Well... Election day has come and pass.

Trump is, once again in office.

I realize that the political board has been shut down for a good reason and in this situation, I think that it's far better that be the case given the circumstances. Truthfully? I voted Harris and Walz but I damn well knew that for the life of me they wouldn't win.

I'm not saying I'm perfect by any means, in fact I got a lot of my own issues and biases. Hell sometimes I admit that the way I word shit draws ire to the point where I come off a bit bigoted. Truthfully, I have awareness to that fault. But if it means that I have awareness to that fault then I would rather not vote for the person who I knew damn well that was going to be no good for office and at least try to take steps to better myself in that regard.

But this is the thing I do not understand. For the life of me, is that when people are trying to combat ignorance and hate with the exact same behaviors in a different coat of paint then what the hell did Democrats expect with Harris from the start?

More importantly, does the average Democrat realize that, when you look past the media bias and what the politicians seem to be advocating for, especially when there have been plenty of Democratic politicians creating the rhetoric that Donald Trump being a dictator or some kind of Hitler to the point where those words lose meaning, only for two would be assassins to become failed martyrs just for Trump to appear stronger... Did anyone expect that the average person who happened to be either Moderate or Republican to vote their way? No. It was obvious a good portion would dig their heels in, say "fuck you" and walk the other way to vote their way or not vote at all.

Between how the Biden administration failed to do any proper planning to pull troops out of Afghanistan, having a soft stance on the Isreal Palestine conflict, dragging out the issues with the student debt crisis, and then not handing the torch to Kamala a lot sooner than he did to build the platform that she needed to actually win. And even going as far to court republicans only for the exact same attitudes that voters had from 2016 and 2020, it just tells me that the Democrats have not learned a damn thing and only delayed the inevitable of a Second Trump term.

But I voted for Harris and Walz anyways because I know for a fact Trump isn't the direction we should be going, but we are now.

And while it is sorely tempting to use the post to front page on this article, there's a reason why I'm choosing not to do that. I don't want politics to be necessarily the front center of what I do on Newgrounds and I feel that would be in bad taste given what has happened in the past few years.

I'm not surprised by the outcome, but I am not angry at Trump.

I am directing my disappointment at Democrats, Republicans, and those who didn't vote equally, even a little bit of myself for trying to believe that we could change as a society after the last four years. I can understand the reasoning for why everyone did what they did for those I did talk with, but it tells me as a society that none of us are capable of knowing peace and learning how to not hate each other.

But I also don't want this to be another mere doom scrolling post. Truthfully, it is tiring to hear it that the country is going to fall apart because of the orange man who only understands McCarthy style politics, which is really what this is because it's not about trying to make a dictatorship as much as this is deeming what is "Un-American" at this point. Whatever that means.

I don't proclaim to have all the answers, and I don't want to say what we have to do as a society when none of us are really sure where to go from here.

I can only implore as many people that I can to ask ourselves... what can we do to face our demons and learn from our own mistakes?

Some people might tell me to shut up on that but you know what? It needs to be said. The United States is a young nation. We're all artists, musicians, game devs, writers, and animators. We can still work to make people's lives better, if not a little bit more happy. That's what I plan to do in spite of my faults so. You decide on how to handle this.

So, I just want to throw a hot take here because frankly, it needs to be said.

I made my vote for Harris, I got no problem saying that. But being a Liberal raised in a Republican household for a good portion of my life I just gotta say that I'm not holding onto a lot of hope Harris will win despite how much I want her to.

Like real talk I don't really give a shit if you vote for Trump or for Harris but if I'm going to use my voice productively then I can tell you right now that grandstanding for either or isn't going to help them win and it might cause people to dig their heels in more than anything else and tell you to fuck off.

That said, trust your gut, be safe, vote for who you think is the best candidate on your conscience and be wary of the bullshit.

Hey everyone!

So I don't really have a massive update yet but I want to take the time to acknowledge my fans and finally announce that I managed to hit the 300 fan mark! Yeehaw.

Thank you to all my followers for the support!

If you've been migrating over to BlueSky lately like the millions of other artists who are finally leaving X, be sure to follow me there!

Also earlier this week I had a slight issue with the supporter status but because Tom and the Newgrounds team were able to fix it relatively quickly.

That said something I've been meaning to do lately is that I'd figure that I'd give a small donation to Newgrounds in addition to my usual monthly dues. Might not be a whole lot but I'm hoping that if I have the extra money to spare then I hope I can do a few more donations and keep the goals of the community alive since they align with mine!

Will be making my usual bi-weekly update in a few days. Until then!

WELL HELLO NEWGROUNDS HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS LOVELY DAY!

So folks to start out with I've been on a string of drawing art for the past couple of days and even streamed on of the pieces I did so lets get right down to business and get the show on the road!

