Good Vibes 2k17

I’ve been kind of a bummer all year, huh? Well, in an attempt to put things back into perspective for myself, I thought it might be nice to list all the GOOD parts of my year so far.

Ace and Anxious

1. Finished post-production! It’s a real thing!
2. Won “Best Screenplay” at London Indie Fest
3. Won “Best Comedy” at the Women’s Only Entertainment Film Festival
4. Won “Best No Budget Short Film” at the Wales International Film Festival
5. Got accepted by a bunch of other festivals as well
6. Premiered online to an incredibly positive response, especially from asexual Tumblr and Reddit which is validating.
7. Some members of Tumblr and Reddit asexual communities have thanked me for giving them the media representation that they’re so lacking
8. Got picked up for distribution by REVRY

Brains

1. Won “Best Original Idea” from the Web Series International Trophy
2. Got picked up for distribution by SeekaTV
3. Got nominated at a few other film festivals
4. Released new extended universe mini series “dusk of the dead”
5. Was the subject of my first-ever article accepted by The Financial Diet
6. Was a Stareable Staff pick (BEFORE I worked at Stareable) that screened at their first NYC screening event

General creative stuff

1. Wrote and filmed a new web series season: Sam and Pat Are Depressed (coming soon!)
2. Relativity, my friend Chris’ web series I executive produced (among other things), won “Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy” at the Minnesota Webfest
3. Released the Brains extended universe mini series “dusk of the dead” that I cowrote with my buddy RJ
4. Promoted to “producer” for my buddy Pablo’s web series Stray
5. Was hired as a producer for the web series The Mother Lode
6. Hit 200 subscribers on YouTube
7. Wrote a new comedy pilot that I’m really proud of
8. Wrote a bunch of weird short film scripts
9. Had a super fun table read of a short film I cowrote with my buddy Colin
10. My Bechdel Test vlog became my second most popular YouTube video of all time (over 2k views)

General personal stuff

1. Moved in with Quinn in our first solo apartment
2. Did you hear me? I NO LONGER HAVE ROOMMATES!! (no offense to any of my former roommates)
3. I celebrated my four year anniversary with Quinn
4. I made a bunch of new internet friends through the web series community
5. I made a bunch of new friends (many of whom are FROM the internet) in real life
6. Discovered the McElroys and all their wonderful podcasts
7. Saw My Brother, My Brother, and Me live
8. My friend Ellen came and visited me in New York, after not seeing her for like four years

Obviously more good stuff happened, but it’s useful to see it all laid out. This year started well, and a ton of awesome things happened during it, and I should remember that.