Every year I'm a little more flabbergasted by how fast it goes. It's the very end of November as I write this and there's still a small chunk of the year left, but in a blink that will over too. Part of it is just being continually occupied with projects, I suppose. To that end, 2015 has definitely been my busiest year as a working artist. So much happened both professionally and personally. Right now I'm still riding the wave of gratitude and tryptophan from Thanksgiving, so I'm feeling introspective I guess. This year I've learned a lot about community, family, letting people in and letting some people go. It's difficult to outline everything that happened, and some stuff you wouldn't believe me if I told you anyway. Here are some highlights.

In January, I traveled to Seattle for an incredible birthday trip that included a Ghostbusters-themed burlesque show. I did the flyer.
In February, flew to Mexico for my sister's wedding. There was drinking, sketching and lots of "bathroom time". Thanks, Mexico.
For Valentine's Day, I traveled to San Diego for a studio portrait session with Chase No Face, the cat without a face.
BART, the Bay Area's rapid transit system featured my artwork in train cars throughout the system.
I made a shirt design for a robotics conference in Hamburg, Germany.
Arcade cabinet maker X-Arcade hired me to imagine some fictitious retro machines. I came up with "Snack Fighter" and "Space Race".
I beta tested a new revolutionary input device called the Sensel Morph.
I made lots of cover artwork for No Starch Press, a publisher that makes tech books fun.
My "Drunk Tweets" paintings were featured at Gestalt bar in San Francisco
I went to Comic Con and didn't even have to work a table this time! Instead, I sketched, walked around, and took photos.
I dressed up at Super Mario for an event at Oakland's Fairyland.
I made illustrations for Target featured at their D23 Expo booth in Anaheim, California.
I exhibited at SF Zinefest and the 2015 Alternative Press Expo.
I flew home to Michigan for my cousin Jacob's wedding and visited family, swam in a pool, and saw some old friends.
The mysterious secret art cult I was in broke apart. Yet, somehow the best parts of it still linger.
My hammock that secret art cult friends were lounging in broke apart. I crowdfunded a replacement. Now I have two hammocks.
Make Magazine featured my gold/black buttons as a tutorial on their website.
Months later, Make hired me to make a mural at the Make Media Lab.
I made artwork for a "robot carnival" themed art show at Gallery1988 West in LA.
The obsession with Chase No Face spawned a comic strip drawn in the style of Garfield. I call it "Garface".
I was in a Phyllis Diller themed art show.
I drew "Abraham" for an Oakland Animal Services art benefit. You can adopt the real Abraham here.
I'm now the current Artist-In-Residence for Planet Labs, whose goal is to image the entire Earth every 24 hours with tiny satellites.

I've written a lot of these recaps over the years and it seems like I always end it with, "Who knows what 20-- has in store??", but this time I don't think it's ever been more honest. I honestly have no idea what's going on next year beyond parts of January. I hope it's as interesting as this year and maybe even just a little better. I wish my friends, family, and community of local weirdos the best for the coming year. I'm just glad to be here. Talk to you soon.