This is the storyboard I made for How to Be OP: Animal Crossing, a Polaris cartoon I made with funymony back in 2014!  I drew the storyboard, wrote the script, and funymony built the soundscape and did the animation.
To honor five years of LORE cartoons on YouTube, I’m going to show off my top five favorite Fast Facts animations that I worked on together with funymony.  Fast Facts is a weekly, thirty-second cartoon series about video games that premiers on the LORE channel on YouTube.  Since joining up with LORE in 2013, I helped with the production of over twenty cartoons.
(You can see more LORE cartoons by funymony right here!)
Banjo Kazooie was one of the very first Fast Facts episodes.  It was made almost entirely by funymony, but it’s still one of my favorites. Spring 2013
Animal Crossing is when I started getting more involved with production, providing half the jokes and art assets. Summer 2013
Sonic the Hedgehog with Chad Quandt.  At first, funymony and I were like, “Who’s this guy?”  But Chad’s sleepy voice and enthusiasm for classic Sonic won our hearts in the end. Winter 2013
Double Dragon! At this point, funymony and I had a strong, collaborative work dynamic.  It’s worth watching this one to the very end! Spring 2014
Transistor demanded special artistic attention; the game is full of beautiful colors and shimmering textures.  The soundtrack is rich, moody and electronic (also available for free listening on the game’s official YouTube channel).  We loved it so much, funymony and I beat this game twice in one night! Summer 2014
My family and I are about $2000+ in the hole. When my mom and sister first moved here they were forced to pay 2 months worth of rent (which is $550 a month), on top of putting money into a damage deposit that was almost as much as a month’s worth of rent. And because of that, we are in a situation where no matter how much we chip in, the distance between breaking even seems to get further and further away with each passing month.
Not only do we have to pay for rent ($780 in the hole + next month’s rent), but we have to pay for electricity ($248 in the hole + $150+ for next month), the internet ($43), 2 phones ($35 a piece), my student loans ($153), and general living expenses for the three of us and two cats.
My mother’s on disability, my sister has a job but it’s not the most reliable source of income, and currently I’m at the mercy of commissions. And this month is especially bad because my mom had to put money towards her car insurance and tabs.
We are absolutely swamped. The only things we’ve managed to pay off this month so far are the internet and car insurance. Everything else is stacking and with how much income we all make, it feels like we’ll never catch up and eventually be forced to move out when we don’t have anywhere else to go. We’re fortunate enough to have a patient landlord but it’s only a matter of time before it wears thin.
In short, we’re humbly asking for donations. We hope that this drive will only have to last till the end of the month should we get enough money to finally escape from this sink hole. After that, I think we’ll be stable enough to keep up with the payments we need to make on our own.
Of course, should you make yourself known and would prefer to have some form of compensation for your generosity, I can draw something for you! Here’s a link to my art tag so you can see what kind of work I do. I do have about two or three commissions on my list but I can certainly squeeze you in.
Anything will help. Even just a signal boost would be more than appreciated. The more people that see this, the higher the chance we’ll make it through this.
My Paypal is [email protected]. Thank you to everyone in advance for signal boosting, donating, or even considering either of the latter. I will keep everyone up to date on our situation as we near the end of the month.
Stabby is a seriously wonderful artist and probably the most heartfelt person I’ve ever known.  This is a great chance to give some kindness to a person who is constantly caring for others!  Plus, she’s offering rewards for donations, which means you might get some really cool art!  You can also help by buying a sweet t-shirt!
Hey guys! I finally have my glimmer squid pins and keychains up for sale!!
>>CHECK IT OUT HERE!!<<
I have added 4 new colors!!
These are made with a stronger type of resin and are colored with different dyes and pearly powders, I am now using a better gloss to give it an even greater shine and the painted details will not scratch off easily.
I will be updating my squid flop listings later, they will include shimmer charms, these aren’t exactly super flawed but their colors did not come out as vivid or glittery as I had wanted, I will make a separate post about them soon!
These squid pins and keychains are totally fresh and 100% hand-made! Â If you want to help a friend in need and get a cool little goodie in return, check out these awesome Splatoon accessories!
Mewtwo using Psycho Cut from this week’s stream (click for hi-res)! I announce my streams on twitter. Go ahead and stop by; I love having company when I draw!
@lollergator made an adorable tem village sketch and I really really wanted to ink and color it. SO HERE IT IS!!! (also you should follow @lollergator cause she makes fantastic stuff!!)
I really didn’t expect anyone to respond to my post about Beebo.  Like I said to latorgator, Edgar and I felt great sense of emptiness after letting Beebo go.  But so many of you rising up to offer your sympathy and share the love for your own pets that you’ve lost helps ease the sorrow and reminds us that we are not alone.  Thank you all so much for your love and support.
