10-year goals

I would be animating Séamus singing a Celtic song with some friends since he's a travelling bard.

ProgressI've been practicing drawing on my iPad with procreate which has been a lot of fun. I am going to be working on a short cover for Fionnghuala.

I started a couple channels under MykDoesStuff and Love.irish where I posted videos about things I was working on. I took a break to focus on work and learn since recording the videos as well as learning was a lot for me since this is all new. I like twitch so the idea is to do most of the videos live and edit them afterwards.

ProgressI want to post some for Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day coming up plus some update videos on my youtube channel like what Ive been up to or goals. I posted the stream for the stained glass project to my personal channel. I plan on posting a mix of stream VODs and edited videos on specific topics or projects.

I am working on a secret project for a gift which will be unveiled at the Glass Craft and Bead expo in 2025 for their Gallery of Excellence.

ProgressThe studio I go to locally has been helping me learn the different techniques and I learned how to do the glass painting this month which was the last one. It's oven cured so won't come off! I also worked on this for my first stream which is another goal but want to keep doing it this month before officailly marking it completed.

Seachtain na Gaeilge (or Irish Language Week) is an online celebration from March 1-17th to promote Irish language in Ireland and around the work as part of the revival efforts since it has been considered a dying language.

ProgressI am working on a simple guestbook feature for the site plus trying to get some merch ready, possibly a short animation using Séamus the Snake art and a couple other things. Wish me luck! 🍀🤞🏻

I was impacted by the recent layoffs at Dropbox. I am looking for a new job as a product engineer or something else where I can use my skills as a creative

ProgressI have been taking some time to reflect on my career (like working on this site) as well as some projects like a couple stained glass pieces and learning game development with Godot which I participated in a game jam for.

Part of the problem with the channel last time was recording the video & audio plus editing took enough time that it was hard to do that and actually learn things that I would make videos about. This time I am using the approach that tech streamers like Theo & ThePrimeagen use where they stream their content and then edit the recordings twitch provides afterwards. I am going to start streaming on Twitch for MykDoesStuff where I'll be sharing what I learn or am working on to inspire others to work on projects of their own.

ProgressI have been tinkering with OBS and got some scenes setup like a starting soon or multicam setup. I also did my first stream this month so I should be improving from here! 🎉🎉🎉

An annual event in Vegas which has over 300 different classes and I signed up for some including hot glass sculpting, 3d stained glass dragon project and even submitting my own piece to their gallery for a chance to win a prize.

ProgressI am close to finishing the stained glass project I will be submitting to their Gallery of Excellence with the chance to win awards. My mom and I are driving to Vegas since we will have a lot of tools and the project with us.

Learning game development with original game character design and will publish my first mobile app game.

ProgressI just completed my first game jam using Godot so I am closer to being able to publish my first mobile game, "Pub Defense", which is the second version described in the portfolio page for the game jam.

This would be the first animated project under Love.irish and feature a story from Irish mythology and celtic rock music.

Early concepts in the works for a couple pilots and other animated projects featuring original characters as well as pulling inspiration from Celtic mythology and folklore.

A combination of CapitalG and Alphabet, this would be my own firm which would invest in internal and external projects as well as companies that create opportunities to promote the 6 celtic languages and culture (Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, Cornish) using funds from publicly traded stock to make them accessible to retail investors.

People can visit the real-life location from the animated series and enjoy a pint and a pizza while playing games or watching live music. The pub would feature a stage for live music and a large screen for watching sports and movies with a turn-key design for potential franchise expansion.

Similar to the state owned park California, this property in the bay area would feature trails for off-road vehicles with support for large-scale 1k+ person events like Camp Jeep as well as a major camel farm for people to experience Saudi culture

ProgressPlans for another expat reunion in Saudi was announced for 2027 so I am excited to be able to go back and visit.