I'm gonna try my best to summarize this year but if I miss anything, forgive me. Play this song on loop while you read cuz i think its a fitting theme for this recap!

So without a doubt the biggest highlight of this year are the NG meetups. It’s always a blast to attend and seeing old friends along with cool new ones with these get-togethers. Especially with people who have similar tastes and interests. I don't really get that a lot from where I live so it's a refreshing break away. This year I have gone to four of them, which are; Pico day, Too Many Games, The Short Short Fest, and the Fun Stop Arcade meets. I'm going to give a little tidbit on each of them as I write this.

Pico day

Holy Shit! I got to tell ya that it was a BANGER-ASS-PARTY! This year's Pico day has been an amazing event and I feel like I didn't want it to end on that day. SOOOo much was going on. It was hard to take pictures and I wasn’t even able to make a vlog. I was just having too much fun lol. Thank you @Brandybuizel @Coby and @Tamag0 for hosting it. Blood, Sweat and Tears went into this, i know it!

Man, where do I begin? I was doing so much running around the whole place trying to give people their stickers, their signatures for my autograph book, and trying to trade cards (which by the way I was glad I was able to participate in the Newgrounds TCG collaboration. I wasn't able to get all of the cards but I did get the majority of them.)

 There were so many people just talking to one another, at the tables grabbing stickers and signing things, peeps had personal tables stands for hosting their indie game projects. There was even a section where we all went to the theater part of the building and we're watching newgrounds cartoons which was awesome. There was even a push-up contest @smugarug fired up which was wild.

I had gotten nice gifts too which I will cherish forever! The cool Anatomy statue from @Henryeyes. The awesome Pico pin from @MindChamber! the big-ol OG Newgrounds tank logo sticker that @TomFulp whipped out from his pocket! The one guy that had the box full of mini tank men figurines (I'm sorry I still don't know who was giving those out!) The Pukebomb CD from @NickSenny and his @Pukebomb crew. The elegant Newgrounds envelope letter from @Serenefalconer. @krinkels sweat droplet marks on my autograph book next to his signature! Playing @Bill 's Poop Game~ @srpelo 's skibity-toilet rant at the after party! I love them all! yes YES!! Lol

Gawd there were so many people i believe i met for the first time but idk exactly who cuz there were also peeps from the yestercade meet. There was @Droid @Ramen-Noodiles @loopykins @cartersterlin, @MrShmoods, @Jack @KOLANI @owen @someoneunkown @littleredlo (aka Bri) @SirLenward @Broly @D-slick @thedyingsun @Dungeonation @kingcrowned @singpiano @OviManicand many others. One person that I was surprised to meet was Coryspazkid! ( I also like to point out that @spazkid gave one of the best hugs! I felt like I was hugging a family member that I haven't seen for a long long time. LOL)

Also wanna shout out a thank you to @Tamag0 and @kastozx for hangin out with me towards the beginning of the event (grabbin breakfast from playabowl) Thanks @milkypossum and @Andyl4nd for the double up Hug! it was Awesome finally meeting you guys im a big fan of yall work and can't wait what's to come from your projects! Lastly Thank you @kriskokoon & your friend for also hangin with me afterwards (grabbin a burger and lettin me carpool for the ihop afterparty)

I feel like there's SO so much more to say about Pico day. truly an unforgettable event!

TooManyGames

Before going to tmg I had met up with a small ng group at the Terminal Reading Market to get breakfast. Its was my first time meeting @psychogoldfish and @mrsgoldfish. @connergrail, @treavex @luis and a few others were also there. We explored around Philly and saw some really cool stores and historical spots~ we made a quick pit stop at a cute little coffee shop and talked a bit ; passing out our stickers and wut-not. it was really nice~ Funny enough, I live very close to that area and I never really traverse around there. Another place we went before the event was like some mall closer to the TMG area. It was also my first time going to a Cheese Factory restaurant! ( just wanted to add thank you Mr and Mrs PG for letting me carpool with you guys ;w;)

Once we got to the place for the TMG panel, I had met a lot of familiar faces and a few new ones like @Mkmaffo @Slimygoo @Bacun @Kekiiro @Kiyo @Bleak-Creep @Leroyalmess @hibachi @pkettles @leviRamirez and so many more! shared a lot of stickers and small presents. that was also that day I misplaced my gooble & locked gooble poster (sorry @kingcrowned. i at least got the cool wooden NG trinket you made!) I felt a little sad that it ended so soon but its understandable because it was only supposed to be for that 1hr and 45 min. Thank you @CorTat-G and crew for hosting!

