Happy new year everybody! ;)

While at work last friday, I had plenty of time to make a snake out of plastic. It was on 10 mil plastic, which is some of the thickest plastic you can make there. And I had to basically stab into the plastic repeatedly to make a shape of a snake and push/pull it out. I don't normally do this, but it's nice to keep my art skills alive. lol

So I'll just tell you all what's been going on. So ever since this year started, I've been very busy in general. In January, I spent a good amount of days working on the rental house my family owns. It was difficult beyond belief, but I managed to help mom replace half of the kitchen floor. Then around February 11th, I started to work at Coroplast once again to work on my life goals. And my goals are to save up enough money to get a car, and then enough money to move out. It's been pretty hard working in a factory, but I saved up plenty of money so far. And recently, I've been told that I may be getting a car soon for a cheap price. If everything checks out good, then I'll have my 1st car that I worked hard for to get. And then I'll be saving up thousands of dollars to move out, and live in an apartment in fayette county where Lexington is. I plan on moving in a town near lexington because I've heard it was pretty expensive over there. So if I can find a town with apartments that are cheap, that'd be very sweet. And just today after a few months of waiting, I finally got my college degree in the mail. It was such a very long wait, and I thought I'd never get it. But I did! And I can safely say I am a college graduate! It's good to see everything fall into place, and I can't wait to see where my goals will take me in life. Thank you to all that's been involved! :D

I wish you all the best of 2019. Keep the animations, games, and art going on here! Hopefully I'll get back into creating content this year. Later! ;)

As I stated in my last update, I attended a mock interview today at college. So I dressed for the occasion, as you should for any interview. Before I left, the dorm desk thought I looked really nice, and wanted to take a picture. You may see this on the Carl D. Perkins page soon. :)

Well, this is it. After spending 3 years at Carl D. Perkins, and 2 years at the Big Sandy Community & Technical College, it will soon be all over. If I'm correct, December 8th will be the time that I graduate from Big Sandy. Because I'm graduating in winter, I was told I would be recieving my degree in the mail. Not to mention a letter asking me if I would attend the graduation ceremony in May or not. More likely no, since I can imagine myself being very busy at that point. As for leaving Carl D. Perkins, I'm not too sure but I believe I can leave anytime from the 8th to the 15th. Which means my folks can get me at any point.

I do want to take my time and say it has been an amazing ride preparing myself for the future like this. Over the last couple years, I made good friends with peers that came and left such as Ty, Johnathan, Shaina, etc. I also met my girlfriend Ashley, who I love dearly. I did whatever I could to respect my professors such as Mrs. Lewis. And everything I worked hard on is not in vain like my driver's license for example. At this point, I got my resume, cover letter, and portfolio all finished! I'll be attending a mock interview next tuesday. I have 2 final projects due next week as well for 2 of my classes. Luckily for me, I have illustrator on my laptop. So that means I can work on my projects over the weekend. And I also have a final exam in math, so I'll need to prepare for that. At this point though, everything is set in stone. I know I'll be passing, and that is what makes me happy.

I cannot describe how much I'm going to miss Carl D. Perkins/Big Sandy. So many good memories were made here, and I'll never forget what I've accomplished here. And I cannot wait for the future. I do hope to one day move either inside or around Lexington, so I can apply for any job using my new college degree. But I'll need a car to do that. So I'll be working over in the factory so I can get a car, and save up money to move out. I say it will take from several months to a year in order to accomplish all that, but it will be worth it. I hope you can wait for me a little longer Ashley, because you will not regret it!

This seems out of nowhere to bring up, but I do plan on going back to making more content again at some point in 2019. I do apologise for the very very long hiatus for my animations. But I'm sure everyone knows that it happens when your in college, or even just trying to get your life in order. You need to face reality before you can do what makes you really happy. Don't worry, you'll be seeing Gary Wacky again soon ;).

On the side note, I got a new certificate from the Nocti exam. I passed with a 63%, and I meet standards for Advertising & Design. I will leave a picture of it here.

This may have been the longest update I have ever done, but it is well worth it. Again, I'm happy for everything I've done in the past, and I'm especially happy for the future. Thank you to all that supported me on this journey! :D

So a few things are going on. There is going to be a haunted house trip tonight at 7:30. I don't normally do these things, but since it is my last semester I figured I do this because it's now or never. I expect it will be a whole lot of fun! I might even take pictures of it too lol. And also over at the college, I was working on original design stickers that were meant to go on windows, but it seems Mrs. Lewis loves them so much. So she instead had them put on her walls with a heat gun blasted onto them so they won't be going anywhere for a long time. I feel pretty honored to have this happen! :)

It's weird that I hardly do this, but I'm always working on projects that I don't show off. Well here is some projects that I've been working on this past semester. Enjoy! :)

So I'm on fall break once again, except this time it may be the very last one I will have due to being the final semester. I should be graduating after December, so I'll make this fall break very special. And hopefully I'll be able to see Deadpool 2. I loved the 1st one, so I should love the 2nd one. :)