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Posted by Droid - 13 days ago
Hey everyone!
Just wanted to take the opportunity to mention that I've started streaming! I'm running a challenge for myself that I call "The Ultimate Steam Roll" where I play through my Steam library from A to Z!
My schedule is 7-11pm Mondays and Wednesdays, and from 7/8-12pm on Saturday, so feel free to drop by!
You can find me over at https://twitch.tv/annoyingdroid_ :)
Thanks for reading and hope to see you there!
Posted by Droid - March 8th, 2025
Hey all,
Coming on here to bring some awareness to a GoFundMe campaign I've started for my good friend BrandyBuizel. I go into more detail on the campaign website, but he's currently in a very tight situation with finances stemming from losing his job and could really use some help. I've been doing all I am able on my end and wanted to open this up to the wider Newgrounds user base as well. Please give this a look and contribute if you're able!
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-brandybuizel-overcoming-ocd-and-job-loss
Thanks for giving this a look and please spread the word!
- Droid
Posted by Droid - December 31st, 2024
Hey folks! I'm gonna keep it pretty short with the recap, as it was a bit of a slow year. Lots of growing up and being an adult and trying to find my footing again after a lot of feeling weird.
Got to see lots of friends and folks, @heyopc, @poptaffy, @brandybuizel, @ryanstorm, @buhlboy, @cryptospore, @linethickness, @geokureli, @bill, @jack, @leroyalmess, @tomfulp, @raviolibox, @ninjamuffin99, and tons of other people that I am failing to remember but know that you are very much APPRECIATED!!!!!
Really, the only NG related meetup I think I went to was the big one in New Jersey back in May and man there were SO MANY PEOPLE I feel bad not remembering everyone I talked to. To be fair, though it's only the largest meetup to have happened to date :)
For the most part, it's been another adjustment period for me. 2023 was a year of clarity and 2024 was a year of finding stability. While I'm not 100% there, I definitely feel like I'm finally getting back to myself proper. It's crazy how long it can take to heal from things, but I'm happy to still be chugging alongside you all :)
I know I haven't really posted this year, but I still love this site to bits and value every moment I get to interact with the community. It's been tough getting on here (lots of work stuff, getting moved into different roles, now some dumb stuff with my pay.....we love to see it), but I know that 2025 will be the year I start to ramp back up, especially with JAMUARY right around the corner!
It's technically already 2025 where I am, but that doesn't mean I can't celebrate with everyone at home, too! While everyone is at home, excitedly awaiting the new year, I'm walking down the sidewalk in southeast Asia getting coffee...first one of the year!
Finally, with the year of the high roller coming to an end, that means we have something much more exciting to look forward to....details to come in another news post ;)
Anyways, love Newgrounds, love this community, and always excited to see what we all come up with in the new year!
Posted by Droid - December 26th, 2024
THATS RIGHT LADIES AND GERMS! JAMUARY 2025 IS OFFICALLY ON THIS COMING YEAR
But, as always, I'm sure some of you might have some questions....SO LETS GET TO ANSWERING!
Jamuary is a month-long celebration of the music creation process! Over the course of the month of January, musicians are challenged to create AN ORIGINAL SONG EACH AND EVERY SINGLE DAY!
However, the purpose of Jamuary isn't to make you feel bad that you can't complete the challenge. Instead, it's a self-imposed challenge to push yourself to your limits and hone your skill in the craft of musicianship! Been meaning to get better at mixing? Wanting to get better at song structure? Just trying to hop in and teach yourself how to create music from the ground up? JAMUARY is the time to do it!
Jamuary isn't about winning or losing, it's about improving your craft and letting yourself go from any sort of inhibitions when it comes to music! It's the time for you to take those strides you otherwise wouldn't have or discover what you're capable of when you remove all other things holding you back in favor of creating literally AS MUCH MUSIC AS YOU ARE HUMANLY CAPABLE OF CREATING!
The overall goal is that, by the end of Jamuary, you will have at least ONE new song that you can look back on! Even if you don't complete a song every single day, don't feel bad! If you were able to exercise your creative muscle in some way, shape or form, gain newfound confidence in your abilities, or even just jump onto the music train for the first time, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD BE IMMENSELY PROUD OF!
i did a copy and paste from last year because im lazy and im typing this on my
Be sure to try your best and, as usual, try to push yourself to do the things you've been putting off! Experiment, play, enjoy, whatever you want to do, JAMUARY IS THE TIME TO DO IT!
