Grimm Grinner Creative

Set up the Instagram for @welcome_to_the_wastes! This is a project that I've been sitting on and stewing on for the better part of 5 years, and everytime I came back into the foreground of my mind, I shrugged it off. I never thought I would have the equipment or means to do something like this. Then, as I accumulated the stuff to work on voices so that I can make a go at voice acting, I realized that I now had everything I needed to make my dream a reality! There isn't much yet, but go check out the IG and the Facebook page (twitter coming soon!), check out the teasers I'll be tossing up, and keep an eye and ear out for when the first episode gets published! #wasteland #postapocalypse #welcometothewastes #grimmgrinner #fallout #fabulouskilljoys #nukamaple https://www.instagram.com/p/CEfbdelHi6f/?igshid=uhj52xc6qi4x

Just posted to my story about sitting down to record, but also felt like making a slightly more solid post, as I'm very excited to be sitting and doing some runs of the "prologue" script I finished writing yesterday. Testing to see how the words flow, and making some small changes and improvisations where I can before I sit and edit together the final version. And I already have ideas in mind for small moments and beats in the episodes to come! This project has been rattling around for years, and hearing my voice saying the words that I originally thought were a pipedream is so damn satisfying. With any luck, in the next couple weeks, I'll have more to show off and put up to try and muster some hype before I put out the finished product. And I'm still looking for wastelander names! Got a few, but the bigger the list, the more I have to work with. #fallout #wasteland #postapocalypse #voiceacting #vaultboy #recording #welcometothewastes #nukamaple #grimmgrinner https://www.instagram.com/p/CEcqOkhHun_/?igshid=1v2ejkrd2rgqq

Writing and working on that project that I teased a bit of a week ago. I've had an idea like this floating around in my head for a while now, and after camping over the weekend, and letting my mind breathe a bit, I've got some creative juices flowing again. Just downloading some sound effects to layer over the future recordings and writing out some of the ideas so that I can start building some stories. But, I pose a question to everyone who may see this post: What would your "name" be in a post-apocalyptic wasteland? Think Mad Max (Toecutter, Furiosa, Immortan Joe), Fallout (Three Dog, Buttercup, Professor Goodfeels), Danger Days (Party Poison, Dr. Death-Defying, Fun Ghoul), those kind of things. If you have a fun name you would adopt and are cool with me potentially referencing it, drop it in a comment or a message. And if you have a sort of backstory, that could be fun too. #fallout #madmax #dangerdays #fabulouskilljoys #apocalypse #recording #vaulttec #nukacola https://www.instagram.com/p/CEU7O7VnCWr/?igshid=qhn43247cneh

Some inspired campfire shots. #grimmgoescamping #dragonzord #stars #morpher #campfire #mandoorhandhookcardoor https://www.instagram.com/p/CELE7vZnmyO/?igshid=1whh9vezn6240

If I recall, I saw a photo from @cantadaforce asking if you bring your morpher with you travelling, just in case. Absolutely. #powerrangers #powermorpher #mmpr #dragonzord https://www.instagram.com/p/CEK90ATnCyu/?igshid=pshkeg30iddb

Finally got around to putting a bunch of patches on my jacket! I bought this thing just before the pandemic shut things down, and have even bought a few new patches from @deathsaves early on. I kept saying, "Oh, I should do that this weekend" for a few weeks, and never did. No idea why today was the day where I decided to do it, but I'm glad I did. #deathsaves #arkhanthecruel #dragonzord #greenranger #powerrangers #bobafett #starwars #repothegeneticopera #geneco #arkhamasylum #batman #thejoker #tinytina #bteam #borderlands3 #dungeonsanddragons #patches #pride #nerdjacket https://www.instagram.com/p/CDFMSSjnIaB/?igshid=14ufjf81z35t1

Always fun when the mail comes in and is awesome things! Grabbed a Hope Shield from @wyrmwoodgaming, my first purchase from them, and certainly not the last. I just need to be able to have money to afford it! I also got the Crimson Hawk power coin and Lord Drakkon pins to go with my other @lineagestudiosart Power Rangers pins. The Drakkon ones are slightly bigger than I expected, but it's great to show off the detail when I wear them out! #lorddrakkon #powerrangers #crimsonhawk #ryuranger #takethis #wyrmwood #pins #hopeshield https://www.instagram.com/p/CDCtE-3HaRT/?igshid=k434nqi0h7ni

Same nerd, 26 years apart. A little bit less Power Rangers in today's birthday shot, but the stuff I got is still amazing! With the fact that I have been amassing some particularly morphenominal stuff, I felt the need to recreate the photo from my 5th birthday, when I got the motherlode of Rangers memorabilia. The fact that I nailed the face perfectly is kinda creepy. (The blade blaster was a gift to myself) #powerrangers #mightymorphinpowerrangers #dungeonsanddragons #whiteranger #lightningcollection #legacycollection #wildemount #criticalrole https://www.instagram.com/p/CC4af3HHhji/?igshid=1xacjg54q9vnb

My birthday is 2 days away! So I'm going to post something cute or nerdy or silly each day until then. Just for the good feelings. My friends/co-workers edition! Getting to work in a comedy theatre has definitely been an interesting experience, and has brought so many lovely faces and personalities into my world, and some crazy shenanigans. From having crazy parties, either at work after a particularly fun shift, or out at a different bar, to opening nights and staff variety shows, there have definitely been some exciting times. And today's post is just a few snapshots into some of those times, and my excitement to see those people again, and make some more fun stories! #friends #fun #underdogsshow #restinspice #spicecrew #jackskellington #shenanigans https://www.instagram.com/p/CCzxd-FHlR3/?igshid=1bs8ubbajai0g

