Evidence I existed after earning my two degrees in 2011-2013 upto 2026
Not goals, not regrets—just completed things. Finished projects, skills learned, jobs done, places visited, people helped, software mastered, artworks created, communities participated in:
- I went to Armageddon twice at the old stadium
- I ghostwrote half a marketing book 50/100pgs in a week
- I sold an amusement design to a North American company’s Indian-themed amusement park presentation
- I began learning game maker
- I had a few web development gigs – built a website for a school and a few for local artists
- Reviewed about 9 screenplays as freelance gigs on fiverr
- I visited Fiji three times with family
- I travelled with family; Mexico, San Francisco, Paris, Hong Kong, London, Yorkshire, Essex, Lancashire and Worcester
- I attended four out of eight days of an online game jam
- I began exposure therapy, self-directed, to get better at peopling and engaging with my communities in-person – which is also to help market my tiny, solo, craft studio
- I formed a business indie game dev team and we worked on some projects, before I decided to dissolve it to go solo – I learned a lot about indie game development in a team setting, and marketing
- I became a member of NZGDA for 1yr
- I finished a mod of the CCG – Overpower by Marvel as an unofficial forkable rulebook on GitHub (self-published)
- I developed my pencilling, Photoshop, Adobe Express – editorial layout, and Gimp illustration skills
- I developed my first zine (3 years in development) to almost ready to launch, with 9 out of 16 conversations (in final layout edits) almost completed, and the rest nearing completion as well
- I lived in a flat with friends, for 2yrs
- I quit smoking, cut way back on nicotine gum and alcohol
- I started using two savings accounts; one for 4-6 months of savings, the other for more short term savings (a few hundred dollars at a time)
- I started managing my bills as part of my weekly budgeting (online subscriptions, at $35/wk) and limiting my shopping to around $230/wk
- I have engaged online with the local wargaming group
- I started getting up at 8am every day, (sometimes I still sleep in until 10am, but I’m always awake well before noon)
- I pretty much went pescatarian, + a few pies
- I support a local filmmaking club with their organisational goals
- I have around 26 products nearing completion; to launch between January and September next year – mostly: novellas, games, cartoon art, comics, zines, radio, theatre scripts and experimental video projects/prop-building
- Though I sometimes don’t manage to tidy everyday, I clean my bedroom regularly – unlike when I was flatting. So, it’s a nice space to live in and my desk is organised, so are my papers
- I’ve written several books and screenplays and TV pilots since 2013
- I’ve grown a 670 following on insta in a few months and nearly 100 subscribers on YouTube, over 1k following on linkedin and a 5k monthly views on Threads
- My latest Tiktok video received 687 views – I also have 200 followers