Afterwards a few of us went to a cozy looking bar. It was really hard to find some seats because there was a bunch of us going to the same bar but it was all right. I still got my beer tho LOL (that picture of @Spinalpalm holding the broken tree-log lives rent-free in my brain. lmao). Then AFTER THAT we went to another bar that had karaoke. it was funny getting to see @Connorgrail @Deucelegoose @erasmusmagnus and @PsychoGoldFish Singing their hearts out. ( I wasn't drunk enough to sing myself. maybe next time~) it was awesome spending time with you guys!

Short Short Festival

I would say this was a casual get together at a bar where they were showcasing a lot of student films as well as films that were posted on Newgrounds. it did kind of suck that it rained in the beginning of it but overall it was still fun. they had tables covered in big white sheets of paper where everyone can doodle on them. a small private table to get posters and stickers for the SSF. Watching the animated shorts back to back got me inspired. If another Short Short Fest happens for 2025 I would like to make an animation for it. I think the highlight of that day was getting that mean ass handshake from @krinkels 's girlfriend. That was pretty badass~ I will strive to get that strong! Thanks @Deucelegoose and Yendor for the free drinks!

FUN STOP Arcade

So going there was interesting cuz I wasn't expecting it to take place at a farmer's market of a place so the actual arcade was inside the building along with other interesting stores. The arcade itself was small and cute. had a nice lineup of pinball machines. i was able to meet up with @Deucelegoose @NickSenny @Imprez @Tamag0 @Mantis @elikapika @Rozebud and few others! We had a great time!

General Summary.

 the overall year was fantastic. I didn't really dealt with anything majorly bad, just minor things. There are projects that I wanted to complete this year but hadn't but I was still able to at least collaborate with other people's projects. Towards the end of this year that's when I started to be more active, contributed more and took a step further as far as projects. primarily I'm focusing on hosting a Hello Kitty collab. I'm hoping that I can release that soonish. 

I want to give a special thanks to @skeletonhero @jackallHow @SpikeyBelmont @TeraVex for taking the time to help me with the Hello Kitty Collab trailer.

 I don't really have a New Year's resolution for 2025. I just have a general sense that I want to be a better person as far as keeping track of things , preserving memories, and doing more passion projects. just in general creating things that I like and making something everybody can enjoy just for the hell of it.  

Again I want to say thanks to everyone on Newgrounds for giving me a wonderful experience. For sticking around, being supportive and encouraging. you guys are the greatest. 

Psst! hey, yall should check the video out =3c

tom's up

Hiya Everyone!

This Blog proudly presents . . . *drum rolls*

The Hello Kitty Collab!

That's Right! Here on Newgrounds dot com I'll be hosting this Project! (Yippee) There've been plenty of collabs announced and dropped recently and so it got me gung ho to try it out.

To start, this collaboration consists of animated shorts centered around Hello Kitty as well as other characters in the Sanrio universe. (Aggretsuko, Cinnamoroll, Gudetama, Show by Rock, etc.)

All forms of animation; digitally and traditionally, are welcomed~ (except for that weird auto generated AI crap) The genre is also open to anything so your video can range from a goofy parody, dramatic horror, Action packed music vid, you name it!

To clarify, this isn't a reanimated collab so you have free will to animate any short as long as you follow the rules and guidelines.

Content Guidelines & Rules: 

• Rating: E-M 

(so no crazy NSFW stuff.)

• No unlicensed music

(You can use music from the audio portal or public domain tracks.)

[MUSIC RESOURCES! WHEEEE!!!]

• Newgrounds Account is a MUST 

This is for proper crediting purposes. I'm okay with peeps teaming up and seeking outside help, but the team leader (i.e. the person submitting) should have a NG account.

