Figured to start something fun

For every takeover tuesday post I feautred I will be adding to this playlist! This is just a way to keep everything all together since I know not everything I featured is frontpaged. So plz check it out!

I was going to wait on this but I broke the custom pfp and I just said fuck it. If you see a curly pfp, that was me fucking around and I can't change it.

Anyways, 2024 been a good year.

I got to meet a lot of cool peeps, got to do some cool stuff like my short film, went on a big road trip to Alaska to see my grandparents and I got accepted into my school's bfa program

But not so good things also happened:

I didn't get to do a lot of the things I wanted to do

My cat died

I got sick a lot more then I usually do (I am sick rn so I'm spending a lot of time at home)

And I had to get back on some stuff for the stake of my mental health, which for being off of stuff like meds for almost 10 years, I wasn't happy about it.

Honestly wish I could have done more this year, still kinda digging myself out of my depression slump (and me locking my pfp to a cursty pic of Curly of Mouthwashing was the stupid thing I had to do by the end of it but hey it's funny)

I know by fall of 2025, I will be super inactive because of BFA, so I am hoping to join into more jams and collabs. I miss doing those.

Anyways hope you all have a good new years, wish for the best for everyone :)

COMMISSIONS OPEN!

So I been meaning to open up commissions for a while now and now that I have the chance I figured to open them up now. My current job is an on-campus college job so I don't have a normal work schedule unlike other jobs. While I'm still looking for jobs, commissions keep me afloat during my off-periods. This winter break will be solely on commission work until I get back to my job by the end of January. So if you ever wanted something from me, just email me :)

On some other updates:

My next film, Her Name Was Winter will have to be push back by mid December. I realized that the date I picked is in the middle of my finals. Plus I needed some time away to not feel burned out. I been just working on some smaller projects on the side.

I also am going to partake in Secret Santa, I am very excited for that.

Anyways have a good one

(づ ◕‿◕ )づ I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

I been on Bluesky for a good while now but since it's back in the picture Imma promote it plz check it out:

MayaLaCookie

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Some more news: My next film is unfortunately won't be released in October as I was hoping to but I will make sure to make something for it for Halloween. Bluesky will be where I post random sketches, BTS for films and just general randomness. Please stay tune for my next film!

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Sorry it took me a while to make this post. I wanted to share some photos I have taken around New York. I know Newgrounds isn't the site for Photography so that's why I'm making it into a blog post.

So long story short: Pico Day was fun and I was so glad to meet a lot of people. I even got to meet Tom Fulp as Tom Fulp

Anyways Here some of my favorites I took of New York, these were all taken on a Kodak half film camera:

Can't share all of them but hey. I might do this again if anyone would like to see more of my photos. But for now I'm leaving this here. Lmao

To make a long story short: I have been on Newgrounds since 2021 and this is the first time I have finally felt like a true animator. I started animating in 2022 and it eventually led up to Homestead, which has been frontpaged and has over 4,000 views and a bunch of positive comments.

It’s hard to put everything I wanna say into words besides Thank you for the support. This film isn’t what I assume anyone would have expected from me and I am so glad that it was revived well. This is the kind of stuff I want to do, this is the kind of art I am wanting to make and if you all want to stick with me though that journey then I’m sure there will be more to come.

With that, Thank you for all the support and thank you for 600+ followers. I been moving back from college and been pretty quiet but some news, I am going to be at the Pico Day meetup in NJ tomorrow and I have 200 peeco stickers to share.

I underestimate my stickers so you guys have to fight to the death (If you want one very badly, give me your ng name and that and I can keep one on the side for you)

Hope to meet a good chunk of everyone and thanks again on the support of Homestead, currently it’s in consideration of a few different film festivals so let's hope for the best! Also happy early Pico Day!

Where have I been,

Doing shit obviously.

Just making a blog post to share somethings coming up

I'm posting my student film from my class on May 5th, very nice (it's actually in a film fest atm and it's been very unreal ngl)

I'll be at the NG meetup in New Jersey on the 17th. I will bring some stickers of Peeco but I only got 200 so act fast ig

Hopefully, I can make more shit on NG. I just posted an sketch dump cuz I have been sketching lmao

I'm active on Tumblr but it's very fandom based so if you ain't looking for cowboys or assassins then it's not for you lol

I am so good at being a active decent user of Newgrounds.com. People remember that I exist...right?

Hey whatever, animation dropping on the 5th. Byeeee

I usually make my annual “Year in Review” posts as a way to look back on my stuff. Honestly, this year sucked for me but you know what that’s ok.

I’ll keep this short, in 2023. I have worked on one major project, which was LMNG 2. I was the creator for the Faye route, which a lot more people liked than I expected.

I worked on a scene in the Newgrounds Summer Fest Opening, I didn’t partake in the fest as I was super busy going back to school and all that. But I was glad to take place in the opening.