Be sure to tag your posts with "jamuary2025" to make things easier to track! I've set up a community thread where people can discuss, ask questions, and share the tracks they've made each day! Also make sure you check out the submissions each day and support your fellow "Jamuariers" :)
Anyways, I'm in south East Asia and it's WARM and I'm SWEATING my darn TUCKUS OFF!!!!!
"teach a man to fish a man can eat feed a fish for a day" - Ancient Mesopotamian Bullshit
Posted by Droid - May 19th, 2024
I'm back home now after a quick trip out to the NYC/NJ nexus that is North Jersey. I haven't really gathered my thoughts yet, so please excuse any rambling that might pop up in here.
First things first, @brandybuizel I am insanely proud of you for putting together what is now the largest Newgrounds event to have happened thus far. 350 attendees is no small feat, and the fact you and your team of pals (all of whom I am just proud of, though I do NOT have a list of all of you) made things happen almost FLAWLESSLY blows my mind. Very very very excited to see what you come up with in the future, and not just in terms of meetups!
This whole event was, as most are these days for me, completely surreal. This one in particular, though, had tons of little moments that really helped it to stand out from ones previous that I'll talk about a bit more later. But it all sort of hit me when I was standing outside of the venue with @jack, @goodboyethan, @stormydew, and a few other folks that I now realize I never asked to get the usernames of. I remember standing there and suddenly realizing that in my excitement to have seen these 12 or so people, I had only just met a fraction of those that would later be in attendance.
Soon, it was time for setup and I was running around, slowly watching the crowd outside grow as time went on until the clock finally hit 3pm.
SO much was going on and it was hard for me to keep track of everything. I remember doing a couple sketches, trading cards with people, drawing my lil robot guy in books and on objects, among other things. The entire venue was abuzz with life and, despite my nerves, I did my best to talk to as many folks as I could.
While a lot of this is still a blur in my head (and I'm sure looking at pictures will help me sort everything out), there were several moments that stood out.
First was having @geokureli approach me and say "I still listen to BURY". If you've ever heard me talk about my creative process or my music, you'll know that I tend not to think about things once I put them out. But for some reason, that project has had a very weird way of popping back up in my life every so often and always seems to catch me a bit off-guard. George, I want you to know that I very very very much appreciate you and I'm insanely glad that BURY has had enough impact on you that you still go back and listen to it, specifically New Tones. Also, you're a very talented developer!!!! I don't recall if I had said that to you but I wanted to tell you after seeing and hearing about all your work on Tankmas and other projects I've seen your name pop up on around here!! I'm excited to see what you'll crank out in the future! Keep up the great work pal and I hope we run into each other again! (Maybe I'll know more about gamedev by then too!)
The next had to have been when I finally got a chance to talk with @milkypossum about music after running into her at other meetups and only ever saying "Hi" as we were both heading somewhere. Her, @connorgrail, and I all talked shop about music and production and creativity and it was so so so so so so so so refreshing to level with folks like that again. It's been such a long time since I've talked about music production instead of music and I appreciated every single minute of that interaction. Connor, Milky, you guys are LOVELY and TALENTED and I am very excited to see what you two have in store!
Last, the biggest moments were probably from the screening portion of the event. I don't know who chose the animations to get shown (I'm assuming it was you Brandon), but seeing the "At The Docks" music video by @staggernight was pretty wild to see (especially getting to see @heyopc 's big bald head jumpscare at the end of it). Though, as great as that was, it was when the Summer Loving Collab started and I heard my song "summer breeze" start to play that I was a bit speechless to say the least. Up until this meetup, I can't really say I've ever seen anything I've made on that sort of scale. Yes, the Summer Loving Collab was huge, don't get me wrong, but there's something mystical about getting to see something you worked on being screened in front of a crowd in a theater.
I ran up and sat behind @brolyng, @jack, @owen, @leroyalmess, @magibauble, and a few other people that I couldn't see in the dark and all I could say to them is "My song is playing". I don't really know how to describe the feeling, but it was somewhere between excitement, fear, and appreciation. Brandon had mentioned he would be playing a couple of my tracks, too, but I guess that kind of made it more real to hear.
