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Hi NewGrounds, Seems Spring is speeding us by and we are just full on into summer now, and I am personally stumbling into it and my summer is not starting out great. I'll get to that in a moment but first, here is what's going on

Art Inspired Music (AIM) Contest Entry

If you are not familiar with AIM, its where musicians are sent out to the art portal and asked to find something that inspires them to write music based on that piece. Here is my entry:

I am more well known for writing obnoxiously fast and upbeat rave/club music, but I have been exploring some other themes and moods since the beginning of this year. AIM gave me a chance to let out some more of the sad side of my creative self and boy did I deliver based on that art Jeskin did. Nice 808 beat with some lyrics written and sung by me, I put it under nerdcore because well... I'm a nerd.

If you are interested in participating, the contest will be on-going until the 17th, here a post with more information!

Treasure Hunt 2024 Judge

This is a bit late: but I have been selected as a judge for the Treasure Hunt event that was held back in March. We were supposed to conclude April, but this got pushed back, and I was brought onboard to assist. we should be concluding soon-ish.

Trading cards

I participated in making a card for the Pico-Day, come look at our handiwork!

Odds and Ends

Is this your card?

As I mentioned in previous blogs I'm formally homeless and I have alot of anxiety issues as a result (whomp-whomp), I did attend the Pico-Day event, and came away with a lot more understanding of a personal problem: I don't like big gatherings, and I became not myself, and was angry and scared. I should have walked away and waited in my car, but silly me decided to stick around, and based on working with my doctor and therapist, I had a on and off anxiety attack. I took in everything people said to me as a negative, and I said the wrong things to and about people who I considered my friends. I came away with less then what I hoped when I went, and for the last week or so I have been torn up about it. I'm sorry. :'(

All I can do is remember this will pass, there will be plenty more events to attend and new people to meet and greet and network with. I am now on medication to help with this, and I look forward to seeing forks at the TMG meetup in June. Besides, people who do know me best will be there and I look forward to hanging out with them again just like we did last year. I will not cower in the shadow of my own anxiety. Life goes on and I am going to go on with it, good and bad.

But hey, a positive thing I did at the event didn't go unnoticed-- Ramen-Noodiles who really enjoyed getting out to the event hurt their ankle, and I offered to carry them on my back halfway back to the car:

Guess I am kinda sorta-ok guy. (shrug)

-I did have a close call at the warehouse (work). Two actually: a metal bicycle cage fell out from its shelf and whacked me on the head. Luckily I was wearing my hardhat at the time. But that could have been ugly. Another incident today was when I was pulling a rolling cage full of heavy stuff and the back of my heal got caught under a wheel. The shoe warped and bounced back the cage and scared the shit out of me. Luckily, I invested in some very expensive boots and that investment today saved me. I highly recommend Keen brand boots. This one specifically. It kicks ass!

-Not withstanding the above I need a new job that won't kill me.

-I did some other writing this month on a long-term project. Maybe by the end of this year I'll start a casting call for voice work just like I did for Kamen-Rider.

-My relative last month reported she is pregnant with a baby boy and the family will be welcoming a new family member in October. I bought a nice crib mobile for them. I am going to be the coolest uncle. :)

-Looking at buying a new piano to help along with writing music. But where to put it in my very limited space, I do not know... might wait until 2026 when I can afford to move out into something bigger then where I am now.

Anyway, I think that covers it for now. See you in July o/

--YendorNG