So It's That Time Of The Year Again, Huh?

Well, Sit Right Down And Let Me Reassert Somethin', Till Ya Know It True.

I Really Don't Get It.

All these people scrambling to find someone to "Love" them, is Quite Embarrassing to see...

Really.

Some of ya should have a bit more Dignity about ya...

Truthfully, most people I've seen Talk about this kind of thing, aren't really looking for someone to Love, more so, just someone to Fit A Role.

I think Media puts a bit too much pressure on someone to find that person that will "Complete Them", rather than instructing them on what to do to Complete Themselves and then see who wants to be along for the ride.

Just Two Complete People Living Their Lives Together.

I Don't Know About You, But That Sounds Perfect To Me~!

Now, I'm Not Here To Mock You, Or Anything.

I just wish that people would stop putting others on Pedestals and Burdening them with Expectations to Fill In Holes in otherwise Lackluster Personalities.

I Said It Last Year, I'll Say It Again.

How Can You Expect Anyone To Care About You If You Can't Even Care About Yourself?

Do you know how many people I've seen, who when asked about their "Significant Other", can't tell me the FIRST THING about them?

It's Genuinely Saddening.

(On Both Sides, Of Course...)

But, Just Like Last Year, I'm Not Here To Kick Ya While You're Down.

I'm Just Hoping That People Think A Bit More About Themselves, Before They Seek Someone Out.

So, Even Though I've Been Very Busy, I'll Throw Some Things To Think About Your Way~...!

Why Are You Seeking Out Someone?

Are you really seeking someone to be along for the ride, or are you simply seeking a Miracle? While I won't claim that Miracles don't happen, that's A LOT to put on another person. If you're Drowning, what's to say that you won't take them Down With You (as is known to happen)?

Don't Forget: They have Their Own Life, and Their Own Problems. It's Not All About You!

I Think It Best To Learn To Swim, Before You Navigate Those Seas~!

Someone Caught Your Eye? And Ya Can't Truly Live Till You Have Them?

I know this will sound Hypocritical, but what makes you So Sure it's them? Don't forget, the Relationships you have with the people around you, are the result of the Effort you both put in to Know One Another. There's Absolutely No Shame in workin' with someone and then taking a step back to see what you've got, HAHAHA~! Sure, what ya got might not be "Love", but there are Plenty Of Beautiful Things Out There, if ya just take the time to look. And hey, maybe you might never see "Love", But There's Absolutely No Harm In Growin' Many A Beautiful Thing~...!

There Is No "Love At First Sight."

Only The Result Of Hard Work!

>:[

Ya Got Some Kinda Checklist?

"I gotta meet them while I'm still on my Road To Success, so they can share in the Glory! Not to mention Children! And yada, yada, yada..."

Now, I'm not gonna lie to you. Different People, Have Different Goals. And Some Of Those Goals Can Only Be Attainable At Certain Times In A Person's Life. And while I could drag this on further, I think I'll share a Story instead~...

Believe It Or No, I once knew of an Old Man and an Old Woman, both at their Respective Ends of their Journeys In Life. Both only having met a year prior. But between them, they saw Something, and Began Going Out~! When One Day, The Ol' Dog, Did A Little Jig, Popped A Ring, And Said, "Hey, Doll, Won't Ch'a Marry Me?!" (Or So I Was Told... I'm a bit Spiteful at the fact that I was not there to see it myself! It would have been Absolutely Adorable to witness~...!) While I Can't Claim They Lacked The Vigorousness Of Youth, All They Could Really Offer Each Other, Was One Another's Company.

While I Can't Speak For You, That Sounds Like Love To Me.

It Can Happen At Any Time~!

Don't Rush Things~!

So, If You're Looking For That Nebulous Thing Called "Love", DON'T SWEAT IT! WORK ON YOURSELF! BECOME SOMEONE WORTH LOVING!

MAYBE YOU'LL FIND MORE THAN WHATCHA BARGAINED FOR~!

So Take Care Of Yourself, Alright~?

