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A New Journey Begins - Part 2
3 years ago
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Hamha!
It is now time to start discussing what I can offer through Patreon that would be worth paying the $3 per month rate and above. Feedback is appreciated as, until I can figure out how to find employment that is doable and reachable by someone with no eyesight, working with Lucca on the Patreon will be my job. (I grew up in a family that was very hardcore about staying busy and being a contributor. My father raised my sister and I both on how our limited vision did not make us exempt from these rules. This family philosophy carried over into my college / university years with my dad fixated on my continued education until I was able to get a job that paid over $50,000 USD per year. I then carried this deep-seated need to work and be a contributor as I tried to maintain multiple jobs over the years as what eyesight I had left continued to fade into nothing. The guilt I felt from believing I was not doing my part to support my family lead into my, nearly life-ending, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). It is impossible to move past such heavily forced rules / definitions to be successful, but Lucca is helping me to know I am not a failure for how I cannot get a “real job”. Until then, the Patreon is going to help me transition to a healthier view on what defines success in my life. Should the Patreon succeed in some way of finding where I can continue to grow and contribute to society, great. If not, I thank all who had, have, and may consider supporting me during this time.).
QUACKY WORK FOR FUN:
http://patreon.com/MatthewPalumbo
PATREON BONUSES:
Most know that I post content on ‘Fur Affinity (FA)’ due to how it remains the most accessible to my screen reading software. It would be nice to go beyond FA as it is slowly starting to also become unusable to my screen reading software. Other sites for sharing and talking about the creative arts, sadly, are notably less accessible and, given Lucca’s help in taking what I write in .html and posting it directly to Patreon seeming to be fairly easy to do for him, I hope to bring you the following exclusives for the $3 tier…
1: Yosh & Peep’s Playful Parody of ‘The Binding of Isaac’
Back in 2016, Peep was introduced to a most interesting game by one of his Uncles. It had randomized dungeons, lots of unlocable content, years of upgraded content, and multiple routes a player could take to get one of many possible endings.
The game was described to me as if you were playing ‘The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past’, but with horror elements that played on religious themes. (My retina was about to detach for the second time that year when Peep got to play this game. I had begun to go color-blind with my available field of vision being compromised by regions of complete darkness.).
When Peep got his Nintendo Switch, he bought ‘The Binding of Isaac’ and, as a result of a prank we pulled on his older cousin, we kept talking about a game that could be made that would be just as fun in which keeps you coming back to play over-and-over that we codenamed, ‘The Binding of Madison’ / ‘The Binding of Chub’. (Peep still plays ‘The Binding of Isaac’ to this day, has all the DLC expansions, and has not yet unlocked all of the unlockable content.).
Since I cannot do programming code, but do have a background in Software Development & Project Management, I am going to utilize a spreadsheet, which will be converted to .PDF, to create this game. (FUN FACT: Peep tried using ‘SCRATCH’ to make the game, but it was very difficult with the limitations that ‘SCRATCH’ has given its use is primarily for creating simple programs to inspire future software developers.).
So, join Peep, Lucca, and I as we create a new take on this game that has held my son’s interest for over 7 years and inspired him to, without any Papa Ducky pressure, develop animation, art, and programming skills. (He also has taken up playing the guitar and, along with a class he was offered this year in High School, does play an instrument while trying to recreate songs from Anime and video games that he likes.).
2: METROID STORY FOR PEEP:
For those familiar with the famous bounty hunter, Samus Aran, from Nintendo’s ‘Metroid’ franchise, this will certainly be a fun treat and delightful change of pace from what you’ve all come to see me write so far.
This story has been building since 2010, when Peep was 3 years old and became an unstoppable fan of Samus and her Chozo Power Suit. Peep has played all the ‘Metroid’ games and finished them all, too! So, given he has played a few titles I never had a chance to play in the series, I’ve followed along with him and have discussed a concept for a follow-up, which now follows after the events of ‘Metroid: Prime 3’ and ‘Metroid: Dread’. The codename for this story is Metroid: Cryos Elektra.
