The Whale

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Why are you fishing for a whale?

It started with my boss telling me we needed to find a whale. (Not the kind swimming around in the ocean.) To help finish a community sports facility we've been working to rebuild.

Being newly single after a 12-year relationship, I suggested perhaps I could find myself a sugar daddy instead.

I mean, if we're looking for someone with money, why limit our options?

Apparently, that wasn't quite what he had in mind.

So naturally, I decided to take my search to the internet.

And here we are. Fishing for a whale, two dollars at a time.

What's the actual story?

A few years ago, this wouldn't even make me blink.

I took on the challenge of helping turn around a struggling indoor sports facility because I believe it's something our community needs. At the time, I was in what I thought was a secure 12-year relationship, building a future I assumed I'd be living for a very long time.

Turns out, I was wrong about that part.

So now I'm rebuilding my personal life while trying to keep a few rather ambitious projects alive.

There's the Dome, which needs the right investment and a sustainable future.

There's Ember Marquee, an immersive entertainment business I created to bring new opportunities into the facility.

There's my dream of reopening Keystone Rampworks, a skatepark, coffeehouse, and all-ages music venue, because I believe people deserve places to gather, create, and belong.

There's Failing at its Finest, a book inspired by my extensive collection of questionable life experiences.

And A Freak Accident, a four-host comedy podcast bringing the chaotic, unfiltered energy of morning zoo radio into podcast form. My role? Attempting to keep the other three hosts on the rails. Which may very well be the most unrealistic project on this list.

And then there's music.

The one thing I absolutely refuse to give up. It's been my constant through all of this, and I'd love to spend more time writing, recording, collaborating, and sharing it.

Meanwhile, I'm finding a new home, learning how to be single again, running a sports facility, building websites, managing advertising, programming, creating content, developing businesses, and doing what increasingly feels like six people's jobs.

All while making a reasonable effort not to die in the process.

You know. Just a few minor projects.

What happens if I tip you?

First, thank you. Whether it's $2 or $200, I appreciate that you found something here worth supporting.

Tips go to me personally as an independent creator. They help support my music, writing, creative projects, and the rather unglamorous business of keeping myself financially independent.

And here's where that connects to the bigger picture.

The more financially independent I become, the less I need to rely on the Dome for my personal income. Ideally, I'd love to be able to contribute my time there without needing a paycheck, allowing more of its resources to go toward building a sustainable facility.

And if this ridiculous experiment happens to introduce me to someone interested in investing in or sponsoring one of these community projects?

Well, I suppose I really will have caught a whale.

To be clear, tips are not donations to the Dome, charitable contributions, or investments. They're voluntary payments supporting me and my creative work.

Are you seriously trying to become a millionaire?

I mean, would you complain?

The million-dollar goal is really part of the joke.

I'm curious what happens when you combine a ridiculous idea, a little human-made art, complete strangers, and the internet.

Maybe nothing happens.

Maybe I make enough to cover the advertising bill.

Maybe I fund an album.

Or maybe somebody shares this with the person who helps bring a community project to life.

I've certainly invested more time and money in ideas with less entertaining premises.

Worst case, I've made something ridiculous. Best case, I get to make a lot more things that matter.

And if you're the whale we've been looking for, please introduce yourself.

I'd love to hear from you.

The sugar daddy position, however, remains subject to a considerably more complicated application process. mikkistpierre.com/date

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