VIDEO DETAILS:

• Resolution: 1920 x 1080
• Frame Rate: 24 FPS
• Duration: 15sec - 4 min
• Format: MP4
• File Name: username-video title

HOW TO SUBMIT

There are three ways you can submit your animation:

1. Follow the prompts on this Form to submit your work. [Google Form Link]
2. If you are a supporter on Newgrounds you can direct message me your submission with a dumping grounds link.
3. Using the tag "hellokittycollab" you can publicly submit to the movies portal. (last resort option)

FINAL DEADLINE IS MARCH 25TH, 2025

No later than that.

If you have any questions and or concerns feel free to comment or private message me. Best wishes my friends~

Uncovers a record player; slightly dusted but still in working condition. I then open the case, inserting a familiar disc followed by a needle adjusted in place and so it plays~ ( This is the part where you play the intro song for this journal)

2023 Summary:

This year has been a very eventful! I've done so many things that I thought I would never do and met so many cool people along the way. Reflecting about it now makes me very excited for the future plans that I have in stored. The last New Year's resolution post I made I had set some goals for myself so I would like to talk about what I did to meet those goals.

Making more animation:

As far as animation goes I was able to practice during the earlier parts of this year. I had so many ideas for cartoons that I wanted to do but because of time constraints and doing other things in regards of IRL I had to unfortunately put it to the side for later. Thankfully I was able to put out at least two cartoons. One cartoon was for the Halloween Collab that @Dannygoodshirt put out.

Another animation I did was a goofy cartoon for lethal company. I made this for self-indulgence cuz I enjoyed seeing the crazy mishaps that would happen to my friends whenever they play it. It was so good, so funny. I had to make something for it

I honestly should have known that this video would have popped off given how popular the game is but man thank you! thank you so much everyone for enjoying this! (I was recently hit 1 million views on YT for this cartoon. that's crazy!)

Cooking more accomplished

There's not much to say about that one. Just that I've been cooking more and more when I can and it's good to know that I can survive through these skills LOL

Did I write more?

Yes and no. I was writing when I was coming up with animation ideas throughout the year and I guess that's what kind of driven me away from doing some of them because I was spending more time writing out the ideas then actually creating the idea (if that makes any sense)

Specifically I was working on a spooky neighbor 2 ep. and I wanted to have a better storyline. I made a rough-draft of the script and then I had a good friend of mine revise it while throwing some ideas into the mix. I'm really hoping that I can get a episode out by 2024's Halloween.

Moving

Well here's a big one. Unfortunately because of financial circumstances, moving is going to take more time to execute. I'm hoping by Spring 2024 that's when I'll be able get that done.

Extra stuff:

So there was some other cool things I was able to do this year. I was very excited to attend the too many games event that took place. I have Vlogged and Blogged about that event in another Journal.

I also went to a newgrounds meet up in New Jersey which was really cool as well. You can take a look at my Vlogged/ Blogged Journal on that event as well.

I would say those two meetups was a big deal for me because it took me out of my comfort zone as far as getting out there and actually meeting with people. The too many games event was my first time going to any convention ever and I had so much fun just looking around the different types of games and the Newgrounds panel that took place was phenomenal. it was so much fun. The Yestercade Meetup was like very cozy and very welcoming experience and I wouldn't trade that memory for the world.

2024 plans

Well it's a given that I want to make more content as far as animation. what kind of Animation I'm not sure. I still want to lean into making more original work but there's also always the possibility of me getting into something really cool and making fan work so who knows. All I know is I want to put out more animation that I did this year. I'm still a rookie when it comes to this sort of thing but I'll learn.

I think another major thing is collaborating more with my close friends and partner. It's weird ; I admire a lot of the work on Newgrounds where a bunch of talented people comes together and makes a singular masterpiece but I sometimes feel like I avoid that out of fear(?) idk. I guess it's just something I need to work on. I want to be able to collaborate with different artists and voice actors and musicians to make a cool thing. huh, maybe it's finally time for me to conjure up an event or something. lol

Other than that let's hope that 2024 turns out for the better. lol. Thank you everyone who's stuck around to watch me grow and support me as an artist. Cheers! 🍻

Hello hello Everyone!