This year I just burned out. I wanted to post more animations but I only gotten three done, but like I said that’s ok. I needed a break from the internet and even coming back it’s been hard to post stuff. I started to like my art again tho. I am also reworking on a student short film that I am HOPING I can get done by late 2024.

My 2023 animations:

I love Newgrounds, don't get me wrong, I am just taking time away to work on actual good shit. After posting my secret santa, I felt horrible. Like- that’s the best I can do? So for the last few days I have been reworking my style and I am starting to get my groove back.  Thankfully I feel like I can get the ball rolling faster because I finally own an actual computer and not just a shitty laptop.

Hey at least right now I can say I am starting to get myself out of my little hole I made. :) 

This week I will be attending the LA Meetup at Anime Los Angeles, which is hosted by my friend and the va for my oc Juneau, @QueenBoo. I had forgotten to get stickers to hand out but I am gonna show up in the most epic cosplay ever. 

It’s a secret I ain’t telling.

Oh yeah I got into a video game, not sure anyone heard of it but that’s taken up most of my time too lmao. Something something cowboy simulator.

Anyways, as for what to look forward to in 2024, Anything. Hoping to make more animations, at least get one done for 2024. 

Have a good new year and I’ll see you around. 

Happy creepy eepy month, I got some plans for the month

I got an animation in progress for the season and I hope you will all enjoy

I just been busy with school and projects, really hoping to catch a break soon but hey, at least I get some time to myself during work and all that

Anyways K bye, I might post some teasers of my project so stay tuned

Hey this is going to be a bit of a long post. So I am going to get my update stuff out of the way before I start to ramble

Thanks for 500 fans, I honestly didn’t expect to get to that. Not much to say only cuz it’s still quite surreal for me.

I am currently starting to work a big project that I hope to finish by March 2024, it’s quite massive but hey at least I am starting on it a lot eariler. With that said I am pretty much going to be inactive most of the time (or until Tom Fulp uploads that multiple image submission because I really want to leave Twitter and post my sketches here)

Along with that, I have an plan for a Blammed Sisters short, something small but it cuz a lot of you guys seem to really like Faye which is also very surreal for me.

Even though this isn’t any new news, LMNG having a competition. There are some cash prizes and top three will be rewarded with not only cash but some gifts, like a animated gif by @CheddarExuberent, a special message from MC by @NickSenny, a half body sketch by @Queenboo and a full color full body drawing from me.

If you wanna join (which I suggest you do as all of the submissions will be showcased on @Gloom-Gorl and @NeuromanceEspa stream on July 22nd) check out QueenBoo’s post. Again I know I am adding nothing new just like to give more light on it.

I been debating on starting commissions but as of now I am unable, just busy. But I am going to be supporting my ko-fi more often now. If you like what am doing and would like to support, check it out. I may do some sketch commissions tho because I hate asking for money without giving something in return you know?

Here's my ko-fi if you are interested in it

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I don’t think I have any other updates. So let me ramble for a sec

To be honest, I am not doing well mentally. It might be just some stress from all these projects along with my busy life outside of art. But I just been struggling to put something out here you know? I guess I’m only really rambling because I feel bad for being so inactive. If we do get that multi image submission update then I will be here more often posting sketches. But for now I’ve slowed down on art because I am not really happy with it. I been doing animation more and hope to bring out more animation on the table. Hopefully you all understand because it’s hard to post full finish works here and then kind of just disappeared after a while you know? I love it here don’t get me wrong.

Another thing, it’s been a very long time (since like last year?) when I brought up my self-doubt and all that. As much as it’s still apart of my life it’s kinda getting easier to manage. So, unless you didn’t see my recent post or my sketch dump, I am quite interested in a certain silly cowboy game that became my whole personality for now half a year.

Had to play Red Dead Redemption 2 for my college english class and ever since it kinda made me view my worth a bit differently. Arthur Morgan has similar issues I go though and seeing him contently bring himself down made me realize how much I do it and still do it. I am not 100% better, as one might expect, it’s not something I can easily move on from as self-loathing as been apart of my life ever since my final year of high school.

 I have a lot in life going on too, I’m in my final year of college, I am moving out of the town I lived in ever since I was 4 and I am going to be facing life out of school and hope to find a job in film production (or more specifically animation). I cried yesterday because the feeling became so overwhelming.

I guess at the end of the day, I’m trying and I am also struggling. But still trying to push out of that self-loathing funk and I want to make more for here, even if it means I am gone for most of the time. I am still active, I still check Newgrounds and stuff just I want to make better stuff in a medium that I am happier in and I hope you guys enjoy the stuff I have to offer.

I hope this wasn’t too vent-y? I just wanna try to give some context to my headspace rn. Hoping you guys stay here for the ride because I do have some things in store.

Hope you all have a good one.