So hello fellow Newgrounders! Welcome back to another blog of DioShiba writing his stupid nonsense online again! ;)

Not like I don't do that enough!

Jesus Christ, not this asshole again!

Am I really thinking this or am I reading it?

So I haven't exactly bothered to write everything new lately, A lot has been going on IRL between job hunting and some other things that came up while I'm doing what I can to maintain my own health where I had to reschedule a therapy appointment I don't know how many times due to some weird run-around at the place I've been going to lately concerning my medical issues. It's been more hectic and it's a lot more than I care to really get into. But I hope that helps shed things into some light for those who follow me.

To get some good news out of the way first, still doing what I've been doing since last time, but I've also returned to meandering on TheVGResource forums again because in the near future there is a personal sprite project that I would like to get back into that I would like to get back into and I might be able to get feedback from there on it. Same with SMWCentral. But that's going to be a few months away. I'm also almost done with another Castlevania Collab piece that I am getting done. So that's something you might want to stay tuned for, ultimately as mentioned in my previous posts I still have my priorities for the projects I'm lending a hand to so I'm not going to repeat too much about it since I'd rather be more focused about the upcoming future plans I have concerning my profile.

Oh my god DioShiba are you leaving or some shit?

What the fuck? WIZARD SO SO?

This guy is an artist?

No I'm not getting rid of my profile.

(Sorry to the people that disagree with me over some things but just know I ain't got the room for the hate, I still see some of you guys <3 )

Oh okay cool but why the sass over it? You aren't perfect and you're kind of a dick at times!

True, but it's not like I'm going to sit here and deny that. Not my prettiest trait when I'm blunt I admit but at the very least I give enough of a damn to be human anyways.

Anyways, I suppose it's worth mentioning far as what has been going on here since the massive Art Portal Update and I got the chance to try it out finally. And I gotta say, I am happy about how it works because it makes it far more easier on my end to upload multiple images into one post.

WOWIE-ZOWIE! You actually liked that update! Cool tits on a stick! What do you plan on doing with it?

That said I've actually been looking over some of my submissions and I realized that there is actually a pretty good opportunity for me to re-organize some of my artwork and compact some of the posts I have made over the years. I feel like using the multiple image feature I can also finally upload some of the files that I initially didn't want to upload due to the resolution size of the native pixel art I made before I adjusted the size of the work I exported into their respective images for the sake of easier viewing if anyone is on Newgrounds through mobile.

So wait, hold on a minute, you mean to tell us that there is some content you haven't posted?

There's some stuff that you want to add related to current content that's uploaded?

Some new projects? A big giant brownie that only kings and gods could get high off of?

WHAT DO U MEAN?!?!?!?

This is going to be a project more for here for me to do that will be ongoing with a couple of to-dos I have in mind and you'll be noticing that over time. For some submissions, like the pixel work I have done for the Corrupted OC's Collab I'd like to compile all into one post for everyone's viewing so no one has to hop around between different submissions for example. EDIT: The update for the Corrupted OC's project has gone through! Some of you guys should be receiving a DM to be added on the credits list for contributing your requests to it.

The other thing too is that I may end up posting some WIP related content to some submissions given the gallery features because there are a few pictures that I'm willing to compile into a few gifs for anyone who is inspired to also do what I'm doing.

There is no clear timeline to when this is all going to be complete, so I will be updating which ones will be updated as frequently as I am able to in the upcoming blogs I post here since it's relevant to Newgrounds specifically.

Or not and just enjoy seeing my work or whatever else you're. I don't really give that much of a shit.

Hey will fuck you 2!? >:(

Ehh, I think I'll enjoy the work thanks

I wonder if anyone else besides me has actually bothered reading this wall.

More importantly, what I'd be more worried about is how given the world seems to be getting more and more insane as the time goes by I'd be wondering what ways I can keep myself sane. In the grand scheme of things I'm almost 4 years away from booze in about a month so... That's another thing to be happy about in spite of everything going on.

You know what? Good on ya buddy!"

Well in any case that's pretty much all that I have to talk about today.

Until next time everyone.

CATCH THE WAVE

So, this is a news post that I didn’t want to make but ultimately, it needs to be said since I have been helping out with Newgrounds: Zero Hour for the past year now.

Concerning what has been going on with ThatJohnnyGuy. I cannot defend his actions regarding what has come to light, nor do I condone them. I do not know the details besides what has been brought up as I’ve only known Johnny for a year. So please, don’t ask me anything in regards to his problems. I really don't need the headache.

A lot of things were put up in the air with the project. What I can say is that the project will continue, but it will do so without Johnny’s involvement and there has been a change in leadership. I will continue to work on it as a sprite artist for the team.

Edit: Now that my thoughts are more settled in, I want to add the following to expand the second paragraph exclusively, that stated this opinion is my own and no one else's.

Far as my professional ties with Johnny himself and myself are concerned, I have chosen to cut ties in light of these developments. Ultimately this decision for why I'm distancing myself should be evident so I'm not going to repeat what I have stated in my initial stance and what I expressed in my comments on this news blog.

He needs to take responsibility given the decisions he made in his life prior to my joining on Zero Hour. I can't in good conscience continue to maintain that connection between myself and him, and that has nothing to do with the project I joined knowing that it can carry on w/o him even if several changes have to be made in the long run.

I'm only hoping that he does get the help he needs. There isn't much else that I can say beyond that.

This is something that I have long been meaning to put up, but never had a whole lot of time to really organize this thoroughly as I would like until now.

Yes, I'm opening up for commissions. All prices listed are bases for an hourly rate depending on estimated time needed to put the work in for your piece.

As of right now, I'm limiting myself to three slots to see how that will work out. That may change in the future.