to start off ; YES, I have yet again made a compilation video of my meetup at yestercade! The place overall is such a delight to see and I wish I would have recorded more but this is all I have since I was like balancing out from taking pictures and recording. (also shout out to @Wilidaciouse for the End Track of this video. His music is such a vibe~)

There's also a bonus video at the very very end so stick around for those who brought their 3DS's ;3c

NOW FOR THE PHOTOS:

the first photo I took: YESTERCADE!? Wowie Zowie~

While I was waiting for other people to arrive, I was walking around exploring and window shopping for the most part. There was definitely a lot of cafes and restaurants around but I did stumble upon two stores dedicated to comic books and retro games respectively. very nice~

In this pic we have @CheddarExuberant , @CaptainStevie and @thesteves. I encountered the Awesome Trio when I was walking back to the arcade. Very cool and exciting finally meeting y'all!

The four of us were still walking around the area killing time. Eventually we went back to the arcade and met up with more newgrounders like @yendorng and @robertz (i think. sorry if wrong @)

More time passed and more people started to show up. a good sized crowd was forming. We were passing out our stickers and drawing in sketch books. @BrandyBuizel appeared and passed out nametag stickers, the meet up hominid sticker made by @SirLenward and glowsticks! everything was going nicely it was a lil goofy workin around with the small tables but we made it happen. Eventually, we all migrated in the building. (in the vid you'll see me do a walk through) after words i played a few games:

Shout-out to @wegra for vs me in GG strive. its good know i still know how to play Faust a lil. (still feel a bit rusty tho.)

Also Thank you @Pulvite and @GhostHat for vs me in air-hockey! that was a blast! my arm is still a lil sore from it.

group photo of me @kiyo , @kastozx and @pulvite (sorry kaz i got your eyes close in this one but you look very much at peace~ lolol)

FEAST YOUR EYES AT THE CATBOYDAVE STATUE! LOOK AT IT. WORSHIP IT. BASK AT ITS IMMACULANT GLORY! very nice, yeh? :3c

When it was hitting evening hours, the Big-Time newgrounders started to showup:

HOLY SMOKES ITS THE MAN HIMSELF! @TOMFULP !!!!!

So cool! so awesome! so . . . . hold on, wait . . . .

TOM FLIP!? doubleyou tee flippin EFF! Not cool man, not cool. i guess i didn't actually meet TomFulp. *ugly cries* oTL

(kek. cool dude regardless~)

was able to take pics with @IvanAlmighty @SirLenward @PhantomArcade and @ninjamuffin99. These guys lookin so Suave~

much later towards the end i grab a bite to eat and drink with a small group at the brewery. it was very pleasant talkin and relaxing with everyone. i loved the beer they where severing! it called "Blues for the blondie" and it has a sweet blue berry taste to it. (im a sucker for blueberry flavor) Shout out to @coby for buying us wine! the wine was very good too~

Afterwards we went back to the arcade and I talked with a few peeps and said my goodbyes~ This meet up was so awesome. i honestly wish i could have recorded more or took more pictures cuz i don't wanna forget how fun it was and just the overall day was fantastic.

the only bad thing that happened is that i dropped my phone. now it has a crack top left corner but its not so bad~

(my Friday the 13th moment, damn.)

Thanks Newgrounds Fam. im Happy that i was able to attend this. it honestly gets me pumped to work harder on my art and everything. i really wanna do more animation and art so i have something to show for future meet-ups. There's also other big goals i have planned irl things as well. Talking to alot of you really puts in perspective that everyone has their own path in life and has their one trials and obstacles to get through. i hope for the best outcome for everyone and yall succeed in the end.

good gawd sorry for getting sentimental there. Here's an image of my sticker stash placed on things and also more stickers that I miss showing on the video.

Luv ya NG peeps! Stay Frosty~ Stay Juicy~ Stay Smoothie~ Stay Icecream~ Stay~

Here is a Compilation of vids i was able to take of the Event. It actually shows MORE footage vs the story posts on my instagram so you might wanna take a look (quick shout out to @Wilidacious for the end track in the vid )

I gotta say this was very exciting! I don't normally do this sorta thing and was nervous in the beginning. This was my First time going to a meet up AND my first time going to a convention like this. All of you guys where awesome and chill. I know i was wearing a nametag but was very shock of the many people who were surprise when the realize who i was.

