Biology and math were not what I had anticipated. Especially biology. I hated the smell of formaldehyde. It was one of the worse smells imaginable. I hated knives. Disecting animals was not for me. I’d done a bit in high school, but this was worse. Still I thought I’d give it a go. By the end of my first year, I knew this wasn’t for me.
What I had enjoyed was my Biophysics class, where I learned the mechanics of animal movement. It was an ‘online’ class before computers. I sat and listened to a module off a tape machine in the library, then took the test for that module. Then did the next module. By the end I’d scored over 90 per cent. Animal locomotion was definitely something I was passionate about. Oh and calculus.
Years later I would find myself sitting in the small theater at Disney Feature Animation at 1420 flower street. I was surrounded by the most talented group of individuals that to this day I consider my LA family, listening to a lecture by paleontologist Stuart Sumida. One of the leading experts in Hollywood for animal locomotion on feature films. This was a crazy improbability. The film was the Lion King, and this wouldn't happen for another 10 years.
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