So I'm a 3D animator by trade and you might have heard the animation industry is having a real normal one right now and that trickles down to us slovenly Canadians who do most of the outsource work for platforms like Netflix and Cartoon Network. I'm good at my job and used to being out of work between contracts so I had some savings when I ended my last one.

That was in October and the industry doesn't look like it's getting back up and running until May/June which normally would be really rough but doable if my beautiful and talented wife didn't also start trade school in January. We've been scraping by on our savings, EI payments and even student loans to pay bills but it's not gonna last much longer

So I'm coming hat in hand and asking that if you've enjoyed The New Garfield or any of my other dumb schticks on this here website, consider dropping me a donation at my ko-fi. I would really appreciate it and I'll figure out some sort of thank you for everyone once we're in an easier place

ko-fi.com/cooltimesonline

Hey Hello! I'm Samz (or Zam or whatever other nickname you think suits me). I'm a queer scientist and artist with an interest in public and environmental health, worldbuilding, art, crafting, games, and learning in general. You can use any pronouns for me. In fact, the larger the list of pronouns used to refer to me is, the happier I am.
I love being here on cohost and just being around. As always, its lovely to meet you all and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Thanks to everyone who's helped out and shared. I'm a lot closer to having enough to make sure I can pay bills and stay housed while I keep fighting being illegally fired for union activity.

I won't lie, this is a scary thing to face given that as a trans woman who's higher-risk for covid and in poverty, but the support means a lot.

A birthday drawing for my bff! I went a bit overboard this year. Haha

After Tears of the Kingdom came out, she asked me if I'd consider drawing her dog as the light dragon.
I did consider.