So... here's an update I must provide now because it's serious.

Last Monday, my iPhone decided to completely crap out. This wouldn't be so bad... but because I use 2FA on Discord via Google Authenticator, I am currently totally locked out of my accounts. Now I could rage about this for multiple reasons (but if you're really dying to know about why, you'll have to DM me because I'm not going to rage here), but the main thing I must inform everyone about is, until I get this resolved, I cannot use Discord at all. And that's even if this can be resolved. I've exhausted a bunch of things so far, including tracking down my backup codes (which it turns out are invalid and they never bothered to ask me to download the most up to date codes but I'm not going into that further because again, DM me if you really want to know why I'm raging about this), and now my only option is to put my iPhone in for repair (if they'll accept Affirm because I don't have $550 just sitting in my pocket for such an occasion...) and hope that when it's restored it still has my Google Authenticator intact...

But even though I'm fighting this as well as I can, I really have to face the possibility that I might have to start a new Discord... I'm going to be very upset if I have to because there's quite a few people I keep contact with there. If you have contact with me and you come across this, please reach out to me as soon as possible either via DM or you can use my Telegram, too. I'm going to be in contact with quite a few people shortly to let them know about this situation.

Anyway, yeah... I've hit a rough patch that's mainly a result of moving troubles (mainly with it being expensive AF, but that's beside the point). I'm gonna hope I can move past this, hope for the best and possibly expect the worst, and get back in the groove.

Actually, I have to throw this in there because it's also relevant to barriers to my comeback: my desktop is pretty much dead. It turned off one day before I moved states and it never turned back on ever again. Like, it does absolutely nothing when I press the power button. And using a test with my power supply, I can confirm that the motherboard is pretty much dead. I'm not sure I can track down another motherboard exactly like it, nor would I really want to because at this point it's past its prime. Best I can do is hope I can part it out or something and recoup a bit of money from it, but that'll be another story. I'll just have to wait until I can get another desktop or something because my laptop isn't 100% ideal for making art (mainly due to quirks with how CSP decides to address tablet controls). So until then, get used to my Note8 artworks because I can at least work on them while I'm on break at my job.

Anyway... that's all. I'm going now. Bye.

-Devon

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Yes, somehow I'm coming back... somehow. Just save the date.

In the meantime, if you're interested in my progress kinda, tune into my Picarto (or Twitch, because I've got Rocksmith) on Sundays (more info to come)

-- DatFMエンタテインメント

Seems I would've forgotten about this place because life got too "in the way" for me to focus effectively... and then Tumblr seppuku's itself and here we are again. Though, I probably still won't do too much... oh well.

Newgrounds is back to normal. Back to business.

This April 1, I'm thinking of putting my head in a rope and jumping off my balcony.

(Not really.)

...but here I am.

Not many know this, but back as early as 2001, the earliest I recall being on the internet, flash games were a fun time. Well, any programming medium is good for making games, really, but flash was the prime choice back in even in the days of dial-up. But little did I know that flash was also a grand old medium for cartoons. I wouldn't learn until 2008 when I was introduced to the first cartoon I ever saw made in flash: Happy Tree Friends. The following year, I got introduced to another flash cartoon: Foamy the Squirrel. That was something that sparked visions in my head: a simpler way to bring about fun images. Of course, that was six years ago, and I cannot say my time on the internet has been kind to me, but what do you expect? This was one of the main communicators of our generation and the generation following us. That really is the beauty of the internet. But I digress...

But seriously, I'd be willing to shell out whatever amount I need to cut my teeth on Flash. Honestly, my first foray into getting interested in flash was back in 2010 seeing some cartoons. But of course, I don't know anything really. I only know animation is never easy (which is why it's something that was outsourced long before outsourcing became a major hot button in 2004). But I'm still willing to dive in to experience what it's like to bring the numerous visions out of my head and onto communicable media. Of course, the only thing standing in my way is my dangerous vice of procrastination. But nevermind that! I never would have bothered to start if I wasn't interested.

So who was it that made me think "I wanna try to do this?" Simple. The aforementioned Foamy the Squirrel, made by cartoonist/musician/all-around real-talker Jonathan Ian Mathers, and also, of course, the Egoraptor himself, Arin Hanson. See, Arin has that charisma and attitude that is like a Rolex watch: really nice, but impossible to copy. The numerous people I see on YouTube, DeviantArt, and occasionally Tumblr just amaze me in how they are able to entertain and amuse. Some are more arrogant than others, but to each his own. I look up to people who interest me because I'm sure they feel the same way I do: at the same time you are inspired by those before you, you wish to inspire those coming in.

Now as the title will no doubt say, I am far too latebreaking to inspire at the volume of early adopters, but that's what life is. You can't always expect to start new trends, especially since I could care less for the latest trends. But being first doesn't matter, as you can no doubt tell. Even YouTubers had to learn this hard lesson. The pursuit for fame and recognition has not changed one bit from the early days of Hollywood. It's merely changed mediums. The pain is still the same, and it's still more hollow than an abandoned grocery store. You see, the pursuit of fame and the pursuti of happiness almost never overlap. People think fame is the best, but that's because you only see the exterior of glamor and admiration. Experience that every day non-stop and with incessant noise, flashing lights, and mindless chatter, and it grows to become something one absolutely hates. You don't want that.

Everyone has to learn this lesson eventually. I did back in 2010. I will never forget it. I don't want to forget it. In fact, one of the reasons I'm unsettled by death is because all the knowledge I've gained over the years will be lost to the sands of time. But now that I know this hard lesson, the weight of the world lifted off my shoulders. Of course, the entire solar system is straddling my shoulders, but you have no idea how much of a relief it is to finally foucs on what's important: why you started to entertain. It's because people enjoyed your content, that's why. Maybe not everybody. Everyone likes what they like, and don't you forget it. And in the near future, I will put up my own content to try to show what I'm capable of. I might take hints from the greatest, but that's the power of inspiration. And of course, I seem to be a rare breed that desperately wishes to defect from the norm and distinugish myself: to become one in a million, not one of a million. I might definitely fail, of course, but in the end, it's all about if I had fun. That is the true human pursuit: the pursuit of happiness.

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Wow, that was much more inspirational than I thought it would be. Well, I'm gonna go delve into relics of the internet now. Good night.

--DatFMCobalion