Summer In Berlin

well, its official . . . i will be missing the Ratatat concert on April 2. But i dont mind, cause i'm totally going to see Berlin instead! (take my breath away. . . ) BOO-YAH! and, witty puns and references aside (riding on the metro, ahh ah) i am super excited to have an excuse to live and work in a foreign country. "But, Mike," you may be thinking, "didn't you just get a new job working on Speed Racer?" well, funny you should ask. i DID, in fact, just get a new job on Speed Racer. and, it just so happens that this job is the one taking me to Deutchland! i stalled telling due to the fact that i had not, untill today, gotten my itenerary.

well, my friends, i will officially be flying on the 26 of March, from LAX, on Lufthansa, with a brief layover in Fankfurt, arriving in Berlin at 12:45 (approx) on, i can only assume, the 27th. my return is currently scheduled for Sept. 5th, and lets keep our fingers crossed that it stays that way. The longer the better, i say.

needless to say, as much as i hate packing, and the logistics of leaving a place i've been living in for the better part of 2 years, i am SO ready to get out of LA. and what better excuse than to be working on an excellent project with exciting people? i am looking forward to reuniting with my friend Dorian, with whom i worked on Stealth (yes, that cinematic masterpiece - but, hey, its what got me the job!), as well as connecting with some other animation related friends who live in Europe. most notably Jan, with whom i hope to eat some white asparagus, and Wojtek, who's new film i hope to see, as soon as its done.