Adammit, read this

Hey man, you gotta adamit, “adammit” is pretty good!

I wrote this stream of consciousness – and didn’t really spillcheck. 😉

I have finished my animated short and this is your formal invite to watch it. You’ll need 25 minutes to see the entire thing (if you want, you surely don’t have to and it’s a-ok to scrub the vid, like anything I share it’s not a requirement).

So, Adam, I want you to know all of this art is largely because of that ONE lesson I had with you. Yes, you…I honestly felt stuck and you really helped a lot. I hope other people get to experience that gift from you, as well (and I hope they pay you fairly).

I really think you’re one of the most skilled artists I’ve ever seen (I hate the word talent because that means you didn’t work for it and it was just given to you…you can tell how hard you work). I hope that does convert over to financial stability for you, but as nourishing mental floss… both your friendship and your art have been healing for me.

It goes without saying we’re sorta swirling the toilet as a civilization. I feel helpless and lost 90% of the time. However the other 10% I cling onto is community, and you are part of my community…which is about 20 people (so it’s a small one but mighty!)

I am so, so thankful for your friendship, man. I have a tough time finding guy friends I’ll hang out with (mainly because most guys are busy with performance-gruff-alpha-male shit, at least in my circles they are….so talking about “the big spornts game” is always lost on me. I really wish we lived closer because I’d want to hang out and watch animations with you (and go draw together).

There is a little surprise for you at the end when the blue bear starts singing. So if you find your mind wandering, do pay attention to that part :). …it’s at the 17:00 mark

Art Project: “Surfing the Apocalypse”

The Two Rules I had for myself

1. could never lean into seeking external validation, all of it had to be what I found had meaning to me.
2. I picked around twenty people to share this with, personally and you are one of them. You never have to watch, share or reply. I love it and watch all my videos over and over…this has been very healing to me.

This is a reflection of my how my brain interprets the world around it and how I see things.

oh and pay no attention to the likes thing below, it’s some code I put in to be funny and now I don’t know how to get rid of it, nor do I care… lolz.