Congrats to The_Bird

[Spark]

Just wanted to say congratulations to my good friend Paul ( The_Bird ) on his upcoming new job as a senior artist for Blizzard. Even though he will be sorely missed amongst us here at Ensemble, and I especially will miss his dedication and awesome skill that has pushed me to become better. I know that he will be happier and will be a great addition to the talent within Blizzards house. Again, congrats and looking forward to seeing what you produce down the road!

Spark

[arshlevon]

oh snaps! THE bird is in CA.. awesome! wow, blizzard is being overrun by polycounters.. will somebody show them what a normal map is, thanks..

congrats!!

[Jesse Moody]

Congrats to The_Bird....

Enjoy CA.

[Slum]

WELCOME TO ACTIBLIZZION!

Seriously though, nice job bud. Good luck at the awesome new gig.

[doc rob]

Well done, Sir! Now deliver me World of Starcraft.

[MoP]

Nice one, have fun! /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[bearkub]

Not many more deserving of the gig than you, Bird! Congrats dude!

[Jeff Parrott]

Congrats Paul! Tons of Polycounters down south there now.

[Fuse]

we're rooting for you mate, very well deserved.

[pior]

Yay!

[IronHawk]

Big Congrats!!!@#

[Bronco]

sweet stuff Paul,congrats there mate,Polycount will rule supreme at Blizzard /images/graemlins/smile.gif.

But,I ask,what will happen to the Dallas Sketch group without its master,who would be taking the sketch group reins for my drunken visits to Quakecon....*sobs*

John

[nacire]

Congrats man!

[dom]

Congrats Paul. We can have our blizzypolycounty lunches soon!

[bounchfx]

wow, awesome!

Congrats!

[Joshua Stubbles]

Fantastic news, Paul. Hope you enjoy it down there. Sure is a hell of a gig. : )

[Em.]

Congrats!

[Mark Dygert]

AH-HA! Congrats!

[Neo_God]

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OoOoOoO Burn!

Congrats man!

[BoBo_the_seal]

WOOOT! Congrats again Paul!

- BoBo

[Ferg]

congrats you magnificent bastard!

[I_luv_Pixels]

CONGRATS PAUL! it sux that i had to keep this secret for so long....lol

Bronco- The dallas sketch group has been in the hands of Spark and I for a long time now...:) So dont worry its still gonna be here....:)_

[struve]

Congrats Paul! We'll miss having you around Dallas.

[Emil Mujanovic]

Congrats, mate. At this rate Blizzard are going to have more Polycounters than EA Mythic /images/graemlins/ooo.gif
Good luck and all the best.

-caseyjones

[Josh_Singh]

Wow! Congratulations Paul! Good times. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[[MILES]]

Paul, that is so awesome! Way to go!

[gauss]

congrats and well deserved man, great to hear it. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Lee3dee]

congrats Paul! /images/graemlins/laugh.gif You'll be missed!

[adam]

Grats fella, well deserved.

[pliang]

Congrats on making the holy grail.

[Asmuel]

Its an exodus! Congrats Paul!

[Tulkamir]

Congradulations dude!

[moose]

woot! congrats man!

[The3DGuy]

Congo Rats!

[ThE_BirD]

Thanks y'all... I'm gonna miss Dallas a ton. /images/graemlins/frown.gif Ensemble has been soooo awesome it sucks to leave but I'm really excited about joining Soul, Pior, Dom, Parasite7, foreverendering and the rest of the PC'ers at Blizzard. I've had a pretty good run at ES(almost 5 yrs now) and I still have nothing but good things to say but em and I seriously could have just played out my entire career here... the place is badass but ultimately there're just so many oportunities for me to learn new stuff and meet more great people out in L.A.(not to mention Blizzard's got some pretty cool projects goin on /images/graemlins/crazy.gif) I couldn't help but take the plunge. I'm really gonna miss the sketchgroup crew too but there're plenty of people who've been keeping the DSG going for a while(and far better than I ever did)... Maybe we'll have us an L.A.\Irvine vs. Dallas Thunderdome sometime though;)

Also Arsh, I'm pretty sure Pior's in charge of bringing normal maps to Blizzard but I'll see what I can do /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Anyhow I'm packin up now and I'll be on my way by next wednesday:) Thanks for all the support... Hopefully I'll be all set up in Cali in time for the Dom war:)

Also I've got one last sketchgroup in me this sunday and then we're gonna all roll on over to Dave and Buster's to grab a few drinks and shoot some billiards at 3... so if you're here in Dallas swing by and say goodbye /images/graemlins/blush.gif

[BoBo_the_seal]

So close yet so far! I'm going to be in Austin on Sunday. Wish I could make it up there. /images/graemlins/frown.gif

- BoBo

[Kevin Johnstone]

Congrats, make Diablo3 pls /images/graemlins/smile.gif

r.

[Pseudo]

Congrats Paul!

Sounds like an awesome opportunity, and welcome to Irvine.

[nkoste]

Nice!!

[gavku]

Well done dude...

[low odor]

Good for you man....hope you have a blast

[bearkub]

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r.

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Yes, please. =]

[peppi]

Congrats Mr. Bird!

[spacemonkey]

nice one Paul! /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[dfacto]

Congrats dude. That's a dream job right there! /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[foreverendering]

Congrats, see ya soon!

[parasite7]

I look forward to our Polycount lunches!

[indian_boy]

kongrachumalations!!!!

[I_luv_Pixels]

WELL it was good to see you one last time before you hit the road! U owe me a rematch in billiards!!!! lol

good luck on the WEST SIDE!!!

[Joao Sapiro]

holy shit i missed this ! CONGRATS !