I love Newgrounds. I love this community. I love getting to be unabashedly creative and being able to do the things I love without the pressure of success. I love that I can share my passions with people who just get it and are just as passionate for what they do. With everyone I talked to at the meetup (as usual, too many for me to properly remember but I'll do my best), I could feel and see the joy and excitement they had to create and show off their creations. From the folks showcasing games (@pukebomb, @bill, @spinalpalm, @squidly, @dungeonation), to the people talking, sketching, wandering, and enjoying, it's events and communities like these that only make me want to create MORE. It's meeting people I've known but only just met in person (@DrEojPuerte, @Cheetoh, @GoodBoyEthan, @GeoKureli, @nicksenny, @milkypossum, @captainstevie, @tamag0), getting to see some old faces (@brandybuizel, @coby, @jack, @owen, @linethickness, @broly, @hekdiggity, @luis, @mindchamber, @tomfulp, @playblast, @houndkids, @ant, @cartersterling, @connorgrail, @karlestonchew, @anislug, @cortat-g, @jaster, @sirlenward, @kolani, @girziggler, @teravex, @ninjamuffin99, @thedyingsun, @nihaho), and getting to meet new ones (@mrschmoods, @leroyalmess, @emperorkatuunuxvi, @caustic, @stormydew (and her BF!), @indigo-bluez, @srpelo, @krinkels, @yendorng and a few non-NG folks!).
If I don't have you listed, please let me know in the comments if we talked or met, even if it was briefly, and I can update the list!
Excited to continue watching this community grow and for the meet ups to grow along with it! Hope to see and meet more of you in the future!
Anyways, I say all this because i think we should stop being creative. im never making anything funny or good again. im oinyl going to make bad art from now on and im never leaving my house to meet anyone eever again, even if theres a fire.
Long Live Newgrounds!
Posted by Droid - February 1st, 2024
Hey everyone! Did my write up in the Jamuary 2024 thread so check it out here!
Big thanks to everyone who participated and big proud too! I don't wanna repeat myself here too much, but I love seeing people embrace music and grow their skills. Hope to see some of you next year alongside some new faces!
Have a great year everyone!
Posted by Droid - December 26th, 2023
Hello again
Yesterday was a strange Christmas for me. I had just gotten back from a long drive at around 3am, and was rushing to finish wrapping the gifts that had arrived while I was out of town. I rushed to where my family was meeting with the rest of the gifts and we were finally able to get things started. Seeing my family together along with my nieces and nephews was such a sight to behold; lots of people all getting together and exchanging gifts big and small (I got a kick ass new espresso machine....thanks Mom & Dad!)
Compared to last year, I'm doing so much better. My head is clearer, I feel calmer, and I'm generally in a better state and place (granted, a bit burnt out from the latter end of the year. But for good reason!); I was just doing a bit more reflecting and future thinking I suppose.
I am incredibly thankful and honored to be in the position I am now. I'm hosting NGP with my buds @Shal, @Owen, and @Cortat-G, entering my second year of living on my own with my lovely cats and my freaking RAD roommate, and just generally doing a lot better. I have all my fantastic, lovely friends around me (I would list them all but there are LOTS of you), and I'm part of a community that I genuinely love with every fiber of my being. While things ain't perfect, I'm probably in the best state I've been in a good long while and I can't express just how thankful I am to be here!
I know I'm gushing but I just gotta get this all out there haha
I'm pretty beat after spending essentially a week driving all over the place, so I this post won't be too much longer, but thank you to my friends, family, and all the people in the NG community who have helped to make this year great and special! Between the meetups and FINALLY GETTING TO SEE THE OFFICE (shout out @TomFulp, @JohnnyUtah, @SpazKid), I'm really feeling like myself again after a good long while.
I am absolutely stoked for JAMUARY and to hear all the amazing music that's gonna come out of that. I'm also excited for all the potential meetups that might be going on next year too! Beyond that, I'm just happy to be more engaged with everything again and to see what that'll lead to in 2024!
Shout out NG, shout out everyone. Much love as always.
Here's to an amazing 2024!
-Droid
Posted by Droid - December 4th, 2023
"A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it."
-Jean de La Fontaine
THAT'S RIGHT BABYS AND GERMS ITS ALMOST TIME FOR EVERYONES ONLY FAVORITE MONTH OF FUN JOY AND LAUGHTER....JAMUARY!
Jamuary is a month-long celebration of the music creation process! Over the course of the month of January, musicians are challenged to create AN ORIGINAL SONG EACH AND EVERY SINGLE DAY!
However, the purpose of Jamuary isn't to make you feel bad that you can't complete the challenge. Instead, it's a self-imposed challenge to push yourself to your limits and hone your skill in the craft of musicianship! Been meaning to get better at mixing? Wanting to get better at song structure? Just trying to hop in and teach yourself how to create music from the ground up? JAMUARY is the time to do it!
Jamuary isn't about winning or losing, it's about improving your craft and letting yourself go from any sort of inhibitions when it comes to music! It's the time for you to take those strides you otherwise wouldn't have or discover what you're capable of when you remove all other things holding you back in favor of creating literally AS MUCH MUSIC AS YOU ARE HUMANLY CAPABLE OF CREATING!
