@StephenSeanFord The devastation I felt finding out we weren’t getting physical copies available to preorder this morning. Then finding out we weren’t going to be taking preorders on the Ultimate edition at all… it sucks to be in video game retail today.
@DamienHaas I was horribly and unacceptably stuck at work all day today and it’s slammed because well tis the season so I couldn’t drop in for the stream. But as always I am so proud of you, of the community, and of the last six years.
He’s to 1 trillion more watch hours. 💙💙
The man, the myth, the legend.
To the dude that has consistently inspired me to just keep going and not give up when things have felt the worst.
Happy birthday.
Here’s to the next year, and to all of the successes that it will bring. And all the ones after that too.
it's my birthday.
sometimes I feel like I'm 10 years behind in life.
deep down I know that that this year will be the best and hardest year of my life but I gotta be honest the five folks who care for a minute.
spent the past decade depressed, embarrassed that I wasn't more talented or more successful, guilt ridden for not being mature enough to handle life the way I would've liked when I was younger, keeping my head down trying to work on myself and trying to hone my skills to be a better storyteller.
just years of telling myself I'm not good enough, telling myself I'm not old enough or lucky enough. telling myself who the fuck cares about what I do or create. like how the fuck can I do what so many others do. fuck off for even thinking you can do it stephen.
I'm not a special person, I'm just a dude. some idiot. who has been in the film industry since I was a kid. an industry I left for a while because I needed to disconnect, I needed time to figure out my life after working since the second grade.
needed to find my love and passion. and I did. which is making things for people to enjoy.
but it hasn't been that simple. that pivot was like a hard reset. suddenly everything I'd ever achieved meant nothing. it's been a constant grind every day while trying to keep a roof over my head taking on retail jobs, service jobs, handyman gigs after leading shows and movies. and that's okay. like I've gotten clowned on it but you gotta make it work.
in between all of that I've been lucky to work with huge brands, do stellar uncredited work on amazing flicks and slowly chip away on my own goals.
for the past decade I haven't been able to sleep easily. can't turn off my brain. thinking about how I'm never doing enough for hours just in bed. telling myself maybe it'll be different tomorrow while hiding from the world making unhealthy decisions, not taking care of myself.
a lot of times I do feel like I've missed out on my life, especially the past ten years. I've just been working. when I'm not working I'm working on the side with nothing to show for it. just endless chasing rent while being delusional about creating a better life. if you're not careful this kinda dream can suck the life out of you. you lose your passion for it.
but I haven't.
so much of me has just been waiting in the background of my own life, thinking there would be some moment of realization when I've worked on myself enough and I suddenly I feel like "oh I've got this."
waited for that moment but it never came. don't think it ever will. I'm tired of waiting, I'm tired of thinking I'm not ready, I'm tired of telling myself I'm not good enough.
it's not true.
I won't give up. I won't give up on trying to entertain people. I won't give up on my dream of helping my friends fulfill their own. I never will.
love and appreciate all of you for sticking with me and watching what I do and being here for me.
90% of my body is made of movies, games and soundtracks; so because I'm a cringe dork, I have meme'd for years that I feel like reclusive bruce wayne in the dark knight rises (but broke and less handsome) afflicted by failures unable to accept that my life can go on. but that's bullshit.
maybe I needed an era to change and hurt and struggle and learn and become who I wanted to be. life comes and goes in eras.
and I'm in my begins era now baby.
@AustenMarieTV Just know that I will be living vicariously through you when it comes to your reactions to anything that anyone tells you you need to try during this trip.