Academy of Art

So I just started a job at the Academy of Art as a Computer Animation and Visual Effects Lab Technician. I get to help the 3D newbies learn how to merge verts and combine polys. :) Today was my first day and I enjoyed it even more than I expected to. Everyone seemed friendly and the job seems to be a cakewalk with the added benefit of being able to work on my own things whenever I'm not needed by a student. Apparently I'm also able to take any course at the school tuition free which I may just decide to try out at some point. I hear there's a course on Renderman and it'd sure be nice to add that to my list of apps. Oh and there's also Nuke... which I recall meeting a couple of guys in SoCal who were making $150/hr as their base rate for doing Nuke editing. All in all I expect this job to be a good experience for me and a step towards getting my career back on track.