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! 🍻