What's Been Going On?
Hi. I'm Todd. I run this website. I know I've been slacking a bit with cartoons
for the last while (I do read comments and my emails) but I've always been
honest on this site so I'll be honest with where I'm at right now and where I've
been-- and why I've
been so "lazy".
(First off. I'm lazy. I admit that right off of course. Very. But you probably
knew that already.. )
Anyway, first the good news (I've been talking about it for a while I know) is the Odd
Todd live action
movie seems to be moving
along into some world of actual Hollywood reality which makes me happy. It shifted from fantasy to
realistic-ish this year-- so that's smiley! I'd let you know more but it's a
process with momentum and I don't wanna jinx nuttin...
The bad news is around summertime, all my freelance toon work sort of skipped away
all at once. You may have noticed there hasn't been an ABC News toon in a long
time. America's Test Kitchen after three seasons of doing toons with me decided
not to do another round. And the people who make The IFC Media Project are not
sure if they're gonna make a 3rd season of that. Beyond that a bunch of one-off
cartoons dealios (including contact from the actual White House earlier this
year. I'll tell that story later) that I had been working toward didn't come through
due to budget cuts and stuff.
Anyway, I was like WTF! <gulp> full blast unemployed again!? (I got sorta
freaked out.) Of course, ideally, ending up unemployed should be motivating for me
to crank out toons-- but the reality of actually making a living started to get
a little serious this year. (And I don't make money off the website because I'm
dopey and
stubborn). So for the past few months I've been focusing on fixing my financial situation
and getting re-un-unemployed.
But good news is I've managed to get things back together in the past month or
so-- and I landed a good amount of new freelance work! Some of it very coolio
stuff! But now I actually have to do that stuff-- or else. This month especially
is busy...
So blah blah yah, the Halloween toon I had started (surprise surprise) had to be
bumped this year so my dog can continue to have his treats. Please accept (boo!)
reruns
this year-- :-( and enter the 7th Annual Jack-O-Pumkontest! (Click
here for details! You can win a guitar!)
Please know that I update this place daily because I love it. And I like writing
stuff and doing stuff. I know it's a long
frustrating road with me at times-- but I'm here. And I appreciate your being
here. So if you can understand where I'm at and hang in there a little while
longer--- I'd really appreciate it. I will make you proud... and I'm guessing
sooner than later :-)
Good things are actually around the corner... again.
And yah, as soon as the
smoke clears I'll get back on track doing more goodies for this place.
Promise...
Good vibes to y'all!
ok bye!
tOdd
PS. And yah I know I can be working harder all around-- and I'll try to do
so... Starting tomorrow!
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