The overall goal is that, by the end of Jamuary, you will have at least ONE new song that you can look back on! Even if you don't complete a song every single day, don't feel bad! If you were able to exercise your creative muscle in some way, shape or form, gain newfound confidence in your abilities, or even just jump onto the music train for the first time, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD BE IMMENSELY PROUD OF!
oh and also if you have any questions please feel free to ask in the thread below or shoot me a message and i WILL do my darndest to get back to you (unless someone else gets back to you first!)
LONG LIVE NEWGROUNDS AND THE INDOMITABLE HUMAN SPIRIT
Posted by Droid - November 3rd, 2023
I think new grounds should implmement a new social credit system. it will let you buy nice apartments and cars if it is high but you will be a pariah and everyone will shun you if it is low. what do you guys think? let me know your thoughts in the comments below and have ablessed day :)
Posted by Droid - August 2nd, 2023
edit: If I missed you in this post, let me know below and I'll add you!
It's crazy how much things have changed in a year.
Around this time in 2022, I was going through a lot of things when I first went to Toronto. I didn't really know what to expect aside from meeting tons of folks I had never met before and hoping that I would enjoy myself.
Well everyone, to say I enjoyed myself would be an understatement.
Long story short, hearing that I'd get to go back and see all those lovely, fantastic people again I absolutely could not pass up the opportunity.
And so, that brings us to Toronto 2023!
Man, this year was even better than the last. More people, more fun, and I had been waiting for so long to see all my Toronto buds again.
@Luis, @Crashtroid, @Teravex, and I all stayed at the same hotel this year; right next door to where we met up last year, College Park. Later, I ended up finding out that @BrandyBuizel was staying at the same place too because he texted me the address of his hotel. The first couple days were full of meandering and exploring the streets of Downtown Toronto, interspliced with getting to see some folks like @spicycoffee, @octopus58, @demifrog, @wandaboy, @ninjamuffin99, @aza210, @arkoirisangel, @connorgrail, @funpix, @snackers, @drype, and @cadaver, among others! I don't exactly remember who all I saw the days before the meet, but it was a pleasure regardless!
I also got the chance to see my pal @manlypotato aka Pot again after him, @RickSteubens, and their other friend Quinn stopped by my place a couple weeks before the meetup :) I really missed having Rick around but he was too busy moving appliances around his house for fun.
I also got to see @pollyanoid who I MISSED and was OVERJOYED to see again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Day of the meet was absolutely ridiculous! We showed up to Christie Pits park and saw that there was another group of art school students who had set up shop and were setting up some fashion stuff right next to the meetup. They were bumping some sweet music that really added to the ambiance, so I allowed it.
There were so many folks haha. I can't even begin to tell you how many there were, but there were at least 10 there. Here are some of the names I remember running into in no particular order:
@Alexmigo, @Thell1, @Coby, @vhsdreamland (who makes SICK art), @gachakoi, @JacksonTime, @Ryychii, @goberryyogurt (who I distinctly remember as being the first person I ran into), @aaron-long, @punkape, @wailer, @nothanytpm, @postboy, @bobbyburt, @elikapika and others!
I know for a fact there were tons others I talked to but my memory is bad and I was frankly overwhelmed but it was amazing getting to see so many people and even better getting to talk to them all!
After this, it was time for the theater screening where we got to see tons of NG animations! It's always nice seeing animations, but it was even better seeing them on a huge screen!
Mister Muffin doing a big talking
Hell
Here's a playlist of the animations that were screened:
After the screening it was bar takeover (a recurring staple of the Newgrounds meetup) where this time we did NOT get kicked out :) More mingling was done and I got a ton of folks to doodle in my Nespresso-Machine-Manual-Turned-Sketchbook. Lots of fun was had and lots of neat little memories made :)
he pour da syurp
Really, the last couple days were for recovery and resting. I got to hang out more with my buddies @luis, @brandybuizel, @Crashtroid, and @TeraVex, not to mention lots of the same folks I saw the days before the meetup. Getting to explore Toronto a bit more has only made me want to move there even more (though I would have to figure out the whole housing thing. Or maybe not.)
I don't want to keep gushing every time I make one of these posts, but I really do love this community so much! I've made so many amazing friendships and gotten to hang out and rub shoulders with even more amazing people. I hope that meetups like this only continue to grow and that the community keeps getting bigger and better. It's so full of incredible and amazing people and I WILL get to know EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM! Some day!!!!!
Miss everyone from the meetup and really hope to see you all again at the next one!
Long Live Newgrounds!
