This year has had a lot of ups and downs. Fortunately most of the downs were dealt with early on. It would be a lie to say I was in a pleasant place near the start of the year, both mentally and finanicially. For at least two of those months we did not know what to do, but thankfully we were able to breathe a sigh of relief after we got it sorted out.
As for the upsides? Well @TopperHay and I are still chugging away with our cartoons, despite the year's turmoils causing a blip in our production line. They're available to view on the HRAM Comics YouTube channel.
We also did a lot of conventions this year. I'm not crazy about them overall and get very nervous about them, but @TopperHay gets me through. I prefer being the behind-the-scenes guy for the most part. Funnily enough, I don't have this problem when I'm acting and we have been doing a lot of that this year. Reading scripts of favourite shows where we play the parts has been great fun. I get the pleasure of hearing my favourite
Time for the end of the year round up. I am at present residing with my family in Aberdeen, winding down after a busy spell and some travel. Of course, as with any year there have been ups and downs. Let's get the downs over with first. This year, I lost one of my closest friends. Gemini, one of our cats unexpected passed away in mid-April. He was a great laugh and a great chum and I will miss him dearly. He'll live on in artwork and local slang though! Love you mate, miss you. On another down, our neighbour's loud-mouthed 'guest' is still in residence and I'm looking forward to the day where he or we finally move. Paper-thin walls don't help.
On the plus side, @Topperhay and I finally got the go ahead to decorate a media box on our street. We managed to sneak in a few cameos on the final artwork including ourselves, as our shouty neighbour astutely observed. I'm not sure how long it will be until the weather lays claim to it, but it still looks fine to me! There'll be photos in my