Keep Your Chin Up!

We're All In This Together, After All~!

Mentally exhausted and not even sure what to do next...

Takin' a bit of a break to get my head straight...

Shouldn't be long~...!

AND SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED~!

For Those Who Contributed We Thank You~!

And For Those Who Did Not Perhaps Next Time~!

@Mantis

IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN

[SIDE:A]

(@Mantis' Post)

2 Posters!

2 POSTERS!

2 POSTERS!

2 Posters!

!!!2!!!

[Puke Is Bomb]

[Lillie Deavl: I AM GOD HERE]

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What's Going On?! >:[

Ya see, through the 25th-27th of this month, I'm gonna be in the New Brunswick area for the

DERPY CON 2024 | NEWGROUNDS MEETUP

Organized By: @Imprez

And I thought it'd be pretty lame to show up Empty Handed!

So, looking to Provide Something & Prove My Worth, I decided to make the Two (2) Posters you see above!

[Puke Is Bomb]

As A Proud @PukeBomb Inc. Intern(?), I Created This Poster In Hopes Of Promoting The Pukebomb Brand~!

(As Well As, Use It As Leverage To Reduce Beatings Between Breaths~...)

[Lillie Deavl: I AM GOD HERE]

I'm Not Sure How Much I Should Say At The Moment. Just Know That I Got Plans For Lillie Deavl, And Hope They Can Be Of Use To Those I Created It For~...!

My View Of This Poster Is Something Of A Prototype/Test Run, And Hope To Use It As A Means Of Gauging Interest In The Character! While Also, Using It Too Help Promote Something My Good Friend @Mantis Is Doin'~!

Speaking of which~...

Special Thanks To:

@PukeBomb

For Allowing Me The Opportunity To Create The [Puke Is Bomb] Poster!

@Mantis

For Agreeing To Receive The Posters On My Behalf, As It Would Have Proven Cumbersome & Expensive To Transport Them Myself!

How Might you Receive One...?

Simply track me (or Fromed associated individuals) down in the New Brunswick area, during the Specified Dates~!

So long as, you're a Newgroundser, you can (Probably) Receive One Free Of Charge~!

I'm Just Some Loser Jerk, So Don't Be Shy~!

See Ya There~!

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The Art

Please don't read this as me bitching.

If anything, I would greatly appreciate it if you could find humor in my comedy of errors.

I don't even know where to begin, so I'll try to keep it brief.

I mistakenly believed that I could get that 3rd Sticker done on time, as such, I let the clock run until it occurred to me that I had no idea how long the process would actually take. I then discovered I had no time remaining. In a blind panic, I finalized the 1st & 2nd with a hearty, bold, courageous, "GOOD ENOUGH AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" and was ready to make my order.

Stickeryou was my first option, however, my paranoia got the better of me and I decided to look at some reviews. I then promptly decided not to use that company and said, "Yo, this company can get me a pretty sweet deal~! Surely this 'Sticker Mule' will not give me a Moral Dilemma~!" I then found myself in a Moral Dilemma. Do I: Place the order, make excuses, and attempt to make up for it later? Do I: Withdraw from the Raffleganza, like some sort of bitch adjacent creature? Or Do I: Find another company and accept whatever price I must pay? In my mind, the choice was obvious.

So thus, I turned what would have been a $500+~$600+ purchase and turned it into an $800+ purchase... Because none of StickerApp's discount codes fuckin' worked. >:[

(Note: I'm not 100% certain how true the things said are. Either way, I made my choice. Another thing to add to my growing list of misfortunes~...)

After all that, everything was good to go! And then the shipping date changed at the last second. As it stands, there is, at most, a 1/3 Chance of those stickers making it to me before I leave. However, in what can only be considered some Divine Mercy/Joke, there is a FedEx OnSite place right down the street from the venue! Understanding the risks involved, I decided to go for it and have it redirected there! They just need my phone number~!

I have not had a phone number in 6 years. So now, I need to go buy a phone. That's where we're currently at.

