PixlBit

So, after my trip off of the face of the earth, I'm back! Sadly, things went a little south for Retro Rampage, so I've rebranded and am currently flying solo with Cartridge Carnage. While there's no content up there just yet, I'm in the process of getting things together to get the show started off right - I'm preparing an opening, trailer, all of the related media for the page graphics, and so on and so forth.

The twitter account remains the same - I've simply changed my username + display name, but in case you're still confused, you can go here and see if you're still a follower, and if not please follow and I'll be happy to reciprocate! https://twitter.com/cartridgecarnag

I've also set up a Tumblr for the sake of posting some fun articles and such from both myself and around the web. It's brand spankin' new so again, there isn't much content there as of yet, but there's plenty inbound! http://cartridge-carnage.tumblr.com/

I've had an instagram for a minute now, but I didn't really promote it too much, but feel free to follow me there as well - I have a good chunk of my twitter friends on there already, so why not get connected! @cartridgecarnage

Now that all of the preliminary ricketa-racketa is all taken care of, we can move onto what exactly in the sweet fuck I've been up to that has kept me away for so long. First and foremost, my father passed away in March, and it really hit me hard - he was only 54, and I had seen him not 2 days before, and then it happened. I haven't been actively collecting games since then as I haven't had the desire to, as he was the one that got me into video games, and I feel I just need some time before I can get back into it. I still play them plenty, as it's a bittersweet reminder of good times and memories, but it'll probably take some more time to get back into actively pursuing my favorite titles.

Outside of that, I've also been pretty much restructuring my entire life. I'm giving up on being apathetic and unmotivated - I'm taking an entirely new approach to how I handle things, and from this newfound motivation, I've begun making a new Android game (which you'll hear more about soon as it gets closer to completion!), I'm developing some software paired with a mobile app for use in the transportation industry, and I'm helping a friend (who also happens to be this most wonderful woman on the planet that I'm batshit in love with) design a website. So there are some great things in progress, and I'm taking this momentum and letting it snowball.

With that said, I've also been doing a little bit of soul searching and introspection, and I've come to the conclusion that I, as well as probably many other people, need to be just a bit more selfish in terms of doing things for themselves. There's nothing wrong with being giving and helping others, but I think we all have to remember to set aside time for ourselves - do something to make yourself happy, I've been doing it and I myself am happy, and I'm able to make others happy because I'm not stretching myself out to the point of breaking.

I'm going to be writing some more music as well, and continuing to expand my horizons in terms of multimedia production and promotion, so I'm not going to be stopping any time soon - the throttle is all the way up, and the tank is full. LET'S ATTACK AGGRESSIVELY.