#ThankYouPatrons

If it sounds all the same to ya'll, I'm just going to speak directly and hope it comes out well. Sound good?

This channel has been going for a while now, as has this Patreon. Back when I started all of this, I was simultaneously super overconfident in my abilities, yet deeply concerned about where this would go (or, for that matter, if it would go anywhere). Whenever I rewatch those early videos now though, it's clear to me at least that my confidence was deeply misplaced. Maybe I'll still feel the same about what I'm doing now in a year or two. Honestly, I think it's almost certain I will.

Running this channel has been a deeply humbling experience. I have learned so much about, well, everything. I've learned whole new ways to look at art, about how to present those perspective, hell, I've learned a lot about how to actually make art myself, all as a result of this channel.

This year has been hard. Really hard. I won't go into specifics here, but I use the word 'hard' for a very specific reason. It hasn't been bad. As a matter of fact, it's kind of been a good year for me personally. I am better for this year having happened. However, it was, as I said, very, very hard. And I will be frank: I don't know if the channel would have survived this year without all of you.

I thought about dropping the channel at more than a couple points. I just didn't feel like it was something I could handle at times. There were more than a couple times where I deeply struggled to find the purpose in it, even as it was finally beginning to really take off. That's just how mental health is sometimes, ya know? However, you all kept me honest. You kept me going in ways that I can never fully articulate.

It's really hard to give up when you know that you have people who believe in you. I'm not going to say that you, the exact person reading this, individually, is that deeply invested in me. I'm not going to put those words in your mouth. However, the fact that there are people who enjoy and respect what I do enough to choose to support me means so, so much. It kept me going, it really did.

Everytime I thought about just NOT doing a video, I had to also remind myself that there were people who cared enough about what I do to back me of their own volition, and soon enough I'd get to work on something else. And as hard as that may have been at times, I always, ALWAYS felt better once I did. And I have you all to thank for that. It's not just the money (although that has/does most certainly help), but just about what your patronage means to me, personally. Everytime I've sincerely wanted to give up, I haven't. Because of all of you.

I'm sorry if this all comes off as sappy or overly emotional or whatever, but I can promise this is how I earnestly feel. You guys have kept the channel going just as much as anything else has, and I don't know if I can thank you all enough. It truly does mean the world to me, and I appreciate is so much. Thank you.


New video within the next 48 hours. Gonna try to get a video on Deltarune out by the end of the month. Expect some Smash related stuff in December, especially streams.

Love you all, peace <3