Today, June 16th, marks the day that I created my Newgrounds account. it's been a whole year since that day, huh. time flies when you're having fun!

but really, i defo do not regret spending that year's worth of time on this site. i honestly didn't really know what i expected out of newgrounds when i first joined, i think i just wanted to expand my horizons and be part of a community. well, i defo got that! i've got to meet so many lovely, talented and funny people over the past year. i love the newgrounds community a lot. i love the shared passion for creativity and art, but most of all i love how chill and grounded the community generally is. it doesn't feel like you gotta please some kinda algorithm or that you gotta put on a mask, y'know? all the people i've gotten the chance to interact with have been great and i'm super happy to be part of the ng community.

thanks as well for 320+ fans. i try not to look at my numbers too much, so its always a lil weird seeing the number of fans seemingly jump. i could have sworn it was much lower just the other day........ but really, thank you all so much. it really does mean a lot. i struggle a lot with having confidence in my own work, i imagine a lot of people can relate lol, imposter syndrome genuinely sucks. seeing so many people enjoy my work regardless, reading such nice and encouraging comments it really does mean a lot. its really heartwarming. thank you all so much for the support! 🥺💞

as for what my plans are for the future, well, uh, stay on newgrounds lololo. ive recently gotten a new laptop, so im finally able to code again after months of not properly being able to. ive joined a jam with some other newgrounders, we're still brainstorming some ideas for what we wanna make. other than that, i'm also working on my own game. i wish i could show it off here, but it's too early. if i do show stuff, it'll probably be on twitter(@petibunbutt i post newgrounds stufffff). i must say, im having a lot of fun coding again! it feels good to get back into it, i hope to yield results soon! before my death, at the very least.

that's all i rly gotta say tbh. newgrounds, based. i hope to remain a part of the community for longer, because it's filled with such wonderful people. it's always so fun seeing what everyone is up to, i'll be there to cheer everyone on!!

plz enjoy this animated doodle i made in 5 minutes, i put my SOUL into it 🥺