Complaining:

I recently moved into this new apartment in April. Ever since i've been here (or minneapolis, debating that one) I haven't been happy, like truely happy, in a while.  I'm in a shit relationship that I don't even enjoy anymore, my current job sucks and hate it, but getting a new one as I type this. My house is a constant mess becase of the people who live here, and my mone situation is constantly a problem. Plus STILL NO CAR so i'm forced to listen to the riff-raff of common folk, who's IQ usually range within 20-40 on the public transit.

Things have been just overly-shitty for some reason. I'm really in need for somethings to change because I'm about to retire Minnesota, and move back home, and start over there. I'm basially working off of a failed dream in an attempt to re-create my life. I was suppose to attend Art Institutes for 4 years, dropped out because wasn't learnng anything new. Girlfriend is basically stuck with me, and i'm stuck with her because we have no where to go but want to stay in the same area. It sounds confusing but we signed a lease together so we're in this till the end. When it ends I plan on dropping the ball.

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Good things:

I've come up with 2 new things I want to make other than No-Brainer. One is a parody of Jimmy Neutron, the other is an original taking place in a mixed place of time zones. I'm going to collaborate with some friends on these cartoons to see if we can work towards opening a private studio. I'm really hoping these go well, because opening a studio right now is like a dream of mine.

Ok that's it. Bye.

So i've had this thing called a Patreon for a while now. It hasn't gotten a lot of attention, but I guess that's expected since there isn't a "fan-base" that big that's following me. HOWEVER, if you're reading this post, I would be so happy if you donated at least $1 to my patreon.

I want to be able to make a living off of the work I make. I put enough time into these that make the work look good. HOWEVER, I don't have the TIME to put into these to make it as good as it could be.  I'm too busy working a full-time job to make ends meet. I don't even need that much to pay the bills here, but making a No-Brainer episode per month would pay the bills and be able to get me out of a regular old job and put me behind the scenes animating even more!!

Your name never goes un-noticed too! I always credit you in the credits as a Awesome Patron!

Help me out by going here: http://www.patreon.com/nobrainer

Also, new animation coming really soon! I swear! :D

It's been a long time coming, and the animations I've done have finally paid off.

I'm finally part of Frederator Channel.

Just wanted to tell you that. I'm super excited!

I would like to thank http://mait192.newgrounds.com/ (mait192) for scouting me in the Art Portal! Thanks mate!

I am EXTREMELY DISSAPPOINTED with how it turned out here. I put in a lot of work with this cartoon, and only to get out-voted and under-appreciated once again. I feel like my work, no matter what I do, always gets missed here. 

I DON'T EVEN HAVE A REVIEW ON THE MOVIE.

I will be uploading whatever I make next here, and if it goes un-noticed or under-appreiciated, then i'm gonna have to stop using Newgrounds because obviously the system doesn't like me.

If it sounds like I'm mad, it's because I'm extremely pissed.

I'm really happy to say No-Brainer Episode 6 - Atlantis (Part 1) has been finished. It actually didn't take that long to make, and put a lot more into the animation of it then previous episodes. The response has been great on it so far, so if you're reading this and you liked the video, please tell me your thoughts!

I have been itching to get this thing done since I started school, which was around July. Speaking of school, I have some news about that.

I'm dropping out.

Reason? I have just realized this is a terrible school. It's being sued by the department of justice for $11 Billion for hiring bounty hunters to get low income students to apply. For every kid that signed up, they received $1000. Also their animation program sucks. I haven't learned anything the entire time I've been here, so I'm not really invested in it anymore. Plus the school (i've been told) is going to be shut down anyways, so why not back out now while I still can do something. I do plan on applying for another school, but in the future. Right now, i'd kinda like to see where I can go on my own! I have a house lined up with friends so it's gonna be another Oney Stamper PsychicPebbles deal :)

I'd also like to share some upcoming project plans with you!

Rick and Morty Parody:

I have been loving this show so far, that I thought I'd sorta break out from my regular style, and do something rather odd, and make a parody of Rick and Morty, which is turning into one of my favorite shows. I have a few jokes lined up for it, so it's looking good so far. Still scripting it, so we'll see what happens.