Now, I got to be real with you guys, I'm not caught up on my Newgrounds Lore, and I wish I was more entrenched in the community. But I care a lot about this community. And if I have to DIE for the Raffleganza, so be it! I will DIE for Pico Day! BRING MY CORPSE TO THE VENUE! >:[

Sorry for the wall, but I did promise you all a story~

I'm curious to see who will actually read this...

As such, first person to hop onto the server and say: 

"SHOW ME THE STICKIES >:V" 

Well get a sneak peek of what I completed and had shipped~!

If you care about that kind of thing that is~...

!!!HEY you!!!

Sittin' there all by your lonesome!

Come'ere!

Let me tell you somethin'...!

For one reason or another, this day gets a lot of people worked up.

I don't really get it myself, but I just wanted to say:

~Relax~

You're gonna be fine.

Some like to write themselves off as "Failures" just because they ain't got someone to cozy up with.

I say it ain't so bad bein' on your own!

A lot of relationships tend to come with a whole lot of Stress~!

Needing to Manage And Navigate Someone Else's Stress And Emotions, Talking At Length About Money, Compromising, Sacrificing Certain Interests, Dreams, And Ambitions, Bargaining Over Who's Going To Clean Those Goddamn Dishes, Et Cetera...!

Sounds like a headache to me~!

So Take It Easy~!

The Grass ain't always Greener~!

"Oh, so you're saying that I should give up and succumb to loneliness, gotcha!"

HEY

Just cuz you can't get someone else's tongue in your mouth doesn't mean you can shove words into mine!

Don't think me someone who's all sour grapes now!

If you're someone who can't stand being lonely, listen up and listen good!

There's no such thing as "True Love" or "Love At First Sight" Love is something that's Grown and Cultivated over a stretch of time. It requires Work, Effort, Attention, Care, and, most importantly, Reflection, to yield any meaningful results! And once you think you have something, don't stop! This kind of thing requires constant upkeep and a willingness to take all the highs and the lows that come with it! The Folks that stop are often the ones who take things for granted! Never knowing what they got till it's gone and ending up right back where they started!

Don't be that person.

Don't Become Delusional.

Quite a few Folks tend to over romanticize relationships. Some to the point in which they kind of forget that they're with another Person with their own Thoughts, Feelings, and Interests! Treat them as such!

Don't Force It.

Sometimes, what you wind up getting isn't Romance. It's something less extreme but Pleasant all the same~! So don't toss it out just cuz it wasn't what you wanted! A Good Friend can help you get through tough times! Just cuz it ain't Romance doesn't mean it ain't Love~!

Again, don't take things for granted!

And Don't Cave Into Bitterness.

No one wants to be around someone who can't even love themselves!

So Don't Give Up!

I Believe In you!

(Yes, you, the reader! Whom I've never met!)

Alright, now that I've said everything one could find by opening a fortune cookie, I'm just lettin' you know that I'm working on stuff. Hopefully, you'll start seeing things from me soon~!

Take Care Of Yourselves!

And

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*Happy Pallentine's Day*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

MalFromed

Hey, If Not This Year, Maybe The Next One~!

Oh boy, was Last Year a mess!

Issues, Large and Small, have taken a bit of a toll on me, and I find myself getting quickly fed up with certain people in my life. And it's become abundantly clear that sitting around hoping that things get better is not going to work...

(I do hope you're around people who don't invent problems for you to solve...)

So, it's for this reason that you're probably gonna see me around a lot more!

(I refuse to let others drag me down!)

But it wasn't all bad!

As a matter of fact, I'd like to give a very special Thank You to someone~!

That Person Being:

MechanicalMantis

When he asked me to participate in his Collab, I didn't think I had anything to offer, but after a bit of persistence, I joined in, and the experience wound up pushing me to do far better than what I thought I was capable of doing!

It's for that reason (and the fact that he's a pretty cool guy) I'm more than likely to join in with anything that he's got planned in the future~!

And who knows!

