Duuuude. Colleeeege.

I've been trying to get into college, these last few months, and it's becoming increasingly stressful. I'm taking the SAT's on the first of November (which is also the reason I couldn't go up to NY to visit her on Halloween in my sweet-ass Deadpool costume) and I've got a month left to study for it. What the hell am I DOING? I SUCK at tests and I have a MONTH. I can always take it again in December if I bomb too badly, but I would really love to do decently the first time around so I don't have to stress over this whole thing again.

In case I DO fail out beyond all reason, my back up school is New York Film Academy, which isn't my backup school because it's bad, but because anyone can get in with a diploma and the money to pay for it. It seems like a hxc trade school (cause, well, it is) and they have really good guest speakers from the industry and a notable alumni or two, but I'm worried about getting a good job if I go to a school like that. I mean, I know there's very little chance that I'll get into NYU Tisch or something like that, but if I DID, I think it'd be time to renounce my atheism and high five GOD over that miracle. 

Another school I've been looking at is SVA, the School of Visual Arts. My girlfriend turned me on to this one, and my best friend's friend goes there, and apparently he loves it. He also had a legit feature job very early on, so I'm gonna trust his judgement based solely on that incredible small bit of information. The reviews of SVA are pretty good, and it seems ridiculously easy to get into (jinx?). There's an open house on the 8th of November, too, and I'd love to go visit the NY schools around then and take my girl out on the town since I had to flake on Halloween. 

The reviews I've read so far for NYFA are less good. I've heard that it's really focused and really intense, but there's also not enough time to finish up your project and the editing rooms are really crowded. I'm set up with Final Cut Pro and Motion and all that already, so I'm hoping I can escape the cramped, sweaty editing rooms. I'm also kind of concerned that everyone there is gonna be all business. Really professional, but all business. Last time I was up in NY, I took a tour, and that's the impression that I got (and not just because the tour took five minutes and the dude never stopped talking). It's better than them being stuck up and douchey, which was my concern with Tisch, but it's sort of a lesser of two evils situation. 

Fingers crossed I'm not the only guy up there that feels this way, huh? 

Speaking of film making and my sweet-ass Deadpool costume, I just talked to my best buddy

Mike about making an HD Deadpool teaser trailer. I'd play DP in the costume, and he'd shave his head and apply his incredibly good zombie makeup (pictured right) for when the mask comes off. Shaving your head for a weekend project... now that, good sir, is dedication. 

Yikes. Karate in 10. Gotta peace out. Later, blog!

-dk