the seattle blender user group is tomorrow at the seattle art institute...
im going to hopefully be their to give a lecture on blender and the industry, breaking in and how to find connections, etc....
pretty much i think blender is a great primer to get into the scene.
not everyone wants to go and rob $6000+ of software or shell it out to learn 3d.. so its a good start and there is free food...
heres the website:
http://seabug.eventbrite.com/
hope to see you there..
its from noon to 6 so it should be easy to slide in to your day
lots of cool stuff to see in seattle to if you have to drive or take the bus too!