NEW ART:

Bunny Wario in fact, not only had a stream video of me drawing live on Twitch as you could see from my last update but it also got front paged! In case you missed it, click here!

COLLAB AND PROJECT UPDATES:

So last update I shared how I was helping out with the Starfire VS. Blaze project. Just to confirm the project is still undergoing production! The Ko-Fi is still up and going and has reached 41% of it's goal for funding. If you have a couple of dollars to spare why not donate and support the artists working on it? Josh and all of us from the @LuckoDaStars would appreciate it!

There is still also one more month and a half left for The Great Homer Collab! If you got the time to have a little fun with the crew we're all working with why not draw a couple Homers!

Additionally, I have also taken part in a podcast hosted by @Aalastier that will be posted on November 21st. If you want to hear some insights on what has been going on with me for the past couple of months, what got me into making pixel art and having an interest in some game development it will be your opportunity to check that out!

OTHER HAPPENINGS:

NHL Season is starting up again and you know what that means? I'm going to be active again on THE NHL HOCKEY FAN CLUB. Plus not only that but later on this week I will be going to the Boston Bruins game to see them play against their long time rivals the Montreal Canadiens! That reminds me, I should work on some Bruins fan art! I've been meaning to do that for some time but never really got around to doing it.

Also for the past week and going into the rest of this week I've been enjoying a bit of a vacation and getting things done. Ended up being a stay at home vacation but hey, I was able to get some rest and focus on my creativity and, I've been enjoying the fall foliage up here in Massachussetts! It's been a good time regardless and I'm getting ready to wrap up some of the things I've been up to for the past few months!

Until next time!

Drawing a sexy wario come join me on my twitch!

https://www.twitch.tv/dioshiba

EDIT: Stream is done and over with.

Here's the art:

HHEEEEY HEY HEY!

WASSUP NEWGROUNDS FAITHFUL!?

So it's actually been awhile since I bothered doing a whole ass update but don't worry, I haven't forgotten to keep y'all in the loop with what I've been doing.

ANYHOW I've been hoping to get to this for some time so without any hesitation let me give you all an update on some of the things I've been doing.

STARFIRE VS. BLAZE DEATH BATTLE

So having been working under @Luckodastars, I've been waiting patiently to help promote this project and confirm my hand for making some of the pixel art.

And right now I gotta help our client out by promoting the project and spreading awareness to it. In fact our client has made a Ko-fi for the project and with enough backing we'll have enough funds to finish the animation! So if you want to see a kick ass fan animation between Teen Titan's favorite Tamarainian take on the Fire Hot Princess Cat from an alternate dimension duke it out, we'd be really grateful for anything you'd be willing to offer!

THE COLLAB CONTINUES

As of today, we hit a total of 69 submissions in The Great Homer Collab!

BUT WE AIN'T DONE YET!

In fact there is still plenty of time to submit your Homers to the collab! We're hoping to reach more than 100 Homers by the time that November comes around! So what's holding you back from being a part of the Simpson Army?

JOIN NOW!

All shall be welcomed in the world of Homer.

GALLERY UPDATES

New and Recent submissions:

That should about cover everything I made since the last formal update post I did.

Updates to previous submissions

So some of you who follow my page more frequently may have noticed that my submission count has been a bit all over the place. For those of you wondering what's been going on with that I have a few changes I would like to talk about in my gallery.

Given that the Newgrounds Gallery system has been implemented I decided to take advantage of this and consolidate some of the submissions that I have made between 2009 into 2012 into one submission.

That said, I'm hoping this will allow me to put focus on more recent works for the time I've been active on Newgrounds from 2017 to the here and now since I feel like that would be the more appropriate thing to do moving forward with my online career with the art and animation.

Additionally, I'd like to take a moment and acknowledge that two of my submissions, while still existing on the internet will no longer be featured in my gallery since I feel that it's no longer appropriate to have Chris-Chan referenced on the profile in of itself. I may officially re-release them as part of a lost works type of situation in the case that I find myself closer to my death bed but for the time being I feel that it would be far better to put them to the side. I doubt many people will care long term but for the few people who did I'd rather you not be in the dark about it.

WASHINGTON D.C.

In my previous update a month ago, I had mentioned that life had taken me to places I didn't expect recently thanks to my full time job. Needless to say work had taken me to help out the company I'm employed under over at one of their accounts located in Maryland and luckily enough, I was in driving distance to D.C. Given that it was the weekend after my birthday well... I couldn't miss the opportunity to go for the first time.

Between walking around the National Mall and the Smithsonian Museum of Art I actually had a blast. Thought I didn't get a chance to see everything I'd actually be happy to go again just to see a few other sights. Maybe the Pentagon if I'm lucky enough. (That's actually very unlikely but I can dream right?)

