Operation: Content 2023

Hey there GGN,

As the horror of 2022 comes to an end and births the misery of 2023 I thought I'd update you on the channel. Let ya know how things are running. Oh, first, if you hadn't caught wind of it, a collection of tracks I've been working on all year is now live on Bandcamp for free and Spotify. You can search me up, ignore the other guy with a near identical name and check it out. I really appreciate all those who have already downloaded it and had nice things to say about it. In a way that album stands as a symbol of the privilege I've been gifted by your support. I had the time and freedom to create for the channel and also pursue my silly hobbies. Thank you so much for that. It's kind of strange, in the leadup to making the album live, I had firmly decided that, "I don't think I'll make any more music beyond backing tracks for videos." But as I saw it up there and saw it actually getting downloaded, I was filled with a yearning to create more and started jotting down some ideas for future projects to feed my parasocial addiction to your validation. My NEED to show someone my nightmares and have them nod their head and say, "neat".

In the video department, work on my video for THE DARKNESS is going smoothly and in the editing process. I found a lot to pack into it from personal experience to it's source material and as it stands, without any of the live bits or anecdotes I think up along the way, it's at 1.5hrs. That's subject to change a lot I'd imagine though.

In between videos I'm usually working on a side project of sorts. That used to be the album, before that it was a point and click game and then an animated short, but for the past couple days I've been editing another video that at the moment I'm unsure if I'll even end up posting. It's non-game related and a work in progress. It's kind of like a weird analysis of a piece of paranormal media which I consume copious amounts of. It being unrelated to games, I'd imagine it would die in the dark on my channel, but I've wanted to make it for a long time and it's just something I need to see through I guess. If I'm not confident in it, maybe I'll drop it here. I feel like it's conceptually something Jenny Nicholson might do, stylewise, but I'm having to deal with the fact that I have no "on-camera" corporeal form. And as many comments have told me over the years, the very concept that I appear in some form other than a disembodied set of hands would be terrible, but I'll figure out a way to have the best of both worlds.

So, looking forward at 2023, I've done something very uncharacteristic...I've PLANNED to make videos about specific games. Maybe I've spent too much time admiring Sphere Hunters work ethic, but I'm actually gonna set like....ambitious goals....and uh...see them through? One of these games will be very on brand for the channel, the other might cause chaos. I assure you, our bond as goth gamers may be tested during this period. But, I'm mostly confident that the content will be worth it and I'm planning some live bits that will actually involve a little TRAVEL. I might have to greet the cruel light of day after years spent entombed for the sake of content. I'm actually like...Optimistic? I think that's what this is 🤔

It's weird.
I don't think I like it yet.

But, I can't repeat enough how much your support has enabled. How many dumb ideas it will birth and how many basic survival needs I now have met plus a little change left for gamer drinks. You're everything, GGN

THIS YEAR. Let's do some gaming for once 🐀

(sips a MOUNTAIN DEW KICKSTART ORANGE CITRUS in your honor)