Here are the few photos i was able to take:

Lol face reveal 😭 (ugly i know/jk)

a few newgrounders was already waiting for the meet to start so we all sat in a circle and was drawing in each others sketchbooks.

Meeting up with @MKMaffo was great~ She so Sweet and a Goober! Her art style is always so fun to look at. I wish i could have taken a pic with her and @milkypossum but i didn't know where she was at the time. Ack, would have been cool.

So apparently during the meet up VinnyVinesause was there (?) lmao. i honestly wasn't expecting him to check out the NG panel. It was Goofy when i was just finishing up talking to Tom, then i was doing something else, then whiplashing to see him. my Reaction was literally "HOLY SHIT ITS VINNY!" and Speeding over a row of chairs to greet him. he originally wanted to see Tom but i sorta snag the V-man real quick for a photo and autograph (Sorry 😭)

and finally @ninjamuffin99 and @phantomarcade . Originally was gonna go home early but i had to use the bathroom. Glad i didn't leave cuz i would've miss these mugs. They showed up pretty late in the event. Its was really nice to finally see Cam and Dave. Very cool and chill individuals . . . . very chill . . . like "probably" smokin on dat tree kind of chill (lmao)

I believe i saw @moawling (if it was you in the pink mask) im sorry i didn't get to talk to ya. it would have been cool havin ya signing my book, your an awesome pixel artist! oTL

Some Shout outs!

@chourios You were the first Newgrounder to encounter and it was very hilarious cuz we were right next to each other waiting to get our badges and we didn't notice until we texting up in the discord. Very cool artist and animator

@emizip Your ENA cosplay was Dope and you were a pleasant to meet. (and don't worry about taking my food in Minecraft. lmao)

@Taka Thank you so much for the Fanart! I have it tape up in my Sketchbook to keep forever!

@Droid @heyopc @Goji @Shal @poptaffy @BrandyBuizel @Cortat-G Its was really nice meeting all of the NGP/NGPR group and the host of the Meet up. All of you guys are great and welcoming and huggable! (sorry for not been able to whip out those wipes Chris lol)

@Jack I wish i could have talk to ya more! your really awesome and wanted ask about any games you have planned! again im still trying to beat dead estate for all of the trophies. its gonna take me a min.

@Cryptospore YOUR AN MENACE AND YOU KNOW IT! Your a really cool and funny dude. it was nice meeting ya.

@SrPelo Thank you so much for the skid and pump sticker. it was nice chatting up for a lil bit. (in the one photo i was hiding behind your hair. lol)

@Luis Its was really cool to meet ya, your Pixel animation is always charming to see!

@IvanAlmighty Thank you so much for the dogtags! its a really memorable gift! You also a very notable and highly skilled animator so im glad you were able to sign my book!

@vividlance Thank you for the bracelet. im still wearing mine as im typing up this post! lol

@kastozx SO cool to meet ya and very crazy seeing ya interacting with Dave! lolol

@Tomfulp IT WAS REALLY COOL TO MEET YA AND SORRY IF I LOOK LIKE A NERVOUS MESS. i don't even remember if i snagged a hug from ya! AAAA

@Hibachi MAN it was nice to finally meet the artist behind the cool ass poster that now is hanging over my desk. Your Highly Skilled, have a remarkable style and deserved to be recognized! Very Cool~

@Mindchamber @Dungeonation @fliglaba @NeatoNG @Tamago @TheDyingSun @YendorNG @PieLordCollin @Broly @Bill @PKettles @GirZiggler @Linethickness @D-slick @Bacun @Slimeygoo @Broly i have met all yall for only a few seconds and was only able to make some small talk. So much was happening so forgive me for only chatting for a short amount of time.

There was a lot people in the meet and was hard to catch up who was who. sorry if i didn't not @ ya in this post or for not catching up with ya to sign my book. Most Definitely going to be going to the next meet up if it happens.

Thank you so much everyone. Thank you for tolerating my goofy ass. . . . also a lot of yall are Giants! SHEESH!

Hey everyone!

it's been a bit since I wrote any news. I guess I can go over an update of what I've been doing and what I have planned for the rest of the year.

