Why is it that animators, conjurers of cartoons and comedy, fun cousin to grown-up live action, to all appearances carefree and chaotic, so often present as glum, inward, distracted … bewildered—socially awkward to say the least. Is it the sad clown contradiction, the happy fat kid, the bluesman “laughing just to keep from crying” … or perhaps one on one, my conversation is underwhelming—I’m happy to cop that. Maybe it’s financial woes said animator is harboring, and certainly amongst independent animators these traits are most apparent … but I have a theory, and so … please humour me.