The story takes place after Samus has been, due to her meddling in both the activities of the Space Pirates and Galactic Federation, has been forced into retirement. Old habits die hard and she learns that her old colleague, Anthony, who is from ‘Metroid: Other M’ sends out a distress message that finds its way to the bird-powered galactic hero. With her Zebesian friends, who also appeared in ‘Metroid: Fusion’, Samus overrides the monitoring systems installed into the Malkovich AI that the Federation installed into her gunship. She is now off to a distant world hidden within the frozen outskirts of a nearby solar system to help Anthony and discover what is going on within the mysterious, dwarf planet, Cryos Elektra.
3: PROJECT EZIL:
A story that I’ve talked about many times about helping those with disabilities better embrace what tools and resources are available to, truly, make them feel “Just like everyone else.”. It is a tale of a teenage girl with a visual disability much like the one I had. However, unlike me, she is going to get some very divine intervention towards seeing how, as we learned from Snowdrop, one does not need their eyes to find their place in the world. Or, in Bo Foxtrot’s case, save the world from a cosmic entity who is well on his way to make the universe into what he and he alone believes it should be.
4: TRULY BLIND REVIEWS AND/OR COMMENTARY:
Higher than $3 tier patrons will suggest movies, shows, and/or other media for me, an individual who has no eyesight, to describe the imagination / mind’s eye perspective of what earns the most votes. (Could be me doing 10 minute reviews of what I perceive to be shown visually via YouTube videos and/or livestreamed.). These videos will be made available to the general public as they are meant to be part of the continuation of Coping With Limitations Through The Arts.
5: COPING WITH LIMITATIONS THROUGH THE ARTS:
Anyone remember the hard work that was done by so many people from all over the world that I lead to share how ‘My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic’ allowed those with disabilities to find a way to be known for more than their physical and/or psychological limitations? The time has come to bring it back by going beyond ‘My Little Pony’ and show other media that can allow the world to see beyond negative stereotypes and first-impression misconceptions.
Those above the $3 tier will be able to suggest what content to cover and how it should be seen as something to help society see beyond outdated beliefs on what defines someone as ‘High Functioning’ and ‘Low Functioning’. We can also perform interviews, shared analysis, ways to practice what is being shared as a positive source of content for those with disabilities, etc.
Thank you for all your time, patience, and support. No matter what, I look forward to moving forward with this plan, along with any you may suggest I can / should do, so that I can truly feel that I am living a fulfilling life that is more purposeful than being a infantilized, 43 year old, human who can only feel happy as a pretend dino-duckling who happily waddles and toddles in his diapers to play with his other imaginary friends.
PATREON LINK:
http://patreon.com/MatthewPalumbo
Your Pal,
---Yosh E. O’Ducky
Matthew S. Palumbo
It is now time to start discussing what I can offer through Patreon that would be worth paying the $3 per month rate and above. Feedback is appreciated as, until I can figure out how to find employment that is doable and reachable by someone with no eyesight, working with Lucca on the Patreon will be my job. (I grew up in a family that was very hardcore about staying busy and being a contributor. My father raised my sister and I both on how our limited vision did not make us exempt from these rules. This family philosophy carried over into my college / university years with my dad fixated on my continued education until I was able to get a job that paid over $50,000 USD per year. I then carried this deep-seated need to work and be a contributor as I tried to maintain multiple jobs over the years as what eyesight I had left continued to fade into nothing. The guilt I felt from believing I was not doing my part to support my family lead into my, nearly life-ending, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). It is impossible to move past such heavily forced rules / definitions to be successful, but Lucca is helping me to know I am not a failure for how I cannot get a “real job”. Until then, the Patreon is going to help me transition to a healthier view on what defines success in my life. Should the Patreon succeed in some way of finding where I can continue to grow and contribute to society, great. If not, I thank all who had, have, and may consider supporting me during this time.).
