Holy shit, how long have I gone without doing one of these in here?
I usually leave these for my website, but since I'm still reimplementing the Blog Section into it, I'll stick this into Newgrounds for now
We're only four months into 2023, but it already feels like an eternity, because so much has happened in such a small amount of time, and fortunately, most of it being really good things
First of all; I've got a job!
That's right, at the beginning of this year, I started living by myself, although I didn't had a job to afford much, so I had to preserve money as much as I could so I could realistically survive and pay bills, but somewhere around mid january I've started working full time on a newspaper factory, and my life quality has improved dramatically, not only because being able to support for yourself is everything, but also over the fact that the work itself is very easy and fun, with a lot of the people in there being really nice and fun to work with, they're so nice that at times they cover my shift so I can sleep for a while at work
The second thing that really is cementing this year as a really good one aswell; I've finally got around to redesign my website
It took me months, but I've finally went ahead and did it, and the results couldn't make me happier
Although my first website was pretty decent visually, structurally and code-wise, it was pretty dogshit, and I took my time to make things not only look and function better, but to also get the chance to make things look a little bit more professional now since I've honed my skills a lot ever since my first website, and the way things came out makes me so proud, it's one of the few things that I made that I can say is objectively good, and although updates are slow as of now since I'm taking a breather due to work being incredibly demanding of me as of right now since I have to cover one of my coworkers shift over him being on vacation, there's still more to come, and I haven't given up on updating it at all, so please, give it a check if you can, and maybe even support me while you're ahead!
And third, which is the most recent thing; The Newgrounds Dreamcast Collab!
...Alright, it's the Kill Moushley collab, but we thought naming it The Dreamcast Collab just for it to be five minutes of a meme mouse getting killed would be funny
My entry on that collab was rushed and weak, no doubt, but just being able to participate on something like this made me so happy
Being around on Discord while we saw each other working on our entries was legitimately really fun, and seeing everything come together and seeing how people reacted to it was so exciting
We didn't expect much reaction since it's just a joke collab, but the response towards it couldn't have been better.
The collab was incredibly successful, and a lot of the people seemed to enjoy what we did, even if some people got really angry at it just because it existed, but going through all the comments, seeing people confused, angry, happy and overall just enjoying it for what it was left me so happy, and some people even enjoyed my admitelly weak bit, and it really made my week
I'm still getting new people following my account, and knowing that someone out there enjoyed this little thing I made with some friends makes me really happy
In general, I'm really lucky to have so many good friends around me, and I'm really happy on how I find myself in life right now despite the turbulence here and there
A while ago, I was friends with people that didn't even like me, people that really couldn't give less of a shit of how I'd find myself in if they hadn't something to leech out of me, and now, I'm friends with a lot of fun and talented people that I could always count with if push came to shove, a while ago, I couldn't even bring myself to do anything, neither draw, code, or anything of sorts, but seeing my friends work and having the chance at working alongside them gave me a burst of inspiration that I hadn't had in a while, with me eventually making my website, then going back to art, and now, even attempting animation (even though my entry was barely animated lmaoooo), all thanks for the few people that hang around with me
My life isn't the best, not by a long shot, but I've reached a point in life in which I can say confidently; I'm happy
Good friends, semi-decent living conditions, being completely independent, and having a creative drive again, it's all I could ask for.
I'll keep making art, I'll keep updating my website, I'll try to make new things, and I'll even try my hands at animation again, eventually, but I just wanted to take a moment to say thanks to everybody, including this entire community
Either you're new, or old here, the people in here have been nothing but cool to me, even when I absolutely didn't deserve it, and the fact I had the chance to know and befriend so many of you makes me extremely happy, and I wouldn't have it any other way
Either way, I'll go sleep for a little bit more before I have to head to work
And despite everything, this has been a pretty good week, and thus far, a pretty good year
So let's try and keep it that way
It's been real fun, and I hope to see you all again soon
Check my website, it's real good, I promise you
And thank you.
Big Winner
-RootPain