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H O L Y H E L L

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DID I DIE? I THINK I DIED. I DIED. LIKE, SUUUUUUPER HARD.






But hey I guess this means I'm reviving my corpse.
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So, rather than slave over a picture for hours, I went out with the family to see The Force Awakens. Again. Haven't seen them in forever, so I decided it was time best spent on them. Merry Christmas, erryone!
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Navy Norfolk

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Well, I've packed up, and the Navy moved me to Norfolk, Virginia. Cool, I guess. I do keep hearing that this place sucks, though, and given that there's no wifi in my current housing, this is sounding more true. Expect a delay (even though I'm slow enough as is) in posts, at least until I can find a cool hangout that offers internet. Till then, later peeps!
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It's been a rough time these past few days... If you haven't heard, or weren't aware, Monty Oum, voice actor in and creator of RWBY, and the lead animator at Roosterteeth, passed away on February 1st. He was something else, a man that I aspired to be like. I would always joke with my friends, showing the last fantastic or wacky little thing he whipped up, and would preface them with the phrase, "I want to be a man like Monty Oum."

Those words have never had a stronger meaning than they do now.

Monty was one of my greatest idols. I won't lie, I was jealous of the guy. He was doing what I want to do, making his ideas real, and sharing them with people everywhere. He accomplished so much in the short, short time he was here, and it makes me feel like I'm nothing. But I know that isn't what he would want me to think. I never met him personally, but you could tell that he knew people were in the same position I was, and gave some of the wisest advice I've heard in my life. I want to be the creator he knew existed out there. So, I say again, and this time I say it with all of my heart.

I want to be a man like Monty Oum.

I want to be a man like him in the sense that I'm going to chase after my dream. I want to be able to create something entertaining, something worthwhile to people. I want to make this fictional world of mine something physical, with all the splendor I imagine it to have.

I want to be able to bring joy to someone who's in the dumps. I want to convey feelings that make people care about fictional characters. I want my silly little ideas and drawings to have the same impact that a real person would have on another's life.

So I want to be a man like Monty Oum. I'm gonna work my ass off with my drawing and animating for folk like him, because if I ever become rich, famous, or just successful from my work, it's because of people like him. The inspiration, the creativity, the devotion this man had, I only hope I could match him.

Rest in peace, Monty. It's up to us now to continue your dream.

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Man, it's really saddening that I haven't been keeping up with my drawing. And this is the year I told myself that I was gonna get up, head out, and get moving with that comic I've been dawdling on for AGES. Now, look at me, doing this, this... SCHOOL STUFF, instead of working on my dream. I gotta find some way to balance getting education jank done, and my REEEEEEL work. Like, just looking at my sketchbook with all the half-finished work is making me physically hurt. I'm gonna try and push to get more done on my duty days (some thing where I and the other folk in my division clean the dorm, y'know, handyman maintenance work), because this is honestly killing me. 
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