The year is 2017. I make a Newgrounds account for the first time ever, in hopes to share my animations and drawings to the world. I am 16 years old, with dreams and aspirations to write, edit, animate, do all the creative things I want to do. I am happy.

I upload a few animations. I disappear, unmotivated, unsure, and unaware.

The year is 2025. I am 23 years old, living in Los Angeles, working full-time as a network TV editor. My career has led me to editing for film and television, and I'm happy, but I've begun to pick up old hobbies again to pass time at work or on weekends. I catch wind of a FLCL Re-animated collab. I watch it today, and I am floored and inspired. I post to Newgrounds, eager and hoping to involve myself in such projects in the future.

Though I never really stopped drawing or animating on my 3DS, I never considered myself good enough to make it a career, unless I'm editing it together in post. But I still pick it up from time to time, to reignite the love that I had for it growing up. It's strange to be back here on Newgrounds after so much time has passed. But like a child who yearns for the mines, I yearn for community and fulfilling a dream of participating in collaborative animating and filmmaking. So I am making it a goal this year to be more proactive on this site in hopes that I can fulfill that part of my soul, and create art with like-minded people. I hope to improve my skills along the way, and I hope to find pure, unfettered joy in this, no matter the project. Let's collaborate.