I finally have a second to sit down and write this!

Every time I go to a Newgrounds meetup, I'm always blown away at the number of people that show up to support. The love for art and creativity this community has never ceases to make my tiny frail heart smile, especially since I get to keep meeting more and more of you :)

I wish I had the foresight to write down the names of everyone I met, but I did not and I suck with names, so if you see this post and we met up please feel free to comment!

First off, shout out to the worms. I love you all and it's always awesome getting to meet up with you guys!

@JohnnyUtah, @IvanAlmighty, @SpazKid thanks for hosting us at the office and awesome to finally meet some of the people who helped build this site and community into what it is now! Visiting the office and talking to the OGs was such an unreal experience and a huge dream fulfilled! Also, I'm very excited to see Nightmare Cops when it's finished because the WIP version is insanely fun!

@mindchamber Super great meeting you even if it was pretty brief!!! I had no idea you'd even be around but I hope to see you again sometime!

@phantomarcade, @elitemastereric, @moawling this was my first time meeting all of you and it was super cool to finally say hi! I know youre all working hard and I'm excited to see what you've all been cooking up!!

@kawaiisprite I was completely geeked seeing you! I've always been impressed with your music and it was nice getting to shoot the shit about production, life, etc. Very excited to see what else you have cooking up!

@ninjamuffin99 I am stealing your identity!!!

@luis man it's always great getting to hang out and shoot the shit. Excited for Toronto where I'm sure we will no doubts be making our usual backup plans and finding random bars from relatively niche tv shows!

@cortat-g absolute madman for putting this meetup together! I will only ever have respect for people who will voluntarily spend their time making sure things go off without a hitch. I hope you got all the rest you needed and hoping to see more of you in the future!!

@drewpballs I know we didn't talk much but awesome meeting you and thanks for all the work you put in to the meetup and bowling! Hoping to see you at future meetups!

@emizip, @ant, @Eugenedoesart Thank you for helping me complete the scavenger hunt! I loved talking about the NG community and your experiences within it! Im hoping we can meet up again and talk a bit more about whatever!

Emi, you had an amazing Ena cosplay!

Ant, I am waiting for Eat Laganya to drop :)

@PKettles, @Hibachi ABSOLUTELY AMAZING WORK ON THE POSTERS AND STICKERS!!!! It was great getting to talk with you and get to know you both more! Keep in touch!!!

@Broly Wanda had talked so much about you and finally meeting you was like meeting an urban legend :)

@Kekiiro It was great meeting you! Like with Cory, it's always cool meeting people who are putting time into organizing community events and you were no exception! Wish we could have talked more but also there were a lot of people haha. Excited to see ya around!

@Jonathan Holy shit, man it was surreal seeing you again. 2016 seems like an eternity ago now and I had absolutely no idea that I'd even run into you again. Reconnecting absolutely made the meetup for me and I'm so happy to hear that you're doing well after all this time. We absolutely need to meet up again and please keep me updated on your progress with the NG thing you were thinking of setting up!

@nihaho Wild meeting you! Bridge Kids rocks and I'm excited to see what else yo make going forward. Was also nice getting yo talk about creative philosophies and whatnot. Thanks for the stickers!!!

@mkmaffo MAF!!!!!! Hanging at the Airbnb and chatting about life was a change in energy that I needed haha. I'm always the oldest around all these NG whippersnappers and sometimes forget that there actually are people who have a similar perspective on things that I do. Really hoping we can hang out more and that I can get over to Italy sometime soon! I'm honored that my ragu and spaghetti lived up to your standards :)

@raviolibox Super great finally getting to meet you!!!!!! We didn't have a ton of time to chat, but glad to finally put a face to the name! Hope we can meet at another meetup in the future and I hope the NGP guys were as grotesque as you hoped!

@the-swain Thank you for organizing karaoke!!!! Wish we had a chance to talk a bit more but awesome getting to meet you IRL regardless! Your version of Under the Sea id ingrained in my brain :)

@thedyingsun It was great seeing you again!!!! I know we didnt talk much this time around but it's always great running into ya. No doubts I'll see you again!

@girziggler Charlie it was so good to finally meet you, I'm a huge fan :)

@sirlenward It was sick seeing you!!!!! You're one of the first people I got a chance to interact with when I got back into NG, so getting to see you was awesome!! Please keep up the amazing work and hope to see you again!

@Bacun I knew you were coming but it was still a surprise getting to see you lol. You kept it so low key that when I saw your nametag I had to do a double take! You are cool and chill and I'm looking forward to continuing to post "Bacun :)" on motr of your art :)

@Spinalpalm, @bill Your game rocks and you both rock amd we WILL see each other again :)

@vividlance IT WAS GREAT MEETING YOU!!!!! I was so happy to hear that #Jamuary helped you get more confident with posting your music! Please please please keep at it!!!!

@ForgeFrog Wish we could have talked more haha. We kept running into one another but I was either on the move or ended up getting distracted lol. I'm glad you enjoy what I do and honestly I'm really bad at responding when people tell me stuff like that!!!

@d-slick, @sageisreal, @K1D, @evil-sora, @slimygoo, @docng, @anislug, @msghero, @dungeonation, @tamag0, @nattosumi AND SO MANY MORE PEOPLE I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAMES OF BECAUSE I SUCK AT REMEMBERING NAMES SO PLEASE LMK IF WE MET BECAUSE CHANCES ARE WE DID

Finally, @TomFulp I know I've said it a million times, but thanks for not losing your roots in NG. It's insane that you've kept this place going and continue to be involved when you just as easily could have called it quits. Thanks for everything you do and I can't even describe how cool it was getting to meet you in person and getting to see the office!!!!! Hope to see you in Toronto and grab a beer with Luis or something!

I love this community so much. Never could I have ever imagined I'd meet so many genuine folks who have the same passion for creating things for the sake of creating things. It never ceases to blow my mind seeing the talent that continues to come out of it and I have no doubts that there will continue to be more and more people that continue to make this place thrive.

Anyhow, see you all again soon! Come say hi if you're in Toronto!!!!

LONG LIVE NEWGROUNDS!!!