NB6 - Part 2

As I had stated over on YouTube and on my Facebook page, Production will start sometime near the end of January (1/25/14 to be exact). Nothing to really report on here. Part 2 will continue the story of Part 1 and answer a lot of questions that Part 1 didn't exactly cover (Bad script writing my bad).

No-Brainer 7

My body gets the chills just saying No-Brainer 7. However, No-Brainer episodes won't be referred as Episode numbers anymore after NB6 Part 2. I don't want to give out too much, but the theme for this episode is Zombies. I would expect this one around September.

No-Brainer RPG

Shut your fucking mouth. I know what you're gonna say, and don't say it. I know we all know I haven't made a single game that I announced before, but I'm taking it slow and concepting it out before giving Evan the thumbs up that we're totally doing this. This is an idea that's currently being concepted (as I just fucking said) to make sure this is something I'd want to dive into before starting production.

Well that's about it for now! Check back every so often for posts on how things are going! Catch ya later, and don't forget to watch No-Brainer Ep6 - Atlantis (Part 1)!!

So there are two things in the pipeline right now:

-NB6

-NB Christmas Special

These things should be out around January, and don't plan to have any delays (as of now). NB6 should be ready for release as of Janaury 10th. If that goal is not met, well, crap.

The Christmas Special is being animated by someone else currently, but we aim to finish that around either ON Christmas or sometime around christmas.

Things should be out really soon! :)

Hey there. Sooooo cartoons. Yeah, doesn't look good for me right now. I happen to be working with the worlds WORST schedule right now. If you guys really want to see more No-Brainer cartoons, I would highly recommend throwing me like 2-3 bucks.

I'm constantly working, and I never have time to myself anymore. If you guys want to see cartoons come out at all, I seriously need some support. I have been trying, and will still try to make cartoons, but I'm asking for you guys to help me out.

Patreon (for those of you who don't know) is basically a tip-jar. Throw 2-3 bucks to me, and when I make a cartoon, THEN you get charged. More is explained in the video. You can even get rewards for how much you pledge. There are also goals we can meet, which eventually lead up to me quitting my job to make cartoons full-time.

Hope you consider donating!
~Derrek

Hey there. Sorry I haven't made a post in a while. I'm getting pretty set for college, while working on the brand-spankin' new NO-BRAINER EPISODE 6. This one is about Atlantis, and I hope it ships out as soon as possible.

Not much to talk about. I really keep my business and main stuff over on YouTube now. Like I said before, Newgrounds is kinda just not my place anymore. After 6 years and not accomplishing much, and having about 5 episodes out, you'd think I'd have some following. NEGATIVE. I will keep posting videos here, as well as over on YouTube.

Somethings you may have:

ICON SET #1 It has 7 No-Brainer icons, as well as 2 special ones.

Also a Wallpaper at the bottom. Enjoy.

EDIT: fuck the image uploader isn't working. It's in the Art Section, take a look.

When I posted No-Brainer: Baby Alien, I was expecting something everyone would like, and something that had zero to no flaws in a cartoon. I was dead wrong.

People, I make these cartoons in hopes that I can maybe go on to make bigger things that I know I can rely on to support me one day, because I love what I do. When it's sort of smashed by the people of newgrounds and the number of views I get on Youtube, I know it's nothing personal, but I have been here on the internet long enough to think I deserve some credit. I like to believe I make funny content, and if not, I can always take a turn to games. I've said this before, but now i'm majorly competing that though with "Either I do Games, or Comics.." and I really mean it.

Animation is fun, when you're not controlled by anyone to do something specific. But even in those conditions, it can still be a fun process. However, I only feel proud of the work if others enjoy it as well. Newgrounds doesn't have that "feel at home" distinction for my animations anymore. I'm contemplating the idea of leaving the Animation business at YouTube, but hopefully staying here for the games.

Hopefully I hope you fans who aren't subscribed to me on YouTube will take heed to me over there. Because after typing this, I kinda made up my mind. Posting animations here, only hoping to get into Top 5 to then come out with crushed dreams, and realize that Top 10 was even out of reach for this shows the voting here is kinda fucked up. I don't mean to hate on newgrounds but to compete with Games as well as other Animations as beyond retarded.

You can see new things coming to YouTube soon, and maybe a game or two here. Sorry Newgrounds, it's been fun, but my animating days on Newgrounds are dead.

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Fan-Art by EthanAlways