Achievement Unlocked (Patreon)

Well, you did it. You finally did it. You blew it up.

The Patreon goal, I mean. Thanks to the amazing continued support of long-time patrons and a recent influx of new folks, we crossed over the 10k benchmark!

I feel very proud! And weird! This is serious money and I am always hyper cognizant of making sure it's being put to appropriate use. Generally, it funds the following:

• My food/shelter
• Cat food
• Video equipment
• Software/web services
• Props (a lot of wigs lately...)

Now the time has come for me to take the next step, as stated in the goal: acquire a dedicated space for the production of videos and start involving other people in the process.

It's dicey. Patron numbers fluctuate, understandably. We may fall slightly below 10k after a while and climb back up a while later. So I've been trying to figure out ways I could expand without too much risk.

Then the apartment next to mine became available. I thought why not rent it and turn THAT into a mini studio? So I did it!

Not much to show at the moment - it's just an empty flat. But there's a reasonable space for simple filming. In fact... it's already been put to use! I staged and shot the "vlogger" segments of the last video there.

Don't worry, I still have the usual red room location, but this space will now probably become a part-time green-screen set for Quick Ds and whatever other things I can think of.

There is also another room which I'm starting to turn unto an editing suite.

I'm hoping this will make it easier to have someone come in and do additional editing/VFX work (whenever I find a capable person for that) while I simultaneously continue to work at my current home office.

Anyway, it's still a work-in-progress, but I'm trying.

And you're making it possible.

Thanks!

PS: If you have any specific questions/recommendations about any of this logistical stuff, please let me know.