So I thought I could get away

But noooo.. Somehow the little birdies got out and started telling rumors that today was my birthday. I blame that girl over at Rhythm & Hues, who in turn, probably got it from another girl at home. So now I've got a mass email at work, which just leads to more craziness here. Awesome. Thanks, ladies. And yep, it's a milestone, the big 3-0. From here on out, it's all downhill, so I better pick up speed and start doing everything that I want to do. Hard to believe I've been doing something consistently for almost a decade, and actually made a career out of it.

Enough about my big day today, on to more exciting things. Remember those three shots from earlier in the week that got finalled? They got unfinalled. But now they're hopefully finalled again. An amazing turn of events, but just another day in feature film vfx. These shots, if I've been told correctly, are the first ones in the sequence to get finalled, so they'll now be used as a template to match to.

VFXTalk is getting good. No really, and I'm not just plugging it like I always do. There is a wealth of information on there, as well as contributing professionals as well as professional lurkers, who pipe in when something entices them. Recently there have been a number of great threads and answers, from the likes of nrgy and rueter, to name a few of the more recent posters. Think you can stump them? Head over to the Professional Talk section of VFXTalk and match your wits, and answer compelling questions. For the most part the moderators have been keeping a keen eye on both the Professional and Beginner Talk sections, and will move a thread if it doesn't meet the requirements.