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Doodles

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Windows CE doesn’t want any of your bullshit!

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Hi everynyan,

Some of you will remember that I was taking names/addresses to send out free stickers in September. I am almost done sending them out now, so here's a quick update on that.

The Good!

I like this a lot! It's fun to do. For reference, I'm printing, laminating, and cutting these myself at home, so I'm learning a lot about my machine. I like being in charge of the quality control, I like doing the logistic work. Idk. It's fulfilling to me.

It's also really delightful to see names on the list who I've known of for a long time. Old and new faces, people all over the world, I love seeing people adopt a catgirl. :3 And for free! I'm by no means making a lot, but being able to provide something fun and physical to the people who enjoy my art for free is just! Wow!

The Bad!

Everything that could have gone wrong during this process did, which is why they're going out so late. The at-home manufacturing process was relatively simple but the materials kept being funky, or I'd do something wrong, so I'd have to toss something that I'd completely fucked up, OR I'd just miscount how much stuff material I had left. It's been a pain in the butt, so I'm glad it's done and that I've learned so much from it. I ALMOST FORGOT, I DESTROYED ONE CUTTING MAT MAKING THAT ROGER STANDEE FOR MY WEDDING LOL SO I HAD TO SPEND TIME CONDITIONING THE NEW CUTTING MAT! UGH!

There's also: the money. I know it's gauche to talk about it, but doing this was pretty expensive. I live in Canada now, and most of the letters were going out of Canada, so that postage added up. Materials cost, time, it's a pretty good chunk of change, but I didn't go broke so I want to do it again.

The Other?

I definitely want (and plan) to do this again very soon. I'm talking within this month. I'm making Christmas cards! I've already set money aside for this so it's all good, and it involves less at-home manufacturing since I can just reach out to a local print shop.

I know some people were wary of the google form, but I can't really find a better alternative at this time. MailChimp has had at least one major information leak in 2024 alone, so I am not sure where else to turn for collecting addresses at this time. I had a few people who did not give me towns/zip codes, and the street address would have three or four towns in that state alone with that address. Since I didn't collect e-mail addresses, I didn't have any way to reach out to entrants about this. If you don't see your sticker in the next few weeks, this might be why! I also plan on adding a checkbox just to confirm that the person requesting the sticker is over 18, NOT because I plan on sending anything saucy, but I know what it's like to be a teen with parents who open you mail, an I don't want to cause problems for anyone because Mom and Dad think fairies are satanic or something.

Most people I've talked to about all of this have really emphasized that I need to reopen my Patreon. I'm not saying anybody is wrong on this, but it just makes me feel so uncomfortable. I think anyone who's followed me for a while has seen me try and fail to do art full time or, hell, even have a schedule for something, and I've failed every time. I'm so scared of failing people again. How can I ensure that I'm producing things on time, to a standard I am happy with, that anyone willing to support me (in this economy?) would also be happy with? It will probably happen, but I'm just so... Plus, with all honesty, I have a commission backlog that I need to finish first! I'm bad at the business part of this whole thing, I think. I'm a blue-collar labourer in my heart.

That's my update! I wish you all well, please stay safe and take care of yourself and those around you. I'll post again when I'm collecting addresses for the Christmas cards.

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The actual full pic of my WIFE from my WEDDING to my HUSBAND who also loves my WIFE

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I'm married now. Not to my OC, but it was nice that she could attend.

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I'm married now. Not to my OC, but it was nice that she could attend.

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*wincing* *borat voice* my WI- *i am taken out by CSIS*

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YIPPEE

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Why did this happen AFTER I took them off. What the hell.

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"(coolest thing ever) and it may be cringe"

What

Look I know that what I said is normal to US but to THE AVERAGE PERSON, saying "we met because I drew my perfect woman and he also is in love with her" is NOT normal. And may be seen as a little cringe. And then they'll ask to see my perfect woman and then I'll be forced to turn into a slug and die.

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unironically tearing up because i'm in love w/ my own oc and she brought me and my future husband together so i'm making this acrylic standee to have at our wedding and it may be cringe but I DON'T FUCKING CARE

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unironically tearing up because i'm in love w/ my own oc and she brought me and my future husband together so i'm making this acrylic standee to have at our wedding and it may be cringe but I DON'T FUCKING CARE

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Catgirl sticker oooo (can't receive letters or packages for the time being and shipping would likely be a mess)

Oh no :( I'm sorry to hear, hopefully things get a little more settled in the future for you. I plan on trying to do this monthly so once you're all good you can start getting some free creatures in the mail!

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You want free catgirl? I send you free catgirl. Anywhere in the world, no charge. Catgirl. Only 200 of them.

Form here -> https://forms.gle/eqr49SAREeUwXGjn9