On Jul 21, 12:41 pm, "E. Liddell"
wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:02:20 -0700, spam wrote:
>> On Jul 17, 5:06 pm, "E. Liddell" wrote:
>>> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:41:46 -0700, spam wrote:
>>>> On Jul 17, 2:13 pm, "E. Liddell"
>> My only disappointment--which is not everyone's, as I think some people
>> feel the opposite--is that almost all the incidental music is recycled
>> from "Next" and "Try" -- it's been 10 years, and I know J.C. Staff has
>> had some awesome scores recorded for a number of anime, so certainly
>> they coulda delivered for the much anticipated next Slayers installment.
>> But that's a minor thing, relatively speaking.
>
> After encountering the egregious misuse of some BGM from Try in the third
> episode, I think they would have been best off composing more new BGM
> than they did, but at the same time I'm happy that they kept some of the
> old stuff.
I think keeping some of the old stuff as continuity would be fine...
especially a lot of the traveling and "just arrived in town" kind of
music. But yes... they've been using some fight/suspense music that
was clearly designed for a different situation and it feels out of
place.
>>> That would do it. Right now, however, I'm envious of anyone with an
>>> income, pretty much. My total earnings for this year amount to
>>> <$50Cdn.
>
>> Still no luck on the job search? :( Hope this fiscal year brings good
>> news.
>
> I gave it up for a while and went back to school, thus
> worsening the drain on my finances severely. I am not looking forward to
> what's going to happen when I finish up this time.
>
> I hateHateHATE job hunts. I find both uncertainty and communicating with
> strangers VERY stressful, and the combination of the two is enough to
> make me collapse into a whimpering heap after a couple of weeks. And
> with all my problems, finding a job that I can actually *do* to apply for
> in the first place is tough as heck. Just *thinking* about it has me
> blinking back tears, although I'm not sure whether they're due to
> frustration or sheer terror.
You are so very not alone in job hunt frustration, and it's tough
right now. You know we're rooting for ya. In the meantime, I hope
you've been learning good stuff at school. Surely, that will help.
>> Well, I have the planning skills. I use them all up at my job, and can't
>> find the energy to use them for anything else. -_-
>
> I don't think anyone ever wants to do what they do in their job for
> recreational purposes as well (well, except for those lucky folks whose
> job is also their vocation in life, so to speak).
Tru 'nuff. And I've come to realize that anything I did for a
living... even if it was something I liked as a hobby... I'd still
find it'd become a chore if it was required for work.
DQ
