michaelhamm
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New year, new US
🕑 Added 2025-01-01 01:34:54 +0000 UTCHoly fuck. Last night was such a weirdly emotional night. Over the weekend, I spent about 35 hours signing prints so they could be shipped out on Monday because postage is going up again tomorrow. What’s frustrating is that I didn’t know postage was going up—so if I had just dropped them off tomorrow, not a single one (of the hundreds) would have been mailed due to insufficient postage.
Like… can you fucking imagine that? After all of this—after my print company went out of business, after my shoulder injury made signing properly impossible, after half my prints didn’t even make it to me, after Canada Post went on strike—AFTER ALL OF THAT, the prints would just get thrown in the trash because they were stamped wrong???
Anyway, I got them done on time, and it will all work out. But it was still so emotional, knowing that I just sent my last large order of prints. Change scares the ever-loving shit out of me, and knowing that I’m going to stop doing something I started 7 years ago feels so weird. It’s hard to put into words how I feel. I literally cried after mailing my prints, and I know that’s so stupid.
Patreon has been my entire life for 7 years, and I’ve basically been doing it exactly the same way all this time. This January marks a new way forward, and while I’m hesitant that people won’t like it, I know it’s the only way to help me fall back in love with making costumes and art. As I’m writing this, I’m realizing I’d be better off making a video, so I think I’ll leave this for now and do that in January.
One thing I want to let you all know before we dive into the new year is that the rewards ARE changing, so please go take a look at the tier levels to see what’s going on. If you’re too lazy (like me), here’s the gist: physical prints are gone, and I’ve replaced them with some other things. The Batcave will now be part of Snapchat, and the $2 tier is gone. (If you’re part of the $2 tier, you can stay, but no one new can join.)
So yeah, I’m very tired, I’m not going to make it to midnight, but I’m so fucking grateful for the amazing year I had. I’m excited (and very scared) to see what 2025 brings. Happy New Year, everyone! Love you all, and despite my shitty attitude, I am genuinely excited to kick 2025’s ass.
Comments
Bobby Flores
The future is always promising my dear darling, you are always going to be destined for greatness and we will always be here to root for you and support you.
David
Good luck gourgeous!11
Nick Brown
Change scares me too. It's not stupid for crying...it's human. Like you said , this has been your life for 7 years and these are big steps you're taking. I'm totally fine with the new rewards and I'm not changing my tier level.
Jonathan Pouliot
Change is scary, but nothing new and exciting happens without it! The New Year (especially one where you’re making so many changes) is a great time to get an Emotional Cord Cutting and a Life Activation to help with leaving behind what no longer serves you and embracing what is for your highest and best good! Let me know if/when you’re ready and I can connect you with someone as close as possible to you to talk more about those. There are lots of practitioners all over 🇨🇦. 😊
Simon Ballard
If it helps, I'm sure no one is blaming you for the change. With my anxiety issues, and overthinking, change bothers me too so I am fully in sympathy. Just make sure to look after you, and whatever you do we all appreciate it. You're a special person and deserve a great year.
Guy Baker
Happy New Year, take a rest, recharge and hit the new year with your new changes. I can only speak for myself, while change is hard and scary, it's necessary and your supporters will still support you in your endeavors whatever form they take. Cheers to what's to come in 2025!
Jesse
Happy new years
Keith Courtney
Happy New Year! You are very appreciated!
Syll
I can’t speak for all of us, though likely most of us, we love you Michael, otherwise we wouldn’t be here no matter what tier we are at. We hope that you find that love and passion for doing this again because we surely love that you do! Thank you for taking care of yourself. We certainly want that. And while the pictures will be missed, in the last 7 years, we’ve certainly moved much more into the digital age. Prints can still be obtained if we want them, but I bet most just have their own online storage of sorts full of photos they keep. While change is scary, it can also be freeing. Step into the new year with that in mind. Let the freedom and creativity flow, and if the fear gets pushed in with it, maybe we’ll have some really creepy Halloween photos to look forward to!
Sebastian Ford
Happy New Year 🎊 Always do what feels right for you! Follow your bliss 🫶