QUACKY WORK FOR FUN:
http://patreon.com/MatthewPalumbo
PATREON BONUSES:
Most know that I post content on ‘Fur Affinity (FA)’ due to how it remains the most accessible to my screen reading software. It would be nice to go beyond FA as it is slowly starting to also become unusable to my screen reading software. Other sites for sharing and talking about the creative arts, sadly, are notably less accessible and, given Lucca’s help in taking what I write in .html and posting it directly to Patreon seeming to be fairly easy to do for him, I hope to bring you the following exclusives for the $3 tier…
1: Yosh & Peep’s Playful Parody of ‘The Binding of Isaac’
Back in 2016, Peep was introduced to a most interesting game by one of his Uncles. It had randomized dungeons, lots of unlocable content, years of upgraded content, and multiple routes a player could take to get one of many possible endings.
The game was described to me as if you were playing ‘The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past’, but with horror elements that played on religious themes. (My retina was about to detach for the second time that year when Peep got to play this game. I had begun to go color-blind with my available field of vision being compromised by regions of complete darkness.).
When Peep got his Nintendo Switch, he bought ‘The Binding of Isaac’ and, as a result of a prank we pulled on his older cousin, we kept talking about a game that could be made that would be just as fun in which keeps you coming back to play over-and-over that we codenamed, ‘The Binding of Madison’ / ‘The Binding of Chub’. (Peep still plays ‘The Binding of Isaac’ to this day, has all the DLC expansions, and has not yet unlocked all of the unlockable content.).
Since I cannot do programming code, but do have a background in Software Development & Project Management, I am going to utilize a spreadsheet, which will be converted to .PDF, to create this game. (FUN FACT: Peep tried using ‘SCRATCH’ to make the game, but it was very difficult with the limitations that ‘SCRATCH’ has given its use is primarily for creating simple programs to inspire future software developers.).
So, join Peep, Lucca, and I as we create a new take on this game that has held my son’s interest for over 7 years and inspired him to, without any Papa Ducky pressure, develop animation, art, and programming skills. (He also has taken up playing the guitar and, along with a class he was offered this year in High School, does play an instrument while trying to recreate songs from Anime and video games that he likes.).
2: METROID STORY FOR PEEP:
For those familiar with the famous bounty hunter, Samus Aran, from Nintendo’s ‘Metroid’ franchise, this will certainly be a fun treat and delightful change of pace from what you’ve all come to see me write so far.
This story has been building since 2010, when Peep was 3 years old and became an unstoppable fan of Samus and her Chozo Power Suit. Peep has played all the ‘Metroid’ games and finished them all, too! So, given he has played a few titles I never had a chance to play in the series, I’ve followed along with him and have discussed a concept for a follow-up, which now follows after the events of ‘Metroid: Prime 3’ and ‘Metroid: Dread’. The codename for this story is Metroid: Cryos Elektra.
The story takes place after Samus has been, due to her meddling in both the activities of the Space Pirates and Galactic Federation, has been forced into retirement. Old habits die hard and she learns that her old colleague, Anthony, who is from ‘Metroid: Other M’ sends out a distress message that finds its way to the bird-powered galactic hero. With her Zebesian friends, who also appeared in ‘Metroid: Fusion’, Samus overrides the monitoring systems installed into the Malkovich AI that the Federation installed into her gunship. She is now off to a distant world hidden within the frozen outskirts of a nearby solar system to help Anthony and discover what is going on within the mysterious, dwarf planet, Cryos Elektra.
3: PROJECT EZIL:
A story that I’ve talked about many times about helping those with disabilities better embrace what tools and resources are available to, truly, make them feel “Just like everyone else.”. It is a tale of a teenage girl with a visual disability much like the one I had. However, unlike me, she is going to get some very divine intervention towards seeing how, as we learned from Snowdrop, one does not need their eyes to find their place in the world. Or, in Bo Foxtrot’s case, save the world from a cosmic entity who is well on his way to make the universe into what he and he alone believes it should be.
4: TRULY BLIND REVIEWS AND/OR COMMENTARY:
Higher than $3 tier patrons will suggest movies, shows, and/or other media for me, an individual who has no eyesight, to describe the imagination / mind’s eye perspective of what earns the most votes. (Could be me doing 10 minute reviews of what I perceive to be shown visually via YouTube videos and/or livestreamed.). These videos will be made available to the general public as they are meant to be part of the continuation of Coping With Limitations Through The Arts.
