StephenVlog Keychain (Day 3283 - 11/20/18)

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Stephen begins this vlog by announcing that he has released a StephenVlog Keychain through Fangamer. Strangely enough, even though it is day 3283, he mentions these key chains were main in celebration of Day 3000.

Stephen had been talking with Steve from Fangamer about doing something with the company for a number of years. In mid to late 2017 Stephen finally decided on making a key chain, in part as a throwback to the plastic key chains (made by Justin) he and Mallory gave out at PAX meetups.

After creating a mock-up in Photoshop and deciding he wanted the key chain to be the width needed for the key chain to be used as a screwdriver for a tripod mount, he sent his ideas to Fangamer for production.

Stephen only had a production model when Day 3000 rolled around and he filmed the announcement. He had thought that by the time the Day 3000 vlog released, Fangamer would be ready to sell the key chains. Unfortunately, Stephen didn't foresee the timeline split and the Day 3000 vlog wasn't ready by the time Fangamer was ready to begin selling the key chain. Other delays, including a hurricane evacuation, further delayed the launch. However, releasing it in November ended up having a silver lining because it was close to the completion of Year 9 of StephenVlog.