I like to try out "song stations" on Spotify when I draw late at night.  Makes me feel like I'm playing Monster Rancher or some shit.  Check out this incredible list I got from Phantogram's "When I'm Small."

I think I've cracked a bit of the code of why modern content feels so different.

"Back in the day" (an undetermined number of years ago), people cared less about standing out to the world, and more about standing out to their in-crowd.  For Newgrounds, obviously, the in-crowd was Newgrounds.  No one cared about "going viral" or even had any notion of what that would be like beyond the likes of Numa and Madness.  Exposure was incidental.  Sensationalism just wasn't really part of web content.

What do you think about when you make content today?  How do you plan your scripts?  Why do you choose certain words for your titles?  You're building your content, from the ground up, to be sensational.  And it's not a bad thing.  Sensation gets views, views get recognition, and recognition gets money.  People like to say they're not in it for the money or whatever, but at the end of the day, you follow the same formula.

Maybe this is the mature version of web content.  Maybe it's the immature version.  I dunno.  I tend to like both purists and sensationalists, so I'm really not here to judge people.

So, this has been sitting around for 3 years now.  I never got around to finishing it, and every year I always say "I'm gonna finish this in time for Christmas!" and then just spend the next 3-4 months feeling guilty about not doing it.  I'm formally declaring it dead, but wanted to at least put up what I had, partially because the voice actors that helped me (for free, I should add) were awesome and deserve better than that.

Without further ado, here is The Legend of Ea, dumped in the dumps.

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/a52fa546b17fc4e784fd172c7e9a4703

Carrion.

Isis is the name of a deity in mythology...  One which I based one of my characters off of heavily.

Yet another name to add to the book of "things to never use ever unless you want ignorant conflict in your userbase."

Welcome to the ranks of Adolf and Osama, Isis.  Enjoy your stay.

Immortalized.

I just got a short-term job writing entries for a tabletop pen & paper RPG's bestiary.  How kickass is that?  Sadly I'm under NDA so I can't brag too much/specifically.

Anyway.  Woop!

My daughter Alice was born a few days ago.  She's going to grow up to be smarter, prettier, and better at everything than you.  Congratulate me and crap!

Would you be interested in an eBook explaining how to get started as a freelance artist, ranging from what to learn, areas you can explore, how to secure jobs, and general freelance etiquette?

I make my living solely off of freelance contracts and have been freelancing for over three years.  I am thinking of writing one and selling it super cheap on Amazon (like $1 or something).

If so, is there anything you'd specifically like to see covered?

*Repost from Deviant Art

I find it incredibly ironic that the bulk of my freelancing work lately is centered around writing about art.  I went to college to be a working artist, not an art historian.  I don't mind writing, but it is something that seriously grinds my soul into dust when it turns into a full-time job.  But I need the cash...  Funny how things work out.  Not "ha-ha" funny...  Bull*#$! funny.

I guess in the end I shouldn't complain.  Right?  I am sitting at a desk typing on a keyboard.  I could be selling death-sentence potato remnants through a sliding window to snotty college kids at 2:00 AM instead.

Ugh.  I just want to draw...