/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9521675
>During high school, was always the artsy student who wasn't good enough
>Ended up going into engineering
>Still love art, so use cosplay as a way to have the best of both worlds
>Struggled through college, assumed I was going to get a shitty engineering job making boring shit
>From left field, suddenly get a job offer from a company
>They make high-end, artsy products. Not gonna elaborate further for privacy.
>Talk about "Prop making" during my interviews with them. Made points of how I would do my own research, work within a set of deadlines and learned to improve. Never explicitly say "Cosplay", end up using comic con as my comparison.
>They fucking loved me
>Going to be making $65,000 starting salary with plenty of room to go up
>Get to engineer and art at same time
>Facility has a decent workout room
>Can finally afford my own place
>Have diet plan and workout schedule to lose all my college weight
>Goal is to be beach-body ready before next colossalcon

We're all gonna make it