Mega Update POST

What's up guys. I have some things to share with you. These are the topics I will address in this hefty post:  

1) The latest status update for SEKIROT
2) The upcoming stream schedule
3) My health
4) The stupid hole in my basement.  

1) Last couple of weeks have been exactly what you would expect from me. An endless, painstaking routine of work, as I'm slowly approaching the completion of the project which i hope will see the light near the end of the month. I had to focus all my time and energy on the cartoon, to the point where I had to stop any kind of stream or recreational activity. It's always been like this....foolish me though hoping that Sekirot would have cut me some slack, but it has been as challenging as my other projects, probably due to making everything look more professional and pushing the bar a little bit higher, while again ending up with another 25 minute piece. Wolf is also a very detailed character, so every time he's on screen, it's been quite hard to portray all the mechanism and intricacies of his costume. To cut it short: I'm only now coloring the toon (the last step and more pleasant part).  Once again i want to say that, i think it will be worth the wait. The vast majority of you guys are epic fans and have the patience and understanding of what it means to put these projects together as a one man operation. I'm not gonna quote Miyamoto and his thoughts on delays, cause you guys already heard that quote a million times...but this is not Cyberpunk 2077 either. Due to my efforts on the project, I'm still in decent shape for a release this month, but i can't guarantee that i will hit the mark (more on this later). Last thing i wanted to mention is that after Sekirot I'm going to finally employ someone to help me with the animations, that's a promise, because i can't take it anymore.

2) So, we have some Animation Streams to recover, and this FRIDAY I'm finally coming back. They will not be as long as my usual though, but I will be there nonetheless for a couple of hours, so i look forward to seeing you there. BUT, tomorrow (Tuesday) I have a bit of treat for you (and me) as i want to ease myself into streaming again after a long time, so we will take 1 hour or so to check out the Final Fantasy 7 Remake demo. I think it's the right occasion to catch up with you guys, without the pressure of also having to draw. Besides, Final Fantasy 7 is a strong contender for my next project, but we shall see if some other stuff catches my attention, for example the next From Software game...which we still don't know anything about. Anyway, If the FF7 remake parody will be chosen, it will be a small episodic series from time to time, due to the nature of the game itself been episodic. We will see though, nothing is set in stone, and i will draw (some) conclusions after i try the demo tomorrow.   

This is my Twitch, go leave a follow if you want to tune in tomorrow or on Friday!
Thank you guys! https://www.twitch.tv/matthewshezmen   

3) For the health stuff...just to reassure you, i DON'T have coronavirus, even though Italy has been fucked up pretty badly by it, as you might have seen on the news. I'm ok. But nonetheless, I haven't been well recently....I think it's due -in part- to the change of season + some regular work stress. After all, it's common for people to encounter some health problems during this time of the year, it's no surprise, I'm just more likely to encounter issues, usually. Anyway, i seems to be on the upswing now...! but to be safe, my doctor has scheduled for me a series of checkups this month. I got lucky it all got scheduled fast, and that's because for better or for worse, nobody is at the hospital now due to the coronovirus outbreak, so this month will be a constant going to the hospital for checkups here and there, hopefully, without wasting too much time. Just so you know, they just put me in the first slots that were available, and thankfully when it's about health checkups of any kind of urgency, sooner is always better. So i'll take that gladly, even if it collides with my animation duties, cause as you guys say all the time, health always comes first.

4) One more thing (god...it never ends!!!) the pipe/hole problem in my recording studio is not fixed yet!!!  (photo below ) because they can't find the source of the damage (they are still not sure what caused the damage).. So they told me to wait for when it rains a lot, and let them know if i see any water pouring through the wall, and report it to the insurance company. This shit has been an atrocious waste of time since January and I don't think I'll be able to have this fixed in time for the parody recordings, so what I'll probably do, is just put some bed sheets on that side of the room and on the floor, and try to dampen the sound as much as possible. It will not be as good as it was before but.... FUCK IT MAN! If i keep waiting for the insurance i might as well die of old age. I need to find a solution asap to record my voice performance, even with some minor compromises. Yet another pain in the ass i didn't need...   

Thanks for reading through all of this, I will see you tomorrow night, so at least we can have a little bit of downtime together that I much need now. And to all of you who still believe in me and are willing to support me, even through all the delays and life getting in the way of my artistic output, thank you guys. You are epic, because I don't think i would be this patient if i was in your shoes, especially the Patreon supporters. It's true that i always do my best to work as much as i can all the time, but still, keeping you wait is one of the worst feelings of my professional life.
Love you all, see you soon.
Shez