{"id":50146,"title":"HBD Ren!","description":"Happy Birthday Ren!","content":"<p>Hi,<\/p><p>It\u2019s Ren\u2019s birthday today. AFLVME is not his birthday present but I finally shared my progress with my brother, Ren - the artist and waited in anticipation for him to either reject my vision and deny me use of his original art or demand an unreasonable amount of the proceeds.<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/ze2bhuff3dydxwz2aejvmnpt3pfijatzjobjhm0mluhtdvmi.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Screenshot of iMessage conversation. Grey bubbles show response message from sender pending\" title=\"Screenshot of iMessage conversation. Grey bubbles show response message from sender pending\" \/><\/p><p>Neither of which happened of course, because reality is less dramatic than my anxious thoughts. After I wished him a happy birthday and offered to give him a cut when AFLVME is a success, his response was super supportive and he offered to send new artwork for the t-shirts. I still have a few of his pieces from 2016 I am working on so expect some brand new designs to shop from soon. Until then\u2026<\/p><p>VIBRATE HIGHER.<\/p><p>- AF<\/p>","urlTitle":"progress","url":"\/blog\/progress\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/progress\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/aflvme.com\/blog\/progress\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1750512761,"updatedAt":1750536978,"publishedAt":1750536978,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":401393,"name":"AFLVME"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/u5sractg0qrxtmscmecre0x1dyrq1dthr3hnz6d2jhxv87d9.png","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/u5sractg0qrxtmscmecre0x1dyrq1dthr3hnz6d2jhxv87d9.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/u5sractg0qrxtmscmecre0x1dyrq1dthr3hnz6d2jhxv87d9.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":50129,"title":"Quick Introduction","url":"\/blog\/intro\/","urlTitle":"intro","division":401393,"description":"What is AFLVME?","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/urwrj4awof2oyhaehcj1zms7wlezkghzoafkzop8l0pwvw8k.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/urwrj4awof2oyhaehcj1zms7wlezkghzoafkzop8l0pwvw8k.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}