I'm breaking our typical update convention just to share some fun/exciting personal stuff. Gonna talk about medical stuff below, so if that squicks you out, this is your sign to stay away! There will be no Murka stuff in this update, so you won't be missing anything about the books.
this is the eagle that protects you from reading things you don't wanna read - absolutely majestic
This is your last chance!
Get on out of here!
You sticking around? Alright, rad!
Unfiltered hospital photo jumpscare! Ahh!
I'm currently in the hospital because tomorrow morning I'm donating my liver!
Tomorrow morning they're gonna wake me up at like 6 AM and take me down to the operating room and I won't wake up until like 10 hours later, haha. I'm really excited! This is something I've wanted to do for a long time, and I've been actively working towards this procedure for about a year and a half. And now the time is finally here!
I'm VERY fortunate to have people in my life like my two Murka design partners, Brad and CJ, and my partner Cheyenne (who is also doing Murka's layout!) to support me through it. The recovery is about 10-12 weeks, and I wouldn't be able to do it if it weren't for them being so willing to support me through it all. So, special thanks to them, they're the best. Absolutely love them.
I'm mostly posting here because you all have been such wonderful supporters of our work, and I could use your thoughts, luck, prayers, anything you're willing to share! I'm not really nervous about it, mostly just excited and antsy. Feels like a LOT of time and effort—not just my own—went into making this moment a reality. And now I'm on the precipice of the big jump!
Thanks for being such an amazing community. Really cannot appreciate you enough. Very thankful to all the folks I've met, chatted with, for the folks who shared their ideas, for everything. You give what we do meaning. You give ME meaning. I'm one of those lucky few people on this earth who know for certain, without a shadow of a doubt, what they want to do with their lives. I want to make games. That's my purpose. And thanks to you and people like you, I have gotten to fulfill that purpose for years, and if I'm lucky, I'll get to do it for many more years to come.
Thanks for everything. I promise we'll get an update out next week with some fun and exciting new Murka stuff for you all, we've really been cooking with these final edits and additions. I am blown away at the new content we're generating, and can't wait to share more about it. It may not be me personally writing the next update (I'll be in the hospital for a little while), but I'll be there in spirit.