Well in any case I did want to share some of the things I saw there and I never got the chance to do it until now.

But hey, Preseason for the NHL is starting and that means it's two weeks closer until Hockey Season opens up again! And I'm just enjoying life and even getting better at ice skating myself to the point where I'm learning how to skate backwards.

Until next time!

I actually don't use twitter anymore.

Between me being an outspoken asshole who is working on his issues while trying to build a portfolio and the fact that Elon is a douche nozzle, even I can see where the ship is sinking and it's not a platform worth my time.. I'd be surprised if Twitter even maintains it's user base in the next few years.

By some unholy miracle I managed to live 30 years marking today.

And somehow, I am not dead!

Anyhow I think its fair to say that it is time for an update:

COLLABS AND PROJECTS:

So recently, the above thing I posted got turned into a collab lately. Something I didn't expect but all the same glad my two little bodies for Biden made the cut for it!

Also, if you haven't already joined... The Great Homer Collab is still going on! https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1536175#bbspost27907420_post_text

If you haven't gotten a chance to join up by all means you should! You'll be able to draw a few homers however you wish!

NEW ART:

OTHER HAPPENINGS:

So on that note life has taken me to unexpected places so far and oddly enough, my full time work has taken me to new places. Those who know me know where I'm at but for now, I'm waiting to post the pictures until a later date, some good things take time.

Other than that there isnt much else to add yet but in due time there will be more updates on ny end! Til' next time!

QUITE A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE I LAST DID A BLOG POST UPDATE LIKE THIS!

So hello to all of you guys on the grounds of new! there have been quite a few recent happenings on my end as it turns out I just so happened to get my hands on a brand spankin' new PC.

It's quite a bit of a beast, I was testing it with some steam games I had on hand and this Aegis desktop from MSI does quite the job when it comes to performance. The best part is I can update this bad boy at my own discretion so now I won't exactly be too far behind on my work now that I got the proper work and battle station going.

I still have to move a few files over to it from my iMac before I can say that I'm fully settled with the new set up but I've been progressing toward being able to get that all taken care of on my end whatever the case may be I do have some other updates in store for you that I can share in the meantime!

COLLABS

As some of you guys might have guessed, I took part in Blamformers! Revenge of the Blammed:

While it was really just some credit art, it was still a pleasure to have a small little piece in the collab all together. Maybe someday when I get into the whole swing of things I can put in a more full animation piece, but there are some set backs that have happened and I'm not about to go back to Adobe after how they handled their whole shit with their subscription services.

I also want to add that, from now until November I shall be hosting the Great Homer Collab! I was very much impressed with Taytonium's own project with how he drew several Homers over the course of several days so I figure that the best way for any of us to honor his work is to have a collab based around Homer!

So feel free to join in on the collab! All you really have to do at bear minimum is draw a single solitary Homer. Did I mention that you can draw up to ten Homers? By the end of it we'll have quite a number of Homers in the collab that we'd be filling a whole page of art to the point where it would be one hell of a masterpiece!

NEW SUBMISSIONS

There haven't really been many updates to any of my older works as of late. That being said the reason has more to do with the fact that I am still working on projects that I can't openly disclose at this point in time. NDA stuff in that retrospect.

RECENT HAPPENINGS

So Summer is here and for the most part I've been settling into my new apartment as of late. Florida Panthers won the cup a few weeks ago which... I suppose isn't really surprising but still it's kind of a let down after the fact that Edmonton almost pulled off the unthinkable and get a reverse sweep. But they didn't have enough energy to muster it. Next season I hope that Boston can get it's shit together and win another Stanley cup though. It's been too long since the Bruins got their last cup and I want to live long enough to see the Boston Bruins Dynasty actually happen in the NHL for a few seasons and not just be some choke artists.

Beyond that I've gotten myself playing Pizza Tower when I'm not making art work and boy am I having fun running around like a maniac in that game. Shit if Sonic and Peppino had a race they'd be evenly matched. I suppose one last thing I could talk about is that I'm planning a vacation in October so I can enjoy some of the fall weather in the coming months. TBH it'd be nice for a change of pace.

Til' next time Newgrounds fam.

Alright Newgrounds I might be a Boston Bruins fan but I also love a good underdog story.

Edmonton Oilers are just one game away of doing the funniest thing to the Florida Panthers of all time and I am willing to do the one thing I was never willing to do just to channel it into an energy to help bring the cup back to Canada

I am fucking dead serious if Edmonton actually brings the cup back to Canada to end the drought there I will actually watch my little pony for once and I'm rooting for Edmonton to win. This is the perfect opportunity to channel my hate into a better energy toward something for the greater good. Let Canada rub it in Bettman's fucking face when this happens.