it from a heap of unused books and realized i hadn't drawn in it since grade 12 and there were alot of old ugly drawings in there. But I let him take a look anyway with the forewarning, lol.

Wednesday OT was the first OT shift ever for our team. It was Alex, me, Dave and Jesse testing out one of the game modes. Nate and Kasey joined us too. AFter break, the two of them headed back upstairs leaving the rest of us to finish off the modes. Don was sick that morning with something nobody could pinpoint. He told us Thursday that the doctors couldn't figure it out either, but managed to relate it to something with his galbladder. He's supposed to stay away from fatty foods an alcohol. So we don't know what's wrong with him still, but he's probably gonna be fine.

During OT break, I gathered the nerve to show Alex my portfolio website, following Tams advice to keep talking to people and getting my name out there. Kasey and Nate also walked in on it and they seemed to really enjoy looking at my work. Kasey noted to keep writing up bugs showing my knowledge (he used the anatomy bug as an example) and Nate advised also to keep working hard at QA because QA support could "go a long way" as he put it.

For Thursday's OT, met up with the dev QA team for dinner, wanted to sit with Reggie, Nate and Kasey and talk to them about my plans. Unfortunately I wasn't expecting Donovan and Sarah to join us. Not that I don't like hanging out with them but I hadn't planned on them to join us. Regardless, I pursued anyway, and Reggie said he liked my work, gave me some advice on how to approach HR and just be chill about everything. Even though I want a character artist job pretty bad. But after the meeting, Donovan and Sarah told me I seemed pretty chill with them, not like an ass-kisser dave style, which makes me feel good.

OH, and today I found out something pretty interesting - Trish is friends with the one and only Mocha Only. Not that I've ever been a huge fan of his, but I'm familiar with some music he's done in the past and have some form of respect for him. Turns out she was in one of his videos. As of this writing, I haven't seen it yet, but Dave swears he saw her in it. The link was on her facebook but I went and wasn't able to find anything.

After work, headed to BPs as the usual Friday habit, with Donovan, Tricia and Mike. Naubert joined us shortly after and Geoff too. Mike and I left around 9 cause I was going to his house for him to show me some of his 3D models he's done. My personal opinion, his character modeling in Maya is a little on the weak side as far as mesh flow and proportions are concerned but his Z brush skills are way better than mine could probably ever hope to be.