"Living is cool." - Mike Minotti, 2026

Every year I tell myself that Christmas planning needs to start immediately after Halloween, and every year I find myself in the middle of December panicking to get all my holiday plans in order.. 😤🫡 Hashtag consistency

Hey y'all - sad to say I was part of the recent layoffs at Funcom. Y'all can get a look at my work here if you're looking for a concept artist with a good bit of experience: www.artstation.com/brianiswells

Alright bluesky, since I know less than 100 people on here, here's a little secret magic I've been working on..

I've been thinking a lot about time dilation this week. My kid is 11 and in just 5 more years they'll be old enough to drive. But to them, 5 years is literally half a lifetime. It would be like asking if I was looking forward to something 20 years in the future. "Sure, I guess! See you then!" 🤷🏼

What if I put some magic here? Here's my favorite bit of sleight of hand at the moment. 🤓

Crabulations, it's Tuesday.

What if I posted some post-its?

Figuring out how to set each pin as opposed to just raking it open.

Currently reading a book called "How Minds Change" and I find it fascinating how the script to convince someone to examine their own beliefs has some parallels to the structure or presentation of some magic acts. It's impossible to sum up the book in one blurb, but the gist of it is as follows:

REACHER on Prime is the "Chronicles of the Intrepid" (@scalzi.com) of action TV shows. Immensely hard not to roll my eyes right out of my skull after every episode. I guess the joke's on me as I'm still gonna finish it. Stockholm Syndrome at this point?

Special shout-out to @dropouttv.bsky.social after finishing this season of Game Changer my household now spontaneously bursts into a chorus of "EVERYBODY DO THE WENIS!"

AI is a great marketing tool if your message is to convey that your company is happy with the cheapest, lowest rung "good enough" option.

'ey, it's meeeee! 😭

We've had a lot of "horror/slashers in space" movies, but I'm struggling to think of any cyberpunk horror movies at the moment. I think I need some neotexas chainsaw massacre or Cyber Samara.

I know it's past Halloween, but I'm finally getting caught up on all the Scream sequels post the original 3 and honestly they've all been really fun.

I've been trying this new thing where you do something healthy on a semi-regular basis. So far I hate it.

I guess I should throw something up here! Here's a little office sketch from this week 🤷🏼