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Hello there, everyone.

It goes without saying that... there are times when one may not rest in a state that is altogether comfortable. In this world, it is inevitable, and it is this inevitability that makes the hazards of life unfortunate. Quite personally, I haven't been feeling myself lately, and I can assure you that menstruation has nothing to do with it.

All right, I'll get to the point. First of all, no, I am not suffering from a case of menstruation right now because mine just ended (yes, I like to embarrass myself). No, I'm not harboring an unruly perspective, nor do I wish to. But, yes, I'm not feeling myself. The main cause of this is a hunger for independence. Turns out that there is a breaking point to all of this "Oh, yes, let me help you at my expense" and "I'd hate to leave my town because I love it too much" talk. My words will have to be devoured, unfortunately. Don't get me wrong, though. I do love to help people (believe me, I really do), and I've lived in this constantly-expanding town (er, city, rather) for so many years that I've come to adore it and despise it. However, things have gotten to be a little... much....

It seems as if I still haven't gotten to the point. Ok, I'll keep it brief (ha!): I want to get out of this city! From childhood to near-adulthood, I've seen how my city has changed; how my state has changed; how my country has changed; and while there's nothing I can do about the situation at hand, and although there's no way I can replace the things from my childhood that have been evicted from my community's presence, I at least rest in the knowledge that one day I'll be working at Pixar... where I can render to my heart's content. That's the problem, though. I wish to branch out and attend an art university/school, or get into Pixar in some way or another, and do what I love to do. But I can't. I can't because I'm a prisoner of novice.

On the plus side, I got "Employee of the Month" for the month of June. Notice that Ratatouille was released in the same month. Yeah, that's not a coincidence. I can assure you that it is most definitely not a coincidence....

Speaking of Ratatouille.... My apologies for mentioning this film so often, but it really has affected my life to a unique, albeit healthy, extent. I've said before that it is a biography of my life, and that declaration has remained true to this day. Everything that happens to Remy... is happening to me now, and I constantly notice or come upon little things that represent where I stand in Remy's journey -- things that mean something to me personally. Currently, I'm standing right about here: [link] . This means that I'm about to go through that hole in the wall. Thank goodness. I've resided in this particular scene for months and now I'm finally about to get out of it. Ah, but I shouldn't complain. God has a plan for me, undoubtedly. There's only one thing that I don't understand at the moment, though. "Food will come, Remy. Food always comes to those who love to cook," Gusteau says. Food.... What's food? What does that represent? At first I thought it was "art", but I'm pretty sure that that's not the case. I've been trying to figure this out for weeks and I still haven't gotten it yet. It'll come, though. Eventually, it will come....

Because I'm an idiot, I wrote a rough draft of a letter and sent it to Brad Bird.... Whether or not he's read it doesn't really matter, since the note itself was pretty embarrassing to be beheld by anyone, much less myself. Oddly enough, I did like the rough draft, despite the fact that it blushes like no other letter I've ever written.

By the way, for the record, if I hear the word "change" one more time I seriously might do some damage....

-- Mitch

P.S. For those of you who want to know, I've now seen Up nine times, which is a pitiful record in my book. At least I have my sister beat by two or three. The object of the game is to get to ten. I'm gonna capture the winning score for sure.

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