hi guys it's your boy here, markipluer, and I wanted to let you guys all know I'm not doing art anymore. or animation, or games. i decided I'm going to live my dream and become an accountant, and I'm going to leave new grounds forever so pursue my dream

this is very serious, this isn't a joke. please take this very seriously if I get any funny comments in the replies im gonna scream very loud in protest

Wow what an absolute year LOL

If anyone remembers, last year was extremely stressful. Luckily, this year was MUCH better, and I even made a lot of new friends!!

So let's begin, shall we?

When the year started, I still was doing pretty bad to be honest, the previous year bled into the next. I started doing tutoring online and I reaaallyyyy wasn't liking it, but didn't know where to go. I felt very STUCK career-wise, and it was killing my mental health.

So! I learnt about data analytics, and started doing an online course. But I still felt very very empty and yucky.

Throughout all of this, though, I rarely drew anything. My creative side dwindled, I felt more and more like a blob. Not a SAD blob, but a very drained blob. This kept going for months, so I don't really have anything to say for this time. It was all a blur LOL

After a while though, I found a light in the tunnel

This chicken. Also I went to a neuropsychologist, and I found out I have ASD and I don't even have ADHD. I was absolutely blindsided by the latter!! But slowly after getting this information, I processed everything, and things fell back into place. Balance was restored, I no longer feel like a blob for overexerting myself from stuff I didn't know about, I started occupational therapy. I feel like me again! Just me with new knowledge about myself

Around the same time this was happening, I started learning python because of data analytics and fell in love. I would've never imagined myself liking programming so much! I kept going and going, and made my first teeny project. A shitty quiz!! And kept going more and more

I also got dermatitis on my eyes, that sucked. I finally got steroid cream like 3 days ago, pretty epic

Anyway!!

After this period of immense growth, feeling like myself again, things naturally fell back into place and I started getting urges to draw again. More and more than the two previous years. I stopped using games so much to cope (tho I needed it!!)

But during this entire time, I made friends who helped me up when I really needed it. I don't think I would've gotten to this point of good mental health if I didn't

SO!!!

Thank you to ALL my friends, the ones who were there during my most difficult times. From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate you sososo much. For being there for me, for listening to me, for being the support I very desperately needed.

Thank you

And thank you ESPECIALLY to @matthewlopz for being there for me, being patient during my most difficult times, and being there for me these past 2 years.

(that isn't makeup my cheeks are red as shit rn and idk why, hi newgrounders!!!!!)

And that sums up my year!!

Here's to a new year, hopefully with new opportunities and a more stable future!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that's all bye

I completely forgot to do my annual recap oopsie uh oh, but holy crap what a challenging year. I successfully moved to colombia and was getting ready to start teaching online, then a school needed a native english teacher and thought I'd give it a go as an assistant teacher. They gave me 11 grades to teach, made me almost full time, and I had to somehow make lesson plans for each of them. I got so drained that I barely talked to anyone or drew at all.

Then I went back to the states for a week 1/2 and got Mango back, but because of Raptor's heart condition I couldn't take him on the plane. Then I found out they don't allow birds on the plane either so I had to break everyone apart.

I miss these lil dudes so much

On the creation side, I got to help @staggernight with some voice lines which is always a treat. I fricken love the energy of your stuff dude!!

I started a youtube channel about 2 years ago, and it kinda died just because of how crazy this year is. But I've got some big projects I'm starting up, so I'm gonna be creating more stuff soon!

Then we started the ben club. At first, it was just me n @skoops. Then a couple of other people joined in. Then @misterbright joined in, living up to his name and making a dead server alive again with his BRIGHT BEN LIGHTS!! These guys turned out to be such an amazing group, super fun n supportive people. I'd link more names but I'm not sureeee if they would be okay with that. But just know that all of you guys made my year so much better, and I'm so thankful you brought me out of my shell after such a turbulent point in my life.

*Also I'm pre-emptively gonna say this just in case, but I'm not gonna invite anyone who asks to join. We just periodically invite people who are either pee fans or sudheer babu fans

And last but not least, shoutout to the NGP for asking me to come on. The same goes for you dudes, things like that has helped me so much mentally, you have no idea. Even tho jack and chris are VERY smelly and don't like peeing, I'm super grateful for you fricks and bless you with MANY clogged toilets in this new year

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It was a sucky horrible year but also an amazing year at the same time. I had to leave some pets behind, but I also get to live with matt (@matthewlopz). I had a job of nightmares, but now I can look into buying a house in the future and not rent forever. So it's just been a lot of adjustments, and new experiences I needed to learn how to deal with. Hopefully next year is smooth sailing, onward to 2023!!!

I think I wanna start hosting bimonthly little art challenges, winners get featured and the top gets free supporter for a month. Is this something that sounds interesting? The challenges will be things like coloring challenges, perspective challenges, and etc

(edit) you know what frick it, I think I will do it!!

if I have accidentally unfollowed you lemme know! I just have an insane amount of followers starting from 2015 that I have never cleaned out and started to speedrun and got a lil sloppy. I already noticed a coupla people that I accidentally pressed the button for and I'm sure there's tons more. so yea! shoot me a message if you notice me suddenly unfollowing you and we're buds

merry pico day you fricks, I’ve got nothing this year but I hope you have a good one bless up

I’m thinking of making a late one tho depending on how much energy I have

Sorry I’ve been so inactive! Truth be told, I got a job as a teacher that’s been making me SUPER tired!! And I moved in with @matthewlopz so it’s been a lot of new stuff to adjust to

things are now pretty settled, so I’m going to try to get back into a drawing routine again. also I’m finally gonna get furniture in the epic gamer room so I’ll be able to voice act again finally!!!!!!

bless up!!

I won't lie, I'm very glad to see this year end. probably one of the roughest I've been through, bunch of little stinky things adding up till the smell was very smelly and gross

I like doing recaps, I really wish I had more to say but I don't want to dump stinky smells on everyone lmaooo

I experimented a lot with other media this year!! into video making!! that was fun to do, something I've always wanted to get into. also my tooth broke once cause of my minecraft jaw making my teeth grind together. if you got bad teeth consider braces!!

one very exciting thing is that I am moving in a little bit!! with @matthewlopz, but that doesn't count for this year cause I'm moving in like 5 days heheh which is way after the new year started

that'll be in the 2022 year cap B)

here's to a better year!! esp for anyone in the same boat as me, this goes for you too!

I just released a new video about an awful pickup artist (similar to the style of old h3h3 videos), check it out if you think may be interested!! it's got thrills, swills, and maybe even a coupla basophils

https://youtu.be/v6y5WcRyZxQ