5: COPING WITH LIMITATIONS THROUGH THE ARTS:
Anyone remember the hard work that was done by so many people from all over the world that I lead to share how ‘My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic’ allowed those with disabilities to find a way to be known for more than their physical and/or psychological limitations? The time has come to bring it back by going beyond ‘My Little Pony’ and show other media that can allow the world to see beyond negative stereotypes and first-impression misconceptions.
Those above the $3 tier will be able to suggest what content to cover and how it should be seen as something to help society see beyond outdated beliefs on what defines someone as ‘High Functioning’ and ‘Low Functioning’. We can also perform interviews, shared analysis, ways to practice what is being shared as a positive source of content for those with disabilities, etc.
Thank you for all your time, patience, and support. No matter what, I look forward to moving forward with this plan, along with any you may suggest I can / should do, so that I can truly feel that I am living a fulfilling life that is more purposeful than being a infantilized, 43 year old, human who can only feel happy as a pretend dino-duckling who happily waddles and toddles in his diapers to play with his other imaginary friends.
PATREON LINK:
http://patreon.com/MatthewPalumbo
Your Pal,
---Yosh E. O’Ducky
Matthew S. Palumbo
How does one become a Metroid fan at age 3? XD
I like the idea of TRULY BLIND REVIEWS. I think if you had money you could have somebody illustrate what you desired, or at least have an AI do it.
I hate to keep on asking this, but when do you think you'll open story/beta reading commissions? Will contributing to your Patreon help with you getting that together?
What I can best figure out is that my son likes making and being a part of the development of hardware and software. He also, given the friends he has had, gets along best with girls who are capable of body slamming him, riding bikes, etc. (I would not be surprised if, one day, he brings someone home for me to meet who is very much like Samus Aran.).
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I am getting caught up on comments and other such things that my big state of depression that was compounded by anxiety put me through. For now, the 'Patreon' is my biggest project to get off the ground. Knowing I can make it feel like a real job will boost my desire to create content for it and also journals, stories, etc. that are at the commission level for those, like yourself, who are interested.
If you can share a link to the Patreon, I'd be quite thankful. Most content will be at the $3 tier per month level. However, regardless, I hope to get myself free to work on projects for others that are not Patreon once I am fully caught up with all I fell behind on, get a good schedule for content release on the Patreon, and feel good about knowing I will finish what I start without undue delays to anyone who would pay me for work. :)
Much joy towards your family and friends who are playing those games that you mentioned.
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Thanks for all of your support, my friend. It means a lot to see you still around and having fun with all our pals. :)
I promise that once I can start working I will subscribe at least for a while to a higher tier. Dollar price has been decreasing a bit, so that's really positive to me hehe.
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Lucca read your ideas to me and I lik them! I just need to figure out the best way to share such fun things with everyone. (I have wanted to be open about who I am and what helps me get through each day despite how truly limited I am as a result of having no eyesight. Perhaps a journal opening up on how I would like to explain why I am a diapered dino-duckling can make it possible to get some of your great ideas moving forward?).
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After what society, my ex-wife, ex-wife's boyfriend, and FA recently suspending me, I really feel it is important to stop being so afraid of people knowing the real me and how I can be happy even though blindness makes it so very hard in a world that is heavily reliant on physical eyesight for nearly everything. :)
Looks like Peep has been a fan of 'The Binding of Isaac' for a long time! It's amazing how a game can inspire so much creativity and dedication. And with your project management skills, you're sure to create a game that will keep players coming back for more. Who knows, maybe Peep will be inspired to make a game of his own one day!
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What I put on Patreon will migrate here to FA, if it is possible. I'm developing the parody game for The Binding of Isaac using 'Microsoft Excel'. It helps me to recall how to use, without eyesight, such a spreadsheet program while also keeping items, characters, paths, etc. in a more digestible and less wordy order. If I can get the .PDF version to upload correctly, I'll be sharing how things go here for free in the near future.
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Thanks again for reminding me of how important it is to keep on pushing myself to get past those obstacles put up against those of us who are disabled. It is hearing from folks, like you, I realize I am far from wasting my time and my efforts do make a difference. :)