so i genuinely did not realize this until yesterday morning, but it’s my 2 year anniversary of joining this site. huh

it’s a story i’ve told dozens of times here, but i’ll say it anyway. when i first joined this site, i was a young scared teen just looking for a place to share their art, after my previous favorite art-sharing site (buzzly) went down in flames. i had first heard of this site the year previously, through my fnf phase

before then, i thought newgrounds was just a place for angsty, crude and hateful people who would never accept me or my work. i was dead fucking wrong. 

i have this site’s art forum to thank for a good amount of the improvement i’ve made these past 2 years (especially since i was only just learning how to draw humans when i first joined). i’ve met so many nice people here who have only supported me these past 2 years

i’ve changed a lot as a person since i first joined, as expected since it’s been 2 years lol. i’ve been through a shit ton since then. i’ve matured a lot since then. i’ve gone from a little newgrounds baby to an emo, sad teen drawing funky humanoids LMFAO. i’ve discovered more of my identity and who i am as a person. this site has been with me through all of those moments and i don’t know if i can properly express how grateful i am for that

anyway, thanking specific people like last time:

@mawibblap - hello hi hello hi wilson!!!!!!!!!! i remember seeing you on the forums here back when i first joined, and thinking u were really nice, but that i would never get the chance to talk to you. look at us now lmfao! u are such a nice and funny person <3 thank u for making the past year for me a little brighter

@DenThatDude - i don’t talk to you as much as i should and it makes me sad. you’re such a cool person and i hope u know how happy it makes me whenever u leave reviews on my stuff!!!! thank u man

@MARXVEEMOAM - we usually talk on a different site but u get a spot here anyway bc you’re cool

all of my mutuals who i don’t commonly talk to (@ElsieMeraki, @picolocity366, @Eldritchsaxes, @Oddlem, @Kerzid) i promise i am supporting you guys wholeheartedly from over here!!!!!! i hope we can get to talking more someday o/

the art forum (especially the regulars) - thank you for providing criticism & advice whenever needed! you made me a better artist, taught me the basics i never learned, and even helped me mature as a person in some aspects

@ErasedMe and @Slidebrain - already thanked u guys back in my 1 year anniversary post but im mentioning u two again. back in 2022 u guys put me on an underrated artists list, and i hope u know that made younger me so so so happy <3 esp since i felt very behind compared to my peers, as i had only just started learning how to draw humans

all 113 of my followers and any more who might show up in the future - thank you for enjoying my art! i can’t properly put into words how much it means to me <3

i hate being sappy but i think today it’s deserved. anyway murder drones ep 7 and the next spooky month episode are coming up soon and i need to mentally prepare