My birthday is 3 days away! So I'm going to post something cute or nerdy or silly each day until then. Just for the good feelings. I miss D&D. Like a lot. I know, I know, online is definitely a wonderful thing. And believe me, I was stoked for it at the start of all this. But for me, nothing will ever beat playing in person. Spending Friday afternoons before work playing a campaign with my co-workers and friends, playing my goliath barbarian, Agnak. Setting up the map, sipping an extra large coffee, and being crazy weirdos in the Maze of the Blue Medusa. I look forward to playing in person again with any of my friends. Rolling dice, weaving a story, and having that escape. #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #agnakthebarbarian #mazeofthebluemedusa @coreycp @cs.reid @m.evenden https://www.instagram.com/p/CCxL71QnyXu/?igshid=1lyyt8j97f3u5

My birthday is 4 days away! So I'm going to post something cute or nerdy or silly each day until then. Just for the good feelings. Another thing I miss, but can't help but smile seeing the photos in my phone: conventions! I haven't been cosplaying quite as much when I've gone, but I still appreciate all the cosplays I see when I go! This post is just a taste of the ones I've snapped shots of the past few years. The work people put in, the creativity, and the energy cosplayers have will always make me grin from ear to ear. Every convention, Caily and I will sit for a break, and our heads are basically on swivels, catching people dressed as characters we like. And I'll usually sprint over, phone in hand, asking for a photo. Ideally, when things are going again, I might make some cosplays I've wanted to wear for the first con I get to go to. #cosplay #criticalrole #lordoftherings #doctorwho #starlightbrigade #powerrangers #spiritedaway #bobsburgers #supermario https://www.instagram.com/p/CCuS2rpnUuZ/?igshid=1k02vum5pe3zk

My birthday is 5 days away! So I'm going to post something cute or nerdy or silly each day until then. Just for the good feelings. Today is something I'm sure a lot of you out there miss alongside me right now: live shows. These are just a selection of shots from a few of the shows I've been to in the past couple years. If I spent long enough, I could probably amass a huge album across all the shows I've attended over the years since I moved to Toronto. I've discovered new music, made new friends, and had some pretty rad times rocking out. I can't wait for the pandemic to be over, so that I can go and see a bunch of these bands and artists live again. #TWRP #gamegrumps #ninjasexparty #krakennotstirred #avatarcountry #protomen #redhandeddenial #marlonchaplin #planetbooty #liveshows #music https://www.instagram.com/p/CCr0WYOnFst/?igshid=1239oukfs79qs

My birthday is 6 days away! So I'm going to post something cute or nerdy or silly each day until then. Just for the good feelings. Over the years, I have had some pretty awesome opportunities to meet some really cool people. This is particularly the "celebs" edition post. Whether it be at a show, working on a music video, at a convention, or just straight up having them come into my work, I have been told I must have a magnet in me for getting to meet and encounter celebrities. And these are just some of the ones I've gotten photos with! I've got loads of stories of different experiences and laughs that have been had. #grimmgrinner31 #billytalent #startrekdiscovery #breathofthewild #lordoftherings #frnkiero https://www.instagram.com/p/CCpHpNNHHB3/?igshid=es3hruf3p1fv

My birthday gifts to myself arrived a week early! Ordered both of these to really round out the Power Rangers stuff I've been putting out lately. Just gotta get a hook for the blade blaster to go on the wall with the other legacy replicas. #powerrangers #bladeblaster #legacycollection #mightymorphinpowerrangers #greengranger #whiteranger https://www.instagram.com/p/CCjUsainVTf/?igshid=5fpzimg4obc4

I can't believe it's been 25 years since the first Power Rangers movie hit theatres. I've been a massive fan of the series since day one, when I was a little kid with a lot of energy and an over-active imagination. I pulled away thanks to being bullied for still liking them when other kids my age we're starting to like girls and stuff, which sucked. But over the past few years, I've let go of that, and have come right back around to loving Power Rangers almost as much as when I would run around, swinging my toy Saba, and beating every other kid to the punch to play as Tommy, both as the green ranger, and the white. I also still love seeing the live show at the Skydome, sitting second row, and having the White Ranger point at me and give me a thumbs up, which made meeting the actual Power Rangers himself, @jdfffn, even more amazing. My collection isn't quite what it was as a kid, but I love every bit of it, and hope to add more when I can. Having a partner that's fine with me hanging and displaying it around our home is pretty awesome, too. And no comment on the mullet in the last couple photos. I was small, it was the early '90s, and the style at the time. #mightymorphinpowerrangers #powerrangers #whiteranger #greenranger #powermorpher #morphintime #lorddrakkon https://www.instagram.com/p/CCFJ44nHDWW/?igshid=11iq6zy1lv3up

Got my chocolate milk, my comic, and my dragon dagger. 20 days before my 31st birthday, and I'm living the life that 6-year old me would kill for. #balconylife #powerrangers #mightymorphinpowerrangers #greenranger #comicbooks #chocolatemilk #dragondagger https://www.instagram.com/p/CCEuyuAHale/?igshid=1mgnv58oags5