25 september 2024.

My family won the case against my landlord.

We received the verdict by mail around middle

of October.

Our apartment is still in shambles.

Landlord have the obligation to pay professionals to repair the apartment

and pay us a 500$ fine.

And I mean by this, he literally went back to Mexico to relax and

drink a margarita. Without doing anything.

Spineless freak.

7 out of 11 occupants of the block we live in

move out this july. 4 apartments are not

registered in the official adresses system.

Meaning the landlord get away with taxes,

and get literally full money of the rent for

himself.

We brought this up in the case, judge didn't

bat an eye. We paid around 2500$ to win

the case and got 500$ and a 10% rent reduction

for the former payments.

That's all we got in return..

We got less mold problems because we put 2 dehumidifiers

ourselves. He didn't paid anyone for these 3 years to fix any

water infiltrations that went through our walls.

My room is condemned since one year and half.

I sleep on the couch.

We attempted to move out through all this time.

Rent is 700$ plus 250$ for electricity and water.

The apartments around us is now worth 1250$ and 300$

for water/elec. Since we stayed there and it keep

getting higher.

The only reason we still got a low rent, it's because way stayed.

The landlord tried to rise the rent many times too.

Since we interfered with his maneuver, he got really made

at us. Because all the other landlords does this and we

are the rare ones who stop him so by legal ways.

He lay block bricks on our road entrance out of vengeance

when the case started to get in our favor. Threatened

to kick us out and said things that I won't mention here.

We recorded him on that part.

Then proceed to tell every neighbors that we were bad people,

saying the most ridiculous things you could hear of it.

They vandalised my mom's car. 5 times.

He rent the entrance road to a neighbor too while removing the brick wall.

After the case was settle and we received the final verdict.

The landlord went silent, took his porsche and let to Mexico.

I'm honest, even if we won on this one.

It kinda hurts to see how much the laws

and the authorities close their eyes on

people who got the money.

The police told us that he used to sell cocain

and ask us to not be in his way..

I just wish Justin Trudeau was kick out of being

Prime Minister and anyone that will stop this

none sense to happen. Not just to us.

Plus, if I wasn't here to defend my mother for her

safety. She would be homeless or worst.

I used to plan to leave and going in an apartment

alone. But since I saw how much the landlord

is a piece of shit.

I stayed, and I'm glad my mother is safe.

Let's hope I got money enough to make her retire from this

and move on to live my life by myself again.

But right now family is what I fight for.

Have a good day.

Overall I know a deadline works for most people.

I think for me it doesn't work that well.

I commited to few collabs and projects over this year

that is coming to an end. 2024 was a great year for

me, even with the bumps on the road and whatever

problem I got in life.

I keep going.

I wish people who hate me or love to be happy in life.

My motivation is unbroken, I have alot to work with in

the comic.

I'm tired to speak about it too, and just want to get

things done. This might be my last post of this year

too. I don't care.

But what I want to have in my work space, is fun.

Freedom, authenticity, good criticism and the ability

to make something without pressure.

November went big, for America. I'm happy

to see things work well for them and I am

not going to bring politics in here.

Overtime, I think I learned alot and I doubt I'll be able

to learn everything. Ever.

But what I am happy to be, is to be myself.

Here and in life too.

I'm just a guy who live for fun, essencially.

Anyway, wish everyone on newgrounds a successful november.

Hope to make stuff work well on my part.

I will work on the remaining collabs I commited to.

Then start the main project.

This will take me sometime. A time that I am okay to use for this.

Thank you.

Good bye.

My patreon feel like a sore thumb right now.

I dunno what to do with it, but it's been like a month since I check on it.

Kinda shifted to a different way of thinking right now and I have no

idea what to add on it in that sense.

I'm a little tired to draw NSFW drawings. I did that for like months, I know.

But I have so much work to do in other things.

It feels like a different world for me now.

I don't hate it, I just feel like my values on art overal is way different than this today.

Maybe I should take time to think about it before doing anything next.

Anyways, I'm still working on the comic right now.

Got a dozens of scenes that are coming together without forcing it too.

"Life's quick to burn if you think to much. But if you want the heat to keep you warm at night..

Just think about what makes you happy.."

"I'm not a perfect guy, never was.. But I love my life."

"In my teenage's life, everything took a turn for me.."