8/8/23 EDIT: It is also very much my birthday today! I was debating whether or not I should make a new blog post about it but I figure that it would be better to bring that up in passing.

One year closer to 30, but still feeling like a kid sometimes. Age is weird.

I don't think it needs much saying but please support my friend @Jeminix2 they make really awesome artwork and you won't be disapointed in following them.

(Congrats on the front page Jerry!)

Not that it has anything to do with here all that much but some bastard managed to fool me into thinking that one of my friends needed help when it turned out to be a hacked account using Ai.

Hackers and scammers are getting smart with this tech and that's the scary thing that worries me. Too bad these people have chhota lands as the hindis call them otherwise they wouldn't be desperate to take advantage of people.

Recently, I just hit the milestone of 100 followers on Newgrounds! I couldn't be thankful enough for everyone who has supported me and my work since I've gotten more active on here.

So, where do I plan on going from here? Obviously one thing remains the same that I will be continuing to hone my craft and do what I can to support my fellow Newgrounders on here. Soon as I work toward the next milestone of 200 things are going to get more interesting. That much I promise on my end.

And while the world continues to go wild, as always I'm gonna have a thing or two to say about some of it true to my own fashion.

Til' next time, stay fresh, do good for the world!

Honestly given how Elon has pretty much been shitting on the platform and forcing tweet limits in the news feed I'm pretty much done and closing it.

I'd rather just cut my losses and move on. I'm probably going to make a follow up post on this in the coming days because besides Elon driving the platform into oblivion I got other gripes with the site and it's user-base as of late that I've been having as of late that finally forced me to pull the plug on it.

Bit of a different direction for my blog but... I think it's worth talking about

I was skeptical at first but ultimately I found myself liking it a lot.

To copy and paste a review I did for Rotten Tomatoes: This is not a movie that is everyone's cup of tea. Arguably, some may find it a bit pretentious and I can get where people are coming from with the criticisms they have. Perchance, it could be justified that it does seem like a pointless film where a lot of troupes are recycled. And yet... I can't help but enjoy Asteroid City

I'm going to be real on this, but the movie hinges on absurdism in both it's plot A and Plot B story. I was caught off guard by this because the advertising almost indicated something different until I found out Wes Anderson was the one directing this.

Sure, we could talk about how he got top name celebrities for the film, or how he managed to get away with a moment where we get a brief glimpse at Scarlett Johansson's naked body in a PG-13 film... Or even the fact that there is an alien. The thing is that is not the crux of the film as much as it is Jason Schwartzman's character, Jones Hall and the very confusion he has with the play itself that is being written by playwright Conrad Earp, as played by Edward Norton.

And while I don't wish to spoil the film, I do think that the message is clear to the careful eyed observer on who Conrad truly is, which is both foreshadowed in the beginning, and lamp shaded at the climax of the play when it all comes down to a rather chaotic scene toward the end and how it's meta pokes a hole in the meaning of nihilism (Or those who hold a particular faith) which in some fairness I do think Asteroid City criticism on that particular philosophy as much as it does a few other perspectives.

The only thing that prevents me from giving this a full 5 stars however, is that there were some things in the play itself that could have been expanded on. Hopefully by the time the Blu-Ray comes out there are some deleted scenes that will expand on some of the other characters and what they are thinking, but I digress for what I saw on the widespread release I am pretty well content with the film.

There is truth to a moment in the film that "You can't wake up if you don't fall asleep" as for the meaning well, you may just have to put two and two together to figure that one out.

But I supposed if you feel that the film is too pretentious to your liking then, there's no point in dwelling on it. As for those who enjoy absurdist humor to it's full delight however, well you'll find the exact glimmer of hope you will need in the context of the movie.

For me, 4.5 out of 5 Stars.

So I think it's fair to update everyone on what's been going on my end.

As of right now I have relocated back to my hometown. To keep a long story short, financial and work stresses put me on the deep end of my mental health and it's affected me pretty negatively in the past couple of months.

That being said... You've already noticed that I'm getting myself back into the swing of things. Since I'm currently out of my job I'm doing what I can to find something to fall back on ASAP, until then I'm just doing what I can to keep myself going with my portfolio and any other projects I've been up to in the past. Same with my physical health and that's what led me to get back into martial arts for the time being.

So that's really the gist of my situation.

As for where that will take me as of right now, I'm not going to jump into any assumptions. While there is some uncertainty and stress involved in my situation in life, it's not as bad as it was while I was located in Salem.

Was awesome to live there and it was certainly an eye opener but at the end of the day, I still have to do what is going to be best for me moving forward. On the bright side of things I've been keeping up with the Stanley Cup Playoffs and getting back into watching NHL, I realize not many people who follow me might be sports fans but to be honest hockey is really the only sport I can get behind.

Currently, my hunch is that Panthers will win. I can go on about that but right now they have the most factors into being one hell of a hungry team compared to Vegas and they've gotten more rest due to Dallas pushing to a Game 6 much to the deserved credit they need. I would have preferred Boston but obviously, that's not gonna happen because of how they choked.

Finally here's a doodle that I had from 2021.

Inspired by a patron at the Norman Rockwell museum during my time working a temporary job. I actually liked talking with her back then and I hope she's doing alright. The outfit was too ingrained in my head so... It kind of was something I was able to memorize and doodle.

Well... Until next time.

Yep, I'm almost ready to start uploading some new work again.

Currently I'm in the midst of moving. Salem Mass has been fun but due to the cost of living being pretty high there I'm moving back to my hometown for the time being so that will be my focus to finish wrapping that up for this week.

Once that's taken care of one of the first ones will be uploaded. Some people have already seen what I've been up to but... I'm sure it will be worth the wait for some of y'all on here in particular.