Big thanks and tight hugs for talikira, drunk-on-cake, crypticseadepth, cittrus, joegran, flyingmangos, supardanil, Ryu.., Dema, Caitlin, forosha, TheCondroid, ManderZ, latorgator, animecheese, sassy-canadian-princess, AntiDarkHeart, ThePivotsXXD, ColonelCheru, oryozema, TerminalMontage, Yessu, Stabby and Phil for your personal messages.  Most of you I haven’t seen in years, and it was very touching that you would still come forward to offer kind words and peace.  Thank you so much. <3
This is so heartbreaking, Nat. I'm sorry for your loss. I just had to put down my dog a few months ago. It helps knowing that you loved them as long as you could (and they loved you as long as they could OF COURSE!). Stay strong <3
Reuben?! ;A;  But he was part of your identity!  I had no idea he passed away, I’m so sorry, Cit..  I know how much you loved your puppydog, and I thought it was so cool how you trained him all by yourself.  Thank you for sharing your bond with us. <3  You stay strong, too.
From one gator to another, I'm sorry about your dog :( My cat passed away last winter, it was a hard time..
Thank you, Taru…  The worst part for me was feeling alone, like Edgar and I were the only ones who understood our heartbreak.  But sharing your pain with me makes it easier to grieve.  Thank you; I’m so sorry for your loss, too. >:
On Saturday, Edgar and I put down our dog, Beebo.  He was obnoxious, funny and sweet, and the peace without him is horribly lonely and quiet.
Below is a recap of Beebo’s life, and a video of Edgar and me spoiling him.
Edgar and I adopted Beebo in the spring of 2013. Â At the EXACT same time, I was fighting for a promotion at my job at the museum, moving into my first house, starting a business studio, and moving my belongings cross-country in a U-Haul, bringing my best friend to live with me as a friend and a business partner. Â Still, Ed and I made the decision to take Beebo without hesitation.
After a lifetime of neglect as a backyard dog, Edgar and I saved Beebo on his way to the pound, when his previous owners didn’t want to deal with their dog’s health problems. Poor Beebo, a white pit bull (named “Menace” by his owners), was overfed to obesity, and contracted skin cancer, allergies, and a staph infection from his life outside.  It was unfair to see him abandoned without ever knowing real love and care.  Edgar and I gave Beebo a second chance, forfeiting money and time we didn’t have to cure him, in hopes of finding him a new, loving owner.  We socialized him with our other dog, Shady, improved his diet and took him for walks.  Edgar house-trained him, taught him tricks, and I treated his skin problems with careful feeding, cleaning and medicine, feeding him his pills (that he would spit out) every day.  We even brought him to the vet and had his skin tumor removed!  Despite everything we did, no one was interested in a middle-aged pit bull with missing hair and scarred skin.
Since that time, I lost the promotion and left my job at the museum.  I don’t live at that house anymore.  My friend and I haven’t talked to each other since 2014.  But Edgar and I still had Beebo, and he was getting better.
This summer, I moved Edgar, Beebo, our other dog, Shady, and all of our belongings away from Salt Lake City, back to Minnesota.  It would be a place away from the city where our dogs would be comfortable and surrounded by wildlife every day.  It was a sad circumstance that Beebo’s health would once again take a turn for the worse, this time, permanently.  The staph infection returned, and his allergies worsened.  Months of antibiotics and antihistamines weren’t helping, and Beebo’s skin was constantly red, itchy and bleeding.  We finally took him to a dermatologist, who told us that Beebo had developed pemphigus, an allergic reaction one has to their own skin.  The only viable treatment was a heavy dose of steroids that would shorten his lifespan significantly.  The treatment worked right away, but it also wore Beebo down much faster than we could have hoped.  Beebo needed to be taken out every 2 hours to pee, and it became that he would only poop blood.  He dramatically lost weight over several days; his muscles thinned, his movements became stiff and his gut sagged, even though the rest of his body was completely bony.
Edgar and I made the decision to put him down early, before he was at his limit of pain and suffering.  I feel so guilty though, because on his last day, he showed so much resilience.  We got him all ready for a walk, and on the way out the door, he was following me with a rope toy in his mouth because he was so excited.  No matter how cheerful he was at that moment, I have to remind myself that he was dying, and a painful end was waiting for him if we didn’t have the courage and mercy to act first.
We spent all day with him on Saturday. Â He got to eat two hamburgers and lots of fries from our favorite burger place. Â We took him for a walk on the trail overlooking the bluff, and he even got to see a tree full of turkeys. Â The fall atmosphere was poetic, and we stayed out together until the sun set.
We’re always gonna miss you, buddy.
RIP Beebo, 2006-2015
Please remember to take care of your pets, and take care of them early.  Feed them good food, don’t leave them out to burn in the sun or freeze in the cold.  Adopt from shelters instead of buying from pet stores and breeders.  Spay and neuter to reduce the number of abandoned and suffering pets.  Even the dumbest animal on earth doesn’t deserve to suffer through pain and illness at the hands of neglect.
Pickled Chu Juice. Â Which flavor? Â Chu's wisely!
I made this last March, but never polished it enough to post.  As part of my 2015 new year's resolution, I'm going to post all the unfinished art I made in 2014.  Last year was very difficult for me, but I think this is an excellent way to get over it and move forward. Happy New Year, everybody!
EDIT: I’m going to post old art someplace else while I post my new art here.
SPLATOOOOON-! I'm SUPER stoked for this game. It looks like a colorful, fun and unique multiplayer experience. Check it out if you haven't seen it already!
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