Maybe I might even join in other people's Collabs!

We'll just have to see~!

Also, I've hit Triple Digits?!

I never even thought I'd break 10!

Hahaha~!

I better give you folks a reason for sticking around and watching my antics (or lack thereof...)

So tell ya what, seeing as I plan to be around a lot more, I'm going to try to upload something every week (or at least three pieces a month) so that way, I'm not completely wasting your time!

How's that sound to ya~?

No elaborate lists this time.

I know what I gotta get done.

Here's hopin' your year and mine turn out to be fruitful~!

MalFromed

I've been meaning to do monthly news posts, but I kept putting the idea off and forgetting about it, and then other people I follow started doing it, and now I feel embarrassed, left out, and derivative (I COULD HAVE BEEN A TREND SETTER MA)!

So let's Rectify that with...

Alright, so as far as anything personal, I really don't have much to say...

Slowly but surely, I'm getting things done, and the New Year's Resolution List has been playing out decently well (I've certainly been more chatty and less anxious)!

So, let me tell you what I got planned and in the works!

- Acts of Fromed -

Alright, so... I owe like... 16 people an Act of Fromed, and I ain't got a single one done yet! Kind of got sucker punched at the beginning of the year, but the fact that none of them are done yet ultimately falls on me. However, the one I'm currently working on is arguably my most ambitious project yet, so I can't be too upset at the amount of time I've taken, and the recipient of this Act of Fromed (You know who you are) has been nothing but a pleasure to work with! Hopefully, it won't be too much longer!

- Thank you Comic(s) - 

As a self-imposed rule, I have to make a comic every time I get 16 followers... I've only made the one... I should probably do something about that...

- Kirby's Dreamland 3 Enemies Reimagined - 

Have been wanting to do this for quite a while now but just haven't found the time to do so.

- Tanaka's Friendly Adv. -

I don't know why, but this little game popped into my head a few weeks ago, and I finally decided to go back and get every friend after having failed to do so years ago! After finishing what is ultimately a somewhat charming & tedious experience, I decided to make some fan art for it!

- My Secret Project -

I think the time is finally come to share with you all the personal project I've been working on this whole time! I think it's finally come far enough along to start showing you (yes, ✦☆✦you✦☆✦, thee reader) the progress that's been made and what it's all about! On the 27th, I'll finally show you Sillius Anactous!

(Note: Just want to take a quick little aside to say that art wise, there's not much done (Those 16 Acts of Fromed ain't gonna make themselves! (Yo, can you put parentheses inside of parentheses?)). I've been mostly playing around with the guts of my little world, trying to get it to function in a way that I like, and I think I finally have a system in place that works! I can't wait to show you (Technically, that's a lie because I'm waiting for the 27th and all that...)!)

Until then, I'd like to show off some people I feel deserve more attention!

Artist Corner

Each month I want to use this segment to spotlight at least Three (3) Artists, I feel don't get enough attention!

(Note: I'm @ing because I don't want to seem like I'm talking behind anyone's back or anything)

★@Mustabulus★

Good Ol' Stabbus! An Artist that not only had a huge influence over my current color choices but whose stuff I enjoy overall! I should really get back to studying their art now that my artistic abilities have improved!

Did you know I commissioned them a while back? It's Ture! You can hop right on over to their gallery and see for yourself! Or even take a look at my latest favorite art (Last one on the right, ya can't miss it!)! Was thinking about asking for another commission at the start of the year, but for those in the know, costly things just wouldn't stop happening! Now that my finances have had time to breathe, I feel the moment nearing in which I can make my request known at last!

I also owe them some rodents that I should get to work on pretty soon...

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☆@Azpher-Omega☆

Now here we have an incredible Artist that makes Beasts of all sorts! And another Artist I admire for their color choices! Now I haven't seen them around in a while, and I can't tell you where they're most active, but I do wholeheartedly recommend that you check out their stuff.