"Did alot of good things.."

"Bad things.."

"And, even worst things.."

"I'm not really proud to say the least.. But."

"I'm here to tell a story.."

"My story."

"This is what and who I am."

"Whatever you think of me, whatever might be the outcome of it all."

"I accept it."

"My name's Kyle Megura."

I decided to chill and drink a beer.

Watched many dogs and cats funny and cute

videos.

I feel like I need a good relief from everything.

So, I'm okay for anyone to make fan art.

But please do not say it's canon or whatever.

I'm optimist about people trying to make their

take on my original characters.

I'm not like Nintendo level of psycho anyways.

But I own the rights.

I'm actually working on scenes that matter on the meantime.

Got a couple of ones that keep popping up in my head.

I know I used to draw adult content and lewd stuff.

Just to specify, Kyle Megura's story will be either rated

T or M.

Will depend on what I see fit. Subjects will be about

growing up, sports, skate boarding, maturity, music and

wisdom growth.

I got inspired by a couple of movies through out this year.

Style will be slightly animesque and maybe Sin city colors

set.

But oriented on a graphic novel mental.

Probably full down to earth and maybe vaguely

supernatural if I feel that will be good to add it.

No jumping the shark though.

I have few visuals concepts in mind too, like inner thoughs or flashs

of "What if" in the narrative. That might put the idea of

magic or spiritual concept..

But overrall I then to focus more on the realism on this one.

I'm tired of the over powered troop or the lack of real love and respect

in any characters relationships lately.

Some part will be kinda slow to read too, I figured that setting the stage

is better to add context then just straight up went into the action.

Adding tension is hard these days in the narrative. Everyone have expectations

and mostly know stereotype.

I'm preparing to set up the town too. Which is going to take a big part in the story

of Kyle Megura, I named it too. I redone the title too of the comic book.

I'm 50/50 sure of if it's good.

Now I'm doing part drawing part writing. And I feel like I need to just make few steps each day

instead of rushing it. 6 months ago I wrote like 5 chapters, but I'm not really happy with the result.

Still got some work to do, I am learning too in the process.

I'm afraid I am not perfect in everything.

But essencially I got the motivation to keep

up none the less.

Right now I am doing side characters drafts as well.

Fleshing out a side character is rough btw.

With the knowledge I have on what not to do, like just making

random characters that have zero backstory or impact.

I'm stressed to have to redone couple of things over and over.

But anyway, that's the gist of it.

I let people have freedom to draw my character for fun, but I have the final verdict on what

will be on the story. Also I dunno if Kyle will be straight, bi or gay. For anyone who is curious

about it.

And I'm not going to precise that part, I prefer to let people made up what they want for now.

But I control the canon, and will at least do my duty to make it right.

So, I played guitar back in my 20s.

I search my closet and found that my guitar is broken.

I'll save up like maybe 200$-300$ for it and figure

whatever brand I am getting.

I swear music is essencial for me.

Right now I'm looking for clothing that will fit for Kyle.

(Used random pictures for references on google)

If anyone got any clothing designs, ideas for him

to be featured in the comic.

Send me a message or post some drawings and etc.

I'll credit you and you get the right for the clothing

ideas. Anyone is welcome to get a technically free

ad for their merch in my story.

Up to you, bye.

Specially with my buddies and drinking beers while joking around.

Life changed so much since 5 or 6 years..

People are getting distant, my friends went in their separate ways.

All for the money, like if that's helping it..

I miss laughing with people who gets my jokes and we have

inside stories that we both shares.

Like going biking in the woods, fishing together.

Camping and telling spooky stories..

Damn, I even wish I played Uno with anyone.

Things are not the same today.

Yesterday we went to the old house I lived in back when I was 14 years old.

Nothing changed there. My family know the owner of the house for like a decade

or more. He is a good friend in his 80s.

Returning there was very energizing and I felt like in a dream.

The backyard have a forest of many kilometers long with a small path that exist there even before

I was 14 years old. Went there and explored like I used to.

Now, I live in an apartment in the middle of the city.

But there it's different. Because you have no one

to bother you and whatever.

I even yelled like crazy just for the fun of it.

I had a good time, then we went to see my grandma

in her apartment to celebrate her birthday and

she wished me a birthday too.

We watched TV a bit, a music show and then

left at 8 PM.

I love my family.