Howdy NewGrounds,
Hope everyone had a nice January, and happy Lunar New Year to those who celebrated! Its time for the February update. I am feeling a bit down because it is winter-- its cold, dark, and not a lot of sunshine to keep me awake and happy... so sorry if I appear withdrawn and grumpy. I stepped away from a couple of chats to avoid giving off that aura and to focus on projects that need to be done. Work also has slow downed and I am only working 2 days a week, which means less income, so... depressed and strained is a good way to describe the moment, but it is temporary and we will make it through. :)
Anyway, here is what's going on:
- I have completed audio, and storyboard for the Kamen Rider Collab that is upcoming in April. It should be an animation that is less then a minute and has the voice talents of JennyGlynn and myself. I admit thought I feel like I bit off more then I can chew-- and feel a bit behind in production. I am currently painting backgrounds for it now and redesigning the initial characters that will appear, so it will make them easier to animate by hand.
Early sketch, elder artists can tell you I already messed up the perspective.
Getting this done is top priority for me, hence why I am not very social right now. We shall see if I can get over the goal line in time. :_;
- This week I will quietly celebrate my 35th birthday.
I'm sure I'll find something to do to celebrate. :)
- Last month I participated in Jamuary for a total of 12 days!:
This certainly did stretch me to my limits! I made chiptunes, happy-hardcore, Nerd-core, short piano comps, you name it! And I did it with even less time because I was very exhausted from work most days. I had to skip one day, then stop at day 13 (song #12) as I couldn't meet the demands of my sleep schedule and do Jamuary at the same time. I don't think I will be doing this again-- This was very stressful and I ended up blowing steam at someone who probably was unaware that I was under more time constraints then others and didn't have time to make things shine like I usually do. Oh well. :/
- I did a simple drawing for the Newgrounds Valentine's Day Art Collab.
- I was invited by @sereneFalconer to be a judge for the Slam Poetry Night contest!
You can watch the recap from Xin's profile and see me dazed and confused here!
- The next NewGrounds Meetup was announced for June!
https://cortat-g.newgrounds.com/news/post/1419516
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Other then that, I did from time to time did contribute other little things. Also recently I discovered that the Waterlolies flash cartoon wasn't working in Ruffle because of a site-lock error, but @TomFulp and @olskoo got it straightened out. Pretty cool I was able to help keep history preserved. :)
Thats all for now-- see you march!
--YendorNG