I was delighted to talk to @neverpo.st about the acoustics of "influencer voice". We had a great discussion about the linguistic uses of uptalk and creaky voice/"vocal fry", language change & Labov's saccadic leaders, and why the speech styles on TikTok/Instagram/YouTube aren't really dialects.

I was unprepared for the psychological difference between being an employee and being independent. I feel like I’m work on things, rather than for things.

The Creator's Guide to Comics Devices is OPEN!!!!! comicsdevices.com An online library and meronomy of visual-narrative devices that are used in the medium of comics and other sequential art. 🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨

If you are from here and of a certain age, or have ever lived with or met a Minnesotan of a certain age, you have heard the stories. Probably many times.

Based on conditions in my backyard I can tell there are so many Minnesotans right now who are trying to say “1991” before anyone else they know.

It blows my mind that you can use a free DAW as though it were ProTools. The amazing Brendan Baker making that possible with ReaTooled. brendanpatrickbaker.com/reatooled/