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What did Mike Judge try after graducating from UCSD?
After graduating from UCSD in 1985, Mike Judge held several brief jobs in physics and mechanical engineering, but found himself growing bored with science.
What did Mike Judge try and do next after growing bored with science?
In 1987, Mike Judge moved to Silicon Valley to join Parallax Graphics, a startup video card company with about 40 employees based in Santa Clara, California.
What did joining Parallax Graphics in Santa Clara mean to Mike Judge?
Mike Judge ended up disliking the company's culture and his colleagues stating, The people I met were like Stepford Wives.“
What did Mike Judge attempt to do next after disliking the Parallax Graphics company culture and colleagues?
Mike Judge quit after less than three months and became a bass player with a touring blues band.
What did becoming a bass player with a touring blues band do to Mike Judge?
Mike Judge was part of Anson Funderburgh's band for two years, playing on their 1990 Black Top Records release Rack 'Em Up, while attending the University of Texas at Dallas.
What did being a part of Anson Funderburgh's band for two years do for Mike Judge?
In 1989, after seeing animation cels on display in a movie theater, Mike Judge purchased a Bolex 16 mm film camera and began creating animated shorts in his home.

Question: What did this do to him
Self-contained rewrite: What did seeing animation cels on display do to Mike Judge?