Fun fact: He's one of the first people I made an Act of Fromed for! Where is it? Never uploaded it! I thought to ask for permission, but the last time we had correspondence, I kind of dropped the ball by ghosting him... I didn't mean to. I just wound up getting a bit too anxious and kept putting off responding to him. As such, I was not only too embarrassed but lacked the gall to ask for something. I'd make something as an apology, but I've got a bit too much on my plate at the moment. So, Azpher, if by some chance you're reading this, just know that I owe you some art!

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☆@Vampyvern☆

Speaking of Beasts & Monsters, here we have another incredible Artist who makes them!

Caught a News Post they made a few days ago expressing their frustration over their lack of followers. Now, normally I would roll my eyes at someone wondering why they're not more popular, but I can't deny that I think it's messed up that such an amazing artist is beneath me in followers! I personally don't care that much about that number under my name, but I'd be lying if I said that I don't acknowledge it. The fact that I barely upload and see that number increase while this Artist displays skills far above my own and receives little to no attention is baffling (Perhaps if their stuff was in color, it'd be more eye-catching)! Either way, if you don't believe me go see for yourself! Check out their gallery! I'll even make it easy for you!

And that's it for this month's Artist Corner!

Hopefully, you see something you like in at least one of these Artists!

But Wait, There's More!

I didn't really know where else to put this, so I'll be putting it here. According to the weather reports, winter is finally stopped! Not that it really matters... Only had like a month of snow here anyway! However, on one of the last snowy days, I decided to visit a small bridge not too far from where I live to take this picture! I know it's nothing special, but I thought I'd share it with you all anyway!

When I went to go take the picture, it was actually much brighter in the day, but I had to wait for a group of pesky teens™ to get out of my way >:[! Honestly, though, I think the picture looks better than it would have if I had taken it then and there!

Anyway, that's it for now! Catch ya later!

(???Who Dis Guy???)

Alright! I wanted to wait a day before I said anything! As you can see from the title, everything's back up and running for the most part! And I'm thrilled to report that I was able to save everything!

Thank goodness... what would I have done without Babamus 2!?

For real though, I'm immensely happy that my lists, my projects, and my color palette were all intact and safe! Turns out SSDs are super stable when it comes to retaining data! Apparently, to the point that one can be physically broken but still retain data! No idea how that works. Magic seems like a safe assumption. But this does lead into the most frustrating point of my journey. Let me share that with you quickly.

When I discovered that everything was intact, the obvious move was to extract it before some other random thing went wrong, which didn't take long because the second I tried to extract it, I was informed that my personal files were "Write Protected". Now I know that I have some programs that I've purchased on there but to lock me out of the whole thing is a bit absurd. I spent hours trying to get into it getting so mad that I gave myself a headache! Once again, salvation would come in the form of a YouTube video where some guy simply said, "Oh yeah, just download this," and sure enough, it worked! Wasn't even a hassle! I guess the only thing that baffles me is why? Why use the Write Protection at all if it can be so easily circumvented by a program you can download for free? Either way, I got my stuff, and that's all that matters!

When given the option to clone the contents and settings of the old SSD, I opted against it, choosing instead to only take what I needed. The majority of the files on there are just a bunch of junk that I never really bothered to look at. So I decided it'd be better to have a fresh start and all that. And if there's anything I need, I can just plug it in and yank out whatever. 

So given the circumstances, I think I can easily say that the best case scenario has occurred!

How pleasant~! 

That said, there's just one thing to attend to before moving forward.

My Color Palette

I don't ever want to stress out about this again, so it's going here and a few other places!

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Now then. Let's try this again... 

---The List---

- Further Improve My Artistic Skills & Abilities

- Increase My Overall Art Output

- Get To Work On Art That I Owe People

- Fix Up Some Of My Creations

- Learn How To Create Music

- Be More Social

- Resume Work On My Project

- Maybe Make More Fannattassulit

- Take My Vitamins

- Remember That Thing

- Free Space 

Hoping it will be a while until the next thing goes wrong! 

To anyone who bothered to read this, I hope that you're having as pleasant day as I am!