Music end of the year lists are out. What's in: 5 BEST ZINES I BOUGHT THIS YEAR Let's look at some #zines! ⬇️

Same! I think and worry about the bears every winter, but this year I know they're all enjoying a nice hibernation after a super successful summer. Here's a gif of 503 and 32 Chunk playing to bring you a little smile

Bringing back Limewire to illegally rip copies of reporting suppressed by the government is definitely some cyberpunk shit

The thing is, I love tabletop games, don't get me wrong. But my first love is bears. I think about them every day, even in the off season. I actually miss them so much when they're not around. I cry about them regularly. Bears are life.

I miss this cute little chub so much. 806's male subadult, nickname Donk/Donkey. It was so lovely to watch him thrive this season, his first year on his own. I hope he's having a nice, cozy hibernation and I look forward to seeing him next summer :) #katmai

iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.

Surgery is 12/31. I expect to be in bed for week at minimum during recovery.

Okay let's do this again. Emergency graphic design commissions. Simple stuff only (i.e. title treatments), starting at 30 US dollars without revisions. Buy me almond milk and keep my heart unexploded 👍

Out now: THE SNOW QUEEN'S FURY, a midwinter one-shot for Draw Steel! Battle dangerous ice monsters, explore a strange fey realm, and negotiate with a powerful archfey to save a village from endless winter. An icy mystery! Tips for running at 1st, 2nd, or 3rd echelon! Queer grandmas! ⚔️❄️

Day 22 of #ArtAdventCalendar: "Sitting Pretty" This Grizzly Bear cub took a break to sit and check me out as I was taking her photograph. #wildlife

I fucking hate the government so much it's literally making me insane.

This time of year can be pretty challenging even when the world isn't so on fire. I hope you'll enjoy these very puffed-up snow buntings from my walk around Castle Island yesterday! #birds #borb 🪶

Today we went to a new record/music store that carries a shit ton of rare and interesting old vinyl. Found this original pressing of X's Under The Big Black Sun, an album I've loved since I was a teenager, so I had to grab it. Sounds great. #vinyl

🚨‼️hello! I know it's a hard time for everyone this holiday season, but I'm calling on my community for aid. please help me support my partner as she looks for a better job while she recovers! #mutualaid #booksky #writingcommunity

A 50 year old disabled Black Woman who’s been struggling in the economy needs a Battery for her scooter, help with a few overdue bills, supplements, and a few household things to help. Let’s each give $1 to reach her goal. We’ve helped 208 people so far let’s keep going.

To lighten the mood a bit, I wanted to show off some cool aliens from Starfinder Alien Core, available now. First is the omnipath alghollthu, with this incredibly metal art. "Omnipaths are military leaders who pilot god-killing starships." They are masters at mind control. 18th level.

OMG I did the thing where I named my heroes and forgot one. Mark Seifter also deserves a shout-out for his work on the topic of my last thread. I miss Mark's tenure at Paizo; we had many great talks on game design.

Wanted a clean thread to continually share as needed but hey are you annoyed by orientalist and blatantly obtuse games and their white designers? Throw money at an Asian designer and their games! You can find them so easily with the link below! Did you buy Obojima? Feel bad? Buy another game!

ai bros are too ashamed and too embarrassed to be as vulnerable as art-making demands them to be

genAI is STOLEN WORK. Using genAI in *any* capacity is trafficking in stolen work, supporting the plunder. Period. These facts aren't even denied by the AI companies, they just find ways to make that plunder seem benevolent. Using their product enables that lie. Stop enabling the theft of our work.

I could write a whole zine about the problems with portraying enemies in ttrpgs as faceless cannon fodder and maybe I will! I have done a lot of work professionally in this area, especially around the redevelopment of orc lore in Pathfinder.

Just posted this over on IG from my last trip to London: the mural is of a local ginger terror, apparently 😂

Color me shocked.

democrats are very capable of fighting to defend their core principals, like 'insider trading'

this is still my take on the Epstein files destroying what’s left of Bill Clinton, by the way

this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

One last thought about Heated Rivalry. I get annoyed when ppl talk about whether it's "good rep" or what it does for the queer community. Or, god forbid, what this show means for queer NHL players. It's allowed for a queer romance to just be a romance. Straight people get that all the time.

Trans peeps in England: read this thread. It will explain why and how.

Perhaps someday, while walking in the forest, you can meet a friend there... #art #dragon #forest #scenery

One Ton, one of Kenya's last remaining "super tuskers," stopped by the waterhole in the early-morning fog.

This week's Heated Rivalry is sooooo good. Right in the feels.

And just like that, SFWA capitulates. Keep fighting. It works.

This studio awards-season email is really matching the current mood in a way I’m not sure they intended.

Following yesterday's massive rally in Seattle, striking baristas have announced our next escalation: ⛺️CAMP CONTRACT!⛺️ We've been camping outside Starbucks HQ around the clock to remind them that union baristas aren't going anywhere. Wherever the company is, so too will our picket lines!

we don’t call things “vexing” enough these days. considering how vexing all of this is. i am frequently vexed

The new Pathfinder Beginner Box is coming! Check out this month's Paizo Live to hear from Maya and the team about everything in store for beginning and returning Pathfinders alike! buff.ly/f4z92zn

New cancer management update. TLDR; I had a sigmoidoscopy yesterday. New polyps, but none looked bad. Biosy to come. Multiple scopes a year required to monitor this, and that'll cost me. For anyone wanting to help me get a jump on next year's expenses: www.gofundme.com/f/help-owen-...

If you’re still on TikTok now’s a good time to delete it

We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier. Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder. thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...

Omg folks I am about to smash my laptop with a hammer. I have finally gotten Affinity to work after it being unusable for several days. Except, it *almost* works. I can enter my copyedits into my zine. But it won't do one crucial thing: print double-sided. 🤦‍♂️ So the zine is done but I can't print it.

We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.” ― James Baldwin Pic of the day #photography

Cuddles are her love language. #cats

Updated the mantis shrimp larva as a gif for my #Crustmas birthday! 🦑 This happened last year, but remains one of the best experiences of life

The airport greeter 😊

Some feathered friends at my feeders this afternoon. These two males or what’s left of a whole flock of pine grosbeaks that stopped by earlier. I think our red breasted nuthatches have gone south, leaving room for their white breasted brethren. The chickadees are my constants. #birds 🌿

what the fuck is UP people unrelated: was doing cheetah research, and i have concluded they are cute

Day 18 of #ArtAdventCalendar: One of the fluffiest Grizzly Bear cubs I've ever come across. #wildlife

Binders are the ONLY safe way to hide your chest as much as possible. Without binders, transmasculine folks have historically used dangerous methods such as bandages or duct tape, which are very harmful. Binder technology has revolutionized life for transmascs. They really hate us so much.

I've been chatting with Eslam, who is fighting to support her family trapped in Gaza. She has stopped posting on Bluesky bcuz every time she does her account is deleted and she has to start over, but she is still in desperate need. Please donate or share if you can. chuffed.org/project/1282...