3.28.2012

I'm Going to Learn French

The single reason I am not working for Cirque du Soleil is that I don't speak fluent French. The design aesthetic of Cirque du Soleil is the culmination of everything I find beautiful. It's quirky, elegant, and powerful all at once. Every time Cirque pushes its way back into the forefront of my memory, I flirt with the idea of designing for them in some way. And then life gets in the way. That is always my excuse though. Life gets in the way. I'm going to keep making excuses until I'm dead if I don't get off my ass and do something. I have a good, solid job now. There is no deadline for this project—so I should have enough time to complete it to PERFECTION.

I'm saving up for a Rosetta Stone starting now—I'm going to go home and budget for it. Also, all artwork I do for myself from here on out will be in order to build a portfolio that will get my foot in the door.

It's about time I added another goal to my To-Do List. Eventually, I'd love to have a job that satisfies my creative self. Otherwise, I should have studied science. I'd be making a hell of a lot more money.

Even if this whole thing doesn't work out and I never work for Cirque (that rhymes), I'll still be bilingual. And that is completely fine with me. More of an excuse to go to France.

Any ideas on how to get really good at speaking another language? I hear nothing but good things about Rosetta Stone and while it does carry a hefty price tag, it's got to be less expensive than its equivalent in college courses, right?

3 comments:

Claire said...

Having taken two years of college German, I highly suggest Rosetta Stone. Not that I've used Rosetta... it just HAS to be better than taking college language courses (which are awfully tedious in my experience... or maybe I just suck at languages?).

Blythe said...

No clue about languages. But I will say that discontent is your (everyone's) biggest asset. It's the great self-motivator and I'm glad you're listening to your own discontent and acting on it.

The Lady Me said...

Thanks guys! I'll keep you posted. First, I have to scrounge up the money to invest in it haha.