I have been developing a show for multiple years now and it has seen very little progress because i'm doing almost all the work and it's too much for me. Please, if anyone is interested in co-showrunning and has previous experience managing some other show, reach out. Im so tired
with my current platform, allow me tell you about what's happening in Indonesia.
today, massive student-led protests are taking place against the incompetent and self-serving regime.
one of the most pressing issues being raised is the BURNING DOWN of our forests and lands, which has been happening for months. you might have heard about the fires in Kalimantan/Borneo, as neighboring countries also suffer from the haze, but they're happening across other islands too; Sumatra, Papua, Sulawesi, Maluku, and even multiple mountains in Java. beyond the loss of people's homes, clean air, and clean water, we're watching our native wildlife and irreplaceable biodiversity along with centuries-old traditional sites disappear before our eyes.
yet the government has been UNWILLING to take meaningful action. instead, our public servants have been trying to silence our voices online, turning down foreign aid, and waging psywar against other countries, all without even acknowledging the severity of the situation.
budgets for disaster relief, education, and healthcare have been reallocated to the Free Meal Program, the president's flagship campaign promise, which ironically has reportedly poisoned ~40,000 children in less than 2 years, with no one being held accountable.
today, in jakarta alone 14,000 police and military personnel were deployed to confront demonstrators. This is the reality of the repressive, anti-criticism government the Indonesian people are currently facing.
and you know what? WATER CANNONS were prepared. water cannons that have never been used to fight the fires are now being aimed at the people.
today is the Youth Pledge Day, when indonesian youth pledged to fight for freedom 98 years ago.
may this freedom find us again.
Long live resistance.
I remember when Stephen Hillenburg passed away, and someone kindly said, "I'm sorry you lost your friend." I was immediately taken off-guard because even though he gave me my first full-time job, help launch my career as both an animator and illustrator, and was my boss for 2 years, we didn't, you know... hang out. We weren't by normal standards, really "friends." Now Eric Bauza has passed away and I long to hear the words, "I'm sorry you lost your friend." No, Eric and I never really crossed paths in the literal sense. (If I had been smarter, we would have hired him on the Replacements. ) The animation community may seem vast, but it is, in fact, surprisingly small. I think that's why we all feel this earthquake right now. Like something rare and beautiful was just ripped from our hands. I want to encourage you to read John "F" Fountain's X post about this (@fountaincartoon), but he basically brings up the fact that voice talent and animation artists rarely co-mingle. Bauza was different. He started his career as an artist and just happened to be so wonderfully talented at voiceover that he couldn't be ignored. But what made him so great was that even though he soared to fame, he remained humble. He was a friend to us. He was kind. He was human. He loved the craft as whole. I wasn't a friend to him, but he was a friend to me... to all of us who, for some reason, want to make zany cartoons for a living. And I am heartbroken. 💔