so as i'm sure you all know, sonic shorts volume nine is on it's way after ten years of waiting. it may surprise some of you, but i'm actually not that big of a sonic fan. I've only played a handful of games and only interact with the franchise in an ironic/joking way. basically, i don't take it seriously at all. mario's always had the better games in my opinion. but i've always been a fan of sonic shorts ever since i was a little kid. there was one time in particular where me and three other kids on the elemantary school playground (well, not really a playground. it was a blacktop.) were trying to recreate our favorite scenes from the videos. eventually, i tried recreating that one scene where sonic, knuckles, and tails were kicking eggman ("why are you doing this?" "because we're sonic heroes") but i was doing it by myself as the other kids looked at me attempting to do it. i cringe everytime i recall that memory.

but anyway, the point is that i've been a big fan of these shorts, and when i saw they were finally making the ninth installment, i was super excited. i submitted my application, and i just recieved the email about 30 minutes ago letting me and dozens of other animators know that we were respectfully rejected.

i'm not trying to garner sympathy or plead my case as to why i should be in this project. if they make another one, i'll sure as hell try again. they rejected me for this one, and that's that. i just wanted to talk about it for a little bit. even though i'm cool with it, it's still a little depressing.