The Drunk Boys

Before I get my rant on, I want to make sure youz allz attention is directed at an alcoholic named Chandler Yoning.

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About "The Drunk Boys"

Chapter 1: Alcoholic Chandler Yoning parties with his three alcoholic friends (Cameron, Josh, and Juanele) and discovers that all of them have had an affair with his wife. You decide to have Chandler pee on their heads.

Chapter 2: Drunk, Chandler takes revenge by peeing on his passed-out friend's (Cameron) head. Josh and Juanele wake up and grab him. You decide that Chandler should explain himself.

Chapter 3: A fight ensues and Chandler is thrown out after stabbing Cameron. Still drunk, he drives off into the night. You decide that he shall go back to the city in time for his Psychiatry appointment.

Chapter 4: Still drunk, Chandler wakes up the next morning and finds himself outside the apartment of his new psychiatrist, the attractive Pamela Betancourt. You decide the conversation should focus on his relationship with Cameron.

Chapter 5: Still quite drunk, Chandler has a very strange discussion with Dr. Betancourt, avoiding telling her much of anything from the previous night. He goes back to his car and finds a mysterious note from Cameron. He wants to meet and talk about Alicia. You decide Chandler will meet Cameron at University Bridge.

Chapter 6: Chandler joyrides to the meeting location. Cameron tells Chandler he and Alicia are running away together, and that Chandler will never see them again. He then shows Chandler a surprise, an abandoned baby girl Cameron felt guilty about leaving to die. He surprises Chandler again by knocking him out with the butt of his gun. Now the baby is Chandler's problem. Doing what You feel is right, Chandler takes the baby with him.

Chapter 7: Still drunk but sobering, Chandler gets the baby (who he named Wilbur) some food, diapers, and deals with his father on the phone, who is forcing him to see Dr. Betancourt in exchange for helping him out financially.  He returns to his apartment to find it empty. No Alicia. She packed up and left. No goodbye. He calls Juanele, who offers to help with Wilbur). You take it.

Chapter 8: Sobering, Chandler arrives at Juanele's house with Wilbur. He drinks some more and lays out on Juanele's couch. Falls asleep. You decide that Chandler quits drinking a week later. END OF ACT 1.

Chapter 9: He talks to Dr. Betancourt, again telling her nothing he wouldn't want his father to know since he knows she reports to him. Later, he talks to Juanele, who has grown very attached to Wilbur, perhaps because he lost his chance to be a father when his wife died in childbirth. Then... he arrives home and breaks down, crying. Alicia hasn't called in the past week. Chandler can't help it. He calls her cell phone, only to discover it lying under his bed. He panics, suddenly worrying that Alicia is in danger. You decide that Chandler needs to get Wilbur from Juanele and figure this mess out.

Chapter 10: Read it, and DECIDE FOR YOURSELF

Net Neutrality

If you haven't signed, sign it. I shouldn't have to tell you how important Net Neutrality is. Tom already has

A Stronger Newgrounds

Another thing Tom's been on about is streamlining Newgrounds for mobile and, by extension, the future in general. This is NG's only chance really, so I'm fully in support of those endeavors. 

Now, my thoughts:

Related to the whole "youtube screwing over animators" issue, NG's biggest problems continue to be audience stigma, UI, and yes, even awareness. 

Scrapping the bottom of Youtube's barrel. It's a chore to drag people over to NG to watch our movies and play our games.  Nowadays, if I mention Newgrounds to someone and they don't already know about my long-standing connection to it, the typical response is: That site still exists?

How are they ever supposed to know?

I understood the need to get rid of the NG store. It aggravates me to no end that we can't buy stickers. I have $9.25. in defunct store credit. I could have bought about 20 stickers and slapped them on strategic surfaces.

Second, TAKE DOWN THOSE FUCKING BLEACH ADS and give NG a SFW mode or something. I know there are limited options regarding who you partner up with but c'mon.  There's so much more to Newgrounds than the male gaze. It's time to show up on that front. SHOW UP.

I remain with Newgrounds mainly because I grew up with it and it hasn't comprimised its ideals over the years. If I ever win an Academy Award, NG will be in my acceptance speech. I want it to still be there when I do.

Lastly, I wanted to spotlight EVERYTHING, BY EVERYONE: A FILM ABOUT ONLINE CREATIVITY AND ENTERTAINMENT. Nathan Karuna kickstarted this project a few years ago. It's about time this thing came out. I urge you all to go to the kickstarter page and message him with a piece of positive support. You have no idea how encouragement can reenergize an artist. Just give him your best.