Q: The most common way to get a tour of Pixar Studios is to have a personal connection. If none of your immediate family members work at Pixar, ask your parents if any of your extended family does. Also, ask all of your closest friends if they know anyone who works at Pixar. Consider posting a question about touring Pixar Studios on social networking sites, such as Facebook, to reach a larger audience of family, friends, and acquaintances. Pixar sometimes has days that are designated for family and friends to come visit and tour the facility. On these days, employees are often allowed to invite a guest to come to the studio. If you have a connection with someone at Pixar who's very important, you may be able to get a private, unscheduled tour, but it's usually easier to get a tour on the family and friends days. To respect your personal connection's time and space, consider calling them instead of approaching them in person. When asking about family and friends day, try saying "Hi! I was hoping to ask you something about Pixar. Do you have a moment to talk?" If they seem eager to speak with you, say something like, "I'm such a big Pixar fan. Is there a family and friends day at the studio some time soon that I'd be able to attend with you?" If you get to attend the studio on family and friends day, you can expect to tour the Steve Jobs Building, tour the Brooklyn building, and also check out the interesting outdoor features, such as the big model of the Luxo lamp and ball. While many areas are off limits during family and friends day tours, you should still be able to see the screening room, the mail room, the gift shop, the cafe, as well as recent Pixar artwork and Pixar awards. Pixar shows private screenings of their movies a few months before they're released in theaters. Pixar often allows employees to invite guests to come to the studio to see these films. While you may or may not be able to tour the studio if you get into the facility this way, you'll at least get to see some of it and you'll also get to see a movie before it comes out. Be sure to politely and appropriately ask the person you know who is connected to Pixar for this opportunity. For example, you might say, "I'm really excited for that new Pixar movie that's coming out soon. It looks incredible. Is there any way that I could see it with you before it's shown in theaters?"
A: Find out if you know anyone who's connected to Pixar. Go to a family and friends day. Check out a private screening.

Q: Equip yourself with a pencil and a new notepad or booklet that will become your "Life Book". On the left end, describe as accurately as you can your Present State. Ask questions like: a. What am I doing now? b. What is my income, if any? c. Do I like what I do? Ask yourself, if I can't fail... a. What do I really want to be? b. What do I want to have? c. What will my life be like? Then ask: a. What must I do to get what I want? b. Who can help me? c. What skills do I need? d. What resources do I need? If you do this exercise daily for some time, you will end up with a pretty good design for your life. You will know where to get what you want, what to do, who can help you (and who you can help), and so on.
A: Find a nice quiet spot where you will be undisturbed for at least 20 minutes. Draw a time line across a page, from now to say five years on. At the left end of the time line, write "Present State"; at the right end, write "Desired State". On the right side, under Desired State, describe as clearly as you can what you would like to see five years from now. Between the Present State and Desired State, mark on the time line. Note that the first time you try this exercise, you may not get all the answers you want.

Q: One of the bass's primary functions is to bridge the gap between the rhythm section (drums) and the other melody instruments (guitar, vocals, piano, etc.) To do so, you have to be locked into both, playing the right root notes to fit the melody and the right rhythm to fit the drums. Good ways to do this are to think in frequencies: Play a lower note to time up with the low-frequency kick drum, hitting this deep bass not together. Play a higher note (like the same note's octave) to fit in with the snare drum. You want to play limited notes, but you want every single note to hit the listener hard. The only way to do this is to keep a strong, regular rhythm, which makes practicing with a metronome essential. You should always focus on landing on the beats, practicing in 4/4, 8/8, and even 3/2 with your metronome. Rock bassists tend to create a rocking, bouncing feel by landing hard on the 2nd and 4th beats. Funk bassists must hit the 1st and 3rd beats harder than the other two -- this is one of the roots of the genre. Reggae and ska bass tend to focus on the in-between beats -- the "1 and, 2 and, 3..." beats.
A: Time your notes up to the kick and snare drums. Practice with a metronome, as perfect timing is essential for great bassists.

Q: Carbide scribes are tipped with tungsten carbide, a high-quality cutting material that's used in some of the best glass cutters. For cutting glass without a glass cutter, a scribe will be your best option. These tools don't have a cutting wheel, but the tip of the scribe is extremely fine and can easily score glass. You should be able to purchase a carbide scribe at most large hardware stores or home-improvement stores. It costs less than $10 USD. Diamond scribes are used to score sheets of metal for cutting in industrial settings. As such, they're more than sharp enough to score a sheet of mirror glass. They'll also last longer than most carbide scribes. You can purchase a diamond scribe through large online retailers or at some craft-supply stores. Diamond tipped scribes are about twice as expensive as the carbide tipped option. They'll cost about $20 USD. Inexpensive glass cutters have steel blades, so a steel file works as an approximate replacement. If you don't have a steel file, you can purchase one at a hardware store for under $10 USD. The file doesn't need to be large, but should have relatively sharp, angled edges to cut the glass. To cut glass with steel, you'll position the sharp edge (or pointed tip) of the file against the mirror, then scrape it back and forth until you've lightly scored the glass. Be aware that using a rough steel edge (like a file) to cut glass may result in an imprecise cut and a sloppy break. A carbide scribe will produce a sharper, more clean and accurate cut.
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Pick a carbide scribe for a sharp, precise cut. Select a diamond-tipped scribe for a longer-lasting tool. Use an ordinary steel file for a cheap option.