Graduation is Nearing

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So it's been quite awhile since I made a personal update on deviantART, so most of you probably haven't heard much about what's been happening. Unless you've been following my Blogger, where I give some updates, or my Instagram, where I'll post some photos of my personal life occasionally.

Let me start by talking about the project I've been working on. Because this is my senior year, and last semester at CCAD, I have been working on a senior thesis since last August (and before that actually). The project I am working on is a detective game being created in RPGmaker. You may have seen a few of my posts here talking about a project called Detective Ragger; well, that's it. I'm finally finishing up some of the final art for the demo, that is expected to come out in May. I will be sure to post an update then on where you can play the demo. Since this is such a large scale project, I don't expect the final game itself to come out for a few years, but I'm excited to finally post a demo created completely by me, so stay tuned for when that is released! In the meantime, I made a Production Blog for my game, so you can check that out here.

But in other news... This is my last semester at CCAD. Not to mention I really only have about a month left... which is super scary and a bit exciting at the same time. Quite honestly I can say that my time at CCAD was definitely the best 4 years of my entire life so far. So I'm gonna miss it a ton. I'll definitely miss the people I met there the most; definitely some of the most inspirational people and best friends I have ever made were met there. But moving on to the next stage in my life is what I need to be more focused on.

After graduation, I have plans to temporarily move out to Seattle for the summer. When I'm there, I will be working as an instructor at iD Tech Camp. This will be my second year with iD, but last year I worked in Columbus for most of the summer. I haven't really traveled much, other than going to Texas and California last year, so this is going to be a super exciting adventure for me.

Other than that, not too many other major updates for this year. Expect a blog post in May for more updates though on my thesis!

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Keep in touch on places other than deviantART:

             

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Additionally, check out some of the important people to helping me get to where I am today:

My brother: 
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My friends IRL: 
:iconmariaheart: :iconhenrygeorge: :iconfalerii: :iconbaruma: :iconoptimisticmuffins: :iconskittledeedoo: :iconquitlater2: :iconab-insula-avalonia: :iconluckypennyy17: :iconaugust16th: :iconkusrox: :iconinaxqujo: :iconjinnyhinkle: :iconhaiomi: :iconmagicatmidnight: :iconlauramansfield: :iconakala6: :icontsubasawitch: :iconshmiley: :iconkiraukissable: :iconvnamuie: :icondil3mma: :iconiraa: :iconthumbcramps: :iconsketchingbulbasaur: :iconauditiesart: :iconaustinkun:

My friends from IRC: 
:iconshikisei: :iconmassaki-sama: :iconlacus16: :icongradd08: :iconlighth7015: :iconlondonisburning:

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You rocked it hard! From all I seen you do, and all that you wrote about it sounds like you have had one amazing journey so far. And it only gets better. Harder, but better. I'm always working on art, even if I don't post it much these days, and you should too. No matter what. follow what drives you. unleash your super power to the world and be a heroin in the face of the visual arts industry.
Seattle is one cool place to be!!! It is hopefully where I will move to some day, and there is so much to do there, and see in and around the city. 

I've given you a lot of advice in the past. You can count on me to give it to you again if you ever need it in any way shape or form. 
Keep yourself curious, energetic, courageous, and tactical, and keep persevering towards your end goal. And when working a job you love to do always remember when seeking out a stable work/life balance:

If those who get hired are there to just do a job, they will work solely for the money and fall into misery, but if those who get hired believe what the company believes in, and taps into their passions by performing with blood, sweat, and tears, they will be the happiest and leave the biggest marks on the world.

I wish you all the best. You'll make many more awesome memories and friends yet to come. Here's to the last month and onwards!!!