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[TD1]

What kind of legit medical thing requires a pill made of shit?

A particularly sadistic placebo.

[ChairmanPoo]

You're wrong

[TD1]

lol dude needs a bed time manner transplant stat

[hector13]

Chairman only goes in to see his patients at night-time when they’re sleeping.

’cause he’s a vampire you filthy bastards

[Loud Whispers]

When my gut get mad
And won't be still
I grab my box and i take out a pill
Of all the germs that make my stomach mill
You make my
Shitpill

Modern shakespeare

[ChairmanPoo]

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/fecal-transplant

[Solifuge]

I worked on a little VR Film about the double standards and difficulties surrounding adopting as a queer parent in the UK. It ended up doing well enough that it got nominated for some awards, and we all were invited to [Prestigious International Film Festival I'm Not Technically Allowed To Name Yet].

I'm probably SUPPOSED to be more excited about this, or more ready to like... jump at the chance to network professionally. I know it's a fairly rare opportunity, and is a big way people secure better work, and all that. But the thought of going to the festival just stresses me the heck out? And I guess that's got me feeling down too.

Even if I ignore the ongoing plague and heat wave... I'd definitely feel the travel costs. Plane tickets to [Large Italian City], and hotels, and eating at restaurants for several days would easily burn through most of my savings right now, and I'm struggling enough with food and rent. And though I'd love to see other people's work, I don't think I'd enjoy it as an Industry Hobnobbing Event, or have the social energy to make good use of it either?

If it's all the same to everyone, I would like to just stay in my gay little workshop being paid to make my gay little projects, let people engage with my work instead of me, and just like.... not be perceived. That would be ideal, thanks.

[Loud Whispers]

You have to network all the events

[Solifuge]

You can't make me.

I am going to sit at home, and make an elegant and efficient triplanar shader instead. >:I

[Eric Blank]

You can let them know you won't be able to make it, unless they can help find/pay for travel costs, or send them a memo you'd like them to read in your stead if you don't go/don't want to be on stage (if that's even a thing)

If there are people who want to meet you for some reason, they can call/email you too. Make sure they know that's an option.

Give them a business card. Bitchesbusinesses love business cards

[hector13]

If you’re looking at this for a career you might go just for the networking opportunity. Then you might get to make gay big projects.

[Solifuge]

I mean, my career has been in freelance tech art and 3D dev for a while now, but this is was my first VR gig, yeah.

A close friend referred me to them to rescue their project after some bad hiring calls, and my clients want me back later this summer, so I for sure have SOME recurring VR work. And I could see myself enjoying working on more films and interactive VR, especially under less crunchy conditions?

But my clients can't pay for any expenses beyond the 400 euro I'd need just to get into the dang festival. And it's currently miserably hot, expensive, super crowded, and exposed to Much Disease... so like, quintessential Venetian experience if you're into that, but Guhhhhhh...

[King Zultan]

As far as I'm aware the only way to move up in the world of film making of any kind is to know the right people and the only way to do that is to meet them, but then again not having a lot of money can get in the way of that sort of thing.

[Egan_BW]

Film festivals are basically just cons for film nerds, right? I've seen a fair number of people say that cons are more amazing than you could expect, but maybe those people are all extraverts.
Also don't go if you don't wanna get sick because you will.

[Loud Whispers]

So far I've been to one networking conference, but that was all expenses except travel paid, and I caught the coof on it anyways. Is networking worth it? Idk but I got free food and they're not offering you free food