Play this on loop while you read! I really enjoy This song.

 A lot of my daily life has been keeping me from drawing, Which stinks, but I still find time to do it at least. I'll doodle here and there and maybe even do animation practice but nothing concrete. I'm gonna have to push myself to draw/ animate more. ( if I can) 

With the reminder of Pico day around the corner, it has got me pumped to work on this cartoon idea. I have a months worth to do it so hopefully I get that fleshed out and ready before the due date. If not I'll work on it till its done. I' need to get in the habit of having projects finished instead of dropping the whole thing together. Other than that there's still projects I want to get done (Two other cartoons before the year ends) but we'll see what happens. My scheduling and motivation has been so fickle lately. I hate it.

 I think it's great that I can still come back to the site and enjoy it for what it is. It still holds up till this day supporting creators of all types. Not only that but the site is also always improving with updates. (I'm personally excited for the update for the art portal btw lol) idk, I know it ain't perfect all the way but its very engaging and its always fun exploring all the different events. (such as collaborations, contests, celebrations and wut not.) Its very nice~

 I'm glad this site is one of the reasons that keep me going as far as making any kind of content honestly and I think that counts for something.

Let's see . . . I guess to wrap it up, thanks for all who find me cool enough to follow me and ; you know, willing to check out my stuff lol. I'll try harder to be more active on here cause I know I've been slacking off and that's no good. . . gotta get on that.

Peace out NG fam!~

Side Note: was expecting this entry to be long enough for the song but now looking back it its very short actually. *shrugs* oh well still a nice tune. Yall need to check out @wilidacious ! they make awesome synthwave music. i vibe to most of his works.

SIDE side note: My birthday is tomorrow~ lol IM GETTING OLDER AAAAAAAAAAAHH

I would say, its been a wild ride. most of this is gonna look very dabble like and maybe all over the place so bare with me. im drinking and typing as i go. you can listen to this while reading. lol

i said in my last journal with 2022; i wanted to be more involved with NG. and hell yeh i did. makes me wanna contribute more to this amazing community.

i participated in some contest and collabs and it was a great way to do more art content in general. im happy i was able to do that. Hopefully i can output some more original stuff. Even with events i wasn't a part of it was nice seeing it unfold and witnessing the end product of it all.

i was able to muster up more animation this year and im pretty stoke how much peeps like the angry faic design. i was even more excited of the animation i put out for NG Spooktacular this year.

i would say this was a nice check off for my '22 newyears resolution: to be able to put out a decedent enough animation.

i want to be able to do more.

i wanna do more animations and try to convey stories or skits on my own. lil by lil im learning on my own but hopefully i'll be able to learn asap for '23

other than art skillz, im trying to improve on myself as a person. i'll be honest its kinda tough for me cuz im hardheaded but know i am trying.

2023 NEWYEAR goals: (kinda a list for myself to look back at)

• make more animation
• cook more
• moving out from current location
• write more?

Most of the people that keep in contact with or i countered this year has been a blast and i couldn't ask for a better experience with them. i would list names but i don't wanna be an ass and forget somebody; so you know who you are lol. There was a few i was trying to make amends with but that didn't turn out so well. As much i don't like the outcome of it, i guess i just need to grow up and move on.

For the most part im just going with the the flow but i do hope next year gets better.

yall have a lovely 2023 and i hope those who have qualms with me see i don't mean any harm.

See yall next year~ Luv ya NG Fam tata!

WOWIE ZOWIE LOOK AT THIS GUYS!!

This is pretty Dope! Im honored to be granted this title. LOOK! LOOK AT IT!!

As far as life goes, things have been ok. I want to post more art to my liking but I've been too busy with other important things.

my animation journey is slowly developing (very slowly bleh) but not at halt thankfully.

Forgive me, I don't really have much else to say but thank you all who been stickin around for the laughs, and support. Thank you Newgrounds Fam~

Side Note: NECO RAV NECO RAV NECO RAV NECO RAV NECO RAV NECO RAV NECO RAV NECO RAV NECO RAV NECO RAV NECO RAV NECO RAV NECO RAV NECO RAV NECO RAV NECO RAV NECO RAV NECO RAV!!!

outro (thanks @chipollo):